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SUMMARY:ICMEC Australia Symposium 2025: Convergence 
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to present our third major annual event in Sydney\, the ICMEC Australia Symposium 2025: Convergence.  \n\n\n\nFrom the digital trafficking of children across countries to the financial sexual extortion of young people\, child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is an issue that crosses both geographical borders and industry sectors. With more than 1 in 4 Australians having experienced child sexual abuse (ACMS\, 2023)\, we are facing a silent epidemic and a whole-of-system approach is paramount in our fight against this heinous crime.  \n\n\n\nThis in-person\, one day event will unite leaders from across the child protection response system\, including businesses whose platforms or services may be misused to exploit children. The event will focus on a shared goal: to support and strengthen the professionals who detect\, report\, prosecute\, and prevent CSEA.   \n\n\n\nThe Symposium offers a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts from across public and private sectors\, showcasing the latest intelligence\, cutting-edge solutions\, and innovative strategies driving cross-sector collaboration.   \n\n\n\nTo ensure ICMEC Australia can continue advancing our work in the child protection space\, this year’s Symposium will be a paid ticketed event.  \n\n\n\nSave the date \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore information about this event is to come - be the first to know by signing up to our newsletter below. \n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/icmec-australia-symposium-2025-convergence/
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SUMMARY:Not-for-profit Workshop 2025
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URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/not-for-profit-workshop-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250821T140000
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SUMMARY:Leading with care: How travel companies are protecting children
DESCRIPTION:This session highlights the powerful role that the travel and tourism industry can play in protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse. With more than one in four Australians having experienced child sexual abuse (ACMS\, 2023)\, businesses across this sector have a unique opportunity to be part of the solution.   \n\n\n\nWhether it’s through booking platforms or hotel staff on the ground\, companies in travel and accommodation can be in a position to identify risks and respond early. Recent cases in which hotel staff have identified and stopped abuse on their premises serve as a powerful reminder that awareness and training can prevent harm and save lives.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll hear directly from Marriott International and Booking.com on the proactive steps they are taking to strengthen child safeguarding.   \n\n\n\nHosted by ICMEC Australia\, this session will open with a brief overview of how child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) can occur within the travel and tourism industry\, followed by a panel discussion with leaders from Marriott and Booking.com. We’ll explore how businesses can take action and why this work is not just ethical\, but essential to building trust\, safety\, and social impact across the tourism industry.  \n\n\n\nPlease note\, the session will run under the Chatham House Rule: while participants may freely use information received during the event\, the identity and affiliation of any speakers and participants must not be disclosed without express prior consent.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbbe Horswill is the Director of Human Rights at Marriott International. She oversees Marriott’s human rights and human trafficking awareness initiatives\, manages strategic partnerships and programs with nonprofit organisations\, and provides education and guidance on human rights issues. Prior to joining the Marriott team\, Abbe spent more than a decade in the anti-trafficking field\, working at leading organisations\, including Polaris and the National and International Centers for Missing and Exploited Children. She is thrilled to share this field-driven subject matter expertise with Marriott and the hospitality industry to help combat human trafficking\, advance human rights\, and make a positive social impact.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Easterday\, Head of Human Rights at Booking.com\, leads the development and execution of the company's human rights strategy. Since January 2023\, she has built and led a dedicated team advancing business and human rights standards across the organisation. Before Booking.com\, she co-founded and served as Executive Director of JustPeace Labs\, a non-profit organisation promoting the ethical and responsible development of digital technology. She holds a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21 August 2025 \n\n\n\nThursday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00pm – 3:00pm AEST / Sydney time \n\n\n\n1:30pm - 2:30pm ACST / Adelaide time \n\n\n\n12:00pm - 1:00pm AWST / Perth time  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline event \n\n\n\nvia Microsoft teams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event has now closed.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details on ICMEC Australia's events\, visit our industry events page below. \n\n\n\n\nICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/how-travel-companies-are-protecting-children/
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SUMMARY:The price of harm: Initial insights on the costs of OCSEA in Australia 
DESCRIPTION:Online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is an urgent\, national issue\, with far-reaching consequences. However\, there is a distinct lack of information on the economic toll this crime takes on society – and without this insight\, efforts to enact systemic change can be limited.  \n\n\n\nOur July Monthly Brown Bag will explore the outcomes from a first-of-its-kind Australian study into the economic and financial costs and impacts of OCSEA\, conducted through a partnership between the University of Queensland (UQ) and ICMEC Australia. Presented by Dr Jonah Rimer\, lead researcher from UQ\, the session will focus on the study’s recently completed initial phase\, which established the existing knowledge base\, and conceptualised the meaning of OCSEA costs.   \n\n\n\nJoin us to hear a summary of the identified costs\, the sectors likely to be involved\, and participate in a discussion about the next steps of the study. This is an opportunity to provide input on cross-sector efforts to progress the research agenda and identify how industry can translate the findings into meaningful\, tangible action.  \n\n\n\nTo read the full report\, visit our research page.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Jonah Rimer is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Queensland and Convenor of Cyber Criminology for the university’s postgraduate Cyber Security programs. He holds a Doctorate in Anthropology and a Master’s in Medical Anthropology from Oxford University\, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. Jonah’s research areas are online sexual offending\, child abuse\, human factors in cybercrime\, social science of the internet\, childhood and youth studies\, and the justice system. He has been researching online child sexual exploitation and abuse since 2007 while in academia and the non-profit sector. For a list of publications\, see Jonah’s UQ profile.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24 July 2025 \n\n\n\nThursday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30pm – 1:30pm AEST / Sydney  \n\n\n\n12:00pm - 1:00pm ACST / Adelaide time \n\n\n\n10:30am - 11:30am AWST / Perth time  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline event \n\n\n\nvia Microsoft teams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have now closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details on ICMEC Australia's events\, visit our industry events page below. \n\n\n\n\nICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/the-price-of-harm-initial-insights-on-the-costs-of-ocsea-in-australia/
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SUMMARY:Empowering every bank: Detecting and disrupting child sexual exploitation and abuse
