19th Annual
European AML/CTF
& Financial Crime Conference
A Global Outlook
10/11 November 2025
Held hybrid - Merchant Taylor's Hall, City of London
Programme
Day 1 – Main Conference
| Monday 10 Nov 25, 13.30 – 18.00 GMT | |
| 12:30 | Registration & Networking Lunch |
| 13:30 | Chair’s Welcome Address |
| Adriana van der Goes-Juric, Chair, AMLP Forum | |
| Main Hall – Opening Addresses | |
| 13:40 | FATF in action: From recommendation to real impact – advancing global AML standards and evaluation rules |
| Elisa de Anda Madrazo, FATF President 2024-2026 | |
| 14:10 | Tackling the expanding cross-border reach of organised crime & fraud: insights from Asia, Europe, MENA & the US |
| Burkhard Mühl, Head of Department European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, Europol | |
| Mary Butler, Chief, International Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Raja Kumar, former President FATF 2022-2024 & Senior Advisor (International) Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore |
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| 15:00 | Networking Coffee/Tea |
| 15:30 | Main Hall – Addressing the most pressing FinCrime & geo risks while balancing global, EU & local regulatory obligations in a growth-driven world |
| Dafydd Davies, Group Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Barclays | |
| Emma Molvidson, Global Head of Financial Crime Prevention, UBS, Co-Chair Wolfsberg Group |
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| Marc Fungard, Global Head of Financial Crime, Compliance and Risk Oversight (FinCRO), Stripe | |
| Lead: Vesna McCreery, Managing Director AML RightSource & previously Global Head of Financial Crime at NatWest & Barclays |
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| 15:30 | Parlour Room – Next-gen monitoring, advance analytics & reporting – bridging compliance & law enforcement through meaningful intelligence sharing & impactful SAR’s |
| Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Head of the FIU Netherlands |
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| James Clark, EMEA & MENA Private Sector Outreach, Kodex | |
| Nick Maxwell, Head of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) Research Initiative, FFIS | |
| 15:30 | Drawing Room – Real Estate in Focus: Strengthening compliance in a changing FinCrime & sanctions landscape – closing vulnerabilities |
| Alice Boulton, Illicit Finance Lead National Economic Crime Centre Money Laundering, UK National Crime Agency (NCA) |
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| David Hotte, Team Leader, EU Global Facility on AML/CTF, powered by the European Commission | |
| Guy Valkenborg, Director General, European Association of Real Estate Professions (CEPI) |
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| Leanard Phillip, Interim MLRO & Head of FinCrime, Knight Frank |
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| 16:30 | Main Hall – FIUs’ increasing role in combating illicit financial flows with AI, intelligence sharing and strategic cross-border cooperation |
| Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, Chair of the Egmont Group |
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| 17:00 | Main Hall – AI in AML, and fraud, and sanctions – the benefits, risks & progress in data integration, automation, and advanced technologies |
| Michael Shearer, Chief Solution Officer, Hawk, & previously Managing Director, Group Head of Compliance Product Management, HSBC | |
| Philip Bugeja, CEO & AML/CFT Consultant, ArriTech | |
| Yaron Hazan, VP of Regulatory Affairs, ThetaRay | |
| Lead: Howard Rawstron, Head of Economic Crime Risk Management Framework Team, Lloyds Banking |
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| 17:50 | Chair’s Closing Remarks |
| 18:00 | Cocktail Reception – Courtesy of Platinum Sponsor ArriTech |
| 19:00 | Banquet Dinner — Courtesy of Lead Sponsor AML RightSource |
| 21:00 | Close of Day 1 |
Day 2 – Main Conference
| Tuesday 11 Nov 25, 09.00 – 16.30 GMT | |
| 08:15 | Registration & Networking Breakfast & Panel — Championing Women in Financial Crime |
| 09:00 | Chair’s Welcome Address |
| Adriana van der Goes-Juric, Chair, AMLP Forum | |
| 09:10 | Main Hall – EU AML Package: what’s next for AMLA & regulatory roadmap and the Future Regulatory Roadmap |
| Ugo Bassi, Director of Banking, Insurance and Financial Crime, FISMA, European Commission |
