Financial Crime Symposium 2025

Simon has over 20 years as a forensic partner. Simon leads the Fraud, Data and Disputes team in the Forensic business of Deloitte in the UK, which comprises a team of 140 partners and staff. Simon has deep experience of working with special committees drawn from the boards of organisations to oversee reviews and investigations into sensitive incidents and circumstances which have led to public, regulatory and government scrutiny. Simon has interacted with and overseen the preparation of reports and material that have been provided to various government and regulatory bodies, in the UK and internationally. Simon has also acted as an expert witness in a range of legal claims.

Anand is a Director at Deloitte catering to the Financial Services Industry in MENA region; His core competencies include Regulatory Compliance, Fraud Risk, Financial Crime, Corporate Governance and Conduct Risk on Functional as well on Technology front. In his career spanning 13 years, Anand has successfully delivered strategic, and large-scale compliance transformation engagements across a range of financial institutions in Middle East, India, South-East Asia, and Europe. As a regional lead in his domain, Anand closely works with banks, insurers, capital market firms, regulators, and central banks. He is passionate about the next generation of technology and analytics to help mitigate emerging risks in the Financial Services Industry; having developed industry leading models and risk management programs. Anand holds a degree in Corporate Finance and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. His interests include defense aerospace, reverse engineering, motorcycle touring, and archeology.

Steve is a Partner with over 30 years of experience working with banks across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. He leads the Investment Management Sector for the Middle East region, collaborating with regulators, banks, and stock exchanges to develop and enhance risk frameworks. Steve's main focus areas include Basel and local banking regulations, liquidity risk, traded and non-traded market risk, operational risk, governance, and AML and compliance. Before joining professional services, Steve was a banker for 15 years, serving as a Director for a global bank in Hong Kong. He is a regular speaker at banking conferences and frequently contributes thought leadership to risk magazines, journals, and newspapers.