Global Anti-Financial Crime Conference

How sustainable will the fight against
financial crime be in the future

The presence of the Anti-Money Laundering Association (AMLA) in Frankfurt am Main adds significant relevance to the Global AFC Conference. This gathering stands out as an essential forum for gaining insights into combating financial crimes, with the added prestige of AMLA’s involvement underscoring the critical nature of the discussions. It offers a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with top professionals, learn about the latest in regulatory changes and technological advancements, and network with industry peers. The stage promises to be a key moment for those seeking to advance their understanding and approaches to financial crime prevention.

Language: EN

April 29 & 30, 2024
Floor 1, Room 2 (Solar)
Kap Europa, Frankfurt am Main

day 1

April 29, 2024

08:30 am	Registration
09:30 am	Central Opening DIGISUSTAIN 2024 Welcome Samira Maleki Member of the Board of Trustees, INGLOSUS, Frankfurt/Main Opening Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus Hessian Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation, Wiesbaden Dr. Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg Mayor, City of Frankfurt
10:00 am	End of Central Opening
10:15 am	Welcome and Opening Global AFC Conference Stephanie Wüst City Councillor, Frankfurt am Main Keynote Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon Chief Administration Officer, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main What’s the Future of Anti Financial Crime? Panel Discussion Oliver Hecker Director, BearingPoint, Stuttgart Dr. Denise Bauer-Weiler Member of the Management Board, UBS Europe SE, Frankfurt am Main Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon Chief Administration Officer, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main Moderator: Michael Peters Head of Expert Committee AML/CFT, International Bankers Forum, Frankfurt am Main
11:30 am	Coffee & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break
12:00 pm	Laundering the proceeds of Crime in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities Keynote Daniel Thelesklaf Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),Cologne Panel Discussion Stefan Herting Head of Compliance, DekaBank, Frankfurt am Main Daniel Thelesklaf Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Cologne Oliver Hainke Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA & Europe, UBS Dr. Michael Lange (tbc) Head of Compliance, DZ Bank, Frankfurt am Main Moderator: Bernd Michael Lindner Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
01:00 pm	Lunch & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break
02:00 pm	AMLA – the new EU agency to combat Financial Crime Keynote Dr. Florian Toncar Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin Panel Discussion Dr. Robert Müller Global Head of AFC Framework and Head of AFC Germany, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main Hennie Verbeek-Kusters Former Chair of the Egmont Group of FIU's 2019-2022, Head, The Netherlands Financial Intelligence Unit, The Netherlands Dr. Florian Toncar Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin Bettina Friehs Team Leader in the Financial Crime Unit, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Brussels Moderator: Dr. Detlef Fechtner Börsen-Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main
03:00 pm	Powertalk - Social Trading – Fraudulent Online Platforms Birgit Rodolphe Executive Director, ML Prevention, BaFin, Bonn
03:30 pm	The two-sides coin of crypto assets: The challenges for financial crime How to set up the digital Euro to balance privacy and financial crime Julia Lippoth Head of Compliance and MLRO, Coinbase Germany GmbH, Berlin Lora von Ploetz Head of AML Supervision of Payments Institutions Agents and Crypto-Asset Service Providers, BaFin, Bonn Hagen Weiss Counsel, Dentons, Frankfurt am Main Moderator: Michael Peters Head of Expert Committee AML/CFT, International Bankers Forum, Frankfurt am Main
04:00 pm	End of Conference - Get-together
04:30 pm	MainStage Keynote Annahita Esmailzadeh Passionate Leader at Microsoft & Bestselling Author Artificial Intelligence Show Act I NEURA Robotics & Die TanzKompanie MAiRA Impuls Dr. Alexander Blass COO, Neura Robotics, Metzingen Gregory Darcy Die TanzKompanie Artificial Intelligence Show Act II NEURA Robotics & Die TanzKompanie MAiRA
06:00 pm	End of Day 1