DESCRIPTION:Webinar series \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAround 1 in 4 Australians have experienced sexual abuse as a child (Australian Child Maltreatment Study\, 2023) and with rapid technological advancements\, perpetrators are always finding new ways to exploit financial services to harm children. This crisis demands action\, and banks are uniquely positioned to lead the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). \n\n\n\nJoin us for our new multi-part online event series\, Empowering every bank: Detecting and disrupting child sexual exploitation and abuse\, which will equip small and mid-sized banks with the knowledge and tools to prevent\, detect\, and report CSEA. These webinars aim to enhance your awareness and understanding of the crime type\, offering financially relevant insights\, case study examples\, and actionable strategies to strengthen your organisation’s response. \n\n\n\nThis series focuses on the unique challenges faced by small and mid-sized banks\, although professionals from other financial institutions are welcome to attend. Together\, we can strengthen industry efforts\, lead prevention and detection initiatives in the corporate sector\, and protect society’s most vulnerable – our children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience \n\n\n\nThis event series is designed for small and mid-sized banks. However\, risk managers\, compliance officers\, anti-money laundering (AML) professionals\, and key business decision makers from any financial institution are also welcome to register. \n\n\n\nIf you are unsure if these webinars are for you\, feel free to contact us at event@icmec.org.au. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\nThis series includes three sessions held virtually via Microsoft Teams. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Speakers  \n\n\n\nBronwyn Mead Data and Intelligence Manager\, Financial Crime and Cyber Resilience\, Customer Owned Banking Association  \n\n\n\nBronwyn has over 20 years of experience in the financial crime space.  In addition to her operational experience with fraud\, scams\, and AML/CTF in the customer-owned banking sector\, she is a Certified Fraud Examiner\, and holds a Master of Fraud & Financial Crime.  She is passionate about the value of the mutual sector\, and keen to see uplift in the industry.  \n\n\n\nHer role at COBA is in data and intelligence\, and she knows first-hand the challenges the sector faces in relation to financial crime\, legacy systems\, and capacity \n\n\n\nJessica Price Manager AML Operations\, Indue \n\n\n\nJessica Price is an experienced AML professional with over eight years in financial crime\, specialising in transaction monitoring\, investigations\, and regulatory reporting. As Manager of AML Operations at Indue Ltd\, they oversee a transaction monitoring service for multiple financial institutions\, helping clients strengthen their defences against evolving ML/TF threats.  \n\n\n\nWith a strong operational background\, they have built and trained transaction monitoring teams and understand the importance of robust processes in detecting and disrupting financial crime before it causes harm.  \n\n\n\nMark Dickson Executive Manager\, Financial Intelligence Unit \n\n\n\nMark Dickson is a financial crime risk and compliance specialist. He has worked in financial crime related roles at the Westpac Group for over 16 years and currently leads the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) function within Group Financial Crime.  \n\n\n\nMark 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.  \n\n\n\nKatelyn Allen\, Manager\, Financial Crime Investigations\, NAB  \n\n\n\nKatelyn Allen is a Manager in the Financial Crime Investigations team at NAB\, focusing on high risk investigations and public-private collaboration. Katelyn has a strong passion for protecting vulnerable people and has dedicated much of her career to combatting child exploitation.  \n\n\n\nAs part of this commitment\, Katelyn has developed industry leading resources and initiatives to help the financial services industry respond more effectively to child exploitation.  \n\n\n\nAinslea Milthorpe\, Financial Crimes Team Lead\, Hume Bank  \n\n\n\nAinslea Milthorpe is the Financial Crimes Team Lead at Hume Bank\, bringing over 11 years of experience in the financial services industry\, with a specialised focus on financial crime including fraud/scams\, ML/TF and sanctions.  \n\n\n\nAinslea is passionate about protecting and educating the community and believes that collaboration through intelligence sharing and trust are the key to success in combating financial crime. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nRegistrations for this webinar series have now closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details on ICMEC Australia's events\, visit our industry events page below. \n\n\n\n\nICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/empowering-every-bank-detecting-and-disrupting-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse/
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SUMMARY:Sextortion of adolescents: What recent research reveals 
DESCRIPTION:In today’s digitally advanced society\, children can access the online world with unparalleled ease. With a few clicks of a mouse or a swipe of a phone screen\, they can virtually connect with friends from the comfort of their bedrooms – and people can connect with them too.   \n\n\n\nSexual extortion\, or sextortion\, is a form of online blackmail in which someone tricks or coerces a person into sending sexual images of themselves\, then threatens to share the photos if the person does not comply with their demands – usually for more images\, payment\, or sexual favours. This scam has rapidly become a critical child safety issue\, with a recent Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) study reporting that one in ten Australian adolescents said that someone had sexually extorted them for money or more intimate material.  \n\n\n\nOur March Brown Bag\, presented by Dr Heather Wolbers\, Principal Research Analyst at AIC\, will explore key findings from two new research reports examining adolescents’ experience of sextortion. The studies reveal the serious and varied short- and long-term effects of sextortion\, highlighting the support needs of victim-survivors and the urgency of targeted approaches to reduce this crime.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Heather Wolbers is a Principal Research Analyst in the Australian Institute of Criminology’s (AIC) Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Research Program. She has undertaken research within the fields of family and sexual violence\, the online sexual exploitation of children\, and serious and organised crime. Heather holds a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (with Honours)\, a Bachelor of Forensic Science\, and a PhD in Criminology from Griffith University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 March 2025 \n\n\n\nWednesday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30pm – 1:30pm AEDT / Sydney  \n\n\n\n11:30am – 12:30pm AEST / Brisbane time  \n\n\n\n9:30am – 10:30am AWST / Perth time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline event \n\n\n\nvia Microsoft teams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nThis event has already taken place. Thankyou to everyone to who attended. If you missed it\, you can watch the recording below.  \n\n\n\nPlease note: This video contains sensitive content and is age-restricted. You will need to sign in to a YouTube account to watch. \n\n\n\n\nWATCH RECORDING HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details on ICMEC Australia's events\, visit our industry events page below. \n\n\n\n\nICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/sextortion-of-adolescents-what-recent-research-reveals/
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SUMMARY:Op Blackwrist: Overcoming transaction laundering challenges
DESCRIPTION:Op Blackwrist\, led by INTERPOL\, was an international cross-agency investigation prompted by the discovery of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on a website which required a paid subscription.  \n\n\n\nThe operation identified a network of offenders committing child sexual abuse\, with some perpetrators travelling to Thailand to carry out the abuse. The heinous acts were then recorded and uploaded onto a website\, where access to the material was commercialised and made available globally.  \n\n\n\nTracking the consumption of the CSAM on the webpage posed a significant challenge to authorities\, as access to the site and its content required a pay-per-view membership through an unregulated closed currency platform\, TrueMoney.  \n\n\n\nPresented by ICMEC Australia’s new CEO Colm Gannon\, who was an investigator on the case\, our February Brown Bag will provide an overview of the operation. Colm’s presentation will focus on the challenges of closed currency platforms and how transaction laundering remains a key modus operandi for digital child trafficking in the commercialisation of child sexual abuse and exploitation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColm Gannon\, CEO of ICMEC Australia\, is a seasoned professional with a strong commitment to child protection and extensive expertise in digital safety\, cybercrime investigations\, and software development. With 20 years in law enforcement\, he has been involved in national and international investigations and prosecutions relating to online harms\, child sexual exploitation\, violent extremism\, and harmful online communication.   \n\n\n\nPreviously a Product Manager at Rigr AI involved in the software development process\, policy development\, and impact assessments\, Colm’s wealth of experience positions him at the intersection of technology and child protection.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 February 2025 \n\n\n\nWednesday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30pm – 1:30pm AEDT / Sydney  \n\n\n\n11:30am – 12:30pm AEST / Brisbane time  \n\n\n\n9:30am – 10:30am AWST / Perth time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline event \n\n\n\nvia Microsoft teams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nThis event has already taken place. Thankyou to everyone to who attended. If you missed it\, you can watch the recording below.  \n\n\n\nPlease note: This video contains sensitive content and is age-restricted. You will need to sign in to a YouTube account to watch. \n\n\n\n\nWATCH RECORDING HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details on ICMEC Australia's events\, visit our industry events page below. \n\n\n\n\nICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/op-blackwrist-overcoming-transaction-laundering-challenges/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241030T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241030T170000
