D'Aria Winery
D’Aria Estate,
Tygerberg Valley Road, Durbanville,
Cape Town
7550
28 May | D'Aria Winery
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Experian Fraud Forum - Cape Town
As the threat of opportunistic lone-wolf fraudsters persists, the industrialization of fraud presents an even greater risk. With the advent of fraud farms and Generative AI, the goal posts for fraud prevention have shifted dramatically. From synthetic identities that evade traditional verification to deepfakes that subvert authentication, the fraud landscape has changed forever. As the scale and complexity of fraud threats develop, businesses need to integrate fraud signals from multiple tools to mitigate these risks effectively.
At this event, we will explore the key challenges and opportunities in the current environment and why the adoption of ML-based, orchestrated fraud decisioning is no longer a choice but a necessity for businesses to stay ahead. By combining different signals, businesses can connect the dots from multiple fraud data points for a more accurate overall decision.
Join us in collaboration with ICFP on Wednesday, 28 May at D’Aria Winery, Durbanville where we’ll discuss some of the fraud prevention trends, challenges and priorities highlighted by this research as outlined in Experian’s Fraud Report.
9:00 am
Arrival Refreshments
9:30 am
Welcome
Ferdie Pieterse
Chief Executive Officer, Experian
Chief Executive Officer, Experian
9:45 am
Key insights from Experian’s latest fraud research conducted by Forrester Consulting
Wilnes Goosen
DA Product Manager, Experian
DA Product Manager, Experian
10:30 am
Importance of software in combating financial crime
Mark Naicker
Senior Commercial Product Manager, Experian
Senior Commercial Product Manager, Experian
Dr Jerry Chetty
Head: Group Business Integrity Unit, Santam
Head: Group Business Integrity Unit, Santam
11:00 am
Comfort Break
11:30 am
Fraud Under the Microscope: Tackling Card-Not-Present Threats
Thys Smit
Fraud Manager, Flysafair
Fraud Manager, Flysafair
Landi Niemandt
Fraud Specialist, FlySafair
Fraud Specialist, FlySafair
12:15 pm
Modern Social Engineering Scams: Trends and Defense Strategies
Carl Wöcke
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
12:45 pm
Close
Francois Grobler
Head of Decision Analytics
Head of Decision Analytics
1:00 pm
Lunch
Keynote Speakers
Ferdie Pieterse Biography
Ferdie was appointed as Experian Africa CEO in March 2020 and comes with extensive pan-African experience as an emerging markets executive in numerous C-Suite roles within the financial services sector. Ferdie’s career in the industry began in auditing before moving into financial management and operations in some of our biggest banks. Ferdie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Certified Information Systems Auditor who holds an Honours Degree in Accounting from the University of South Africa and Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Banking (cum laude). As a resident student, he attended the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School where he completed the Leading Across Boundaries Executive Programme.Wilnes Goosen Biography
I am known as Wilnes and I’m currently working as the DA Product Manager for Experian SA within the Decision analytics space. I have over 7 years of experience within VAF, Banking, Telco, and online space. I have a keen eye for risk management and due diligence. I have developed the skills to identify current and potential threats within the Fraud business and Finance Sector and advise as well as assisting in implementing strategies, cloud solutions and rules to prevent potential threats. I strive to be as effective as possible as well as maintaining effective TAT for business to provide the best customer service as possible.Mark Naicker
Senior Commercial Product Manager, Experian
Mark Naicker Biography
Mark Naicker is Certified Fraud Examiner with the ACFE. He has over 16 years of experience within the anti-fraud field. Mark has held Senior management Anti-Fraud roles across the various Segments of Financial Services such as Group Forensic Services, Business Banking, Retail Banking, Merchant Acquiring and eCommerce marketplace. As a consultant he has worked across multiple verticals i.e., Telco, VAF, Financial Services, SME, and Airlines. He is passionate about start up anti-fraud units, innovating with sales colleagues to find new ways for revenue growth and reviving fraud divisions and their approach to customers, staff, processes, and systems whilst reducing fraud losses.Dr Jerry Chetty
Head: Group Business Integrity Unit, Santam
Dr Jerry Chetty Biography
Thys Smit
Fraud Manager, Flysafair
Thys Smit Biography
Thys is the Fraud Manager at FlySafair and oversees their fraud detection & prevention program. He is a registered Commercial Forensic Practitioner (FP)SA with the ICFP (Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners. Between Thys and Landi they have more than 30 years’ experience in combatting credit card fraud in the aviation industry. Both of them are also seasoned fraud investigators. Working together as team, they ensure that the fraud attack against FlySafair is monitored in real time, any threats are effectively and efficiently identified, and they constantly ensure and maintain a zero fraud rate for the airline.Landi Niemandt
Fraud Specialist, FlySafair
Landi Niemandt Biography
Landi currently holds the position of Fraud Specialist with FlySafair where her main responsibility is the identification, tracing and tracking of syndicates responsible for purchasing flight tickets with fraudulent credit cards. She also completed the IATA Aviation Internal Auditors course and obtained her diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations. Between Thys and Landi they have more than 30 years’ experience in combatting credit card fraud in the aviation industry. Both of them are also seasoned fraud investigators. Working together as team, they ensure that the fraud attack against FlySafair is monitored in real time, any threats are effectively and efficiently identified, and they constantly ensure and maintain a zero fraud rate for the airline.Carl Wöcke
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
Carl Wöcke Biography
Carl Wöcke, a leading expert in artificial decision intelligence, has been actively engaged in the AI and machine learning communities over the past 25 years. As the Chief Executive Officer of Merlynn Intelligence Technologies, he leads a team at the forefront of human-to-machine knowledge transmission using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. His influence extends to numerous international engagements in fintech, law enforcement, healthcare, risk, ethics and human capital optimization. Carl participates in various academic and research environments in South Africa and North America.Francois Grobler
Head of Decision Analytics
Francois Grobler Biography
Francois joined Experian in 2022 to head up the Decision Analytics division in Africa. Before Experian, he was at HomeChoice for 6 years as Credit Risk Director, responsible for fraud prevention, data science, credit risk and collections in retail credit and financial services. Prior to HomeChoice, he was a key member in establishing and building the JD Consumer Finance division within JD Group. He was appointed to the JD Consumer Finance board in March 2013 as Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director. He has gained extensive experience over a 25-year period in the local and international banking and retail industries. Francois has a B.Com degree, a B.Com (Hons) in Economics and a B.Com (Hons) in Investment Management from Rand Afrikaans University and also completed the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Global Executive Development Programme, cum laude, through the University of Pretoria.Venue
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