Join us for the ACi 2026 Banking Forum, a premier gathering of investigation professionals, legal experts, and senior leaders from across the financial services sector.
Taking place at Barclays Bank in Canary Wharf, this full-day forum brings together practitioners from some of the world’s leading financial institutions to examine the most pressing challenges facing banking investigations today. Through keynote conversations, expert presentations, and candid panel debates, delegates will explore how investigation functions are adapting to an environment of growing complexity, technological disruption, and evolving regulatory expectations.
This year’s agenda tackles the issues that matter most to the profession: designing investigation structures that can scale, integrating AI tools without sacrificing human judgment, navigating legal privilege, managing high-profile and sensitive cases in the public eye, and maintaining rigorous standards as the global enforcement landscape shifts. With speakers drawn from institutions including Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, Citi, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, alongside leading KCs and independent experts, the forum offers a rare opportunity to benchmark practice, share hard-won experience, and engage in the kind of frank, peer-to-peer dialogue that drives real professional development.
Whether you lead an investigations team, advise on financial crime, or shape policy and governance, the ACi 2026 Banking Forum is the essential event for anyone serious about the future of banking investigations.
Date: 16 June 2026 Venue: Barclays Bank, Canary Wharf, London
Location: Barclays, Canary Wharf
Format: Full-day in-person conference with networking opportunities
Join us for the 2026 ACi Ireland Investigations Forum, a leading event for investigations professionals navigating the intersection between regulation, investigative practice and the use of technology.
As investigative and technological developments continue to reshape regulatory expectations and methodologies, this Forum will bring together practitioners, regulators and industry specialists to explore best practice, emerging trends and examine the practical implications for organisations.
The programme will feature a fireside chat with Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD, together with a series of expert-led panel discussions including:
Ian Drennan, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Enforcement Authority
Peter Gallagher, Head of Enforcement, Central Bank of Ireland
Niamh Hodnett, Online Safety Commissioner, Coimisiún na Meán
The agenda will address topics including regulatory horizon scanning, consumer and competition investigations, cross border enforcement considerations, and the use of contemporary investigative tools and technologies. Click here to view the agenda.
Whether you’re an investigator, legal practitioner, compliance professional, or in-house counsel, this Forum offers essential insights into:
Regulatory priorities and enforcement trends for 2026–2027
Cross-border investigation considerations in Ireland and the EU
Role of competition law enforcement in investigations
Practical case studies of AI use in investigations
Governance and deployment of investigative technologies
What’s next for AI adoption in the investigations sector
Delegates will also benefit from networking opportunities to exchange perspectives and build connections across the investigation’s community.
Event Details Date: Thursday, 14th May 2026 Time: 8:30am Registration | 9:00am Start | 1:00pm Lunch & Networking Venue: Ten Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland Host: Arthur Cox LLP CPD: To be confirmed
This event will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
Registration is 99 Euros for internal investigators, 199 Euros for external (ie consultants, legal firms, service providers.)
Join us for the 2026 ACi Portugal Investigations Forum, where compliance professionals, investigators, HR leaders, and legal experts will gather to explore the evolving landscape of corporate investigations in Portugal.
As technology reshapes how we uncover truth and ensure accountability, this forum brings together leading voices to address the critical challenges facing today’s investigators. From understanding new regulatory expectations around whistleblowing to harnessing the power of AI in discovery, we’ll examine how innovation is transforming investigative practices while navigating the complex interplay between compliance, privacy, and human resources.
Featuring insights from Portugal’s Anti-Corruption Authority, expert panels on the compliance-HR relationship, and cutting-edge perspectives on AI-driven investigations, this half-day forum offers an invaluable opportunity to learn from peers, challenge your thinking, and build connections that matter.
Whether you’re refining your investigative procedures, adapting to new regulatory requirements, or exploring how technology can enhance your work, this forum will equip you with practical insights and fresh perspectives to take back to your organization.
The ACi Symposium serves as the premier annual gathering for professionals within the investigations community. This flagship event offers a distinguished platform for learning, networking, and the exchange of expertise. It is a valued occasion to reconnect with long-standing colleagues and to forge new relationships across diverse industries and global regions.
This year we are kindly hosted by White & Case in London.
Topics we’ll explore include:
AI and Investigations
Bribery and Corruption
eDiscovery, Managed Review and Investigations
Social Media and OSINT
Investigating Risks to the Corporate C-Suite
Our special one-day event, kindly hosted by A&O Shearman, brings together leading experts in whistleblowing, corporate investigations, regulatory compliance, and legal frameworks to explore best practices, challenges, and emerging trends in handling whistleblowing disclosures. The programme offers a comprehensive exploration of whistleblowing investigations, looking at regulatory perspectives and global investigation management to real whistleblower experiences. It features sessions covering cyber-whistelblowing, sexual harassment investigations and a debate around whistleblower rewards. The event offers invaluable insights for investigators, legal and compliance professionals seeking to enhance their whistleblowing programmes and investigation capabilities in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
Following the formal programme, attendees will have valuable networking opportunities from 16:30 to 18:30, allowing for continued discussion of the day’s insights and the formation of professional connections. This networking session provides an ideal setting for participants to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and explore potential collaborations.