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SUMMARY:ICMEC Australia Symposium 2024: Vigilant Disruption of Child Sexual Exploitation
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to present our second symposium event in Sydney\, the ICMEC Australia Symposium 2024: Vigilant Disruption of Child Sexual Exploitation. \n\n\n\nThis valuable in-person event is dedicated to combatting online-facilitated child sexual exploitation (CSE)\, uniting senior leaders from various sectors within the CSE response landscape. \n\n\n\nAt the forefront of discussions will be the urgent need for interdisciplinary collaboration in confronting this abhorrent crime. From organisations inadvertently entangled in CSE to those actively fighting it on the front lines\, a collective response is imperative in tackling this ever-evolving threat. \n\n\n\nThe ICMEC Australia Symposium 2024 will invite leaders from sectors such as financial services\, cryptocurrency\, travel\, telecommunications\, and ISPs to come together with law enforcement and other key stakeholders from the public sector to explore how collaboration can strengthen public-private partnerships in fighting and preventing CSE.  \n\n\n\nThe event will dive into practical knowledge attendees can leverage around identifying\, detecting\, reporting\, and preventing CSE to strengthen their organisation’s fulfilment of regulatory and social obligations. Attendees will also walk away with a better understanding of how to navigate the steps forward; equipped with tools\, resources\, and connections to bolster the whole-of-system approach that is so desperately needed to fight this silent epidemic. \n\n\n\nThe audience\n\n\n\nThe Symposium is an invite-only event. \n\n\n\nAt ICMEC Australia\, we highly value community engagement and embrace diverse perspectives. The event is designed for senior leaders in: \n\n\n\n\nCorporate - from companies that are inadvertently affected by CSE\, including\n\nFinancial crime\n\n\n\nESG (could include roles in social responsibility\, risk management\, and customer vulnerability)\n\n\n\nBroader areas of financial services\n\n\n\nCryptocurrency\n\n\n\nTravel\n\n\n\nTelecommunications and ISPs\n\n\n\n\n\nLaw enforcement (high-ranking commissioned officers and specialist command officers)\n\n\n\nRegulation\n\n\n\nAcademia\n\n\n\nGovernment\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters\n\n\n\nThis event is proudly supported by the following organisations. \n\n\n\nMajor Supporter \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlatinum Sponsor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the ICMEC Australia 2024 Symposium\n\n\n\nIf you are interested in becoming a supporter of this event\, please contact us at event@icmec.org.au. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 30 October\, 2024 \n\n\n\nTime: 9:00am - 3:30pm Symposium\, followed by networking from 3:30pm - 5:00pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured speakers\n\n\n\nMore speakers will be announced soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Inman GrantAustralian eSafety CommissionerOffice of the eSafety Commissioner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJodie ArthurGeneral Manager of Financial CrimeWestpac and Group MLRO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Jevtovic APM OAMChief Financial Crime Risk & Group MLRONational Australia Bank \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr James CockayneNSW Anti-slavery CommissionerNSW Department of Communities and Justice \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn FogartyExecutive General Manager\, Financial Crime ComplianceCommonwealth Bank of Australia (Group MLRO) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSue BradfordPartner - Audit\, Assurance & Risk Consulting\, ForensicKPMG Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris OwenPartner\, ESG Group Chair\, National Pro Bono Team LeaderNorton Rose Fulbright \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToby EvansHead of Economic CrimeAustralian Payments Network \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStefanie von WestphalenHead of Financial Crime Compliance/MLROING Bank Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy MollerRisk Advisory LawyerNorton Rose Fulbright \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColm GannonNon-Executive ChairICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWarren BulmerHead of Data ProductsICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLynda McMillanHead of Payments RepresentationCommonwealth Bank of Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTimothy GoodrickDirector\, ForensicKPMG Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul GriffithsChild Victim Identification ManagerQueensland Police Service \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott RalphTeam Leader\, Intelligence Fusion CellAustralian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Rouse APMNon-Executive Board MemberICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Michael SalterDirectorChildlight UNSW \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristiane Gillespie-JonesDeputy CEOCommunications Alliance \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott AtkinsAustralian Chair\, Global Head of Restructuring\, Head of Risk AdvisoryNorton Rose Fulbright Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheryl SeetoHead of Policy\, AustraliaMeta \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcus ElwingAML ManagerSwyftx \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraig RobertsonFinancial Crime and Compliance Expert (Asia Pacific)SymphonyAI \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the event\n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have now closed. \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at event@icmec.org.au for further enquiries.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/icmec-australia-symposium-2024-vigilant-disruption-of-child-sexual-exploitation/
LOCATION:Norton Rose Fulbright Office\, Level 5\, 60 Martin Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:ICMEC Australia SaferAI for Children Summit
DESCRIPTION:Be a catalyst for change by joining us at the inaugural SaferAI for Children Summit. Engage in an important conversation about the manipulation of AI to harm children and explore ways to harness this technology for good. \n\n\n\nThe International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children Australia’s inaugural SaferAI for Children Summit is a one-day event dedicated to cross-industry innovation to navigate child protection in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). \n\n\n\nIn today's rapidly evolving technological landscape\, staying informed is crucial for crafting effective child protection responses. Unfortunately\, the misuse of Generative AI by offenders to harm children is a growing concern. Offenders are increasingly manipulating GenAI tools to extend and amplify their abuse\, resulting in illegal and harmful material. This issue demands urgent attention and action. \n\n\n\nThis discussion must extend beyond the harms of AI. This technology also holds significant potential to enhance our ability to protect children. ICMEC Australia’s SaferAI for Children Summit will explore the opportunities AI presents for child protection and emphasise the urgency for action in this space. \n\n\n\nChild sexual abuse is undeniably one of society's most harmful crimes. It is our collective responsibility to do everything within our power to protect children from harm and prevent abuse. As the first summit of its kind in Australia\, this event will be solutions-focused\, highlighting the critical role AI plays in keeping our children safe. \n\n\n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is proudly supported by \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in becoming a supporter of this event\, please contact Dannielle Kelly\, Head of Capacity and Prevention\, at dkelly@icmec.org.au \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 29 October 2024 \n\n\n\nTime: 8.45am - 4:00pm\, followed by networking from 4:00pm - 5:00pm \n\n\n\nThis event is free of charge\, noting the significance of this topic and ICMEC Australia's commitment to raising awareness of this critical issue. