Leaders in Finance AML Event 2025

🎉 5th Anniversary

Listen, learn and discuss ideas with industry leaders
Gain thought-provoking insights from keynotes, panels, interviews, Q&A’s, etc.
Meet & connect with 200+ participants from 70+ organizations.

Welcome to the fifth anniversary of the Leaders in Finance AML Event on 2 October 2025 at Antropia (Driebergen-Zeist).
Over the past five years, we have seen tremendous efforts by the financial institutions, supervisors (AFM & DNB), regulators, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Police, and others to step up the fight against financial crime in the financial sector. What progress has actually been made? And what lies ahead in the next five years? 
At this special 5th anniversary(!) of the Leaders in Finance AML Event, top leaders from across the Dutch AML ecosystem will reflect, and look ahead on what is to come. Expect sharp insights and honest reflections from key players including financials institutions (ASN, ING, Rabobank, ABN AMRO, Adyen), FIU, Police, and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). If you are passionate about combating financial crime and working with the financial sector to make a difference, this event is for you. Join us!

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Program

08:00 – 09:00 • Coffee & Registration
 
09:00 – 09:10 • Welcome
09:10 – 09:15 • Video: “Five Years of Financial Crime: A Dutch Success Story?”
 
09:15 – 09:35 • Interview: “Reflecting on the 2022 ‘Recovery to Balance’ report: Are we recovered and balanced now?”
  • Willem Schudel – Head of Department, Financial Crime Supervision (AML/TF), DNB
09:35 – 10:00 • Speech I: “Legal developments: past, current and future challenges”
  • Daan Doorenbos – Professor at Radboud Business Law Institute & Lawyer at Stibbe
10:00 – 10:20 • Case Study: “The case of mortgage fraud and its consequences for the financial services industry”
10:20 – 10:45 • FI Panel I: “What really should be the future of the AML departments within FIs in a fast changing tech and regulatory landscape?”
10:45 – 11:35 • Coffee & Refreshments
 
11:35 – 12:00 • FI Panel II: “What really should be the future of the AML departments within FIs in a fast changing tech and regulatory landscape?”
12:00 – 12:20 • FIU: “What can The Netherlands learn from other jurisdictions and what factors determine succesfull international cooperation?” 
12:20 – 12:45 • (Online) Speech and Q&A: “The founding of AMLA and what has the new agency been up to so far?”
  • Chiara Bacci – Acting Deputy Head of the AMLA Task Force, European Commission
12:45 – 13:00 • Act: “The American Netherlander’s view on AML and on the Netherlands at large”
13:00 – 14:30 • Lunch & Networking

