ACAMS’ Assembly Europe Shares Innovative Strategies and Insights From More Than 90 Experts to Combat Emerging Financial Crime Threats
May 01 2024 - 8:15AM
In the face of rapidly evolving financial crime tactics and
sweeping EU regulatory reforms, ACAMS, a leading global membership
organization dedicated to the fight against illicit finance, will
convene key financial industry stakeholders - regulators, subject
matter experts and anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals in
Amsterdam on
May 7-8.
This conference arrives at a pivotal juncture. As the EU rolls
out significant changes, bad actors are increasingly harnessing
technologies like cryptocurrency systems, virtual international
bank account numbers (IBANs), and artificial intelligence (AI) to
circumvent the law and advance their nefarious agendas.
The European flagship event at RAI Amsterdam will feature a
robust lineup of more than 16 informative sessions. Attendees will
gain cutting-edge insights into:
- Real-world applications and hype surrounding AI in AFC.
- Implications of the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) reforms,
and how to be prepared.
- Proactive screening strategies for navigating evolving
sanctions complexities.
- Balancing data privacy with information sharing, including
de-risking concerns.
Featured keynote speakers include: Daniel Thelesklaf,
Head of the German Financial Intelligence Unit; Gabriel Seixas,
Prosecutor from Luxembourg at the European Public Prosecutor’s
Office; Guy Ficco, Chief of IRS Criminal Investigation; Linda
Hamilton, Head of Organised Crime at HM Revenue & Customs; and
Janneke de Smet-Dierckx, Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Netherlands
Public Prosecution Service.
Regulators and top compliance professionals will answer critical
questions on deterring tax fraud, interpreting Markets in
Crypto-Assets (MiCA) and complying with the “travel” rule relative
to the “sunrise issue.” Speakers will explore enhanced export
controls and geopolitical dynamics in shaping sanctions compliance
strategies. Additional topics include a deep dive into anti-bribery
and corruption (ABC) directives, disrupting terrorist groups’
funding mechanisms and using risk assessments as “business
builders.”
"With extensive regulatory changes on the horizon and criminal
syndicates adopting sophisticated methods at an unprecedented rate,
AFC practitioners in Europe must find new ways to respond," said
ACAMS CEO Neil Sternthal. "We’ve specifically designed The Assembly
Europe to inform attendees with forward-thinking insights and
approaches to anticipate future challenges and lead the path in
compliance innovation."
Participants will also have opportunities to engage directly
with speakers and their peers to foster collaboration and share
knowledge. Attendees will leave with practical skills to enhance
detection capabilities using machine learning, identify indirect
sanctions risks, leverage technology-based controls to detect
malicious insiders, and avert unintended consequences of
de-risking.
For more information on The Assembly Europe 2024, including
access to the agenda and registration portal, please visit:
acams.org/en/events/the-assembly/the-assembly-europe. Members of
the media who wish to attend the conference in person, can register
by sending an email request to lkaur@acams.org with their full name
and the organization they represent.
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About
ACAMS®
ACAMS is a leading international membership organization
dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime
education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC
professionals globally. With over 100,000 members across 180
jurisdictions, ACAMS is committed to the mission of ending
financial crime through the provision of anti-money
laundering/counterterrorism-financing and sanctions
knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services,
ESG initiatives, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The
association’s CAMS certification is the gold- standard
qualification for AFC professionals, while its CGSS and CCAS
certifications are for sanctions professionals and AFC
practitioners working in the crypto space, respectively. ACAMS’ 60+
Chapters globally further amplify the association’s mission through
training and networking initiatives. Visit acams.org for
more information.
Lashvinder Kaur
ACAMS
+44 7388 264478
lkaur@acams.org