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event will not be livestreamed. We ask that you only register if you are able to attend in-person in Sydney.  \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n\n\nThis unique event is tailored to leaders from various sectors\, including:  \n\n\n\n\nLaw Enforcement - Gain insights into the role of other sectors to bolster investigations and results of cross-industry collaboration.\n\n\n\nArtificial Intelligence and Tech Sector - Discover how innovation and technological solutions can contribute to a safer world for children.\n\n\n\nNot-for-Profits - Connect with like-minded organisations and explore collaborative efforts.\n\n\n\nGovernment - Understand policy implications and actionable strategies for integrating AI into child protection frameworks.\n\n\n\nAcademics - Dive into the latest research and future directions in AI and child protection.\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that due to limited spaces\, registration is subject to approval. \n\n\n\nWhat's on the Agenda?\n\n\n\n\nData-driven child protection: Balancing safety and privacy\n\n\n\nAI’s influence on child sexual abuse: Victim-identification insights\n\n\n\nThe law enforcement perspective\n\n\n\nFrom policy to practice\n\n\n\nCorporate leadership & tech innovation in child protection\n\n\n\nBridging gaps and collaborating for impact\n\n\n\n\nWho's Speaking?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis Excellency\, Mr Gabriele VisentinEU Ambassador to AustraliaDelegation of the European Union to Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIan McCartney APMActing CommissionerAustralian Federal Police \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdèle DesirsVictim Identification AnalystArgos\, Queensland Police \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul GriffithsChild Victim Identification ManagerQueensland Police Service \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Catriona WallaceFounderResponsible Metaverse Alliance \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToby DaggGeneral Manager\, Regulatory OperationseSafety Commissioner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley KatzDirector\, Child Protection International PartnershipsAttorney-General's Department \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeannie PatersonCo-Director\, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital EthicsUniversity of Melbourne \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrace TameAdvocate and FounderGrace Tame Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColm GannonNon-Executive ChairICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Rouse APMNon-Executive Board MemberICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark DicksonExecutive Manager\, Financial CrimeWestpac \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyan BlackDirector of Government Affairs\, ANZMicrosoft \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimon Fogarty APMSergeant\, Team Leader - Intelligence Team/Victim Identification TeamVictoria Police \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCampbell WilsonCo-Director\, AiLECS LabMonash University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSean LittonPresident and CEOTechnology Coalition \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMia GarlickSenior Regional Director\, PolicyMeta \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Rebecca PortnoffVice President\, Data ScienceThorn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Joel ScanlanSenior LecturerUniversity of Tasmania \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSue BradfordPartner - Audit\, Assurance & Risk Consulting\, ForensicKPMG Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle KellyHead of Capacity and PreventionICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTimothy GoodrickDirector\, ForensicKPMG Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRosie CampoActing CEOICMEC Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Event\n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have now closed. \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at event@icmec.org.au for further enquiries. \n\n\n\nAbout ICMEC Australia\n\n\n\nICMEC Australia serves as a crucial advocate and resource in the fight against online child sexual exploitation (CSE). We are boldly confronting this issue when most would rather avoid it. Alongside our coalition of partners\, we strive to proactively halt and prevent its occurrence.   \n\n\n\nAt ICMEC Australia\, we're turning the use of online technology to exploit children on its head. We support frontline workers in combatting child sexual abuse by leveraging technology and data-driven strategies to detect\, report\, prosecute\, and prevent child exploitation. \n\n\n\nOur mission is clear: to support and strengthen the professionals who detect\, report\, prosecute and prevent online CSE. As an independent not-for-profit organisation\, we collaborate with various stakeholders\, such as financial services and corporate entities\, law enforcement\, policymakers\, academics\, and NGOs\, to develop strategies to protect children from harm.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/saferai-for-children-summit/
LOCATION:KPMG Sydney\, Level 38\, Tower 3/300 Barangaroo Avenue\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:AI in the fight against child exploitation: Global perspectives and solutions
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence continues to evolve\, it presents both challenges and opportunities in protecting children from exploitation. Our September Brown Bag will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to enhance efforts in preventing and combatting online child sexual abuse by looking at a pioneering initiative led by the World Childhood Foundation. \n\n\n\nSusanne Drakborg from the World Childhood Foundation will provide in-depth insights into their Stella Polaris project\, which combines child rights with AI to create a coordinated\, multi-layered approach to combatting child sexual abuse. By fostering collaboration between the technology sector\, the judiciary\, and child rights organisations\, Stella Polaris aims to accelerate the development and implementation of AI solutions that can make meaningful impact in the fight against this heinous crime.  \n\n\n\nThe session will discuss the importance of a global solution to a worldwide problem as we navigate child protection in the age of AI\, what we can learn from the data-driven approaches of our international counterparts here in Australia\, and what transparency\, fairness\, and innovation looks like when using AI to bolster child protection efforts. Susanne will share insights from successful AI solutions and offer practical suggestions for how you can be a part of the fight against online child sexual abuse\, whether you work in child protection\, law enforcement\, technology\, or policy-making. \n\n\n\nYour Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusanne Drakborg\, Senior Programs Manager at World Childhood Foundation\, works globally to prevent child sexual abuse. Susanne has led the World Childhood Foundation’s Child Safety Online program for the past 17 years\, and is the team lead for Stella Polaris – a hub exploring and supporting how Artificial Intelligence can help combat child sexual abuse. A lawyer by education and a multi-linguist\, Ms Drakborg previously worked for the United Nations on HIV and AIDS issues and on civil-military coordination on behalf of the European Commission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have now closed.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/ai-in-the-fight-against-child-exploitation-global-perspectives-and-solutions/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:Connecting the dots - modern slavery\, child exploitation\, and preventing harm to customers
