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Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (Sri Lanka) 2026

11 February 2026
9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Taj Samudra Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fintelekt’s AML Leadership Conclave serves as a high-level forum bringing together regulators, senior leaders from financial institutions, and compliance professionals across Sri Lanka’s AML/CFT ecosystem. The Conclave is designed to facilitate thoughtful dialogue on emerging risks, supervisory expectations, and practical approaches to strengthening AML/CFT frameworks. With Sri Lanka continuing its journey towards the upcoming Mutual Evaluation of Sri Lanka by the Asia Pacific Group (APG), this year’s discussions will focus on enhancing institutional readiness, addressing identified gaps, and aligning practices with global standards. Through collaborative knowledge-sharing and strategic conversations, the Conclave seeks to support a coordinated and resilient response to financial crime risks in the evolving regulatory landscape.

Agenda

8.00 am - 9.00 am

Registration

9.00 am - 10.10 am

Inaugural Session
Welcome Remarks
Shirish Pathak
Managing Director,
Fintelekt
Keynote Address
Dr. (Mrs.) W. G. S. S. J. Keerthiratne
Director, Financial Intelligence Unit, Sri Lanka
Special Address
Melissa Sevil
Director – TA & Typologies, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

10.10 am to 10.30 am

Presentation: Redefining Compliance for the Digital Wave

Digitalisation is reshaping financial crime risks, making the evolution of compliance imperative. In this presentation, Jonathan Sanam will share insights on staying resilient and future ready for the digital wave. 

Jonathan Sanam
Vice President - Sales, Quantum Data Engines

10.30 am to 11.00 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.00 am to 11.45 am

Presentation: Raising the Bar on STR Quality

This session will examine common weaknesses observed in STRs and how institutions can address them through stronger analysis, clearer narratives, and better use of data. The presentation will also explore how improved STR quality contributes to demonstrable AML/CFT effectiveness.

Praveen Dayal
Trainer,
Fintelekt

11.45 am to 1.00 pm

Panel Discussion
Enhancing AML/CFT Readiness Ahead of Sri Lanka's Mutual Evaluation

This panel will examine what effective AML/CFT readiness looks like in practice as Sri Lanka prepares for its Mutual Evaluation. Discussions will focus on moving beyond technical compliance to demonstrating effectiveness across governance, risk assessment, controls, and outcomes.

Arpita Bedekar
Chief Operating Officer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)
Bhanu Wijayaratne
Chief Compliance Officer, SDB Bank Plc
Harini Jayaweera
Chief Compliance Officer, Standard Chartered Bank
Rohit Mittal
Director Market Planning - Financial Crime Compliance, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
Gayani Godellawatta
Head of Compliance, Janashakthi Finance
Neil Rasiah
Chief Compliance Officer, Hatton National Bank

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

Networking Lunch

2.00 pm to 3.15 pm

Panel Discussion
Translating Risk Assessments into Action

This panel will explore how institutions can move from identifying ML/TF risks to implementing proportionate and effective controls. The discussion will focus on applying the risk-based approach in practice and ensuring that risk assessments meaningfully inform governance, controls, and resource allocation.

Praveen Dayal
Trainer,
Fintelekt
(Moderator)
Thilani Punyawansa
Chief Compliance Officer, DFCC Bank
Anusha Fernando
Founder and Principal Consultant, Lead Consultants
Chaya Amarakoon
Head of Compliance, Seylan Bank
Amruta Raje
Director - Solutions, Quantum Data Engines

3.15 pm to 3.45 pm

Fireside Chat
Leadership, Culture, and Accountability in AML/CFT Compliance

This fireside chat will explore how leadership decisions and behaviours shape an organisation’s AML/CFT culture and effectiveness. The conversation will focus on the role of boards and senior management in setting the tone from the top, driving accountability, and embedding AML/CFT responsibilities across the organisation beyond policies and controls.