Partners

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Pre-event interviews

“First of all, I think a deeper understanding of financial crime intelligence is key. How does it actually work? And how can you use data to really grasp what applied behavior is, and what kind of data you need to draw conclusions or make a basic assessment? In terms of skills, I think experience will continue to matter. You really need a lot of hours in the field to stay relevant, because much of the work will increasingly be taken over by models, Gen-AI, and similar technologies. The human role will be in assessing the data and truly understanding how, for example, Gen-AI arrives at its conclusions. A deep understanding of how the models, the systems, and the data function – combined with a solid grasp of financial intelligence – that, I believe, is the way to remain relevant.”
"Deciding on filling in “more where needed, less where possible” should be a shared responsibility of the ecosystem. It is possible to agree on where more focus is required, but the minister also expects the ecosystem to decide on where gatekeepers such as banks can scale back. For that the ecosystem needs a collective risk acceptance — one that holds if risks materialize — and creating that in practice is difficult; discussions often turn towards ‘missed elements’. And we know now that building a system that strives for not missing anything, is not sustainable and not desirable. Moving towards choices in proportionality, and saying what to focus on more — and what to do less of — reveals trade‑offs; it exposes potential downsides of those choices and this can feel counter intuitive and that’s what makes it so difficult for all parties involved. In addition, the explicit risk acceptance and can be quite confidential. Finally, we need proper guardrails for data sharing to make all of this work.”
“Sure — one example that really illustrates how prevention works in practice is Project Blood Orange. Project Blood Orange is a collaboration between United for Wildlife, KPMG, the South African Revenue Service, and anti-poaching law enforcement aimed at tackling rhino poaching, particularly in Southern Africa. LexisNexis Risk Solutions has publicly supported the work via the provision data insight and intelligence tools. These tools are used to integrate and analyse data from multiple sources — financial transactions, shipping records, adverse media, enforcement data — to help map suspicious flows, detect anomalous patterns, and provide evidence to support law enforcement. As a result of this project rhino poaching in Kruger National Park dropped by 46%, and trafficers from Malasia, Malawi and Cambodia were prosecuted.”
“Working in supervision is very exciting – it’s important work. From the start, I was particularly drawn to AML/CFT because of its direct relevance to everyday life: for you and me as individuals, as consumers, as citizens. Playing a role in supervision means helping to combat financial crime and strengthen public trust in institutions and in the economy. That sense of contributing to something bigger than myself is what first attracted me, and it still motivates me today.”
“Importantly, my analysts don’t spend all their time working on cases. Around 15-20% of their time is dedicated to training and development. That keeps them sharp, helps them stay at the top of their game, and equips them with the skills – like data fluency – that will be critical going forward. My philosophy is to prepare people not only for their current roles at ING, but also for the future, wherever their careers may take them.”
“The main area where our teams feel most rewarded, I think, is when we as a financial institution are at the starting point of strong law enforcement action, and we see our work being picked up. That’s ultimately where our anti-financial crime purpose should lie. Those are the cases we’re most proud of. Looking at it more strategically, I think our key challenge is developing our AML program in a way that is proportionate to the size and complexity of our business. That’s our key challenge, and something we work on every day, and in that journey, I’m proud of many achievements and the people that made that possible.”
“We’ve deliberately sought attention in the media, especially with gatekeepers, because I think it’s important to demonstrate that what we do together really makes a difference. I often hear from AML analysts that their work feels like reporting into a “black box” – they don’t know whether anything happens after they submit their analyses or report unusual transactions. But the truth is, their work does make an impact, even if they don’t always see the direct results. Every analysis, every report, contributes to the wider chain of efforts to prevent and combat money laundering or it could even be an important missing link in our financial investigation. I believe it’s crucial to highlight those successes and show that everyone involved plays an important role.”
“One of the main challenges I see with customers is cloud adoption. In Europe it has become easier, but in some countries, especially in the Middle East, public cloud is still a no-go. The concern is mainly compliance and data leaving the region. Private cloud is often accepted, but when data goes to a public cloud in Germany or the US, resistance remains. As a company we continue to push for cloud adoption, because it’s the direction the whole industry is heading. More computing power is needed to manage today’s workloads, and cloud has become the standard. Just as virtual machines were the step forward 15 years ago, cloud is the next evolution.”
“Five years ago, data science was present in AML solutions, but adoption was low. There was skepticism around trusting the models, and regulators and auditors found it difficult to understand and accept that there might be a better way to identify risks. For me, the acceptance of data science and AI has been a huge shift in the AML ecosystem. At the same time, the volume and diversity of financial products have only increased over the past decade. Using AI and data science to counter this volume challenge is now widely seen as the right approach, and I think that’s one of the biggest positive shifts we’ve had.”
“AI is changing the AML profession rapidly. On one hand, AI can make detection smarter and more data-driven. On the other hand, people are still needed to interpret signals, manage risk, and make ethical decisions. At Lepaya, we see a dual approach. The first one is using AI to practice in roleplays—for example, AML analysts can interact with AI-generated suspicious case studies, helping them sharpen their investigative instincts. As well as practice a difficult conversation with an AI Roleplay actor, before actually calling the client. The second one is training professionals in active AI adoption.”

Participants

With our AML Event, we aim to bring together high-level speakers and attendees to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and ideas.

Therefore, this event should be of interest to AML professionals, but also for leaders who, while not engaged in AML daily, view it as a crucial element in strategic management.

We expect to welcome 200+ attendees from 70+ organizations, both public and private. Our event is driven by a clear mission.

First, we want to bring the (financial) professionals in the AML space together and encourage knowledge sharing and exchange of best practices.

Secondly, we hope to add value in the deepening of cooperation between the different stakeholders, among other things, by facilitating the forming of new relationships and to deepen existing relationships.

Finally, above all we aim to achieve that all participants will travel home after the conference full of energy and enthusiasm.

Keynote and Q&A: Jonathan Gilbert PhD (Financial Crime Consultant & Lecturer in Law, University of the West of England) - AML Event 2024
Keynote and Q&A: Philippe Vollot (Managing Board Member & Chief Financial Crime Officer, Rabobank) - AML Event 2024
Banking Panel (from left to right): Jeffrey Voors (ABN AMRO), Helène Erftemeijer (NVB), Karim Tadjer (ING), Robin de Jongh (Rabobank), and Karin de Jong (Deloitte) - AML Event 2024
Speech: Marnix Enthoven (Senior inspector system supervision, Dutch Data Protection Authority) - AML Event 2024

How to get there

We’re excited to invite you to a memorable gathering at Antropia in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, located Hoofdstraat 8, 3972 LA Driebergen-Rijsenburg.

The venue is easily accessible by both car (parking P+R Station Driebergen-Zeist) and by train (Antropia is located next to the trainstation Driebergen-Zeist)

See you at the Leaders in Finance AML Event 2025!

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