DESCRIPTION:Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is often viewed and managed in isolation\, despite its deep interconnection with other human impact crimes\, like modern slavery. This siloed approach can limit our effectiveness in addressing the full range of these interrelated issues. \n\n\n\nAs organisations increasingly focus on minimising the risks of modern slavery through efforts prompted by the Modern Slavery Act\, there is a significant and urgent opportunity to extend this same vigilance to protecting customers\, particularly children\, from harm. Regulatory changes and evolving stakeholder expectations are also intensifying\, with customer outcomes critical to maintaining a social licence to operate.  \n\n\n\nOur August Brown Bag will shed light on how organisations can leverage existing modern slavery efforts for broader harm minimisation. Drawing on lessons learned across industries\, this session will discuss embedding safety principles in the design\, development\, and deployment of products and services. Featuring Sarah Minahan and Gemma Livingston\, Directors of KPMG’s Human Rights and Social Impact services in Australia and New Zealand\, the discussion will explore specialist insights\, real-world case studies\, and practical actions to help keep some of your most vulnerable customers - children - safe. \n\n\n\nYour Speakers\n\n\n\n\nSarah Minahan\, Director\, Human Rights and Social Impact at KPMG\, works with clients to embed human rights and modern slavery due diligence into their operations and supply chains. As KPMG’s Social ESG Lead in Financial Services\, she has extensive experience in supporting managers in financial service institutions\, as well as broader sectors such as energy\, telecommunications\, retail\, and more. Sarah specialises in risk control design and implementation\, stakeholder engagement\, risk and social impact strategy\, sustainability reporting\, and impact measurement. \n\n\n\n\n\nGemma Livingston leads KPMG’s Human Rights and Social Impact offerings in New Zealand. Specialising in human rights due diligence\, Gemma works with clients to identify and address human rights and modern slavery risks across their business operations and supply chains. With a background in commercial and criminal litigation and experience in the public\, private\, and community sectors in New Zealand and Australia\, Gemma brings a wealth of knowledge to working with financial institutions to incorporate safety principles in areas like child exploitation\, modern slavery\, financial abuse\, and more. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event\n\n\n\nThis session will not be recorded\, so please join us live to ensure you don’t miss out on this valuable webinar. \n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have closed. \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at event@icmec.org.au for further enquiries.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/connecting-the-dots-modern-slavery-child-exploitation-and-preventing-harm-to-customers/
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SUMMARY:Using internet-based open sources – intelligence or information: it depends
DESCRIPTION:July’s Monthly Brown Bag session will be presented by Warren Bulmer\, Head of Data Products at ICMEC Australia. Warren will draw on his law enforcement experience to provide tools that can enhance the work organisations do in detecting\, investigating\, and reporting child sexual exploitation\, particularly in online environments. \n\n\n\nPeople today cannot help but leave a digital trail wherever they navigate on the Internet or use any technology with their devices. Where that data is stored\, how it is accessed or found\, and what it can reveal manifests into hundreds of variables. Equally\, those variables determine the tools and methodologies needed to search for and analyse Internet-based information\, as well as facilitate the assessment of the levels of privacy expected or\, in many cases\, misunderstood by the person who owns the information. \n\n\n\nOpen-Source Intelligence (OSINT) has become a mainstream buzzword\, but in reality\, most researchers\, journalists and investigators are just collecting information\, which is called OSINF.  It becomes intelligence when processes or structures are applied to the collection of information\, such as ethics\, authentication or verification\, analysis\, reporting\, and dissemination. This session will focus on tips\, tricks\, and tools to find information about online identities or artefacts worthy of actioning into intelligence\, depending on what purpose it serves. \n\n\n\nYour Speaker\n\n\n\n\nWarren Bulmer\, Head of Data Products at ICMEC Australia\, collaborates with industry to create innovative technological solutions to make the world a safer place for children. A retired Detective Constable with 30 years at the Toronto Police Service specialising in criminal investigations\, Warren has extensive experience in fighting against child sexual exploitation and sharing this knowledge with other professionals. Warren has been an international instructor in computer and internet-facilitated crime\, having lectured over 7\,000 judges\, prosecutors\, and police from 39 different countries to date. He has also taught at the United Nations in Thailand; the Canadian Police College; the Ontario Police College; and at Humber College\, where he instructed students in conducting online investigations and open-source intelligence techniques (OSINT). Warren also worked for the Australian Federal Police as a Product Manager for three years\, where he helped build technical capabilities for the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event\n\n\n\nThis session will not be recorded\, so please join us live to ensure you don’t miss out on this valuable webinar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrations for this event have closed. \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at event@icmec.org.au for further enquiries.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/using-internet-based-open-sources-intelligence-or-information-it-depends/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:A holistic human rights approach to fighting child sexual exploitation in a financial institution
DESCRIPTION:Within financial institutions\, the financial crime team usually plays a leading role in fighting child sexual exploitation. However\, due to this crime type's complexity and ever-evolving nature\, a more holistic approach to child safeguarding and protection across financial organisations is needed. This approach creates greater meaningful change\, not just within the company\, but for the benefit of its customers and our broader society. \n\n\n\nThis month’s Brown Bag will showcase how Westpac Group has adopted a human rights lens above and beyond their financial crime work to proactively address child exploitation. Westpac’s efforts are led by a core mission to prevent exploitation from occurring in the first place. Their work focuses on strengthening human rights due diligence using a Safety by Design approach and raising awareness in collaboration with other partners and businesses. \n\n\n\nPresented by Dr Kavitha Suthanthiraraj and Natasha Menezes from Westpac Group’s Human Rights and Social Programs team\, the session will cover how Westpac used a human rights approach in designing the Safer Children\, Safer Communities program\, publishing their first Child Safeguarding Position Statement in 2021 (a first for an Australian bank)\, and how they continue to embed their child safeguarding commitments as part of their broader human rights program. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for this valuable session to hear Westpac Group share innovative strategies and tangible solutions to assist your organisation in its fight against CSE.  \n\n\n\nAbout Westpac’s Safer Children\, Safer Communities program \n\n\n\nThe Safer Children\, Safer Communities program involves a series of actions and investments designed to make a meaningful impact on child safety and protection. The program is delivered in Australia and across the Asia Pacific.  \n\n\n\nFor more information on Westpac’s Safer Children\, Safer Communities program\, please visit their website. \n\n\n\nYour Speakers\n\n\n\n\nDr Kavitha Suthanthiraraj\, Head of ESG\, Human Rights and Social Programs at Westpac\, has over 20 years of experience in strategy\, policy and sustainability roles across corporates\, international non-profits\, and academic institutions. Joining Westpac in June 2020\, Kavitha established and led the Safer Children\, Safer Communities work program\, and currently heads up a portfolio of human rights and social programs\, including modern slavery reporting. With a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science\, Kavitha has published articles and reports across a range of human rights issues and has worked on several policy and advocacy initiatives during her career. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatasha Menezes\, Executive Manager of Social Programs at Westpac\, has over 10 years’ experience in sustainability\, human rights\, and policy areas across consulting\, corporates\, and the not-for-profit sector. In 2021\, Natasha led the development of Westpac’s Child Safeguarding Position Statement and is currently focused on driving a cross-industry child safeguarding business coalition to share Westpac’s learnings with other Australian businesses. Her career spans a range of human-rights-focused work\, climate change\, sustainability strategy\, modern slavery\, and sustainability reporting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event\n\n\n\nThis session will not be recorded\, so please join us live to ensure you don’t miss out on this valuable webinar.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/a-holistic-human-rights-approach-to-fighting-child-sexual-exploitation-in-a-financial-institution/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:Stop It Now! Australia: The power of child sexual abuse perpetrator prevention services
