18th Annual

European AML/CTF
& Financial Crime Conference
A Global Outlook


11/12 November 2024

Held hybrid - Merchant Taylor's Hall, City of London

 


Day 1 – Main Conference 

 
Monday 11 Nov 24, 13.30 – 18.00 GMT 
   
12:30 Registration & Lunch
   
13:30 Chair’s Welcome Address
  Adriana van der Goes-Juric, Chair, AMLP Forum 
   
  Main Hall – Opening Keynote Addresses
   
13:45 FATF on emerging ML/TF threats, strategic priorities, Rec. updates, and ensuing Guidance 
  T. Raja Kumar, FATF President 2022-2024
   
14:15 Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks – the new financial & economic crime threats
  Burkhard Mühl, Head of Department European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, Europol 
   
14:45 EU sanctions priorities: strategic focus for maximum impact, strengthened enforcement, and compliance
  Alina Nedea, Head of Unit, Sanctions, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, European Commission 
   
15:15 Networking Coffee/Tea
   
15:30 Main Hall Addressing the most pressing financial crime and geopolitical risks while balancing local and international regulatory obligations – eliminating inefficiencies, and advancing an effective risk-based enterprise-wide governance and compliance programme
  Karim Tadjer, Global Head of Financial Crime and Fraud Prevention, ING Group 
  Ralph Nash, Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, CMB, HSBC 
  Rob DeCampos, Chief Compliance Officer, Western Union
  Lead: Vesna McCreery, Managing Director, AML RightSource & previously Global Head of Financial Crime at NatWest & Barclays
   
15:30 Parlour Room – TCSPs and shell companies – calls for enhanced transparency in beneficial ownership, and source of wealth/funds
  Matthew Scicluna, Head Financial Crime Compliance, Malta Financial Services Authority 
  Malin Nilsson, MD, Financial Services Compliance & Regulation Practice, Kroll
  Marisol Lopez Mellado, Senior Director, Industry Practice Lead Financial Crime Compliance & Third-Party Risk Management, Moody’s
  Lead: Rob Kuiper, Global Head of SPS within Transaction Monitoring, ING Group Netherlands
   
15:30 Drawing RoomTrade based-ML – leading risk mitigation strategies to tackling evolving ML, fraud, and sanctions risks
  Dr. Damien Romestant, Global Lead Trade Compliance Counsel, CEVA Logistics France 
  Kevin Newe, Illicit Finances Threat lead, Economic Crime Strategy Unit, HMRC Co-author of a Joint FATF/Egmont Report on TBML 
  Nadja Long, Legal Officer, European Space Agency (ESA), previously Team Leader EFECC Europol
  Moderator: Richard Gould, Director, Illicit Finance Consulting, previously NCA Assessor Senior Responsible Office, and FATF
   
16:30 Main Hall – Tackling wildlife crimes through intelligence sharing, and public/private partnership
  Kevin Lacks-Kelly, Chair of the Interpol Wildlife Crime Working Group, and Head of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit
  Moderator: Anu Ratan, Director, EMEA Head of Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY
   
17:00 Main Hall – Revolutionising the fight against financial crime – unlocking the full potential of AI, automation, and data innovation
  Michael Shearer, Chief Solution Officer, Hawk, and previously Managing Director, Group Head of Compliance Product Management HSBC
  Dr. Michelle Frasher, Global Head of Compliance and Regulatory Strategy, Silent Eight
  Matthew Neill, Co-founder and Partner, BeyondFS
  Vera Akiotu, Director, Financial Crime Compliance Proposition, Dow Jones
  Moderator: Bernd Traexler , Director, Compliance Networks & previously Chief Compliance Officer at EBRD & Erste Group Bank 
   
17:50 Chair’s Closing Remarks
   
18:00 Cocktail Reception 
   
19:00 Banquet Dinner – Honorary Guest Speaker: David Fein, Chair of the United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce, Royal Foundation of the Prince & Princess of Wales – Courtesy of Lead Sponsor AML RightSource
   
