22nd Annual

UK AML/CTF & Financial Crime

Seminar


22 - 23 April 2026

Held hybrid – Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, City of London 

 

Exclusive keynotes on the UK’s AML/CTF & Financial Crime priorities, reforms and regulatory direction

Government & Enforcement

 

 

 

 

Ashufta Alam (TBC)
Deputy Director FCDO & SRO for the UK Global Summit on Countering Illicit Finance 2026

 

 

 

 

Beth Harris
Head of Financial
Crime Market
Intervention
FCA

 

 

 

 

Fran Dowling
Head of Fraud
Policy Unit
Home Office

 

 

 

 

John Pierce
Director of
Enforcement
Gambling Commission

 

 

 

 

Laura Oakley
Head of
AML
HM Treasury

 

 

 

 

Martin Swain
Director of Intelligence
&  Law Enforcement
Companies House

 

 

 

 

Matthew Ray
Director, Economic Crime Reform Implementation
DBT

 

 

 

 

Nik Adams
Deputy Commissioner National CoLP & Commander For Fraud
& Cyber Crime

 

 

 

 

Rachael Herbert
Director
National Economic Crime Centre

 

 

 

 

Tom Bell
Deputy Director, Criminal Finances and Asset Recovery
Home Office

Cross-Industry Expert Speakers

 

 

 

 

Adrian Quigley
Director Economic Crime Risk & MLRO
Santander

 

 

 

 

Adrian Searle
Senior Associate Fellow Royal United Services Institute & Previously Director at NECC

 

 

 

 

Amasis Saba
Director
& MLCO
Simmons & Simmons

 

 

 

 

Angela Foyle
Partner & Head of Economic Crime
BDO

 

 

 

 

Anu Ratan
EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes BNY & Co-Chair AFME FCC

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Carol Smit
Executive Secretary
Joint Money Laundering Steering Group
(JMLSG)

 

 

 

 

Charlotte Baker
CCO and Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Bitstamp

 

 

 

 

Chris Elliott
Partner, Betting
&
Gaming Practice
Wiggin

 

 

 

 

Dr Shlomit Wagman
Global Leader in AI & Regulation 
Harvard University & previously at FATF

 

 

 

 

Howard Rawstron (TBC)
Head of Economic Crime Risk Management Framework Team
Lloyds Banking Group

 

 

 

 

James Sullivan
Chief Risk
&
Compliance Officer
BCB Group

 

 

 

 

Jim Nelson
Regional Head of AFC & UK MLRO
Entain

 

 

 

 

Jo Phizacklea
UK MLRO, Retail & Personal Investing
JP Morgan Chase

 

 

 

 

Kaswar Hameed
European Head of FinCrime Compliance & UK MLRO
Bank ABC

 

 

 

 

Kathy Gormley
AML Head of
Product
Resistant AI

 

 

 

 

Kurt Rowe
Group Head of Financial Crime
Intact

 

 

 

 

Leanard Phillip
Interim MLRO
& Head of FinCrime
Knight Frank

 

 

 

 

Luke Fothergill
MD, International Head of AML & UK SMF17
Citi

 

 

 

 

Marcus Wogart
Group Head of Financial Crime Risks
NatWest

 

 

 

 

Marta Lia Requeijo
Director of Financial
Crime
Metro Bank

 

 

 

 

Mike Casey
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati & previously at the U.S. Federal District Court

 

 

 

 

Nick Pailthorpe
Global Director of Government Relations
Kodex Global

 

 

 

 

Phale McMillan-To Van
Head FC Risk Management & Deputy Group Head FC Risk
NatWest

 

 

 

 

Roger Matthews
Partner, International Trade & Regulatory
Dentons

 

 

 

 

Rosamund de Sybel
Head of Advisory Services
IISS & previously Head of Geopolitical Risk, FCC at ICBC

 

 

 

 

Ruth Paley
Partner
Michelman Robinson
LLP

 

 

 

 

Sarah Bray
Chief MLRO, EMEA & Head of Financial Crime Prevention
StoneX Financial Ltd

 

 

 

 

Simran Bharaj
Senior Financial Crime Prevention Advisor GKSB
& previously at the
FCA

 

 

 

 

Susannah Cogman
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

 

 

 

 

Vesna McCreery
Chair, International Advisory Board AML RightSource & previously Global Head of Financial Crime at NatWest & Barclays

Registration

For easy registration, simply email Diane at  fc@amlpforum.com

Discount Offers

  • Member fee applies for Government and Charity delegates
  • Bring 3 or more delegates – receive a 10% discount
  • Book both the Seminar and Masterclass – receive a 10% discount
  • Early bird discount 10% - if you register by 20th of Feb 2026
  • 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: 7 for Main Seminar and 3.5 for each Masterclass Stream