day 2

How sustainable will the fight against financial crime be in the future

April 30, 2024

08:30 am	Registration
09:30 am	Welcome Bernd Michael Lindner Partner, BearingPoint, Munich Powertalks Fighting against financial and environmental crime: a never ending story Dr. Marcus Pleyer Deputy Director-General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin
10:00 am	New Sanctions Obligations against Russia: What have companies and financial institutions to consider? Tilo Walter CEO, Palturai GmbH, Hofheim am Taunus Moderator: Bernd Michael Lindner Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
10:30 am	Future Target Operating Model AFC Compliance Keynote Bernd Michael Lindner Partner, BearingPoint, Munich Panel Discussion Anna Issel Chief Compliance Officer, LBBW, Stuttgart Peter Quante Chief Compliance Officer, ING Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main Barbara Roth Head of Audit, Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt am Main Moderator Bernd Michael Lindner Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
11:30 am	Coffee & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break
12:00 pm	Modern KYC – Consideration of customer behaviour in digital KYC process Keynote Justus Schrecker Managing Director, Clarilab GmbH & Co. KG a subsidiary of SCHUFA Holding AG, Wiesbaden Panel Discussion Angelique Keijsers Chief Compliance Officer, Unicredit, Munich Till Komma Rechtsanwalt/Counsel, CMS Deutschland Compliance and Foreign Services, Frankfurt am Main Regierungsdirektor Olaf Rachstein BMF, Berlin Moderator: Justus Schrecker Managing Director, Clarilab GmbH & Co. KG a subsidiary of SCHUFA Holding AG, Wiesbaden
01:00 pm	Lunch & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break
02:00 pm	What challenges arise in preventing financial crime through the use of new technologies Panel Discussion Fredrik Bonnevie Dahler Manager, BearingPoint, Oslo Michael Berns Director AI & FinTech, PwC, Frankfurt am Main Peter Lauth Senior Risk Advisor Central Europe, VISA Europe, Frankfurt am Main Moderator: Christine Papadopoulos AInitiative, Frankfurt am Main
03:00 pm	The Digital Road Map for AFC compliance – Advantage & Risks Keynote Marc Oliver Schmidt Deputy Head Compliance & Corporate Security, Schaeffler AG, Herzogenaurach Panel Discussion Tilo Walter CEO, Palturai GmbH, Hofheim am Taunus Jürgen Victor Repolusk Head of Department Analysis, FIU Dr. Jacob Wende CEO, Regpit Moderator: Marc Oliver Schmidt Deputy Head Compliance & Corporate Security, Schaeffler AG, Herzogenaurach
04:00 pm	End of Day 2

Speakers

Dr. Denise Bauer-Weiler

Member of the Management Board, UBS Europe, Frankfurt am Main

Michael Berns

Director AI & FinTech, PwC, Frankfurt am Main

Fredrik Bonnevie Dahler

Manager, BearingPoint, Oslo

Dr. Detlef Fechtner

Börsen-Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main

Bettina Friehs

Team Leader in the Financial Crime Unit, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Brussels

Oliver Hainke

Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA & Europe, UBS

Oliver Hecker

Director, BearingPoint, Stuttgart

Stefan Herting

Head of Compliance, DekaBank, Frankfurt

Anna Issel

Chief Compliance Officer LBBW, Frankfurt am Main

Angelique Keijsers

Chief Compliance Officer UniCredit Bank GmbH / HypoVereinsbank – UniCredit – Germany

Till Komma

Rechtsanwalt / Counsel, CMS Deutschland Compliance and Forensic Services, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Michael Lange

Bereichsleiter Compliance, DZ Bank, Frankfurt

Peter Lauth

Senior Risk Advisor Central Europe, VISA Europe, Frankfurt am Main

Bernd Michael Lindner

Partner, BearingPoint

Julia Lippoth

Head of Compliance and MLRO, Coinbase Germany GmbH, Berlin

Dr. Robert Müller

Global Head of AFC Framework and Head of AFC Germany, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt

Christine Papadopoulos

Co-Founder, AInitiative / Co- Founder Forum KAIpital , Frankfurt am Main

Michael Peters

Senior Managing Director; Head of Expert Committee AML/CFT, Ankura; International Bankers Forum, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Marcus Pleyer

Deputy Director-General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Peter Quante

Chief Compliance Officer, ING Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main

Olaf Rachstein

Government Director, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Jürgen Repolusk

Head of Department Analysis, FIU Germany

Birgit Rodolphe

Executive Director, ML Prevention, Berlin

Barbara Roth

Head of Audit, Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt am Main

Marc Oliver Schmidt

Deputy Head Compliance & Corporate Security, Schaeffler AG, Nuremberg

Justus Schrecker

Managing Director, Clarilab GmbH & Co. KG a subsidiary of SCHUFA Holding AG, Wiesbaden

Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon

Chief Administration Officer, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main

Daniel Thelesklaf

Head of the Economic and Financial Crime Unit, Financial Intelligence Unit, Cologne

Dr. Florian Toncar

Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

Former Chair of the Egmont Group of FIU’s 2019-2022, Head, The Netherlands Financial Intelligence Unit, The Netherlands

Tilo Walter

CEO, Palturai GmbH, Hofheim am Taunus

Hagen Weiss

Counsel at Dentons, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Jacob Wende

CEO, Regpit, Berlin

Stephanie Wüst

Stadträtin, Frankfurt am Main

Lora von Ploetz

Head of AML Supervision of Payments Institutions Agents and Crypto-Asset Service Providers, BaFin, Bonn