DESCRIPTION:Discussions around child sexual exploitation (CSE) frequently revolve around identifying and responding to instances of abuse. However\, what can we do to prevent perpetration? \n\n\n\nIn 2023\, the University of NSW (UNSW)\, in partnership with Jesuit Social Services\, released the first national representative study\, Identifying and understanding child sexual offending behaviour and attitudes among Australian men. The study found around one in six (15.1%) Australian men reported sexual feelings towards children. Of these\, 29.6% of them wanted help for these feelings\, representing a shocking 4.5% of Australian men. \n\n\n\nThis month’s Brown Bag will focus on the importance of secondary prevention efforts in the fight to end child sexual abuse. Presented by Georgia Naldrett and Dee Nicholas from Stop It Now! Australia (an initiative of Jesuit Social Services)\, the session will provide a brief history of perpetration prevention\, findings from their 2023 perpetration prevalence study with UNSW\, and how they relate to Stop It Now!’s work. Georgia and Dee will also explore emerging trends from the perpetrator prevalence study and working with perpetrators via the Stop It Now! Australia helpline\, including what we know about their online behaviour (e.g. use of cryptocurrency\, pornography use etc.). \n\n\n\nRegistrations close on Monday\, 27th May at 12pm (AEST). \n\n\n\nAbout Stop It Now!\n\n\n\nStop it Now! is a program that offers an anonymous helpline\, chat and web resources for people concerned about their own sexual thoughts and behaviours towards children\, or for people concerned about the thoughts or behaviours of others. ICMEC Australia recently partnered with Jesuit Social Services to support the expansion and development of this prevention program in Australia. \n\n\n\nYour Speakers\n\n\n\n\nGeorgia Naldrett is the Stop It Now! Australia Manager within The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services. Within this role she applies her psychological and practice knowledge of sexual offending and child protection to aid in the prevention of child sexual abuse\, including leading the Stop It Now! helpline. Georgia is a psychology graduate with a BSc (hons) in Psychology and a MSc in Forensic Psychology from the UK. She has been employed in a variety of psychology roles where she developed her learning and application of rehabilitation and prevention\, including previously working at The Lucy Faithfull Foundation in the UK. \n\n\n\n\n\nDee Nicholas is the Senior Practitioner at Stop It Now! Australia\, where she uses her academic and practice experience and knowledge of offender rehabilitation and prevention to provide support\, advice and psychoeducation to prevent child sexual abuse. She holds a BSc in Psychology and a MSc in Forensic Psychology from Newcastle University\, UK. Dee has previously worked at Stop It Now! UK where she gained extensive knowledge of child protection and sexual offending\, and has worked in a variety of forensic and clinical settings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/stop-it-now-australia-the-power-of-child-sexual-abuse-perpetrator-prevention-services/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:Research insights on child sexual abuse material offending among Australian adults
DESCRIPTION:While official reports of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) have grown rapidly in recent years\, less is known about how commonly CSAM is viewed and by whom\, due largely to the hidden nature of such offending. \n\n\n\nICMEC Australia’s February Monthly Brown Bag event features new insights from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). Our presenter\, Dr Rick Brown\, will discuss the recent large-scale study by the AIC which explored the extent to which Australian adults intentionally viewed CSAM. Rick will also unpack the demographic factors that distinguished those who viewed the material and offer potential explanations and implications. \n\n\n\nRegistrations close on Tuesday\, 20th February at 5pm (AEDT). \n\n\n\n\nDr Rick Brown is the Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology\, where he oversees the day-to-day work of the Institute. He has been a criminologist for over 30 years and has worked on a wide range of crime and justice research projects in the United Kingdom\, the Republic of Ireland\, and Australia. He has published over 80 government reports\, book chapters and journal articles\, and recently published his first book\, with Routledge\, Eliminating online child sexual abuse material. Rick is also on the editorial boards of several academic journals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/research-insights-on-child-sexual-abuse-material-offending-among-australian-adults/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:How cryptocurrencies can help play a role in detecting CSE facilitated online
DESCRIPTION:Our payment habits have drastically transformed in recent years\, especially since the development of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. Digital currencies operate on a computer network\, decentralised from a typical financial institution. The innate characteristics of cryptocurrencies provide anonymity and privacy to perpetrators\, however\, a sense of being undetectable is false. \n\n\n\nICMEC Australia’s November Brown Bag event will cover a topical discussion for all those working in the child sexual exploitation response community. The trading of child sexual abuse material online is sometimes accompanied by a financial transaction\, so understanding the different payment methods that offenders use is key to knowing how to navigate our response to this crime. For a whole-of-system response to be successful\, expanding our knowledge and understanding of new technologies used by perpetrators is key. \n\n\n\nWith an increase in digital currencies as a method of payment\, the rapid advancements in this area since the introduction of the Blockchain in 2008 have grown the complexity of detecting suspicious payments.  Understanding how cryptocurrency operates and its differences from traditional banking structures is critical to applying frameworks to detect and prevent child sexual exploitation transactions.  \n\n\n\nOur presenter\, Luke McGoldrick\, comes from Chainalysis\, a global Blockchain Data Platform. He will outline cryptocurrency\, its capabilities\, and the ways it has the potential to intersect with online child sexual exploitation. Luke will cover the different types of crypto\, how they can be used to facilitate child sexual exploitation\, and will dispel the idea that digital payments made on the Blockchain are completely untraceable. \n\n\n\nPart of developing a robust response to child sexual exploitation online is to maintain pace with how offenders manipulate existing technologies to abuse and exploit children\, including the use of crypto and other digital payments. \n\n\n\n\nLuke McGoldrick is a Sales Director at Chainalysis responsible for financial institutions across Australia and NZ. In his role\, he is helping organisations maintain compliance across digital asset initiatives and assisting financial crimes teams in reducing scams and illicit activity where crypto is involved. Having been involved in crypto since 2018 Luke is a strong advocate for the importance of building trust in blockchains in order for the technology to fulfill its potential. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/how-cryptocurrencies-can-help-play-a-role-in-detecting-cse-facilitated-online/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:ICMEC Australia Financial Symposium: Protecting Children Online
