Alicia Yang Managing Director – Sales, Asia Pacific Moody's

Alicia Yang is the Managing Director of Sales for Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore, responsible for driving business growth and strategic priorities for the region. She’s most passionate about building a diversified sales team that could represent and convey Moody’s story to the world, and help clients find the solutions to decode risk & unlock opportunities. Alicia is also a key advocate and ambassador of Diversity and Inclusion at Moody’s. She serves as the chair for Women In Sales (WIS) for APAC & ME and Singapore Country Lead for the GenERGy (Generation BRG) Business Resources Group since 2022.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Alicia held various positions in sales, project management & delivery, business analysis, product strategy & management across government, corporate and banking industry. With her diverse background and experience in sales brings a unique perspective and a wealth of knowledge to her role at Moody’s.

Alicia holds a Bachelor of Information Technology majoring in System management from National University of Malaysia.

William Morris Director, Regulatory Guidance AUSTRAC

William Morris is the director of the Guidance Section in AUSTRAC, which is responsible for producing guidance to help industries understand their existing and upcoming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations. Will started his career in the private sector, working in litigation and criminal defence before moving to the Office of International Law in Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. Will worked in financial crime policy before joining AUSTRAC, developing laws on anti-money laundering regulation, foreign bribery, criminal asset confiscation and sweeping changes to Commonwealth money laundering offences.

Choon Hong Chua Senior Director, Head of Financial Crime Practice Group, APAC/ME Moody's

Choon Hong leads the Asia Pacific and Middle East Financial Crime Practice Group in Moody’s and is responsible for driving compliance-related initiatives in the region. He is active in the compliance community across both public and private sectors, including in the banking and corporate space, and understands the emerging trends in combating financial crimes through these interactions.

Choon Hong acts as a consultant to Fortune 500 clients on risk-based approaches to anti-money laundering (AML) and supply chain, and leads datamapping workshops to help compliance departments operationalize the use of Moody’s databases. He specializes in helping clients build a holistic compliance risk framework to navigate complex regulatory environments.

Choon Hong has over 15 years of experience in the enterprise software solution space, and has spent the last few years advising major financial institutions across Asia Pacific in AML, sanctions, fraud, supplier due diligence, and trade compliance.

Choon Hong is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and participates actively in leading financial crime conferences.

Qing Liu Senior Director, Head of KYC and Data Specialists Moody's

As the regional KYC and Data leader for Oceania and ASEAN, she is responsible for building robust partnerships with government agencies, advisory firms and global corporates to deliver innovative solutions to the market in the area of supplier risk assessment, compliance and TPRM.

Qing works across Financial Institutions, Insurance, Public Sector Agencies and helping them designing best practices and finding robust solutions for clients in the procurement space, including working on projects to support complex direct and indirect procurement programs and supplier risk assessment by leveraging cutting-edge data and technology.

Qing has been with Moody’s for over 9 years. Prior to joining Moody’s, Qing worked at globally leading consultancy firms, specialising in advising large multinational corporations in the area of financial investment and tax restructuring.

Jeremy Moller Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Jeremy Moller is a risk advisory lawyer based in Sydney. He has over 15 years' experience working in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand as a lawyer specialising in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and international sanctions. 

Jeremy is experienced in dealing with a range of regulators both in Australia and overseas, including the Australian Transaction and Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). Jeremy is a member of the Law Council of Australia’s AML/CTF Working Group, the NSW Law Society AML/CTF Working Group, the NSW Law Society Ethics Committee and is on the Advisory Board of the Australasian Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

TIm Goodrick Director, Financial Crime KPMG

Tim is a Director in KPMG’s financial crime practice where he specialises in financial crime transformation. Tim works with clients in the financial services and gaming industries to enhance the way they detect and deter financial crime including in areas such as customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, targeted operating models, operations, technology, data, risk assessments and programs.

Prior to KPMG, Tim worked for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) where he spent 5 years in France and South Korea. At the FATF, Tim led global research and policy projects on beneficial ownership, human trafficking, and virtual assets, working closely with FATF members and international bodies.  Tim also undertook country assessments against the FATF Standards and designed and delivered AML/CTF training to government officials from over 120 countries. Prior to joining the FATF, Tim was the Director, Financial Crime at the Australian Attorney-General’s Department where he led Australia’s financial crime policy and legislation, and previously worked at AUSTRAC.

Tim has represented Australia and the FATF internationally in various international fora, including at the FATF, G20, OECD, United Nations, Asia-Pacific Group, and other FATF-style regional bodies.