Shirish Pathak
Managing Director,
Fintelekt
(Moderator)
Rajendra Theagarajah
Chairman, First Capital Holdings PLC

4.00 pm

Closing Session

Partners

Platinum Partner

Over the past 13+ years, Quantum Data Engines (QDE) has built suites of products that leverage powerful algorithms (ML and Al) that parse banking data to detect patterns and aid faster business-critical decision-making. QDE’s impact reverberates across borders, currently serving banks in 16 countries. Processing over 1 billion transactions daily, our products are the cornerstone of operational excellence, providing an unprecedented advantage in the fast-paced world of BFSI. QDE understands the needs of banking and financial institutions, especially the nuances and differences in various global markets, and has crafted robust solutions tailored across three critical areas.

Panel Partner

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with innovative technologies, information-based analytics, decisioning tools and data management services that help them solve problems, make better decisions, stay compliant, reduce risk and improve operations. Headquartered in metro-Atlanta, Georgia it operates within the Risk market segment of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. 

Display Partners

Ixsight Technologies focuses on Deep-Tech and End-User Centric IP-based products designed to mitigate onboarding risks, prevent money laundering, ensure regulatory compliance, manage fraud, and enhance advanced KYC screening processes. With a steadfast commitment to ongoing innovation and a keen understanding of end-user requirements, Ixsight has positioned itself as a leader in addressing the complex and vast data landscape in India, serving major registries, bureaus, and the financial industry. The company was among the pioneers in adopting artificial intelligence and natural language processing, seamlessly incorporating these technologies into its solutions.

AML Complai offers a robust platform for comprehensive anti-money laundering checks throughout the entire customer journey, screening against over hundreds of local and global lists, while providing real-time KYC and alert monitoring. Additionally, Deduplix, another cutting-edge solution from Ixsight, delivers a range of micro-services for fraud screening, face matching, and group exposure metrics. The Deduplix Engine continuously monitors 2 million records against 1 billion records in real-time across the nation, supporting the CERSAI-CKYC initiative.

Solytics Partners is a global RiskTech100 analytics firm specializing in transforming AML/FCC, Risk, and Data Analytics functions for financial institutions. Our expertise spans transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, alert prioritization, customer segmentation, and model validation for AML/Fraud. With a unique approach to “accelerated services delivery” and “advanced technology solutions,” we empower financial institutions across the US, Europe, MENA, South Africa, and APAC to meet evolving regulatory requirements and strengthen risk management. Leveraging deep domain knowledge and global experience, we help our client’s future-proof their compliance and risk frameworks while enhancing operational efficiency.

We invite technology providers, consulting firms and other service providers to explore partnership opportunities. Why should you consider partnering with this conclave?

  • Build thought leadership with the target audience by speaking on your area of expertise
  • Build new relationships and deepen the existing ones with clients, decision makers and influencers
  • Enhance your sales pipeline in banking, financial services, insurance, regulatory and other reporting sectors
  • Showcase your brand, product and solutions in front of a highly relevant and targeted audience

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Registration

Participation in this conclave is by invitation only and is restricted to regulated entities.

If you would like to apply for a seat, kindly submit your details here.

Please note that submission of this form does not guarantee a seat. If your request is accepted, you will receive an email confirmation separately.

This is a staging enviroment

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Enhancing AML/CFT Readiness Ahead of Sri Lanka’s Mutual Evaluation

  • What “readiness” really means beyond policies and procedures.
  • Challenges in aligning with international standards and expectations.
  • Demonstrating effectiveness through data, cases, and outcomes.
  • Role of technology and automation in driving efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Role of leadership, resources, and accountability in preparedness.

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Translating Risk Assessments into Action

  • Common weaknesses in institutional ML/TF risk assessments.

  • Linking national and sectoral risk assessments to institutional frameworks.

  • Aligning controls, monitoring, and EDD measures with identified risks.

  • Using risk assessments to drive governance, budgets, and priorities.

  • Demonstrating risk-based decision-making to supervisors and assessors.