Speakers

Manuel Parreira recently retired after a 45 year career with the Bank of Canada’s Currency Department. In the capacity of Senior Regional Representative of Outreach and Engagement for Central Canada he promoted the Bank and delivered it products and services to key stakeholders. In addition, he built and maintained relationships with financial and business communities, law enforcement, government agencies, and the general public. Manuel currently holds a position on the Executive Committee for the Central Canada Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. In this role he provides services, and an environment where information regarding financial fraud, fraud investigations and fraud prevention methods can be collected, exchanged, and taught for the common good of the Industry.

Nicole Brockbank is an award-winning investigative reporter with CBC Toronto’s enterprise unit. Her work generally includes digging into a wide range of topics impacting the GTA and Ontario. Over the last several years she has dedicated significant time to reporting on both individual fraud cases, including breaking the story of Ontario’s Crypto King; as well as systemic issues with how fraud is policed and prosecuted, and how crypto ATMs are being exploited to defraud Canadians.

Angelina King is an award-winning investigative reporter with CBC Toronto’s enterprise unit. She focuses on visual storytelling and files stories for CBC’s television, digital and radio platforms. Angelina spent the first half of her career covering crime and the courts in Saskatoon. In more recent years, Angelina, along with her colleagues, has published two investigative series on fraud. She hopes the reporting helps bring to light systemic issues that allow fraud to persist and the life-changing impact it has on victims.

Detective David Coffey, of the Toronto Police Service, has been assigned to the Financial Crimes Unit since 2020. His primary duties are supervising the Central Fraud Intake Office and promoting Community Engagement through fraud presentations, media relations and social media presence. He joined the TPS in 1999 and has spent the majority of his career in investigative units including divisional Criminal Investigative Units, Fraud offices and the Intelligence Unit. He’s a fervent believer in educating the public to make them aware of potential threats from fraudsters and providing best techniques on how not to be victimized. He feels strongly that the most impactful weapon in the war against fraud is knowledge and awareness.

Michael Tran - A Detective Constable with the Ontario Provincial Police, member since 2019 and specializes in Clearnet and Darknet investigations. Enjoys Long walks on the beach and longer motorcycle rides

Cam is a Vice President with the Vidocq Group which specializes in risk consulting for large corporations, government, financial services and investment entities. Prior to working at Vidocq he was with the Toronto Police Service for 32 years and managed such areas as Corporate Crimes, Investigative Training and Behaviour Analysis Sections. After leaving policing he joined BMO as the head of Intelligence Liaison and Operational Effectiveness in the Anti-money Laundering Office. He has authored academic papers, articles and chapters on financial crime and money laundering and speaks internationally.

Cpl. Erin Power has been a member of the RCMP’s Cyber team since 2021. Prior to coming to the Cyber team, she helped create and worked in Nunavut’s first child exploitation unit and prior to this, worked general duty, policing a reservation in Labrador. Cpl. Power believes collaboration in any aspect of her policing career, has always been and still remains the key to successful investigations. She has worked with law enforcement all around the world and hopes to capitalize on collaboration with private industry expertise in an ever changing and developing criminal cyber ecosystem.”

Jesse has over 20 years of Information Security leadership experience in both private and public sectors. In his role as Consulting Lead, Cyber Strategy, Jesse is responsible for helping clients solve complex cyber security challenges by delivering innovative solutions aligned with their unique industry vertical and threat profile.

Jason has over 20 years experience across multiple technical domains, including 5 years as an incident responder in multiple consulting orgs. In his current role as Principal Security Consultant on the strategic consulting team, Jason helps clients effectively prepare for, proactively mitigate, detect and respond to cyber security threats.

Lisa Cronier-Gabel Director, Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement, Currency Department Lisa is responsible for overseeing critical business relationships with internal and external partners to ensure confidence and pride in Canada’s bank notes. She leads the Currency Department’s Strategic Planning cycle and oversees its external stakeholder engagement framework. She is responsible for the delivery of various initiatives related to bank note development and issuance, as well as public and stakeholder consultations on subjects relating to new and current bank notes and cash.

Seohee Kim is a Fraud Management Lead at Interac based in Toronto with extensive experience in financial crime risk, fraud prevention, and operational controls within a large financial institution. She works closely with investigative, analytics, and operational teams to identify emerging fraud trends and strengthen detection and recovery processes. Seohee has led initiatives focused on reducing customer harm, improving fraud response, and aligning operational practices with regulatory expectations. She is particularly interested in emerging fraud typologies, investigative response models, and the importance of crosssector collaboration in preventing financial crime.

A/Detective Inspector Dan Dusto has been a member of the OPP since 2012. Throughout his policing career, Dan has worked in frontline policing, Crime Units, Professional Standards Unit, Anti Rackets Branch, Serious Fraud Office, and Counter Exploitation and Missing Persons Section. He has held positions as an Investigator, Area Crime Sergeant, Team Leader, Unit Commander, Case Manager, and is presently the A/Section Manager for the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and the Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains. Passionate about leveraging innovation to promote public safety, in 2023, Dan worked closely with internal and external partners to spearhead the creation of the OPP’s award winning Cyber-Enabled Fraud Team.

J.D. Bradley is the United States Secret Service (USSS) Senior Special Agent in the Ottawa Field Office. He serves as the USSS Assistant Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. He conducts criminal investigations pertaining to transnational cybercrime, counterfeiting, financial fraud, and protective intelligence cases. He also coordinates protective activities between the USSS and Canadian law enforcement agencies during visits to Canada by the U.S. President, Vice-President, and others authorized protection by law. A 24-year veteran of the Secret Service, Mr. Bradley began his career as a Special Agent assigned to the Miami Field Office. He has also been assigned to the Special Operations Division; Hazardous Agent Mitigation Medical Emergency Response Team, Presidential Protective Division and the James J. Rowley Training Center; Protective Detail Training Section. Mr. Bradley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Microbiology from University of Central Florida.