Weekly Brunches with Workshops: Tackling Financial Crime with AI and Startups in Regulatory Uncertainty
This event is part of the Weekly Brunches with Workshops series. Read more about the programme here.
Entrepreneurial talk: To be announced!
Technical talk: Tackling Financial Crime with AI: Obligations, Techniques, and Challenges with Valeria Cortez (Monzo Bank)
Valeria Cortez Vaca Diez is a Lead Data Scientist at Monzo Bank, specialising in using ML and data analytics to tackle financial crime. She focuses on building scalable data pipelines and deploying models to detect fraud and ensure regulatory compliance. With expertise in data engineering and machine learning, Valeria has developed advanced solutions for transaction monitoring and anti-money laundering, driving impactful, data-driven decisions in financial services.
Valeria will explain evolving landscape of financial crime, highlighting the legal and regulatory obligations financial institutions must meet. We’ll explore cutting-edge AI techniques used to detect and prevent illicit activities, such as fraud and money laundering. Finally, we’ll discuss the common challenges faced when implementing AI solutions, from data quality issues to navigating regulatory compliance.
The brunches are enabled by:
WHEN: Friday, 7 February 2025
1-2 PM: Brunch in King’s Hall
2-3 PM: Workshops
* Entrepreneurial workshop in Provost's Drawing Room
* Technical workshop in Seminar Room
3 PM onwards: Optional informal discussion in the Turing Room, the E-Lab co-working space
WHERE: King’s College, Cambridge
TICKETS: Workshop registration opens on the Monday before each event. Brunch signups open on the following Tuesday or Wednesday via our WhatsApp group chat.