First AMLA Conference

Source: European Union 2   Published on: 2026-06-08

Building Trust, Enhancing Integrity: A New Chapter in the EU’s Fight Against Financial Crime

AMLA’s first conference will take place 9 June 2026 at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 

The event will bring together senior representatives from Europe’s supervisory, financial intelligence, and regulatory communities, alongside private sector leaders, marking a defining moment in the EU’s approach to combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

Through a mix of keynote speeches and panel discussions, the conference will address a wide range of issues shaping today’s fight against financial crime, from policy and supervision to operational practice and innovation.

Panel discussions will examine three interconnected dimensions of the AML/CFT landscape: the role of financial intelligence in tackling transnational organised crime; effective supervision and cooperation in practice; and the opportunities and risks posed by technology in an era of rapidly evolving financial crime.

Conference at a Glance

Livestream – First AMLA Conference

Conference Programme

• 8:45 Registration & Welcome Coffee

Registration & Welcome Coffee

• 9:15 Welcome Address by Bruna Szego, Chair, AMLA

Welcome Address by Bruna Szego, Chair, AMLA

• 9:35 Keynote by Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, European Commission

Keynote by Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, European Commission

• 10:00Keynote by Aurore Lalucq, Member of European Parliament

Keynote by Aurore Lalucq, Member of European Parliament

• 10:25 Panel 1: The Role of Financial Intelligence in the Fight Against Transnational Organised Crime Moderator: Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Executive Board Member, AMLAPanelists: Daniel Thelesklaf, Head of FIU GermanyElżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, Chair, Egmont GroupMajor General Vito Giordano, Head of 2nd Department – Coordination, Intelligence and International Relations, Guardia di Finanza HQNiamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, BPFIGabriel Seixas, European Prosecutor, EPPO

Panel 1: The Role of Financial Intelligence in the Fight Against Transnational Organised Crime 

Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Executive Board Member, AMLA

Daniel Thelesklaf, Head of FIU Germany

Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, Chair, Egmont Group

Major General Vito Giordano, Head of 2nd Department – Coordination, Intelligence and International Relations, Guardia di Finanza HQ

Niamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, BPFI

Gabriel Seixas, European Prosecutor, EPPO

• 11:45 Panel 2: AMLA in Practice – Supervision and Cooperation Moderator: Derville Rowland, Executive Board Member, AMLAPanelists: Grégoire Vuarlot, AMLA GB Member, Deputy Secretary General, ACPRGita Salden, AMLA GB Member, Member of the Executive Board, DNBBrian McKenzie, Managing Director & EU Head of AML, CitiRaffaele Cosimo, Group AML Officer, Intesa SanpaoloNicolas Véron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel (Brussels) and Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington DC)Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen, Executive Board Member, AMLA

Panel 2: AMLA in Practice – Supervision and Cooperation 

Derville Rowland, Executive Board Member, AMLA

Grégoire Vuarlot, AMLA GB Member, Deputy Secretary General, ACPR

Gita Salden, AMLA GB Member, Member of the Executive Board, DNB

Brian McKenzie, Managing Director & EU Head of AML, Citi

Raffaele Cosimo, Group AML Officer, Intesa Sanpaolo

Nicolas Véron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel (Brussels) and Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington DC)

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen, Executive Board Member, AMLA

• 14:30Keynote by Javier Zarzalejos, Member of European Parliament

Keynote by Javier Zarzalejos, Member of European Parliament

• 14:55Panel 3: Financial Crime and Technology – Risks and Responses in a Digital Age Moderator: Simonas Krėpšta, Executive Board Member, AMLA Panelists: Giuseppe Lopez, Head of Department – European Financial & Economic Crime Centre, EuropolJames Lee, Global Head of Capacity Building, ChainalysisBeju Shah, Head of Toronto Innovation Centre, BISDr. Ioana Karnstedt-Hulpus, Assistant Professor – Department of Information and Computing Science, Utrecht UniversityNadine Kari, Director of Global Anti-Financial Crime, N26 BankNicolas Vasse, Executive Director, AMLA