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| Bruna Szego, Chair, EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority AMLA | |
| 10:00 | Main Hall – Smarter onboarding through digital & dynamic CDD & KYC – advancing best practices while ensuring a seamless client experience & robust deepfake fraud defenses |
| Dr. Firas Nadim Habach, Central Europe MLRO & Swiss Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Revolut Germany | |
| Johan Sekora, Global Head of Financial Crime Prevention, SEB Bank | |
| Marcus Wogart, Group Head of Non-Financial Risk, NatWest UK | |
| Tom Devlin, Chief Commercial Officer, KYC360 | |
| 10:00 | Parlour Room – Shell companies & TCSPs as masks: jurisdictional arbitrage, and blind spots – closing the gaps |
| Matthew Scicluna, Head Financial Crime Compliance, Malta FSA | |
| Jennifer Haslett, Head of FATF and International Engagement, HM Treasury | |
| Dr. Dax Basdeo, Chief Officer, Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce, Cayman Islands |
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| Neil Isherwood, Compliance SME & Strategy Leader, Dun & Bradstreet | |
| Lead: Ignacio Hagelstrom, Associate Managing Director, Kroll, & previously at the OECD and FATF Secretariat |
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| 10:00 | Drawing Room – Navigating the evolving virtual assets regulatory landscape across the Atlantic |
| CJ Rinaldi, Chief Compliance Officer, Kraken | |
| Jonathan Benton, CEO, REKTify™ | |
| Valerie-Leila Jaber, Global Head of AML, Coinbase & previously MD at Credit Suisse & JP Morgan |
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| William McDevitt, MLRO, Gemini | |
| 11:00 | Networking Coffee/Tea |
| 11:30 | Main Hall – Regulatory & policy roundtable: current activities and priority areas – taking an effective risk-based approach while balancing growth with regulation |
| Andrea Bowe, Director, Specialist Directorate Supervision, Policy, Competition & Markets, FCA UK | |
| Dries Cools, Head of AML/CFT Policy & Off-Site Supervision, National Bank of Belgium | |
| Kristaps Markovskis, Director of AML and Sanctions Department, Bank of Latvia | |
| Mohamed Al Katheeri, Head National Coordination & Follow-Up Department, UAE AML Executive Office | |
| 12:30 | Networking Lunch – Championing Talent in Financial Crime: Lessons Learnt, Breaking Barriers, and Careers Progression |
| 13:30 | Main Hall – Advancing effective risk-based compliance: from modern oversight to alignment with the EU AML package and AMLA’s evolving framework |
| Edel Brophy, Lifecycle, Regulatory and Policy Affairs, FIS | |
| Daniel Marius Staicu, AML/CFT/SAN Director, CEC Bank SA Romania | |
| Raffaele Cosimo, Group Head of Anti-Financial Crime & MLRO, Intesa Sanpaolo | |
| Tony Dixon, EMEA Head of Financial Crimes Compliance & MLRO, BNY | |
| 14:15 | Main Hall – Shaping the new payment era: The impact of FATF Rec.16, EU & UK Regs, ISO 20022 on global AML & fraud compliance |
| Lora von Ploetz, Head of Division AML Supervision of Payment Institutions, Agents & Crypto-Asset Service Providers, BaFin | |
| Kenan Arat, Global Head of FinCrime & MLRO, JPMorgan Chase SE | |
| Nadine Kari, Director AFC & Group MLRO, N26 | |
| Niels Meijles, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance & Group MLRO, ING Group | |
| 14:15 | Parlour Room – Managing financial inclusion & AML risks – bridging the gap for an inclusive financial system |
| Lia van Broekhoven, Executive Director, HSC, Global NPO Coalition | |
| Roberto Garcia Piriz, Chief Compliance Officer, European Investment Bank EIB Luxembourg | |
| Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Executive Director, Spaces for Change Nigeria | |
| Lead: Bernd Träxler, until recently Chief Compliance Officer at the EBRD, & previously Chief Compliance Officer at Erste Group Bank |
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| 14:15 | Drawing Room – Gambling Hotspot – Meeting increasing regulatory demand in AML/CTF and fraud – step up in oversight |
| Dr. Ekaterina Hartmann, Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, European Gaming and Betting Association | |
| Rachel Bezzina, Head of AML, Malta Gaming Authority | |
| Danielle Kelly, Group Head of Financial Crime & MLRO, Flutter Entertainment Plc |
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| 14:15 | Court Room – Combating human trafficking, modern slavery & OCSE – enhancing controls through smarter use of data |