21:00 Close of Day 1 

 


Day 2 – Main Conference 

 
Tuesday 12 Nov 24, 09.00 – 16.30 GMT 
   
08:15 Registration & Networking Breakfast
   
09:00 Chair’s Welcome Address
  Adriana van der Goes-Juric, Chair, AMLP Forum 
   
09:15 Main Hall Preparing for the implementation of the EU AML Package & establishing the new EU AML Authority for success
  Opening Address: Raluca Pruna, Head of Financial Crime Unit, DG FISMA , European Commission
  Carolin Gardner, Head of Unit AML/CFT, European Banking Authority (EBA) 
  Marcus Pleyer, DD General, German Federal Ministry of Finance & former FATF President 2020-2022 
  Cedric Perruchot, Head of AML Regulatory affairs & advocacy, BNP Paribas 
   
10:15 Main Hall Evolving CDD/KYC trends through an effective RBA, leveraging of real time data, perpetual KYC monitoring, GDPR compliance & AI
  Marcus Wogart, Group Head of financial Crime Risks, NatWest 
  Vaughn Swartz, Global Head of FEC Wholesale & Rural, Rabobank 
  Ferko Spits, Managing Director of Managed Services in EMEA, AML RightSource
  Neil Isherwood, Compliance SME & Strategy Leader, Dun & Bradstreet
  Ronya Naim, MLRO/Head of Financial Crime Compliance, ClearBank
   
10:15 Parlour Room Next-generation of AI-driven transaction monitoring, investigations, and SARs reporting – top innovative ways to detect and disrupt ML/TF
  Dr. Martina Gogova, Head Global Transaction Monitoring Governance, Strategy & Controls, UBS
  Dario Moncalvo, Head of Models, Analytics and Special investigations, Intesa Sanpaolo & Co-Chair of the Innovation Working Group of Europol Financial Intelligence PPP
  Mark McDavitt, Director of FCO & FCRC, Metro Bank 
  Lead: Lee Hale, Senior MD – Risk, Forensics & Compliance, Ankura & previously Global Head of AML, Deutsche Bank  
   
10:15 Drawing Room ESG and slavery/human trafficking: the increasing role of ML monitoring – latest best practices for navigating this dynamic landscape
  Gareth Murray, Financial Crime Senior Director, Monzo Bank
  Jean-Marc Guiteau, Chief Compliance Officer, Société Générale Investment Solutions (Europe)
  John Elsmore Dodsworth, Environmental Crime Drivers Iniative Lead, WWF 
  Lead: Shahanaz Müller, Partner, Forensic – AML & Sanctions Compliance, Deloitte Austria 
   
11:00 Networking Coffee/Tea 
   
11:30 Main Hall Regulatory & policy roundtable: current activities and priority areas – taking an effective risk-based approach
  Andrea Bowe, Director, Specialist Directorate Supervision, Policy & Competition – Markets, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) UK
  Erik Blommé, Director, Head of AML Supervision, Finansinspektionen Sweden
  Stewart McGlynn, Head, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime RiskHong Kong Monetary Authority 
  Willem Schudel, Head of Financial Crime (AML/CFT) Supervision, De Nederlandsche Bank 
  Moderator: Martin Nordh, Board Director, Acuminor & previously at Ministry of Justice Sweden
   
12:30 Networking Lunch 
   
13:30 Main Hall – Unlocking AML collaboration, and PPP information sharing under Article 75 of the EU AML Regulation
  Detective Superintendent Mike Johansen, Operational Danish Intelligence Network, Danish National Special Crime Unit
  Nick Maxwell,  Head of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) Research Programme, FFIS
  Stéphane MahieuHead of AML/CFT policy, cooperation and analysis, ACPR France
  Lead: Sajjad Khan, Technology Executive, SWIFT
   
14:15

Main Hall – Addressing financial fraud ML – emerging vulnerabilities, regulatory requirements, and how to strengthen your defences

