18th Annual European AML & Financial Crime Conference 2024 | AMLP Forum | 10 November 2024 | Merchant Taylor's Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street,. London EC2R 8JB, UK

Key Topics 2024
This year’s stellar line-up of leading experts will delve into the latest financial crimes and geopolitical threats, as well as the most pressing issues affecting AML/CTF, financial sanctions, trade controls, fraud, ESG, slavery, anti-bribery and corruption, asset confiscation, and advancements in intelligence sharing.

• FATF on emerging ML/TF threats, strategic priorities, Rec. updates, and ensuing Guidance
• Preparing for the implementation of the EU AML Package & AMLA – establishing the new EU Authority for success
• Regulatory and policy roundtable: key risk-based priorities – evolving strategies for effective oversight
• Law enforcement on the changing nature of transnational criminality, impact of tech, information sharing, unleashing the power of unexplained wealth orders, and asset confiscation
• Economic sanctions priorities on both sides of the Atlantic – tackling current challenges and violations
• Evolving CDD/KYC trends through an effective RBA, leveraging of real time data, GDPR compliance & AI
• Advancing an effective enterprise-wide programme – eliminating inefficiencies & strengthening defences
• AI-driven monitoring, investigations & SARs reporting – innovative ways to detect & report ML/TF & fraud
• ESG & slavery: increasing role of AML monitoring of transactions and payments
• Tackling the financial fraud ML amid EU Instant Payment Directive– developing an effective response
• TCSPs, shell companies & public registries: a push for tougher transparency in beneficial ownership and source of wealth/funds – rising standards
• Crypto-assets & CBDCs – effectively managing nested ML & financial crime exposure with MiCA & Travel Rule
• Trade based ML – leading risk mitigation strategies to tackling evolving ML, fraud, and sanctions risks
• Advancing data integration, automation, AI & cutting-edge technology to combat emerging financial crimes & fraud tactics
• Payment transparency – adapting to the new FATF Rec. 16

2024 Speakers

SPECIAL ADDRESSES SPEAKERS:

T. Raja Kumar
FATF President 22-24, Senior Advisor, MHA Singapore

Raluca Pruna
Head of Financial Crime Unit, DG Fisma, European Commission

Carolin Gardner
Head of Unit (AML/CFT), European Banking Authority

Burkhard Mühl
Head of Department, EFECC, Europol

Marcus Pleyer
DD General, German Federal Ministry of Finance

Alina Nedea
Head of Unit, Sanctions, Directorate-General FS, European Commission

Andrea Bowe
Director, Specialist Directorate Supervision, Policy & Competition Markets, FCA

HONORARY SPEAKER:

David Fein
Chair of the United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce, Royal Foundation of the Prince & Princess of Wales

SPEAKERS:

Alberto Colombo
Deputy General Secretary, European Football Leagues

Anu Ratan
EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY

Arjun Ahluwalia
Global Head of Sanctions and Geopolitical Risk, Santander CIB

Arun Srivastava
Partner, Paul Hastings Europe LLP

Bernd Träxler
Director, Compliance Networks & previously at EBRD & Erste Group Bank

Cedric Perruchot
Head of AML Regulatory Affairs & Advocacy, BNP Paribas

Celine Bernhardt
Global Financial Crime Intelligence Unit, Deutsche Bank

Chloe Cina
Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI & previously at Morrison Foerster

Dr. Damien Romestant
Global Lead Trade Compliance Counsel, CEVA Logistics France

Daniel Marius Staicu
Head of FIU Moldova and previously Head of FIU Romania

Dario Moncalvo
Head of Models, Analytics and Special Investigations, Intesa Sanpaolo

Dave Laramy
Head of 1st Line Fraud, ABC & Tax Evasion, Danske Bank

David Lewis
MD, Global Head of AML, Kroll & previously Executive Secretary FATF

Dee Murphy
Head of Group Financial Crimes Compliance, Bitpanda

Dr. Ekaterina Hartmann
Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, EGBA

Erik Blommé
Director, Head of AML Supervision, Swedish FSA

Ferko Spits
Managing Director of Managed Services in EMEA, AML RightSource

Gregory Dellas
Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer, Ecommbx

Gareth Murray
Head of Financial Crime, Monzo Bank

Dr. Gregory Pustovit
Senior Sanctions Advisor, Global Sanctions Advisory, Deutsche Bank

Dr. Hartwig Gerhartinger
Global Head of Regulatory, Compliance & Enterprise Risk, Paysafe

Helene (Goodman) Dewing-Kapur
Europe Head of Sanctions, HSBC

Howard Rawstron
Head of Economic Crime Risk Management Framework, Lloyds Banking Group