| Clay Roberts, Group MLRO & BSA Officer, Western Union | |
| Cynthia Stone, Group Head of Investigations, HSBC | |
| Tarana Baghirova, Human Trafficking Financial Investigations, OSCE | |
| 15:15 | Main Hall – Smarter enforcement in action: Boosting the fight against ML/TF, FinCrime & kleptocrats though targeted tactics, intelligence & asset confiscation |
| Debbie Price, Deputy Head of Proceeds of Crime Division UK Crown Prosecution Service CPS |
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| Daniel Vazquez, Head of the Asset Tracing Office, National Police Spain |
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| Nicola Muccioli, Chairperson of Moneyval & Director of San Marino’s FIU |
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| Vanessa Perree, Director General, Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets AGRASC France | |
| Lead: John Ringguth, Scientific Expert to MONEYVAL & previously Executive Secretary of MONEYVAL |
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| 16:15 | Chair’s Closing Remarks |
| 16:30 | End of Financial Crime Conference |
| Day 3 | Join us also for AMLP’s14th Annual European Anti-Corruption Forum – A Global Outlook,12th November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00, City of London (Receive a 13% discount on both events – can be shared with a colleague). |
Pre-Conference Masterclass
| Monday 10 Nov 2025, 09.00 – 12.30 GMT | |
| STREAM A – Drawing Room |
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| 08:30 | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome Address |
| 09:10 | Emerging typologies in ML & FinCrime – tackling the next wave of threats |
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| Cynthia Stone, Group Head of Investigations, HSBC | |
| Liliya Gelemerovae, Head of UK Financial Security & MLRO, Credit Agricole CIB | |
| Ryan Caruana, Group Chief AFC Officer & MLRO, Bank of Valletta | |
| 10:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:00 | Integrating threat and risk assessments – advancing best compliance practices |
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| Anu Ratan, EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY | |
| Valentina Quadri, Managing Director, Global Head of FinCrime Compliance Audit, Goldman Sachs | |
| Miriam Ratkovicova, MD, Forensic & Financial Crime, Deloitte | |
| 12:30 | End of Masterclass |
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| Monday 10 Nov 2025, 09.00 – 12.30 GMT | |
| STREAM B – Parlour Room | |
| 08:30 | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome Address |
| 09:10 | Balancing diverging sanctions & trade controls regimes – anticipating and preparing for fresh challenges on both sides of the Atlantic |
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| Freya Page, Director, Global Outreach, Kharon & previously HMT Head of Guidance & Engagement | |
| Dara Fernandez, General Counsel for Sanctions, Honeywell | |
| Thorsten Guldner-Bervoets , Group Head Financial Sanctions, Executive Director, Raiffeisen Bank International AG | |
| Lead: Chloe Cina, Senior Associate, RUSI & previously Deutsche Bank Head of Global Sanctions Advisory | |
| 10:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:00 | Trade as a Trojan Horse: TBML, sanctions evasion & tariffs – addressing the next waves of risks, evasion tactics & dual-used of goods |
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| Michaela Arndt, Head CFCC, Sanctions Compliance, Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered Bank | |
| Shairon Hill, Executive Director, Group Head, AML and Compliance Group (GTFD), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | |
| Zia Ullah, Partner – Head of Corporate Crime & Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland | |
| 12:30 | End of Masterclass B |
Day 3 – Don’t miss AMLP’s 14th Annual European Anti-Corruption Forum – A Global Outlook on 12th November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00, in the City of London.
(Enjoy a 13% discount on both events, which can be shared with a colleague).
To view the full programme and register, please click here.
Registration
Register by 15 September to benefit from 10% early bird discount!
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 & 14th 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, Norway, Slovakia & Sweden (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
A 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