  Ryan Caruana, Group Chief AFC Officer & MLRO, BOV 
  Dave Laramy, Head of 1st Line Fraud, ABC & Tax Evasion, Danske Bank
  Howard Rawstron, Head of Economic Crime Risk Management Framework Team, Lloyds Banking Group
  Mat Wynne, Senior Solutions Advisor, Mitek
  Lead: Rachel Sexton, until recently Partner and Head of UK Risk Advisory practice, Ashurst & previously at EY
   
14:15 Drawing Room Navigating novel crypto & payments challenges – managing nested ML/TF exposure with MiCA, Travel Rule & ISO 20022 implementation
  Dee Murphy, VP & Head of Group Financial Crimes Compliance, Bitpanda 
  Gregory Dellas, Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer, Ecommbx 
  Dr. Hartwig Gerhartinger, SVP Global Regulatory, Compliance and Enterprise Risk, Paysafe
  Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Head of Policy Europe, Chainalysis
  Lead: Valerie-Leila Jaber,  Global Head of Anti-Money LaunderingCoinbase & previously MD, FCC Credit Suisse & MD JP Morgan 
   
14:15 Parlour RoomEvolving role of DNFBPs in mitigating emerging ML, and financial crime risks – rising standard
  Thomas McDavid, Director, Head of Financial Crime, Sotheby’s 
  Dr. Ekaterina Hartmann, Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) 
  Tommas Kaplan, Chief Compliance Officer and MLROVon Poll Real Estate Germany, & Member of the AML Working Group within CEPI, the European Association of Real Estate
  Alberto Colombo, Deputy General Secretary, European Football Leagues
  ModeratorBernd Träxler , Director, Compliance Networks & previously Chief Compliance Officer at EBRD & Erste Group Bank 
   
15:15 Main Hall – Law Enforcement on the changing nature of transnational criminality, the impact of technology, the future of international intelligence sharing & asset freezing
  Daniel Marius Staicu, Head of FIU Moldova & previously Head of FIU Romania 
  Maria Kyrmizi Antoniou, Senior Counsel of the Republic, Head of Cyprus Financial Intelligence Unit 
  His Honour Judge Michael Hopmeier, Southwark Crown Court 
  Philippe de Koster, Advocate General, Supreme Court & Director CTIF-CFI, FIU Belgium
  Lead: David Lewis, Managing Director and Global Head of AML Advisory, Kroll & previously FATF Executive Secretary
   
16:15 Chair’s Closing Remarks
   
16:30 End of Financial Crime Conference
   
Day 3 Join us also for AMLP’s13th Annual European Anti-Corruption Forum – A Global Outlook,13th November 2024, 09:00 – 17:00, City of London
(Receive a 13% discount on both events – can be shared with a colleague).

 


Pre-Conference Masterclass

 
Monday 11 Nov 2024, 09.00 – 12.30 GMT
 
STREAM A – Drawing Room
   
08:30 Registration & Networking Breakfast
   
09:00 Welcome Address
   
09:10 The shifting ML and FinCrime typologies – key learning points for your compliance programmes
  • Insight into latest typologies including the interlink between ML and sanctions, abuse of complex legal structures, and human trafficking, among others
• Integrating new risks into your compliance programme – evolving best practice
• How to develop data to understand risks
• Case studies on the new FinCrime threats & developing compliance strategies
  Celine Bernhardt, Global Financial Crime Intelligence Unit, Deutsche Bank
  Kaswar Hameed, European Head of Financial Crime Compliance & UK MLRO, Bank ABC
  Rob Kuiper Global Head of SPS within Transaction Monitoring, ING Group Netherlands 
  Moderator: Anu Ratan, EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY
   
