Compliance Days

CONTENT 

You can choose to only subscribe for one of the days or for the whole program. The programme is hosted by various professional experts in their respective domains of expertise.

The names of the speakers ill be announced shortly.

Day 1 (duration 7 hours)

• Welcome & opening by Febelfin Academy
• Economic Outlook — Hans Geeroms, Emeritus Professor at KU Leuven, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and Non-resident Fellow at Bruegel
  This session examines the economic outlook for Belgium, Europe and international markets. It highlights the macroeconomic developments and risks most relevant to financial institutions and compliance professionals.
• Regulatory Outlook — Caroline Veris, Partner Risk Advisory and Business Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Deloitte
  This session provides a forward-looking overview of the main Belgian and European regulatory developments. It considers their practical impact on governance, policies, processes, reporting and controls.
• Compliance Governance and Organisation: Recent Developments (NBB) — Nicolas Strypstein, Advisor, Financial Stability, AML Supervision and Banking Prudential Policy Department, National Bank of Belgium
  This session reviews recent governance developments, including CRD VI and updated European guidelines.
• Compliance Governance and Organisation: Recent Developments (FSMA) — Els De Keyser, Director, Central Inspection Team and Supervision of Conduct of Business Rules and DORA, FSMA
  This session focuses on the FSMA’s key supervisory priorities. 
• Interactive Workshop: Cross-Functional Collaboration — Caroline Veris, Partner Risk Advisory and Business Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Deloitte
  Participants will explore roles, responsibilities, overlaps and grey areas across Compliance, Risk, Legal and Internal Audit. Through group discussion, they will identify practical solutions for stronger integrated risk management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Workshop Debrief — Caroline Veris, Partner Risk Advisory and Business Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Deloitte
  This debrief summarises the workshop findings and illustrates how responsibilities and cooperation between the control functions are organised in practice. It highlights challenges, lessons learned and the governance tools used to manage compliance risk.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Financial-Sector Testimonial — Wendy De Meyer, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Belfius
  This testimonial presents a practical perspective on collaboration between Compliance, Risk, Legal and Internal Audit. It explores effective working arrangements, recurring challenges and solutions that support sound governance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Insurance-Sector Testimonial — Masumi Hashiguchi, Chief Risk Officer, Lloyd's Europe
  This testimonial presents a practical perspective on collaboration between Compliance, Risk, Legal and Internal Audit. It explores effective working arrangements, recurring challenges and solutions that support sound governance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Financial-Market Infrastructure Testimonial — Kristof Macours, Group General Counsel and Division Head of Legal and Corporate Secretariat, Euroclear
  This session examines cross-functional collaboration within a financial-market infrastructure. It shares practical lessons on responsibility allocation, integrated risk management and supporting processes and tools.
• Closing remarks by Caroline Veris (Partner FSI Governance, Regulation and Compliance at Deloitte). The key takeaways from the day's sessions will be summarized. Reflections on the insights shared and closing thoughts on future regulatory trends will be provided. The session will conclude with actionable recommendations for attendees.

Day 2 (duration 7 hours)

• Welcome & opening by Febelfin Academy
• AMLR & AMLD6: Preparing for the New AML Framework — Large-Entity Perspective — Frans Thierens, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, KBC Bank
  This session explains how a large financial institution is preparing for the European AML package, particularly AMLR and AMLD6. It covers governance, implementation challenges, cooperation across functions and remaining priorities.
• AMLR & AMLD6: Preparing for the New AML Framework — Specialist Perspective — Johannes Van Herck, Chief Compliance Officer, Econopolis
  This session presents the perspective of a specialised financial-services organisation on the new AML framework. It focuses on proportional implementation, client acceptance, monitoring, data and cooperation with group functions.
• AMLR & AMLD6: Preparing for the New AML Framework — Global Perspective — Christophe Olenaed, FinCrime & KYC/AML Expert
  This session explores the implementation of the European AML package from a broad perspective. 
• FIU (CTIF-CFI) Perspectives — Kristof Desmet, CTIF-CFI
  This session reviews current money-laundering trends, typologies and reporting expectations from the FIU perspective. It also considers the AML package’s impact on FIUs and opportunities to strengthen information exchange.
• Fraud Trends Across Financial Services — Banking — Gregory Machenil, Director Legal and Compliance, Febelfin
  This session outlines emerging fraud trends and their impact on banks, customers and payments. It discusses sector expectations concerning prevention, detection, cooperation, communication and liability.
• Fraud Trends Across Financial Services — Insurance — Erwig Rutten, Adviser Fraud Prevention, Assuralia
  This session examines recent fraud developments affecting insurers, intermediaries, products and customers. It highlights priorities for detection, prevention, data sharing and the evolving liability debate.
• Transversal Communication — Leen Vermeersch, Director, Certified Coach and Author of The Conversation Doctor
  This session explores how clear and empathetic communication supports compliance across organisational boundaries. Practical insights will help participants navigate complex conversations and strengthen cooperation between functions.
• Payments: PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation — Fabien Depasse, Senior Advisor, Paylume
  This session provides an update on PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation. It explores implications for banks, payment service providers and fintechs, including fraud prevention, consumer protection and open banking.
• Retail Investment Strategy, AIFMD and UCITS — Jeroen Somers, Senior Counsel Asset Management, BEAMA/Febelfin
  This session reviews the Retail Investment Strategy and the main changes under AIFMD and UCITS. It highlights implementation challenges involving products, distribution, costs, client information and governance.
• Closing remarks by Caroline Veris (Partner FSI Governance, Regulation and Compliance at Deloitte). Final reflections on the day’s themes and a look ahead to future compliance challenges and opportunities.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Duration: 2 days of training (7 class hours per day)
• Hours: 09:00 to 17:00 
• Location: Auditorium BNP Paribas Fortis Rue Royale 20 / Koningsstraat 20 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel
• Extra information: This training will be given in English. All training material will be provided in English. The programme is coordinated by Caroline Veris, Deloitte Regulatory Affairs, and is hosted by various professional experts in their respective domains of expertise.