The Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024
June 24–25 | Venue Confirmed! SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Belgium & Online
Online scams are the most reported type of crime. Most countries now state that between 20%-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 $1.026 trillion lost last year, affecting 1-in-4 individuals worldwide, fast action is required.
On June 24–25, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium, the 1st Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS) Europe will take place. The goal of the Summit 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.
GASS Europe follows the 4th Global Anti-Scam Summit held in October 2023 that saw participation from more than 1,100 virtual and 250 physical guests from 70+ countries. GASS Europe will be similarly organized in hybrid style. Last year's event focused on further defining the 10 Recommendations to Turn the Tide on Scams, underscoring the imperative for unified action against the increasingly sophisticated networks behind online scams.
In 2024, there will be three GASS events, with editions spanning three continents. America and Asia will each host their own GASS event for the first time in our history, with the European GASS entering its 5th year. GASS Europe aims to fortify the global network of anti-scam forces by fostering collaboration.
Together, these stakeholders can pool resources, share intelligence, and devise coordinated strategies to disrupt and dismantle the intricate networks perpetrating online scams. Only through concerted and unified action can we effectively combat the pervasive threat of online fraud.
Programme Committee
Abigail Bishop
Amazon
Helena Wood
Cifas
Lynn van Meijgaard
Dutch Banking Association
Alexandre Pluvinage
ING Bank
Ives Vilain
Belgium Police
Matthias Govaerts
Belgium Police
David Laramy
Danske Bank
Jorij Abraham
Global Anti-Scam Alliance
Razvan Costache
Bitdefender
Day 1 Event Schedule:
June 24, 2024
Online & Physically at SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Belgium
09:00 | Euroconsumers | Introduction | |
Jorij Abraham, Managing Director, Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) | The State of Scams in 2024 | ||
09:20 | Joc Cing Tay, Vice President of Engineering, Gogolook | The Evolution of AI Scams | |
09:40 | Global State of Scams Panel Discussion | Representatives outline what is being done to combat scams worldwide | |
Glen Prichard, Chief Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering, UNODC | Chaired by United Nations | ||
Aileen Yap, Assistant Director, Singapore Police, Anti-Scam Command | Asia | ||
Remi Afon, Executive Director, Golegit Africa | Africa | ||
Toby Evans, Head of Economic Crime, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) | Australasia | ||
Rafael Fernandes, Prosecutor & Chief Planning Officer - Prosecution Office of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Americas | ||
Andrei Skorobogatov, Head of International and Telecoms Fraud, UK Home Office | United Kingdom | ||
10:30 | Break | ||
11:30 | Julia Smeekes, Coordinating Policy Officer - Ministry of Justice and Security, Netherlands | The Dutch Integrated Approach on Scams | |
12:10 | Andrea Leask, Netsafe NZ | New Zealand's Approach to Victim Remediation for Consumers Impacted by Online Scams | |
12:30 | Frederiek Burlage & Ruben van Well, Netherlands Police | The Trinity of Victim Notification | |
13:00 | Lunch | ||
14:00 | Workshop 1: Awareness & Education | Hosted by Euroconsumers | |
Ayleen Charlotte, Tinder Swindler Victim | 5 Years After the Scam, Where I Am | ||
Devrajan Bala, Director, Scam Public Education Office, Singapore Police Force | TBA | ||
14:00 | Workshop 2: Anti-Fraud Policy & Prosecution | ||
Ayesha Babar, International Fraud Team Lead, UK Home Office | Balancing GDPR & Crime Fighting | ||
Dr. Nino Goldbeck, Senior Public Prosecutor, Office of the Public Prosecutor General in Bamberg | TBA | ||
Thomas von der Gathen, General Counsel, PSA Payment Services Austria | Public Private Partnership "Platform Against Phishing" | ||
Bernhard Schafrath, Head - Office for Crime Prevention & Victim Support at Criminal Intelligence Service Austria | Public Private Partnership "Platform Against Phishing" | ||
Rafael Fernandes, Prosecutor & Chief Planning Officer - Prosecution Office of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil | TBA | ||
14:00 | Workshop 3: Identifying Best Practices in Detection & Intervention | Hosted by the Dutch Banking Association | |
Lynn van Meijgaard, Policy Advisor - Online Fraud, Dutch Banking Association | |||
Kirstin de Jong, Policy Advisor - Integrated Fraud, Dutch Banking Association | |||
Sandra Peason, Cifas | A New Authorized Push Payment Solution to Minizimze Revictimization | ||