Choon Hong Chua Senior Director, Head of Financial Crime Practice Group, APAC/ME Moody's

Choon Hong leads the Asia Pacific and Middle East Financial Crime Practice Group in Moody’s and is responsible for driving compliance-related initiatives in the region. He is active in the compliance community across both public and private sectors, including in the banking and corporate space, and understands the emerging trends in combating financial crimes through these interactions.

Choon Hong acts as a consultant to Fortune 500 clients on risk-based approaches to anti-money laundering (AML) and supply chain, and leads datamapping workshops to help compliance departments operationalize the use of Moody’s databases. He specializes in helping clients build a holistic compliance risk framework to navigate complex regulatory environments.

Choon Hong has over 15 years of experience in the enterprise software solution space, and has spent the last few years advising major financial institutions across Asia Pacific in AML, sanctions, fraud, supplier due diligence, and trade compliance.

Choon Hong is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and participates actively in leading financial crime conferences.

Neil Jeans Partner - Risk Consulting Grant Thornton

Neil has a unique background in financial crime compliance and risk management, spanning over 30 years. 

Neil began his career as a stockbroker trading equities, bonds, and derivatives before joining Law Enforcement. He worked in agencies tasked with investigating financial crime, including domestic and international fraud and money laundering relating to the international securities markets.

Neil subsequently joined the UK’s Financial Services Regulator to support the establishment of AML/CTF regulation and the development of AML supervision techniques.

Neil has worked at senior levels within financial institutions, managing AML/CTF compliance across Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, and Australia.

Since 2012, Neil has worked as a specialist AML/CFT consultant providing advice and support to businesses subject to AML/CTF regulation, including providing advice on AUSTRAC registration, developing AML/CTF programs, undertaking independent reviews for major international and Australian digital currency exchanges as they have evolved their financial crime responses.

Neil spent a significant amount of 2018 supporting lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to achieve compliance with AML/CFT when they were brought into New Zealand’s regime.  So has direct and relevant experience of what AML/CTF compliance means for “gatekeepers”.

In September 2022 Neil’s business was acquired by Grant Thornton Australia and Neil became a Partner of GT.

Neil has been appointed by AUSTRAC as an ‘expert witness’ in several civil claims, including CBA and Westpac.    

Neil has also been authorised by AUSTRAC to be the External Auditor for Afterpay, PayPal, and Bank of Queensland.

Amy Bell CEO Teal Compliance

Amy is the Founder of Teal Compliance and Teal Legal as well as the Author of Solicitors and Money Laundering and Compliance That Works.

Amy is a Solicitor and Compliance Consultant with a passion for helping firms adapt to the changing legal landscape. Amy has many years’ experience working with law firms and, in 2017, launched Amy Bell Compliance Limited followed by Teal Compliance Limited in January 2018.

Amy’s team provide support to law firms, through consultancy services and training to help everyone in the firm to understand compliance and how to apply risk management principles to improve client service and deliver efficiencies.

Amy is currently Chair of the Law Society's Money Laundering Task Force, where she represents the Solicitors profession at Government and in Europe. Amy is also the author of the Law Society's Anti-Bribery Toolkit and their Anti Money Laundering Training courses. Amy is a regular speaker on all areas of compliance including for the Law Society, InfoTrack, as well as local Law Societies and Law Firm Networks.

Alicia Yang Managing Director – Sales, Asia Pacific Moody's

Alicia Yang is the Managing Director of Sales for Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore, responsible for driving business growth and strategic priorities for the region. She’s most passionate about building a diversified sales team that could represent and convey Moody’s story to the world, and help clients find the solutions to decode risk & unlock opportunities. Alicia is also a key advocate and ambassador of Diversity and Inclusion at Moody’s. She serves as the chair for Women In Sales (WIS) for APAC & ME and Singapore Country Lead for the GenERGy (Generation BRG) Business Resources Group since 2022.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Alicia held various positions in sales, project management & delivery, business analysis, product strategy & management across government, corporate and banking industry. With her diverse background and experience in sales brings a unique perspective and a wealth of knowledge to her role at Moody’s.

Alicia holds a Bachelor of Information Technology majoring in System management from National University of Malaysia.

Jeremy Moller Senior Advisor - Risk Advisory Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Jeremy Moller is a risk advisory lawyer based in Sydney. He has over 15 years' experience working in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand as a lawyer specialising in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and international sanctions. 

Jeremy is experienced in dealing with a range of regulators both in Australia and overseas, including the Australian Transaction and Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). Jeremy is a member of the Law Council of Australia’s AML/CTF Working Group, the NSW Law Society AML/CTF Working Group, the NSW Law Society Ethics Committee and is on the Advisory Board of the Australasian Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).