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the whole-of-organisation financial response to child sexual exploitation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nICMEC Australia invites you to our Financial Symposium to better detect\, report and prevent Child Sexual Exploitation. This exclusive event will address how the financial services industry can embed a whole-of-organisation approach to enhancing the fight against Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). \n\n\n\nThe Symposium brings together leaders from financial crime\, ESG\, corporate affairs\, customer vulnerability and risk mitigation areas from within key financial services to gain insight from industry experts into trends and gaps in this growing human rights issue. This symposium provides an opportunity to share knowledge on data detection and network with like-minded industry colleagues.  \n\n\n\nAttendees will walk away from this event motivated and inspired\, with key insights to help establish a whole-of-system approach to combating CSE. \n\n\n\nWhy \n\n\n\nChild Sexual Exploitation facilitated online is one of the fastest-growing crimes globally\, with the UN estimating that approximately 750\,000 people access Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online every second. \n\n\n\nTechnology is an incredible tool\, but it provides opportunities for everyone\, including perpetrators of CSE: \n\n\n\n\nJust last year\, the ACCCE reported a 100-fold increase in monthly child sextortion figures (December 2022)\n\n\n\nThe IWF reported that coerced self-generated CSAM rose by two-thirds in the first half of 2022\n\n\n\nDemand for live-streaming of Child Sexual Abuse in the Philippines sharply increased\, with possible reports to NCMEC more than doubling to 3.2 million from 2020 to 2021\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMany of these crimes involve financial transactions which leave a trace\, providing data for financial crime analysts to detect and report. \n\n\n\nBut these crimes aren't just detectable\, they are also preventable\, and financial institutions can play a significant role in shifting the needle on this crime at both ends of the spectrum. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we can strengthen the fight against this heinous crime by looking at a whole-of-system approach to preventing and detecting CSE facilitated online. \n\n\n\nOur approach\n\n\n\nAn informative one-day conference\, this event will offer a balance between networking\, opportunities to learn\, and interaction with industry experts delivering key takeaways.  \n\n\n\nYou will leave with a stronger understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation and how it impacts the financial services industry across financial crime and risk\, as well as across a governance and social impact perspective.  \n\n\n\nWho is invited\n\n\n\nWe welcome decision-makers and leaders from Financial Services Industry organisations that facilitate payments and transactions through products and services that may be vulnerable to Child Sexual Exploitation risks. These institutions may include banks\, remitters\, payment platforms\, cryptocurrency exchanges and credit card companies. \n\n\n\nWithin these institutions\, the program will focus on two streams: \n\n\n\nFinancial Crime \n\n\n\nIf you are responsible for leading the identification\, mitigation and management of Financial Crime risks relating to Child Sexual Exploitation\, then our Financial Crime stream is suited to you. This could include subject matter experts leading functions in financial crime\, financial crime intelligence\, transaction monitoring\, customer due diligence risk mitigation or similar. \n\n\n\nESG & Human Rights\n\n\n\nIf you are responsible for leading your Financial Institution's Environment\, Social and Governance (ESG) and/or Human Rights strategy and performance\, you’re a leader in Customer Vulnerability or for setting organisational strategy at the Executive level\, our ESG & Human Rights stream is suited to you. \n\n\n\nPlease note: This knowledge-sharing day has a limited number of spots available and all applicants are subject to approval and must suit the seniority criteria above. \n\n\n\nWhy you should attend\n\n\n\n\nTo strengthen relationships in the CSE response community and network with colleagues from law enforcement\, banks\, academics and other corporate stakeholders \n\n\n\n\n\nAcquire key insights into key crime types\, including tangible information and takeaways that can create effective change in your organisation’s approach to combating CSE \n\n\n\n\n\nTo participate in open forums to discuss building positive change through safety by design\n\n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how to integrate CSE prevention and detection into your organisation \n\n\n\n\n\nTo uncover new insights & information\, and share best practice on preventing and tackling this crime in all its forms\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram ↗ \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters\n\n\n\nThis event is proudly supported by Norton Rose Fulbright\, a key provider of pro bono legal services in Australia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the ICMEC Australia Financial Symposium\n\n\n\nIf you are interested in becoming a supporter of this event\, please contact RosieCampo\, ICMEC Australia's Head of Collaboration by emailingrcampo@icmec.org.au. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nWe're starting off the event with the following speakers. For the full list of speakers\, please click here↗. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris OwenPartner\, ESG Group Chair\, National Pro Bono Team LeaderNorton Rose Fulbright Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Owen is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia and leads the firm’s national pro bono program. He is also chair of the firm’s ESG group. A litigator by background\, Chris has a broad range of expertise advising in pro bono legal matters\, including advising at clinics\, assisting Indigenous communities\, conducting advocacy on behalf of clients in court proceedings and advising on international pro bono projects. He has particular interests in human rights\, strategic litigation and sustainability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJodie ArthurGeneral Manager\, Financial CrimeWestpac Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJodie joined Westpac in 2020 following her role as Regional Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank\, based in Singapore. Prior to this\, Jodie spent 12.5 years at ANZ Bank in a variety of roles spanning Internal Audit\, Compliance\, and Financial Crime and also worked for a number of years with E&Y in London\, UK. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Michael SalterAssociate Professor\, Scientia Research FellowUniversity of New South Wales \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Michael Salter is the Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of New South Wales. He is an internationally recognised expert in the study of child abuse\, violence against women\, and complex trauma. His published work includes the books Organised Sexual Abuse (2013\, Routledge) and Crime\, Justice and Social Media (2017\, Routledge)\, and over fifty papers in international journals and edited collections. His research engages with policy and practice across multiple sectors\, including mental health\, social work\, child protection\, law enforcement\, and internet regulation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSonja MarsicRisk Advisory PartnerNorton Rose Fulbright \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSonja Marsic is a risk advisory partner at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright based in Sydney. Sonja has undertaken a number of financial crime and anti-money laundering & counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) cases in Australia. She has over 25 years' experience in civil enforcement\, civil investigations\, and statutory interpretation. Sonja was previously a Senior Executive Lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) conducting litigation and advising on anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulation\, financial regulation\, consumer law\, and other civil regulation for a broad range of Commonwealth departments and agencies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul JevtovicChief Financial Crime Risk Officer & Group MLRONational Australia Bank Limited \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Jevtovic has enjoyed a long career serving our nation in national and international law enforcement\, national intelligence\, anti-corruption\, and as CEO of AUSTRAC – Australia’s AML/CTF regulator and national financial intelligence unit. Paul recently joined NAB in September 2021 as the Chief Financial Crime Risk Officer & Group MLRO. Throughout his career\, Paul has led a complex portfolio of capabilities across the first and second lines of defence including Investigations\, Financial Crime analysis\, AML/CTF\, AB&C\, Fraud\, Sanctions\, Risk Assessment & Operational Analytics\, and Transaction Monitoring. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDylan RyanHead of Financial Crime AdvisoryANZ Australia Retail Bank\, Australia Commercial Bank\, Corporate Centre & Services Divisions \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDylan has over 21 years of financial crime experience (incl. AML/CTF\, Sanctions\, Fraud Risk and Anti-Bribery / Anti-Corruption). He has also worked on anti-crime-related initiatives and activities across a range of industries such as mining\, media\, government\, facilities management\, casinos\, and algorithmic trading organisations. In his current role at ANZ\, he and the team provide subject matter expertise and 2nd Line risk support to 55 business units\, which also includes the digital transformation of ANZ’s Retail Bank in Australia.  \n\n\n\nPrior to this\, he was ANZ’s Head of Fraud Risk Strategy which involved ensuring fraud risk management alignment (including cyber-related risk) across 31 countries in which ANZ operates.
