March 23 - 25, 2026
Delta Toronto Hotel – South Core Financial Centre
75 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto Ontario

The Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes will be hosting the 2026 International Financial Crimes Investigators Conference. This will mark the 25th financial crimes conference hosted by the Service.

Over the years, the conference has offered our guests unique educational and networking opportunities. The three-day conference will see guests and speakers from North America and globally.

The purpose of the conference is to provide training and education to various members of law enforcement, government agencies and stakeholders in both the public and private sectors in combating financial crimes.

Presentations provide a unique opportunity to learn about law enforcement collaboration, investigative techniques, intelligence gathering & the prosecution of those who benefit from financial crimes.

This conference is in person only

 

Agenda

7:00 - 8:30 Registration – Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:30 “Threat Finance Vectors: Kleptocrats, Terrorists, DisOrganized Crime, and Jeffrey Epstein"
  Prof. Christian Leuprecht
Queens University & Royal Military College
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 “ML through the International Controller Network”
  Andrew Tennant
Gentium UK
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 “Project Phoenix”
  Detective Tim Ewert
Winnipeg Police Service
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break
14:15 - 15:15 “Inside the Case: The Final Manual Investigation”
  Hussain Jaber
Director of Fraud and Financial Crimes
GoodLabs Studio
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 16:30 “Country & Sector Risk and Risk Assessments”
  Richard Simms
Managing Director
AMLCC
16:30 Conclude
17:00 Welcome Reception
9:00 - 10:30 “Lessons Across the Pacific: International Insights on Money Laundering"
  Dr. Jamie Ferrill
Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security
Charles Sturt University
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 “Chinese Underground Banking: Use of WeChat Pay and Alipay”
  Sergeant Nicolas St-Antoine
National Money Laundering Coordinator
Federal Policing Criminal Operations – Financial Crime
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
11:45 - 13:00 Complimentary Lunch & Learn Provided by AJ Iafrate of KODEX
13:00 - 14:00 “Project TOP TIER”
  Detective Chris Rhone
Ottawa Police Service
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break
14:15 - 15:15 “Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction”
  Kim Manchester
Managing Director
ManchesterCF Financial Intelligence
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 16:30 “Using Blockchain Intelligence to Disrupt National Security Threats”
  Kyle C. Armstrong
Director of Public Sector Relations
TRM Labs
16:30 Conclude
16:45 - 18:15 Cyber Escape Room: The Insider
  Gentium UK
9:00 - 10:30 “Scams at Scale: What Law Enforcement Is Up Against”
  Erin West
Operation SHAMROCK
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 “UWOs: Unexplained Wealth Orders in Canada - A New Way Forward”
  Jeff Simser
Barrister & Solicitor
Legal Director - Ministry of the Attorney General (retired)
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 “Integrated Forensics: A New Edge in Financial Crime”
 

Alessandra Leggio
Ontario and Atlantic Canada Leader, Forensics & Litigation Support
MNP

Matt Musters
National Co-Leader, Digital Forensics
MNP

Tom Musters
National Co-Leader, Digital Forensics
MNP
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break
14:15 - 15:15 “Responding to the Global Fraud Crisis: Government, Financial Institutions, and the Individual”
  Detective David Coffey
Toronto Police Service – Financial Crimes Unit

Matt O’Neil
50H Consulting LLC
US Secret Service (retired)

Jas Anand
Fraud SME
Feedzai
15:15 - 15:45 “The Arms Race Is Over, and You Lost: Why Traditional Fraud Prevention Is Dead in the Age of Agentic AI”
  Mike Soto
Arkose Labs
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45 “Anti-corruption Case study – Project Methyle”
  Marie-Louise Piché, Sergent Detective
Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit - Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC)
16:45 Conclude
18:00 Conference Dinner & Drinks

Registration

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  • Date: March 23-25, 2026

  • Venue: Delta Toronto Hotel
    75 Lower Simcoe St,
    Toronto, ON
    M5J 3A6
    (416) 849-1200

  • Room Rate:
    $323.00 + hotel taxes (book early as rooms will go quickly)
    Book online here (CUT OFF DATE - Reservations must be received on or before noon on Monday, February 23, 2026

  • Conference Registration:
    $649.00 + tax = $733.37 (up to and including February 1, 2026)
    $725.00 + tax = $819.25 (after February 1, 2026)

Learn More

Learn more about the conference, address any questions or ask about sponsorship opportunities.

Conference Email address: [email protected]

 

**Sponsorship Opportunities Available**

 

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