Fighting ISIS (Daesh) Funding: Counter Terrorist Financing Tools and Methods

February 22, 2016 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST | Sign Up Now

We’re proud to bring you this complimentary webinar presented by EY, with participation from the FBI and the Council on Foreign Relations, “Fighting ISIS Funding: Counter Terrorist Financing Tools,” on February 22, 2016 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST. This webinar examines the diverse funding streams of ISIS and the critical role of the financial sector in cutting off these ties as well as the importance of government and financial industry involvement. Three leading experts from the FBI, EY, and the Council on Foreign Relations will lead the webinar.

Jennifer M. Harris, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations will discuss:

• The fundamentals of ISIS, its goals and direction
• What is being done by the US government to curtail ISIS funds
• How private sector participants assist with the US government effort

William Dayhoff, The Director of the Virtual Threat Analysis Center for the FBI Counter Terrorism Division and Ed Herbst, Executive Director at EY and former Director of the FBI’s Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force will discuss:

• The difference between ISIS and Al Queda, and how they appear in the funding structure
• What to look for from the financial institutional perspective
• The importance of compliance/audit positions in safeguarding against terrorist financing — both by protecting organizations from monetary and reputational damage, and by being good corporate citizens