Conference and event organisers
A session designed to give delegates a practical, case-informed view of how corruption and financial crime actually operate.
Speaking
Book Daniel Baulch to speak on corruption, organised crime and financial crime.
More than 25 years across policing, investigations, professional standards and anti-corruption leadership in Australia and the Pacific — including the Purana Taskforce, leading Victoria Police's Professional Standards Command, and serving as the inaugural Deputy Commissioner (Operations & Technical Services) of Papua New Guinea's Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Who it's for
Audiences
Boards and executives
Designed to help leaders consider where accountability for integrity, insider and financial crime risk sits.
Regulators and government
Framed around independent, evidence-based integrity systems and lessons from public-sector investigations.
Risk, compliance and AML professionals
Focused on AML/CTF obligations, records, evidence and controls that can be demonstrated, not merely described.
Media producers
Commentary from someone clear about what the evidence shows — and what it doesn't.
Topics
Topics Daniel speaks on
Corruption & organised crime
How criminal networks exploit weak institutions and poor controls.
Institutional integrity & governance failure
Why integrity systems must be practical, evidence-based and independent.
Police integrity & professional standards
Lessons from misconduct investigations and accountability.
Financial crime & AML/CTF
Money laundering, beneficial ownership and reform as board-level issues.
PNG & Pacific governance
Corruption and public-sector integrity across PNG and the Pacific.
Whistleblowing & speak-up systems
Listening early, protecting disclosures, responding properly.
Records, evidence & accountability
How weak audit trails enable misconduct and undermine trust.
Selected talks
Selected talk outlines
Examples drawn from recent sessions and commentary. Each can be shaped to your audience.
The Numbers Don't Lie — Or Do They?
- What transaction records can show — and why they do not, by themselves, show intent.
- How context establishes intent: communications, timing, concealment, false explanations and departures from process.
- Testing competing explanations rather than assuming an unusual transaction proves dishonesty.
Who Owns the Insider Threat?
- How criminal groups have moved from attacking controls from outside to recruiting, coercing or cultivating insiders.
- Why Legal, Governance, HR, Security and Investigations each matter — and why the executive owns the risk.
- Practical executive responsibilities, without treating staff as suspects.
Tranche 2: Governance, Records and Financial Crime Risk
- The AML/CTF reforms reaching lawyers, accountants, real estate agents and other professional services.
- Why records, audit trails and evidence determine whether controls can be demonstrated.
- Knowing who checks, who reviews and where the evidence lives.
How Organised Crime Infiltrates Public Institutions
- How criminal networks exploit weak institutions, poor controls and major public projects.
- Lessons from frontline investigations in Australia and across PNG and the Pacific.
- What practical, independent integrity systems need to do.
Formats
Formats
- KeynotesConference and event keynotes that tell the stories behind the cases.
- Panels and moderated discussionsConference panels and government forums.
- Board and executive briefingsBriefings for boards and leadership teams on integrity, insider and financial crime risk.
- WebinarsOnline sessions for professional and industry audiences.
- Media commentaryTelevision, radio, podcast, print and online commentary.
Recent engagements & media
Recent engagements and media
RIMPA Live 2026 — Tranche 2: Governance, Records and Financial Crime Risk
Session 21 October 2026 · Convention 20–22 October 2026, Royal Randwick, Sydney · Official program
29 September 2026
IAFCI Symposium — Sydney
Proving intent in investigations, criminal recruitment of insiders, and why executives own insider-threat risk.
26 March 2026
Financial Crime and AML/CTF at AML Edge Melbourne
Speaking — AML Edge, Melbourne
May 2026
Fortifying Australia's AML/CTF Defences: Integrity at the Core
Conference — ACAMS Australasian Chapter
2025
How the Underworld Controls a Government Build — and Why Enforcement Keeps Losing
TV Investigation — 60 Minutes Australia
2025
Organised Crime, Corruption and Integrity in Papua New Guinea
TV Interview — EMTV Infocus (Papua New Guinea)
15 September 2026
2GB / 4BC Nights with John Stanley
Radio interview — money laundering in Australia and internationally.
2025
Reacting to the Latest Construction-Corruption Revelations on 3AW Drive
Radio — 3AW Drive with Jacqui Felgate
For organisers
Questions organisers ask
- What topics can Daniel speak on?
- Corruption and organised crime, institutional integrity and governance failure, police integrity and professional standards, financial crime and AML/CTF, PNG and Pacific governance, whistleblowing and speak-up systems, and records, evidence and accountability.
- Who are the sessions suited to?
- Conference and event audiences, boards and executives, regulators and government, risk, compliance and AML professionals, and media.
- Can a session be tailored to our event?
- Yes. Keynotes, panels and briefings are shaped to your audience. Describe your event and audience in the enquiry form.
- How do I check Daniel's availability?
- Send an enquiry with your event date and location, or book a call. Daniel will reply personally.
- Speaking and media, or consulting?
- Speaking engagements and media commentary are arranged through this site. Formal advisory and consulting work is delivered through Integrity Solve.
Send a speaking enquiry
Fill in the details and Daniel will reply personally, usually within two business days.