Our first event for investigators based in The Netherlands and the surrounding region. The afternoon features an exciting agenda with plenty of networking time.
We will kick off the event with a keynote speech from Jo Gideon, Director and Vice Chair, Whistleblowers UK.
Case Study Examination:
We will take a look at the high-profile whistleblowing case of Jonathan Taylor, who blew the whistle at an energy company, to understand the challenges faced, the investigative process, and the ultimate outcomes.
UK Whistleblowers Bill Briefing:
This comprehensive briefing will cover the UK Whistleblowers Bill, discussing its implications for corporations and ensuring that attendees are well-informed about their legal obligations.
For or Against
Should whistle-blowers be paid? Join us in a lively debate as we hear from our colleagues in the UK and Europe.
Networking Opportunity
Meet and network with your colleagues who are working in this space. Share your experiences and learn from others in the industry to handle whistleblower cases more effectively within your organisation.
Whether helping large organisations prepare reasonable procedures or leading investigations when things go wrong, corporate investigators will be heavily invested in the successful implementation of the pending UK corporate ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence.* The offence will apply to UK-based large organisations as well as offshore large organisations with business and/or customers in the UK.
But what are the views of investigators on general readiness for the new legislation? RSM and the ACi are launching a Fraud Offence Readiness Survey, giving you the opportunity to express your thoughts on the matter.
*Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, 2023.
For all investigators, navigating seniormanagement allegations involves handling a number of unique challenges. In particular, sensitivities arise regarding initial escalation, stakeholder engagement, data retrieval and review, and conducting interviews. Issues may also arise regarding whether the individual remains in their role during the investigation, notifications to relevant regulatory bodies, and consequence management. At the same time, investigation teams can face significant pressure to conduct the investigation quickly in order to minimise disruption. This webinar, kindly sponsored by K2 Integrity, explores these challenges, and more, based on the panellists’ practical experience of handling these types of allegations.
Jane Shvets is a partner and member of Debevoise & Plimpton’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group focused on white collar defense and internal investigations, in particular regarding compliance with corrupt practices legislation. Ms. Shvets boasts a genuine international pedigree, having worked with clients on enquiries from authorities in the U.S., UK, Germany, Russia, and elsewhere, and on matters spanning jurisdictions in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia and the Middle East. In addition to her core investigations practice, Ms. Shvets also leads the firm’s sanctions practice in Europe, guiding clients through a sanctions landscape that has shifted significantly and swiftly in recent years. She is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including having been named White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year (Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2020), Best in White Collar Crime (LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019), and listed to Global Investigations Review’s 2020 “40 Under 40” list and Benchmark Litigation USA’s 2021 “40 and Under Hot List.” Ms. Shvets holds a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School. She is a native Russian speaker and is proficient in Ukrainian.
Olivia Allison is a senior managing director in the Investigations and Risk Advisory practice for K2 Integrity, resident in London. She has extensive expertise helping large private, state-owned and publicly listed companies carry out investigations into fraud, bribery, corruption and other misconduct. Olivia has also worked closely with a range of entities to improve their governance and controls, including in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other emerging markets. Her practice has been particularly focused in oil and gas, mining and extractive industries, as healthcare, retail and financial services.
Joanne Taylor, a senior managing director at K2 Integrity, has 20 years of legal, investigations and financial crime compliance experience, which includes fraud risk management, anti-bribery and corruption, regulatory enforcement and investigations experience working within the financial and legal services industries. She has extensive experience of leading investigations relating to conduct issues, fraud, bribery & corruption and AML and her previous roles have included Global Head of Whistleblowing and Global Deputy Head of Anti-Fraud Bribery & Corruption at a major European bank.
Moderator
Mary Eastwood, Executive Director
Mary is an Investigations, Whistleblowing and Ethics specialist with 21 years’ experience in the fields of evaluation, assurance and investigations. She has worked across the public, private, charitable and humanitarian sectors. Mary started her career as a criminology researcher focusing on crime reduction, social inclusion and ethical compliance for the UK Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board and UK police forces. She then worked in an international NGO as Oxfam’s Fraud and Corruption Team lead and most recently as Head of Investigations at the world’s largest university publisher, Oxford University Press. She is a certified fraud examiner and investigator with significant experience in fraud, bribery and corruption risk management and prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. She has successfully set up and managed internal global ‘whistleblowing’ channels, investigations functions and ethics programmes, and has conducted hundreds of complex global investigations across cultures and languages in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, often in hardship settings. Mary enjoys communications and outreach: she is a regular contributor to thought leadership discussions, and delivers training in corporate investigations and ethical behaviour programmes to stakeholders at all levels.
