John Athanasiades

John Athanasiades leads National Bank of Canada’s Financial Crime and Corporate Security division which includes anti-money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing and corporate / internal threat investigations.  He is responsible for putting in place a robust risk management and mitigation program by continuing to develop and reinforce strategies surrounding these issues.  Prior to joining National Bank, he had a career of nearly 30 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police managing and collaborating on several national and international strategic initiatives and investigations involving national security, anti-money laundering, terrorism, financial crime and intelligence. Before he retired, he led the Financial Integrity Program for the RCMP in the province of Quebec.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from McGill University as well as completing a CAMS certification

Mimoza Dimodugno

One of the Leaders on the Data, Privacy and AI Governance team, Mimoza is primarily focused on building governance at scale products involving data sources and AI models. Together with her team at MassMutual she is driving democratization of enterprise data for better insights and usage consistent with our principles and regulations.

Prior to joining MassMutual, Mimoza held key positions with other investment and hi-tech companies in Boston, where she was a leader on Data Governance, Data Quality and Business Analytics. She has utilized AI tools and techniques to integrate information, analyze data, and use the resulting insights to improve decision-making process.

Mimoza holds a master’s degree from Harvard University in Information Technology and she is a candidate of PhD in Information Technology with concentration on Data Science and Predictive Analytics. She enjoys working for MassMutual, a company that fosters innovations and advancements in the field of technology