Susan Potgieter has worked in the banking industry in various capabilities over the past 30 years.

Susan’s area of expertise is Financial Crime Risk Mitigation through collaboration, and she has facilitated multiple banking industry crime combating initiatives in partnership with both local and global stakeholders, over the years.She is currently responsible for the Banking industry CSIRT at SABRIC and the collaboration with both public and private stakeholders to contribute to cyber resilience with the banking industry and at national level.

She is a frequent speaker at conferences and is passionate about creating capacity and skills development for financial crime combating and cybersecurity.

Susan serves on the E-commerce Advisory Committee to Minister of Finance as well as the CRICS Advisory Board at the Nelson Mandela University.

She holds a B.Proc, LLB and a Master’s degree in corporate law as well as a Diploma in Advanced Banking and Certificate in Money Laundering Control.Susan is a non-practicing admitted attorney, conveyancer and notary.