ICMEC Australia

The cost of missing the signs: Addressing CSEA risk
2026-02-19 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Sydney)
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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ICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS

Signals to action: Building a safety stack to disrupt child sexual exploitation and abuse
2026-04-29 12:30 - 13:30
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 APM, Non-Executive Director, ICMEC Australia

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, Non-Executive Director, ICMEC Australia

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

Registration for this event has now closed. For any urgent issues please email event@icmec.org.au

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ICMEC AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRY EVENTS

Safety-by-design in the age of AI and emerging technologies
2026-06-17 12:30 - 13:30
As AI and emerging technologies increasingly shape children’s digital experiences, understanding how harm can arise - and how it can be prevented - have become essential.

In this June Brown Bag session, Nakshathra Suresh will offer a high-level overview of AI-facilitated and emerging technology harms affecting children, and what these risks mean for developers, organisations, and systems designers. Drawing on her experience bridging technology innovation with safety and ethics, Nakshathra will focus on safety-by-design approaches, exploring how protection, responsibility, and foresight can be embedded into technologies from the outset.

With a strong commitment to making digital spaces safer and more accessible for people with diverse abilities and levels of digital confidence, Nakshathra brings a practical, values-driven perspective to responsible technology development.

Your speaker

Nakshathra Suresh, Co-founder, eiris

Nakshathra is a Sydney-based cyber criminologist, entrepreneur, academic, and international speaker specialising in digital safety, AI, and emerging technologies. She brings a unique social science perspective to issues such as privacy, cybersecurity, online harm, and technology-facilitated violence. As co-founder of eiris, a technology consultancy, Nakshathra helps organisations embed safety-by-design principles and understand the human impact of technology across ethical, social, and psychological dimensions.

Nakshathra serves as the Oceania Youth Ambassador for the Internet Society and teaches at UNSW, where she created the university’s first criminology-led cybersecurity course. A globally recognised speaker, she has engaged diverse audiences across industry, government, and academia. Her work focuses on bridging innovation with responsibility, advocating for safer digital environments and empowering individuals and organisations to navigate technology with confidence and care.

Event details

17 June 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

Optional donations at registration

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’re introducing 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.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed. For any registration enquiries please email event@icmec.org.au

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ICMEC Australia's Industry events

ICMEC Australia Symposium 2026: The safety stack
2026-10-22 08:30 - 17:30