Remi Afon, Executive Director, Golegit Africa | Ethical Hacking as a Path to Rehabilitation: Harnessing Skills for Positive Transformation | ||
14:00 | Workshop 4: Data Sharing | Hosted by DNS Research Federation | |
14:00 | Emily Taylor, CEO and Founder, DNS Research Federation | Data Sharing - Defining the Global Cybercrime.Exchange Together | |
14:00 | Helena Wood, Cifas | National Information Sharing | |
14:45 | Lucien Taylor, Founder, DNS Research Federation | Which Features Should the Cybercrime Exchange Offer? | |
15:15 | Emily Taylor, CEO and Founder, DNS Research Federation | How to Solve the Cybercrime Exchange Governance Model & Legal Challenges | |
16:15 | Jorij Abraham, Managing Director, Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) | How to Create a Sustainable Business Model for the Cybercrime Exchange | |
14:00 | Workshop 5: Enforcement - The 7-Step Kill Switch | Hosted by CyberSecurity Centre Belgium | |
Rosie de Vleesschauwer, Team Lead Contact Center, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) | Proposing the Kill Switch System | ||
Aileen Yap, Assistant Director, Singapore Police, Anti-Scam Command | Demonstrating an effective national response to scams with an Anti-Scam Centre | ||
Marcello Zanni, Specialist in Online Payment Frauds, EC3 - Europol | How Europol Supports National CybSec with Data | ||
15:15 | Break | ||
15:45 | Workshops Continue | ||
17:00 | Recap of Workshops | ||
17:35 | Drinks | TBA |
Day 2 Event Schedule:
June 25, 2024
Online & Physically at SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Belgium
09:00 | Welcome | ||
10:00 | Workshop 6: Financial Services | ||
Lynn van Meijgaard, Policy Advisor - Online Fraud, Dutch Banking Association | TBA | ||
Robert Harris, Senior Director - Product Marketing, Feedzai | |||
Session 6.1: Cooperation Between Banks & Regulators | |||
Ben Woodside, Manager, Policy, Payment Systems Regulator | |||
Guillermo De La Fuente, Co-Chair Vendor and Services Providers Group, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) | |||
Markus Metschitzer, European Commission/DG FISMA | |||
Session 6.2: Cooperation Between Banks | |||
David Laramy, SVP Head of 1st Line Fraud Management, ABC & Tax Evasion,
Danske Bank | |||
Alexandre Pluvinage, Head - Fraud and Online Security Awareness, ING BE | Building Awareness Together | ||
Danny Moerenhout, Fraud Expert, ING | |||
Session 6.3: Cooperation Between Banks & Telcos | |||
Aaron Chiou, BU Head, Business Solutions Business Unit, Gogolook | |||
Adri Loloci, Product Manager, Vodafone Identity Hub | |||
Session 6.4: Cooperation between Banks & Networks | |||
Chris Oakley, Head - Fraud, Form3 | |||
10:00 | Workshop 7: Telecoms | ||
Mike Round, Program Director, Mobile Ecosystem Forum | |||
Brian Webb, Consumer Security Lead, BT | |||
Andrei Skorobogatov, Head of International and Telecoms Fraud, UK Home Office | |||
10:00 | Workshop 8: Big Tech & Social | ||
10:00 | Workshop 9: Registrar/Registry | ||
Berend van Dalfzen, CEO, Realtime Register | |||
Theo Geurts, ICANN RrSG GNSO Councillor | |||
10:00 | Workshop 10: Best practices in global cyber investigations | ||
Peter Hagenaars, Netherlands Police | Scientifically Fighting Scams | ||
Remco Spithoven, Head -
Research Group of Public Security, Saxion University of Applied Sciences | Scientifically Fighting Scams | ||
Dr. Muktar Bello, Lecturer (Salford) & Snr. Forensic Consultant (UNODC) | Impact of AI on Crime Detection | ||
Matthias Govaerts & Ives Vilain, Belgium Police | Combating the Boom in Social Engineering Scams in Belgium | ||
Tomonobu Kaya, Financial Crimes Coordinator, INTERPOL | Supporting Cross-border Collaboration | ||
Manu Fernandez, Cryptocurrencies Specialist at Mossos d'Esquadra Police (Spain LEA) | Cross Border Investigations | Asset Recovery | Fake Investment Shutdown: European Cross-Border Operation | ||
Joan Carles Granja, Deputy Head of the Commissioner General for Criminal Investigation at Mossos d'Esquadra Police (Spain LEA) | |||
Caroline & Jethro | Cybercrime Atlas – Force multipliers in OSINT | ||
11:30 | Break | ||
12:00 | Workshops Continue | ||
12:30 | Summary and Next Steps | ||
13:00 | Lunch | ||
14:00 | Recap of Workshops | ||
14:50 | Closing | ||
15:00 | End of Day 2 |
When, Where & How
When
24th & 25th of June, 2024
Where:
SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Belgium & Online
Book Accommodation Now:
Bd de Waterloo 38, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Rue Duquesnoy 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
BE AWARE: TO ENTER THE CONFERENCE, YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW YOUR ID/PASSPORT.
Virtual participants will receive a link to the live stream shortly before the summit commences.