February 19 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Financial institutions - including payments providers, crypto exchanges, fintech’s, and banks - play a critical role in preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), often without being fully aware of the influence they already hold. Following recent regulatory learnings, this session brings together industry professionals to provide practical steps to ensure your organisation is equipped to identify risks, strengthen controls, and respond confidently.
We will unpack the financial, regulatory, and reputational risks that can sit within everyday customer activity and demonstrate how finance professionals are uniquely positioned to disrupt and prevent harm from various areas across their company.
Join us for our first Brown Bag of the year as we outline sector-specific actions financial services organisations can take to move beyond compliance and actively disrupt harm. You will leave with practical next steps and a clear view of how ICMEC Australia can work alongside your institution to build safer systems, reduce risk, and contribute to a stronger, more responsible financial ecosystem.
Your speakers
Nick Kokay
Head of Compliance and MLRO, Australia, Coinbase
Nick Kokay is the Head of Compliance and MLRO at Coinbase. He is an AML/CTF and sanctions specialist with deep experience across government, fintech, and professional services. He has led major reforms to New Zealand’s AML/CTF framework at the Ministry of Justice, represented New Zealand at the FATF and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, headed fincrime compliance for Australia and New Zealand at Wise, and was an Associate Director at KPMG.
Mark Dickson
Executive Manager, Financial Crime, Westpac Group
Mark Dickson is a financial crime intelligence specialist. He has worked in financial crime related roles at the Westpac Group for 17 years and currently leads the Financial Crime Intelligence (FCI) function within Group Financial Crime. Mark is passionate about collaborating with stakeholders to lead the fight against child sexual exploitation and his teams actively partner with AUSTRAC, the Fintel Alliance, law enforcement and ICMEC Australia to promote child protection initiatives.
Event details
19 February 2026
Thursday
12:30pm – 1:30pm
AEDT / Sydney time
11:30am – 12:30pm AEST / Brisbane
12:00pm - 1:00pm ACDT / Adelaide
9:30am - 10:30am AWST / Perth
Online event
via Microsoft teams
Registration
Registrations for this event have now closed. Please email events@icmec.org.au for any enquiries.
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As a not-for-profit, ICMEC Australia is committed to delivering accessible webinars to the child protection sector. To help us continue this work and grow our impact, we've introduced the option to donate as part of the registration process.
All contributions are appreciated, big or small, and donations are tax-deductible. Your support helps us keep delivering valuable insights and resources to the sector.