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
   
11:00 Dynamic risk assessment – aligning with current geopolitical landscape, grey listings, fraud, ESG, and other financial crime risks
  • New techniques for conducting risk assessment for both top-down and bottom-up strategies
• Streamlining your risk assessment process across the FinCrime disciplines
• The benefits of automation and integrating real-time FinCrime data for a current view of risks and enhanced efficiency and resource allocation
• Controls – identifying synergy and efficiency gains
• Case studies on evolving best practice compliance
  Anu Ratan, EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY
  Helene Dewing-Kapur, Europe Head of Financial Crime & Sanctions, HSBC
  Marta Piosik, EMEA Head of Financial Crime Prevention Assurance, UBS
  Paul Laffan, Head of Financial Crime EMEA & Global Head of Fraud, State Street 
  Moderator: Miriam Ratkovicova, MD, Forensic & Financial Crime, Deloitte
   
12:30 End of Masterclass
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


Pre-Conference Masterclass

Monday 11 Nov 2024, 09.00 – 12.30 GMT
 
STREAM B – Parlour Room
   
08:30 Registration & Networking Breakfast
   
09:00 Welcome Address
   
09:10 Navigating evolving sanctions and trade controls – confronting fresh dynamic challenges
  • Weighing up the unfolding geopolitical risks and sanctions including Russia, the Middle East & China
• Contrasting EU, UK & US extraterritorial reach
• Developing an effective response to neutral countries e.g. India, Turkey & UAE, among others
• Practical considerations for your risk assessments, controls, and due diligence
• Case studies on the new vulnerabilities, risk appetite and mitigation strategies
  Arun Srivastava, Partner, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
  Dr. Gregory Pustovit, Senior Sanctions Advisor, Global Sanctions Advisory, Deutsche Bank 
  Konstantin Bureiko, International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton
  Marcus Woodcock, Head of Economic Sanction Europe,Standard Chartered Bank
  Michaela Arndt, Head CFCC, Sanctions Compliance, Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered Bank
  Oliver Chapman, UK Head of Embargoes and Sanctions, Société Générale
   
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
   
11:00 Trade and proliferation finance: addressing emerging ML/TF & sanctions risks – evolving compliance best practices
  • Latest highlights and regulatory expectations
• Emerging risk indicators and innovative techniques
• Dual use of goods – what may be hidden in plain sight?
• Use of shell companies and complex structures
• Developing an effective risk assessment, and controls
• Best practices in managing red flags and case scenarios
• Overcoming the challenges in detection
• Harnessing data and technology – innovative solutions
• Case studies on strengthening your defences
  Arjun Ahluwalia, Global Head of Sanctions and Geopolitical Risk, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
  Dr. Damien Romestant, Global Lead Trade Compliance Counsel, CEVA Logistics France
  Nadja Long, Legal Officer, European Space Agency (ESA) & previously Team Leader EFECC Europol
   
12:30 End of Masterclass B
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Day 3 – Don’t miss AMLP’s 13th Annual European Anti-Corruption Forum – A Global Outlook on 13th November 2024, 09:00 – 17:00, in the City of London.
(Enjoy a 10% discount on both events, which can be shared with a colleague). 

 

To view the full programme and register, please click here.

 

Registration

Please complete the registration form to confirm your place. For enquiries, including PO. numbers and multiple bookings, contact us at fc@amlpforum.com

This event is held in hybrid format – delegates are able to attend in person or virtually.

Special Offer

Book both Main European Conference & 13th ABC Forum (Day 3) and receive a 13% discount can be shared with a colleague 

Discounts

  • Member discount applies to academics, charities, law enforcement & government.
  • 10% discount applies to members of Banking Associations in Central & Eastern Europe including Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Serbia & Slovakia (please contact us if your country is not listed).
  • Bring 3 or more delegates – please contact us for enterprise discounts.
  • Book both the Conference and Masterclass – receive a 10% discount
  • *Discount offers cannot be combined.

CPD Points

Certificate of Attendance will be provided to claim your CPD Points.

  • Eligibility: Sign-in required
  • Records: Retained for 5 years
  • CPD Points: 9.5 for Main Conference and 3.5 for each Masterclass Stream