Panel 3: Financial Crime and Technology – Risks and Responses in a Digital Age 

Simonas Krėpšta, Executive Board Member, AMLA 

Giuseppe Lopez, Head of Department – European Financial & Economic Crime Centre, Europol

James Lee, Global Head of Capacity Building, Chainalysis

Beju Shah, Head of Toronto Innovation Centre, BIS

Dr. Ioana Karnstedt-Hulpus, Assistant Professor – Department of Information and Computing Science, Utrecht University

Nadine Kari, Director of Global Anti-Financial Crime, N26 Bank

Nicolas Vasse, Executive Director, AMLA

• 16:15Keynote by Jeanette Schwamberger, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Finance

Keynote by Jeanette Schwamberger, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Finance

• 16:35Closing Remarks by Juan Manuel Vega Serrano, Vice-Chair & Executive Board Member, AMLA

Closing Remarks by Juan Manuel Vega Serrano, Vice-Chair & Executive Board Member, AMLA

• 17:00Networking Drinks

• Maria Luís AlbuquerqueEuropean Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets UnionEuropean Commission

Maria Luís Albuquerque

European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union

• Raffaele Cosimo Group AML OfficerIntesa Sanpaolo

• Niamh DavenportHead of Financial CrimeBanking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI)

Head of Financial Crime

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI)

• Elżbieta Franków-JaśkiewiczChairEgmont Group

Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz

• Vito Giordano Major General, Head of 2nd Department – Coordination, Intelligence and International RelationsGuardia di Finanza HQ

Major General, Head of 2nd Department – Coordination, Intelligence and International Relations

Guardia di Finanza HQ

• Nadine KariDirector of Global Anti-Financial CrimeN26 Bank

Director of Global Anti-Financial Crime

• Dr. Ioana Karnstedt-HulpusAssistant Professor, Department of Information and Computing ScienceUtrecht University

Dr. Ioana Karnstedt-Hulpus

Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Computing Science

• Simonas Krėpšta Executive Board MemberAMLA

Executive Board Member

• Aurore LalucqChair, ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsMember of European Parliament

Chair, ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Member of European Parliament

• James LeeGlobal Head of Capacity BuildingChainalysis

Global Head of Capacity Building

• Giuseppe LopezHead of Department, European Financial & Economic Crime CentreEuropol

Head of Department, European Financial & Economic Crime Centre

• Brian McKenzieManaging Director & EU Head of AMLCiti

Managing Director & EU Head of AML

• Rikke-Louise Ørum PetersenExecutive Board MemberAMLA

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen

Executive Board Member

• Derville RowlandExecutive Board MemberAMLA

Executive Board Member

• Gita SaldenAMLA GB Member, Member of the Executive BoardDe Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

AMLA GB Member, Member of the Executive Board

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

• Jeanette SchwambergerState SecretaryGerman Federal Ministry of Finance

Jeanette Schwamberger

German Federal Ministry of Finance

• Gabriel SeixasEuropean ProsecutorEuropean Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

• Beju ShahHead of Toronto Innovation CentreBank for International Settlements (BIS)

Head of Toronto Innovation Centre

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

• Bruna SzegoChairAMLA

• Daniel ThelesklafHead of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)Germany

Head of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

• Nicolas VasseExecutive DirectorAMLA

• Juan Manuel Vega SerranoVice-ChairAMLA

Juan Manuel Vega Serrano

• Hennie Verbeek-KustersExecutive Board MemberAMLA

Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

Executive Board Member

• Nicolas VéronSenior FellowBruegel (Brussels) and Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington DC)

Bruegel (Brussels) and Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington DC)

• Grégoire VuarlotAMLA GB Member, Deputy Secretary GeneralAutorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)

AMLA GB Member, Deputy Secretary General

Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)

• Javier Zarzalejos Chair, LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsMember of European Parliament

Chair, LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Member of European Parliament

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We have received an overwhelming number of expressions of interest and have therefore closed the registration form. Those selected will receive their personal invitation soon.

We encourage all those unable to attend in person to follow the conference via the livestream.