The Focus Rooms
Heaton Lane Longlake 20,
Modderfontein Lethabong,
Sandton, 1609,
South Africa
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Experian Fraud Forum - Johannesburg
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, 21 May at the Focus Rooms, Sandton where we’ll discuss some of the fraud prevention trends, challenges and priorities highlighted by this research as outlined in Experian’s Fraud Report.
8:30 am
Arrival Refreshments
9:00 am
Welcome
Ferdie Pieterse
Chief Executive Officer, Experian
Chief Executive Officer, Experian
9:15 am
Key insights from Experian’s latest fraud research conducted by Forrester Consulting
Wilnes Goosen
DA Product Manager, Experian
DA Product Manager, Experian
10:00 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
10:30 am
Comfort Break
11:00 am
Panel discussion considering the biggest challenges limiting fraud prevention, the impact of GenAI on fraud as well as top fraud priorities.
Razia Cleland
Head of Decisioning Solutions, Experian
Head of Decisioning Solutions, Experian
Thys Smit
Fraud Manager, Flysafair
Fraud Manager, Flysafair
Jerome Speechly
Manager: Fraud Strategy, African Bank
Manager: Fraud Strategy, African Bank
Dr Jerry Chetty
Head: Group Business Integrity Unit, Santam
Head: Group Business Integrity Unit, Santam
Mark Naicker
Senior Commercial Product Manager, Experian
Senior Commercial Product Manager, Experian
Carl Wöcke
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
Bree Caprin
Chief Customer Officer, Experian Africa
Chief Customer Officer, Experian Africa
Hosted By Wilnes Goosen
11:45 am
Modern Social Engineering Scams: Trends and Defense Strategies
Carl Wöcke
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
CEO, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies
12:15 pm
Close
Wilnes Goosen
DA Product Manager, Experian
DA Product Manager, Experian
12:30 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
Razia Cleland
Head of Decisioning Solutions, Experian
Razia Cleland Biography
Experian South Africa’s Head of Decisioning Solutions, Razia Cleland, has over 15 years’ experience in the financial services industry, across insurance, retail banking, credit and scoring analytics, and collections. She has an actuarial science and statistics background and uses these skills to build a strong technical base in modelling, scoring and data analytics, and consulting. Her key focus areas within financial services are collections and risk management, and finding novel solutions to clients’ problems across the customer life cycle.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.Jerome Speechly
Manager: Fraud Strategy, African Bank
Jerome Speechly Biography
I have been in the banking industry for 18 years and 1 year was spent in the online gaming and sports betting industry. I have worked in fraud operations since 2012 being exposed to card, non-card and digital fraud trends. I’ve been in my current role with African Bank for 2 and half years and I am responsible for looking at the fraud strategy for the bank within fraud operations. This entails delivering a proactive fraud prevention and detection strategy in line with policy and risk appetite and the development of a fraud controls framework in partnership with business.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.Bree Caprin
Chief Customer Officer, Experian Africa
Bree Caprin Biography
As Chief Customer Officer at Experian, Bree brings over a decade of experience in financial services, information technology, and software sales to her role. She is passionate about delivering exceptional client value and driving customer-centric strategies that foster long-term partnerships. Bree began her journey with Compuscan in 2011 and played a key role through its acquisition by Experian in 2019. Since then, she has led high-performing sales teams, most recently managing a team of Tier 1 Account Managers before being promoted to Head of Sales in 2025. Her leadership, strategic insight, and consistent delivery of results led to her appointment as Chief Customer Officer. With a strong foundation in strategic planning, client engagement, and regulatory compliance, Bree is committed to ensuring that every client experience is seamless, impactful, and aligned with their business goals. She holds an MBA in Strategy and Strategic Sustainable Marketing, as well as an LLB degree, equipping her with a unique blend of commercial and legal expertise.Venue
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