Anti-Money Laundering Compliance & Investigations MEXICO Forum on
March 11, 2025
W Mexico City
The conference will be in SPANISH with ENGLISH translations
Strategies for Reporting, Audit Readiness and Risk Management
Join this timely, practical event on the intensifying enforcement landscape in Mexico. Key topics include:
• SAT’s Priorities and the Impact on Risk and Investigations
• Identifying New, Emerging AML Risks: Where Financial Institutions and Companies Are Most Vulnerable
• Ensuring Readiness for Your Authority-Led Audits: Practical Lessons Learned
• Regulatory Updates: National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
• Legal Challenges to Penalties: Leveraging Legal Mechanisms to Make Your Case
ASSOCIATE SPONSOR
March 11, 2025 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance & Investigations MEXICO
Meet and learn from:
FEMSA
Ford Credit
Giesecke+Devrient Mexico
Grupo Quimmco
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services México
UBS
9:00 Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Diego Marván Partner Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Diego Marván Partner Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
Oscar Apaez CCO/Country Compliance Head UBS
Fernando Cesar Legal Specialist and Compliance Officer Ford Credit
Nicolas Franco Managing Director BDO USA
Monica Estrada Hernandez Forensic Investigation Partner BDO Mexico
Norma Panszi Regulatory and Legal Compliance Manager FEMSA
Mariana Macías Puente Compliance Officer Grupo Quimmco
Jorge Martinez Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary Giesecke+Devrient Mexico
Carlos Alberto Pérez Macías President, Mexico Chapter World Compliance
Adalberto Robles Head of Legal & Compliance Mercedes-Benz Financial Services México
Regulatory and Legal Compliance Manager FEMSA
9:15 Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT): Current Landscape and Areas of Focus for 2025 and Beyond
The Tax Administration Service (SAT) in Mexico is actively involved in enforcing anti-money laundering regulations. Find out their latest activities in regulation and supervision, cash transaction limits and AML reporting, including:
• What can financial and non-financial entities expect for 2025?
• Impact of technology and data analytics
• Key considerations utilized when assessing a company
• How companies are chosen for visits.
10:00 AML Compliance Blind Spots: Where Companies Are Now Vulnerable—and How to Respond
Sophisticated AML schemes in Mexico often involve complex networks and ways to disguise the origins of illicit funds. Common examples include trade-based money laundering shell companies and trusts, cryptocurrency, real estate and casinos and gambling. Learn about the latest trends, including:
• How companies are misusing legal entities
• Flagging unusual cash payments
• Upgrading internal controls and systems amid the increased use of cryptocurrency
• Combatting the rise in organized crime financing
10:45 Networking Break
11:00
Anticipating the
Adalberto Robles Head of Legal & Compliance
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services México
Oscar Apaez CCO/Country Compliance Head UBS
New AML Amendment: Strengthening the Identification Process
Mexico is considering a new amendment to the AML regulations as part of the broad legal reforms by the New Administration. During this session, we will delve into the key items under consideration and their potential impact, including:
• Identifying politically exposed persons (PEPs)
• Expanding list of occupations considered PEPS
• Stricter requirements for insurance companies
• More obligations to be audited by external audit
• Improving customer due diligence practices for financial institutions
Carlos Alberto Pérez Macías President, Mexico Chapter World Compliance
11:30 Preparing for Authority-Led Audits: What to Do in Advance and When Authorities Show Up at Your Door
It is critical to prepare for your audit including understanding the regulations, conducting internal audits, maintaining accurate records, strong policies and procedures and ensuring that customer due diligence is performed. Topics covered include:
• What do expect when you are subject to an audit
• How to prepare for the audit
• Required documentation to prepare
• Meeting the five-day deadline
• A closer look at authorities' expectations and priorities during audits
• Cooperating with authorities: Do's and don'ts
12:30 Networking Luncheon
Jorge Martinez Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary Giesecke+Devrient Mexico
Norma Panszi Regulatory and Legal Compliance Manager FEMSA
1:45 AML Compliance and Investigations Best Practices: How Companies Are Strengthening Programs to Stay Compliant
It is critical for companies to establish comprehensive AML policies, conduct regular training, perform internal audits and maintain accurate records. Our esteemed speakers will share their companies’ best practices, including:
• When and how to conduct an effective internal audit in the AML context
• When to include outside professionals
• Determining the scope of the investigation
• Strategies to meet rigid documentation requirements
• Real-world examples of how companies are upgrading their AML compliance programs
2:30 Networking Break
Fernando Cesar Legal Specialist and Compliance Officer Ford Credit
Mariana Macías Puente Compliance Officer Grupo Quimmco
2:45 Case Study: Successful Legal Strategies for Challenging and Reducing Penalties
Legal penalties for AML offenders include both administrative and criminal penalties. Listen to real world cases of how huge penalties have been challenged and reduced based on the use of effective legal strategies.
3:45
Importance
Diego Marván Partner Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa
of Crime Prevention Models (CPM) in Your Compliance Program
Organizations are implementing crime prevention models to enhance compliance and reduce crime rates. Some programs that are being used include problem-oriented policing, community and intelligence-based policing, and public-private partnerships. Discover specific initiatives, including:
• Upgraded transaction monitoring
• Conducting an effective risk assessment
• Utilizing data and analytics for analysis
• Digital Banking and impact on AML
• Biometric On-boarding
• Technologies to help build a robust and efficient AML program
• Real cases of money laundering in digital banking
4:30 Networking Cocktail Reception
5:30 End of Conference
Nicolas Franco Managing Director BDO USA
Monica Estrada Hernandez Forensic Investigation Partner BDO Mexico
The 2025 agenda will focus on the new landscape of geopolitical, compliance and enforcement risks. Join a new faculty of Mexican and U.S. experts for practical discussions on:
• Judicial Reform: Managing the Business and Compliance Implications for Your Organization
• Re-Evaluating Your Risk Profile: How Companies Are Re-Thinking Risk Amid Political and Regulatory Shifts in Mexico and the U.S.
• Expanding Your Operations in Mexico: What It Now Takes to Mitigate Corruption Risks Affecting New Licenses and Permits
• Post-Election Predictions and the Way Forward: How the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Will Evolve and Affect Your Compliance Strategy
• The Aftermath of Recent U.S. DOJ Guidance and Pilot Programs: New Considerations for Strengthening Policies and Employee Training
• FCPA Penalties: Lessons Learned from Recent FCPA Enforcement Actions in Mexico and the Region
March 12–13, 2025 | W Hotel Mexico City