Jean-Marc Guiteau
Chief Compliance Officer, Société Générale Investment Solutions

John Elsmore Dodsworth
Lead of Environmental Crime Drivers Initiative, WWF

Karim Tadjer
Global Head of Financial Crime and Fraud Prevention, ING Group

Kaswar Hameed
EU Head of Financial Crime Compliance & UK MLRO, Bank ABC

Kevin Lacks – Kelly
Chair of the Interpol Global Wildlife Crime & Head of the UK NWCU

Kevin Newe
Illicit Finances Threat Lead, HMRC & Co-author of Joint FATF/Egmont Report on TBML

Konstantin Bureiko
International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton

Lee Hale
Senior MD – Risk, Forensics & Compliance, Ankura

Malin Nilsson
MD, Financial Services Compliance & Regulation, Kroll

Marcus Wogart
Group Head of Financial Crime Risks, NatWest

Marcus Woodcock
Head of Economic Sanction Europe, Standard Chartered Bank

Maria Kyrmizi Antoniou
Senior Counsel of the Republic, Head of Cyprus Financial Intelligence Unit

Mark McDavitt
Director of FCO & FCRC, Metro Bank

Marisol Lopez Mellado
Senior Director, Industry Practice Lead FCC & Third-Party Risk Management, Moody’s

Marta Piosik
EMEA Head of Financial Crime Prevention Assurance, UBS

Martin Nordh
Board Director, Acuminor & previously at Ministry of Justice Sweden

Dr. Martina Gogova
Director, Head of Global AML Transaction Monitoring, UBS

Mat Wynne
Senior Solutions Advisor, Mitek

Matthew Neill
Co-founder and Partner, BeyondFS

Matthew Scicluna
Head Financial Crime Compliance, MFSA

Matthias Bauer-Langgartner
Head of Policy Europe, Chainalysis

His Honour Judge Michael Hopmeier
Southwark Crown Court

Michael Shearer
Chief Solution Officer, Hawk & previously Group Head of Compliance Product, HSBC

Michaela Arndt
Head CFCC, Sanctions Compliance, Europe & Americas, SCB

Dr. Michelle Frasher
Head of Compliance and Regulatory Strategy, Silent Eight

Detective Superintendent Mike Johansen
Operational Intelligence Network, Danish National Special Crime Unit

Miriam Ratkovicova
Managing Director, Forensic & Financial Crime, Deloitte

Nadja Long
Legal Officer, ESA & previously Team Leader, EFECC, Europol

Neil Isherwood
Compliance SME & Strategy Leader, Dun & Bradstreet

Nick Maxwell
Head of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing, FFIS Research Initiative

Oliver Chapman
UK Head of Embargoes and Sanctions, Societe Generale

Paul Laffan
Head of Financial Crime EMEA & Global Head of Fraud, State Street

Philippe de Koster
Advocate General, Supreme Court & Director, CTIF-CF, FIU Belgium

Rachel Sexton
Until recently Partner and Head of UK Risk Advisory, Ashurst & previously at EY

Ralph Nash
Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, CMB, HSBC

Richard Gould
Director, Illicit Finance Consulting Limited

Rob DeCampos
Chief Compliance Officer, Western Union

Rob Kuiper
Global Head of SPS within Transaction Monitoring, ING

Ronya Naim
MLRO/Head of Financial Crime Compliance, ClearBank

Ryan Caruana
Group Chief AFC Officer & MLRO, BOV Malta

Sajjad Khan
Technology Executive, SWIFT

Shahanaz Müller
Partner, AML & Sanctions – Compliance Advisory, Deloitte

Stéphane Mahieu
Head of AML/CFT Policy, Cooperation & Analysis, ACPR France

Stewart McGlynn
Head, AML and Financial Crime Risk, HKMA

Thomas McDavid
Director, Head of Financial Crime, Sotheby’s

Tommas Kaplan
Chief Compliance Officer & MLRO, Von Poll Real Estate

Valerie-Leila Jaber
Global Head of AML, Coinbase & previously FCC, Credit Suisse JP Morgan

Vaughn Swartz
Global Head of FEC Wholesale & Rural, Rabobank

Vesna McCreery
MD, AML RightSource & previously Head of Financial Crime at RBS & Barclays

Vera Akiotu
Director, Financial Crime Compliance Proposition, Dow Jones

Willem Schudel
Head of Financial Crime (AML/CFT) Supervision, DNB

2024 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• AML RightSource

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Kroll

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Ankura
• Acuminor
• Beyond FS
• Chainalysis
• Dun & Bradstreet
• Dow Jones
• Hawk
• Moody's
• Mitek
• TRUST
• Silent Eight