Alexis Conran, TV Presenter and Actor (LAMDA trained) is best known as the man who identifies, uncovers and helps us to protect our businesses and ourselves against scams. As writer and presenter of the highly acclaimed BBC TV show, The Real Hustle, he is in the rare position of being able to advise and educate even the most-foolhardy on issues surrounding security and risk (in the real and virtual world), and identify the human behavior, communication skills and confidence tricks that the world’s top scammers rely on to achieve their unscrupulous aims. An expert in social engineering, Alexis shares insights into information security and how people are psychologically manipulated into performing actions or divulging confidential information.

As a charismatic and engaging keynote and after-dinner speaker, Alexis employs his knowledge of the dark and deceptive world of hustling, pickpockets and con-artists to speak candidly on the risks and security threats constantly faced by businesses, and to deliver important messages on the shrewdest ways to protect against the ever-increasing number of scams. His recent clients include Google, IBM, the RSA Security Conference, Experian, RBS, Halifax, Aviva, Facebook, Porsche, VISA, The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police Fraud in Action Unit.

Alexis currently hosts his own weekly show, on Talk Radio. He has been part of several Channel 5 programs all focused around how to keep people safe from scams and sharp practices. He also contributes to ITV’s This Morning and BBC Radio 4 and 5Live, and was crowned champion of Celebrity MasterChef 2016.
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Christian A. Chmiel, CEO of Web Shield, is responsible for the development and implementation of novel investigation techniques and research tools to identify fraudulent or brand damaging online merchants. Before he served as the Deputy Head of Compliance for a major German acquiring bank, and specialized in online fraud investigations, credit card compliance and underwriting.

He has served clients across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, IT software, entertainment, travel and health. Christian has undertaken assignments in the mainland Europe, Israel, Georgia, North America and the United Arabian Emirates. He brings deep experience in conducting investigations into fraudulent online merchants, risk calculations and forecasting methodologies to the table.

Christian is a lecturer at the Web Shield Academy and has written and co-written a series of publications about the various aspects of risk management, fraud detection and investigative methodology.

He has been honoured as one of the ETA's Forty Under 40 class of 2019.

Bill is a professional banker, a payments and risk specialist for over 25 years. He headed-up risk functions and special investigations in Lloyds Bank issuing and acquiring, following with acquiring and processing at First Data, and then insurance risks at RBS/Direct Line. He set-up, ran, grew and sold an outsource business that identified and managed liars in people's insurance and lost-card claims using teams trained in advance forensic psychology.

For the last 12 years, he has been diving into many other businesses: largely advising merchants, acquirers and others in the payment chain to help reduce risks and costs, to improve business and to make significant organisational change. The catalyst for change will often come from losses, from regulators or from a card-scheme challenge. He is a mentor for innovative payments start-ups and sits on working parties and panels for the UK regulators. He works across the EU, but often much further afield. Furthermore, Bill has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Banking, and is a member of the high IQ society.

For over 25 years, Kevin has been a business leader within the payments industry working with issuers, acquirers, payment schemes and retailers. More recently this includes a continued focus on payments acceptance, risk and compliance. Additionally works with processors, telco’s, solution providers and regulators, particularly in the areas of payments innovation, fraud, risk and compliance management.

He spent nearly 17 years at Visa in Europe and internationally, where Kevin held various senior management and leadership positions, focused on card programmes and acceptance product development and management across Europe, as well as global initiatives while seconded to Visa International. On returning to Europe, Kevin led the Visa Europe acceptance and acquiring development team before moving into risk management, as the Head of Fraud Management and Compliance.

Since leaving Visa in late 2011, Kevin has operated as an independent and trusted payments and risk management consultant and business advisor. He is a co-founder of the Association of Independent Risk & Fraud Advisors (AIRFA).

Oleg Leonov is a Product Risk and Compliance Officer, responsible for the development and implementation of verification/investigation techniques and solutions within the organization. Oleg covers compliance and risk areas for a payment gateway, which includes over 200 global and local payments methods and hundreds of merchants. Focusing on fraud prevention, KYC procedures and merchant monitoring, all while cooperating with a team of over 100 analysts.

Oleg has worked directly with every aspect of risk and compliance management on the operational level and possesses the detailed awareness of every process. He has a very extensive knowledge in this field and is constantly following emerging payment trends and their potential implications. He is responsible for the company’s regulatory compliance and for the staff awareness of existing threats, as well as maintaining a relationship and staying in contact with regulatory authorities.