The Global Anti Scam Summit 2023
18th and 19th of October | Ramada Hotel Lisbon & Online
Online scams are the most reported type of crime. Most countries now state that between 20 to 50% of all crimes reported are related to online fraud. This is only the tip of the iceberg, as only 7% of all scam victims report the crime to law enforcement. With nearly $ 55 billion lost last year and more than 300 million consumers scammed fast action is required.
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On the 18th and 19th of October 2023, the 4th Global Anti Scam Summit (GASS) is being held. The goal of the GASS is to bring governments, consumer & financial authorities, law enforcement, brand protection agencies, and (cybersecurity) companies together to share knowledge and define joint actions to protect consumers from getting scammed.
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In 2022 we had nearly 1,300 virtual guests and 120 physical participants from 70+ countries. This year the event will be organized hybrid again. Last year we defined 10 Recommendations to Turn the Tide on Scams. This year we will focus on further defining these solutions and show-casing best practices from accross the globe.
Event Schedule: 17th of October
20:00 Dutch Drinks
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For those who fly in early, we can meet at:
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Ramada by Wyndham Lisbon Hotel
(same location as the conference)
Avenida Engenheiro Arantes Oliveira numero 9, Lisbon, 1900-221
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According to Dutch tradition, the first drinks are on us, and the remainder of the evening is all yours.
Event Schedule:
18th of October 2023
Online via Zoom, Physically at Ramada by Wyndham Lisbon Hotel, Portugal
09:00 | Antonio Balhanas, CEO EuroConsumer | Welcome | |
09:15 | Jorij Abraham, General Manager Global Anti Scam Alliance | The Global State of Scams, What Happened in 2023? | |
Mina Chiang, Founder at Humanity Research Consultancy | How the Impunity of Online Scams Causes Modern Slavery in Criminal Scamming Compounds | ||
BEST PRACTICES FROM ASIA | |||
09:35 | Jayde Richmond, Director Consumer Strategies, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission / ScamWatch | Fighting Back Scams with the Australian Anti-Scam Center | |
Ng Li Sa, Director Policy Development & Security, Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore | Singapore's multi layered defense strategy against scams | ||
Jeff Kuo, CEO Gogolook | Who is calling? How Taiwan is fighting phone scams and smishing | ||
10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
BEST PRACTICES FROM AFRICA & EUROPE | |||
11:00 | Peter Hagenaars, Project Leader National Internet Crime Reporting Center. t.b.c. | Operation Centurion, disrupting digital crime and strengthening local police teams | |
11:20 | Nazia Karrim, Head of Product Development, Southern Africa Fraud Prevention Service | Fighting Scams in South Africa | |
BEST PRACTICES FROM AMERICA | |||
11:45 | Laureen Kapin, Assistant Director for International Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission | t.b.d. | |
12:00 | Rafael Fernandes, Prosecutor & Chief Planning Officer, Prosecution Office of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Boosting Scam Prevention in Brazil | |
12:30 | LUNCH | ||
14:00 | WORKSHOP TRACKS | 5 workshop To turn the Tide on Scams will be run in parallel. | |
14:00 | TRACK 1: RAISE CONSUMER AWARENESS | ||
Chaired by EuroConsumer | |||
Hosted by: | |||
Claudia Maia, Chief Editor, Deco Proteste | |||
Sarra Papadopoulou, Senior Deliverability Manager, Sitecore
| Fund Scams / Impersonation During bank closures and election period | ||
Brent Carey, CEO Netsafe New Zealand | Innovative Ways to Fight Scams | ||
14:00 | TRACK 2: FACILITATE NATIONAL, EASY REPORTING | ||
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14:00 | TRACK 3: DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURAL TOOLS | ||
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Hosted by: SpamHaus | |||
Phishing Operations in Belgium (t.b.c.) | |||
TRACK 4: MAKE SERVICE PROVIDERS RESPONSIBLE | |||
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Dr. Michael McGuire & Jack Whittaker, University of Surrey | Scamtasia: How Online Platforms Enable Fraud | ||
Claire Simpson, Senior Manager – Policy, UK Payment Systems Regulator | |||
14:00 | TRACK 5: MAKE FRAUD TRACEABLE, CROSS-BORDER | ||
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16:30 | Foy Shiver, Deputy Secretary-General, APWG | RECAP @ AUDITORIUM | |
17:00 | Timo Wagenblatt, Product Lead, Merchant Shopping (t.b.c.) | What would Google Do? | |
17:30 | DRINKS & NETWORKING, POWERED BY SPAMHAUS & DNR RESEARCH FEDERATION |
Event Schedule: 19th of October
Online via Zoom, Physically at Ramada by Wyndham Lisbon Hotel, Portugal
09:00 | Emily Taylor, Co-Founder & Director DNS Research Federation | The Bad Boys of the Internet, t.b.c. | |
09:20 | Hannah Shimko, CEO, Online Dating Association
T.b.c. | How the Dating Industry is Fighting Scams | |
09:40 | WORKSHOP TRACKS | 5 workshop To turn the Tide on Scams will be run in parallel. | |
09:30 | TRACK 1: SET-UP CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL VICTIM SUPPORT | ||
Chaired by EuroConsumer | |||
Hosted by: | |||
Sonia Covita, Coordinator Deco Proteste | |||
Charlotte Hooper, Director, The Cyber Helpline | Supporting Victims of Fraud and Scams with Cybersecurity as a starter | ||
09:30 | TRACK 2: SET-UP A DEDICATED NATIONAL CONSUMER CYBER SECURITY CENTER | ||
Chaired by: Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director General, Centre for Cyber security Belgium | |||
Hosted by: | |||
T.b.d., Singapore Anti Scam Command | Building The Singapore Anti Scam Command Team | ||
Garry Lilburn, Operations Director Cyber Defence Alliance | Working as a team with Telco's and Law Enforcement to mitigate phishing and smishing. | ||
09:30 | TRACK 3: ESTABLISH A GLOBAL SCAM DATA SHARING HUB | ||
Chaired by: APWG | |||
Hosted by: Global Cyber Alliance | |||
Luigi Lenguito, Chief Product Officer, Bfore.ai | Fighting cyber threat with predictive intelligence | ||
09:30 | TRACK 4: ALLOW PREVENTIVE ACTION (WARN, BLOCK, STOP) | ||
Chaired by: CIFAS | |||
Hosted by: | |||
Mike Haley, CEO CIFAS | |||
09:30 | TRACK 5: ENACT AN INTERNATIONAL SCAM INVESTIGATION & PROSECUTION NETWORK | ||
Chaired by: Glen Prichard, Chief Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering, United Nations | |||
Hosted by: Group-IB | |||
12:00 | LUNCH | ||
13:00 | Alejandro Fernández-Cernuda. Director of Engagement, Global Cyber Alliance | RECAP @ AUDITORIUM | |
13:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION | What can we achieve now? | |
Glen Prichard, Chief Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering, United Nations | |||
Ng Li Sa, Director Policy Development & Security, Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore | |||
14:30 | President Berek Obama, World Nations (t.b.c. | The future of scam (prevention) | |
14:50 | Jorij Abraham, General Manager Global Anti Scam Alliance | WRAP-UP OF GASS 2023 | |
15:00 | CLOSING |