ACAMS Anti-Financial Crime Symposium 2024 - Baltics | ACAMS | 26 March 2024 | Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Elizabetes iela 55, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvia

At the far eastern edge of Europe geographically, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are firmly established as a geopolitical hub and center of financial innovation. These two realities create compliance challenges unique to the Baltic region. Policies that encourage flexibility and experimentation must still conform with AML regulations. Proximity to Russia and its ally Belarus makes the Baltic countries a tempting launch pad for would-be evaders of sanctions and export controls. At the same time, compliance professionals must overcome the same challenges as AML practitioners everywhere: Detecting and preventing fraud, managing de-risking, understanding regulators’ priorities and finding ways to share information while abiding by legal restrictions. Top regulators, financial industry experts and compliance practitioners will convene for a day of intelligence-filled guidance and updates. Join like-minded peers, top regulators and financial industry leaders for the context, clarity and connections you won’t find anywhere but an ACAMS event.

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Toms Platacis, CAMS
Head, FIU Latvia, Board Member, ACAMS Baltics Chapter

SPEAKERS & TASK FORCE:

Ramunė Abazorienė
Head of AML/CFT/CFP and Sanctions Compliance Department, Luminor Bank AS

Antonia Adams
Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Crime Risk Management, Danske Bank

Laura Aus
Deputy Head, Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit

Kieran Beer
Chief Analyst and Director of Editorial Content, ACAMS

Sam Cousins
Senior Associate - Sanctions, Ransomware and Risk, ACAMS

Koos Couvée
London Bureau Chief, ACAMS moneylaundering.com

Dejan Davidovic
Co-founder, Chief Operating and Integrity Officer, Kriptomat Group

Denas Gadeikis
Head of Payment and Electronic Money Institution Supervision, Bank of Lithuania

Jekaterina Govina
Head of Partnerships and Regulatory Affairs, AMLYZE

Siiri Grabbi
Sanctions Officer/CTF Officer, Coop Pank AS

Paulis Iljenkovs
Deputy Head, Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia

Daina Ispodkina
Senior Advisor, International Affairs and Illicit Finance, Latvian Ministry of Finance
Counsellor/Advisor, Permanent Delegation of Latvia, OECD

Laima Letiņa
Advisor, Finance Latvia Association

Karīna Lindava
Head of Anti Financial Crime Member of the Management Board, Swedbank

Eglė Lukošienė
Director, The Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering

Kristīne Černaja Mežmale
Council Member, Latvijas Banka

Liisi Mets
Head of AML Department, Finantsinspektsioon / Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority

Adrian Muller
Director of Compliance Operations, FlyWire

Igors Petrovs
Board Member, Chief Compliance Officer, BluOr Bank AS
Chairman, International Financial Sanctions Working Group, Finance Latvia Association

Alexandre Pinot
Co-Founder, AMLYZE, Board Member, FinTech Hub LT
Co-Chair, ACAMS Baltics Chapter

Raido Saar
Chairman of the Board Estonian Web3 Chamber
Member, Financial Market Participants Council of AML Countermeasures of Estonian Ministry of Finance

John Smith
Co-head, Morrison Foerster’s National Security Practice

Uldis Upenieks
Co-Chair, ACAMS Baltics Chapter

Romena Urbonaite
Policy Expert, Lietuvos bankas

Martin Vogt
Specialist, Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre