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Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (GIFT City) 2025

Agenda
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7 August 2025
9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Grand Mercure Ahmedabad GIFT City

Fintelekt’s AML Leadership Conclave (GIFT City) 2025 is the must-attend event for anyone shaping the future of AML/CFT within the IFSCA regulatory framework. This premier platform will convene top experts, regulators, financial institutions, and compliance professionals for an immersive experience at the heart of India’s international financial hub.

Designed to spark powerful conversations and drive practical outcomes, the Conclave will explore current challenges, innovative strategies, and collaborative solutions to strengthen AML/CFT frameworks.

GIFT City’s most influential voices will be attending – and this is where you need to be too!

Agenda

8.30 am - 9.30 am

Registration

9.30 am - 11.00 am

Inaugural Session

The inaugural session will feature insights from key regulatory representatives, setting the tone for the day by highlighting contemporary challenges and supervisory priorities, and an understanding of evolving regulatory expectations from reporting entities in GIFT City. 

11.00 am - 11.20 am

Presentation by Platinum Partner

11.20 am - 11.45 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.45 am - 12.45 pm

Panel Discussion: Effective Know Your Business (KYB) Due Diligence

In today’s fast-evolving threat landscape, reporting institutions dealing with global clients in GIFT City need to incorporate a specialized approach for KYB due diligence that goes beyond basic entity checks. In this session, our panelists will discuss the practical aspects involved in a risk-based KYB policy, uncovering complex corporate and ownership structures, and understanding counterparty risks for next level due diligence.

Key Discussion Points
Panelists:

Vikas Tandon
Trainer, Fintelekt (Moderator)

Hemant Chechani
Compliance Officer and PO, Standard Chartered IBU

Vasudha Khandelwal
Executive Vice President & PO, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers, IFSC Branch

Uma Venkataraman
CEO & Co-Founder, Ixsight Technologies

12.45 pm - 1.30 pm

Networking Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Combating Trade-related Financial Crimes in GIFT City

This panel will examine the spectrum of trade-related financial crimes including fraud, sanctions evasion and money laundering, drawing from challenges in other FTZs. Panelists will explore issues such as regulatory gaps, inadequate due diligence and trade document manipulation and propose practical measures to strengthen defences for institutions in GIFT City.

Key Discussion Points
Panelists:

Charan Rawat
Trainer, Fintelekt (Moderator)

Kartik Sangani
Vice President – Compliance – BNP Paribas, GIFT city

Chandan Pandey
Compliance Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank IBU

2.30 pm - 3.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Staying Ahead of Global Sanctions

This panel will explore the evolving landscape of international sanctions and heightened geopolitical tensions, and their impact on global business. Panelists will share practical insights on agile strategies, leveraging technology, conducting due diligence, and adapting to rapidly changing sanctions policies.

Key Discussion Points
Panelists:

Arpita Bedekar
COO, Fintelekt (Moderator)

Sabarinath V. J. 
Assistant VP & Compliance Officer – IBU, Federal Bank

Sonu 
Compliance Officer & PO, Bank of India IBU

Sambit Mohanty
Head of Sales and Business Development – Asia Pacific, Facctum

3.30 pm - 3.45 pm

Networking and Refreshments Break

3.45 pm - 4.45 pm

Panel Discussion: Transforming Reporting into Effective Intelligence

Effective suspicious transaction reporting is the critical input for law-enforcement action. In this panel, our experts will focus on how front-line staff, compliance oversight, and independent audit can collaborate to enhance reporting quality and accuracy, and ultimately deliver actionable insights that empower authorities to dismantle illicit networks.

Key Discussion Points
Panelists:

Ramachander SSR Eranki
Former Head – AML & CFT Division and Former Chief of Banking Supervision Division, IFSCA and Advisor, Fintelekt

Chiranjeev Kumar Jha
Head Compliance & MLRO, Axis Bank IBU

Himanshu Patel
PO & Chief Manager, ICICI Bank GIFT City Branch

Kartikay Vyas
Principal Officer (AML & CFT) – Gift City, Axis Trustee Services 

Subhashini Iyer
Chief Operating Officer, Quantum Data Engines (QDE)

4.45 pm

Vote of Thanks

Registration Request

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.

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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 14 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

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.

Panel Partner

At Facctum, we believe in the power of technology to simplify the ever-complex world of financial crime compliance (FCC). Our customers, ranging from agile start-ups beginning their compliance journey to Tier-1 global financial institutions, use our best-in-class (recognized in the Everest Leading 50) screening solutions that can be deployed in days and provide unmatched precision and efficiency. With dynamic screening profiles, near real-time updates across critical global watchlists, including comprehensive coverage of Indian watchlists, our solutions ensure fast and reliable compliance. AI-powered auto-tuning cuts false positives, while built-in case management and a thorough audit trail help you grow with confidence while staying firmly on the right side of law. Since our inception, we have redefined what’s possible for financial crime compliance teams, growing to a 100-strong team of experts across five global locations (including two in India and one in Ahmedabad), shifting compliance from a necessary obligation to a strategic advantage that powers confident, risk-smart growth for our customers.

Display Partner

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.

Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclaves attract and engage deep industry participation and thus offer a powerful platform for brand visibility, strategic engagement, and thought leadership alignment.

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Contact Us

For more information, please contact:

Karishma Dattani
Vice President – Sales​
+91 93700 78917
[email protected]

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Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Effective Know Your Business (KYB) Due Diligence

  • Tailoring the risk-based KYB framework for GIFT City operations
  • Identifying and verifying complex cross-border corporate structures
  • Onboarding of non residents and Indians and monitoring under LRS 
  • Tracing ultimate beneficial ownership in layered or offshore entities
  • Assessing counterparty risks in high-growth sectors and new markets
  • Leveraging technology and data for enhanced due diligence
  • Aligning KYB practices with international standards and IFSCA expectations

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Combating Trade-related Financial Crimes in GIFT City

  • Identifying common typologies of trade-based money laundering, fraud, and sanctions evasion
  • Addressing regulatory and enforcement gaps in Free Trade Zones (FTZs)
  • Detecting and preventing manipulation of trade documentation and invoice fraud
  • Detecting export/import of dual-use goods
  • Strengthening due diligence and KYC/KYB in cross-border trade transactions
  • Implementing practical controls and red flag indicators for early detection

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Staying Ahead of Global Sanctions

  • Tracking and interpreting evolving global sanctions regimes

  • Assessing the impact of geopolitical risks on cross-border business

  • Implementing agile sanctions compliance strategies

  • Leveraging technology for real-time screening and monitoring

  • Conducting enhanced due diligence on high-risk jurisdictions and entities

  • Understanding the threat from proliferation financing

  • Adapting internal controls to align with dynamic regulatory expectations

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Transforming Reporting into Effective Intelligence

  • Enhancing the quality and relevance of STRs
  • Targeted Financial Sanctions obligations, including freezing without delay and reporting to appropriate authorities
  • Identifying red flags that align with current typologies and enforcement priorities
  • Ensuring consistency, clarity, and completeness in STR narratives
  • Bridging the gap between reporting entities and law enforcement for feedback and follow-up
  • Public-private and private-private partnerships for effective intelligence