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/icmec-australia-financial-symposium-protecting-children-online/
LOCATION:Norton Rose Fulbright Office\, Level 5\, 60 Martin Place\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:‘Follow the money’: A collaborative approach to fighting CSE
DESCRIPTION:Buy a copy of Saving Our Kids \n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the digital footprint left by the online activity of child sexual predators is key when it comes to protecting children from technology-assisted sexual abuse. But maintaining pace with the evolving tactics of offenders takes a networked approach. \n\n\n\nUnderstanding how each organisation fits into the jigsaw puzzle that is child protection requires cross-industry collaboration. ICMEC Australia’s September Brown Bag event will feature Madonna King and Jon Rouse APM in an in-depth discussion on the importance of collaboration - especially between two key industries in the fight against CSE\, law enforcement and financial institutions. \n\n\n\nThey will discuss the important role that financial institutions play in the response to child sexual exploitation\, and how their work forms an essential part of the evidence needed to find perpetrators and\, ultimately\, their victims. \n\n\n\nUnderstanding the perspectives and challenges faced by the different frontline defenders of children being harmed is essential in the fight against this heinous crime. Jon will share his insights from three decades of experience in law enforcement\, and a deep understanding of the impact that collaboration has on bringing about better outcomes for children. \n\n\n\nA renowned Australian journalist Madonna released her latest book Saving Our Kids during National Child Protection Week. The book tells the inside story of Taskforce Argos\, a renowned Queensland Police Force investigative team dedicated to prosecuting online child sex offenders and saving children from harm. Featuring the work of many of ICMEC Australia’s staff\, Madonna emphasises the important role of financial institutions in fighting CSE\, and will elaborate on this in her discussion with Jon. \n\n\n\nThis “global humanitarian crisis” can’t be ignored and whether you work at a financial institution\, regulator\, online platform\, law enforcement agency\, or not-for-profit\, you will gain great insights from this session. \n\n\n\nJoin us online on Wednesday 27th September at 1:00pm as Madonna and Jon engage in a meaningful conversation that will help guide your work in child protection\, and ultimately to enhance the detection\, reporting\, prosecution\, and prevention of online child sexual exploitation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speakers\n\n\n\n\nMadonna King is one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists\, having won awards for her ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings current affairs program. She writes for publications such as Nine\, The New Daily and InQld\, regularly appears on ABC’s The Drum\, and is the author of numerous bestselling books. \n\n\n\n\n\nJon Rouse APM is one of the world’s most recognised and influential figures in the fight against child sexual exploitation. He has 39 years’ law enforcement experience with QPS\, 26 of those years spent leading Taskforce Argos. Jon joined the ICMEC Australia Board in December 2022 as part of his continued commitment to protecting and saving children from sexual exploitation and abuse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/follow-the-money-a-collaborative-approach-to-fighting-cse/
LOCATION:online\, Hosted virtually by ICMEC Australia via Microsoft Teams.
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SUMMARY:Saving Our Kids: Fireside chat with Madonna King and Jon Rouse
DESCRIPTION:Join Madonna King and Jon Rouse APM in a fireside chat about how we can protect our children from sexual abuse and exploitation \n\n\n\nMadonna King's new book tells the inside story of Taskforce Argos\, the renowned Queensland Police team dedicated to prosecuting offenders of online child sexual exploitation and saving children from harm. Collaborating with Jon\, Madonna writes about their investigations\, from undercover cases to operations on a global scale. She explores what makes a victim and what makes an abuser\, and distils the work that goes into bringing down perpetrators. "Saving Our Kids" highlights the dangers lurking in every child's smartphone\, web browser\, and computer game. It is the story of the tireless work of saving children from the online manipulation that is stealing their innocence\, and raises awareness of how we can all protect the children in our lives. \n\n\n\nThis fireside chat will give deeper meaning to your work in fighting against child sexual exploitation facilitated online\, and leave you inspired by the importance of what you do on a daily basis. \n\n\n\nYour speakers\n\n\n\n\nMadonna King is one of Australia's most accomplished journalists\, having won awards for her ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings current affairs program. She writes for publications such as Nine\, Crikey and The New Daily\, and is the author of numerous bestselling books. \n\n\n\n\n\nJon Rouse is one of the world’s most recognised and influential figures in the fight against child sexual exploitation. He has 39 years’ law enforcement experience with QPS\, 26 of those years spent leading Task force Argos. Jon joined the ICMEC Australia Board in December 2022 as part of his continued commitment to protecting and saving children from sexual exploitation and abuse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE
URL:https://icmec.org.au/event/saving-our-kids-fireside-chat-with-madonna-king-and-jon-rouse/
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