Austin, TX | Marketplace Risk
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Austin, Texas, February 25, 2026

The World's Largest Digital Platform Conference in Austin, Texas!

Marketplace Risk Austin Conference 2026 - #MRATX26

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SPEAKERS

Featuring Founders, Operators and Experts From...

Join top experts, founders, and industry leaders as they share real-world experiences, proven strategies, and forward-thinking solutions to today’s most pressing challenges in digital risk — including trust & safety, compliance, fraud prevention, and beyond.

Laura Chen

Senior Product Policy Advisor

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Aniket Ajagaonkar

Staff Software Engineer - Trust

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Drew Fowler

Risk Incident

Manager

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Discover more about the world's largest digital platform conference, including topics, speakers and the platforms participating.

ABOUT #MRATX - Marketplace Risk Austin Conference

The only conference designed for digital platforms founders and leaders in Austin, Texas.

The world’s largest digital platform conference.
#MRATX is the most comprehensive event focused on digital risk, covering critical areas such as trust & safety, compliance, fraud prevention, and evolving regulations. Designed for leaders and professionals across digital platforms — including marketplaces, fintechs, and platform-based businesses — the conference delivers practical insights, innovative strategies, and valuable connections through expert-led panels, workshops, and keynotes.

ABOUT OUR CONFERENCES

Key Details & Why You Can't Miss Them

WHO

  • Founders and leaders from digital platforms, including marketplaces, fintechs, and platform-based businesses, who want to learn from peers.

  • Innovative solution providers, vendors and firms solving platform challenges.

  • Industry leaders and subject matter experts.

WHY

  • Learn best practices and tested strategies to protect your digital platform.

  • Network with peers and industry experts from around the world.

  • Share your knowledge and experience with other industry leaders.

WHAT

  • Trust & Safety

  • Fraud Prevention

  • Regulatory & Compliance Challenges

  • Technology & Innovation

  • Emerging Risks Across Digital Platforms

Designed for founders and leaders across digital platforms, including marketplaces, fintechs, and platform-based businesses.

WHEN

  • Austin, TX - Feb 25, 2026

  • Dell Jewish Community Center (JCC) - 7300 Hart Ln, Austin, TX 78731

 

Find Out Why Founders and Leaders Attend The Marketplace Risk Austin Conferences

AGENDA

Draft Agenda

Focused on digital risk and critical areas such as trust & safety, compliance, fraud prevention, and evolving regulations across digital platforms, including marketplaces, fintechs, and platform-based businesses.​

Schedule of Events (February 24 - 25, 2026)

Tuesday, February 24
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Welcome Reception at JCC

 

Wednesday, February 25

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Check-in and Registration
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM: Opening Session
9:50 AM - 5:10 PM: Sessions
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Networking Reception at JCC

JCC

Fraud-as-a-Service: How to Commit Fraud Fueled by GenAI

Feb 25, 2026

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- Drew Fowler, Risk Incident Manager, eBay
- Eduardo Pires, Global Head of Industry, Incognia

What do “free iPhones,” “free food,” and “free stays” have in common? They’re all outcomes of today's GenAI-fueled fraud ecosystem, where industrial-scale tactics are used to bypass security, drain merchant incentives, and exploit identity gaps. AI isn’t just transforming platforms. It’s powering their attackers. As generative AI and virtual environments become more accessible, fraud tactics are evolving from manual exploits to industrialized, automated operations. From emulators and app cloners to deepfake-powered account creation, the new fraud playbook is faster, more scalable, and harder to detect. Fraudsters are becoming increasingly organized, resembling a production line, and these tools are being distributed on the deep web and in fraudster communities on social networks and messaging apps, operating as a monthly subscription service costing a few hundred dollars: it is fraud-as-a-service. In this session, we'll unpack how AI is being weaponized in today’s fraud ecosystem and what real-world defenses look like. Expect practical case studies, data-driven insights, and a breakdown of the signals that still surface truth in a landscape of synthetic noise. Key Takeaways: - How generative AI and automation are fueling large-scale fraud schemes - How device, location, and behavioral signals expose hard-to-catch threats like deepfakes and virtual farms - Real-world examples of how fraud leaders are adapting their stacks to stay ahead of evolving threats

JCC

When “Health” Becomes High-Risk: How Marketplaces Can Govern Emerging Products in the New Wellness Economy

Feb 25, 2026

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- Niamh Lewis, Vice President, Compliance Operations, Merchant and Digital Commerce Risk Solutions, G2 Risk Solutions

Marketplaces are seeing rapid growth in wellness aids, performance enhancers, research chemicals, and other health-adjacent products that sit in regulatory gray areas. Listings change quickly and sellers adapt faster than policy. The consequences of missing the mark on this type of risk (including consumer harm, enforcement action, and brand damage) can be immediate — and significant. This session covers emerging wellness risk areas and what they mean for marketplace policy, enforcement, and reputational exposure in 2026. Drawing on real-world patterns, we examine how these products appear on platforms, why they escalate risk, and how marketplaces can prepare to meet the challenges. Attendees will learn to: - Understand the risk profiles of key categories, including weight-loss drugs, novel cannabinoids, kratom alkaloids, peptides, and ingredients subject to country-specific restrictions. - Recognize seller tactics that complicate detection, such as “research use only” positioning, euphemisms, bundling, and jurisdictional arbitrage. - Identify practical policy and enforcement implications, including where to tighten category definitions, when enhanced review is warranted, and what signals to monitor to stay ahead of regulatory attention.

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Supply Side Risk: The Risks and Solutions

Feb 25, 2026

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- Laura Chen, Sr. Product Policy Advisor, Google
- Drew Fowler, Risk Incident Manager, eBay
- Jeff Sakasegawa, Trust and Safety Architect, Persona

Drawing from industry experience and industry experts we will explore why controlling your supply side risks are so important to operating a trustworthy, viable and profitable Marketplace. With that stage set, how to assure supply side risks are controlled to improve customer experience and business operations.

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