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April 29 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Our April Brown Bag builds on our upcoming Symposium theme - the evolution of a modern “safety stack” capable of preventing, detecting, and disrupting child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) at scale. Bringing together two ICMEC Australia board members with senior experience in law enforcement and financial crime, this session will explore how technical tools, organisational culture and workforce capability are used to create a stronger response to fighting child sexual exploitation.
With a particular focus on technology, including AI‑enabled tools and digital platforms, the conversation will explore how these capabilities can be used ethically and effectively in the fight against CSEA. The session will look at how emerging technologies are identifying risk earlier, where their limitations lie, and how collaboration between law enforcement and financial institutions helps ensure those signals translate into timely, lawful disruption.
The session will highlight real‑world lessons on ethical technology use, cross‑sector escalation, and what “effective disruption” looks like in practice - with a focus on preventing harm, not just detecting or reporting it.
Your speakers
Doug Boudry is a consultant who specialises in the development of emerging technologies, building strategies and helping to drive collaboration efforts across government, academia, private industry and the community. He has over 25 years’ law enforcement experience with the Australian Federal Police and was a recipient of the Australian Police Medal in 2024. Doug joined the ICMEC Australia Board in 2025 as part of his ongoing commitment to protecting children and ensuring a safer future for all Australians.
John Fogarty is a seasoned compliance executive with over 35 years’ experience across regulatory and financial crime compliance. Most recently, he served as Executive General Manager and Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, leading significant risk and compliance capability uplift. John held senior roles at HSBC, CLSA, and UBS across Australia and Asia, and began his career as a Detective with the NSW Police Force. He is passionate about capability building and fostering the next generation of compliance professionals.
Event details
29 April 2026
Wednesday
12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST / Sydney
12:30pm – 1:30pm AEST / Brisbane
12:00pm - 1:00pm ACST / Adelaide
10:30am - 11:30am AWST / Perth
Online event
via Microsoft teams
Registration
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