Leaders in Finance AML Event 2026

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Welcome to the Leaders in Finance AML Event on 1 October 2026 in Amsterdam, Pakhuis de Zwijger. Join senior leaders, regulators, compliance professionals and financial crime experts for a high-level discussion on the future of AML and financial crime prevention. The event brings together key voices from across the sector to exchange insights on regulation, technology, data collaboration, effectiveness and the broader societal role of financial institutions in fighting financial crime.

Event Lead - Leaders in Finance Events

Tom van Disseldorp [email protected]

Balancing AML Compliance & Cost Efficiency

How can financial institutions balance effective AML compliance with cost efficiency in a rapidly changing technological, regulatory and societal landscape?
This will be one of the central questions during the Leaders in Finance AML Event 2026, where we bring together CEOs, regulators, senior compliance leaders, government representatives, investigative authorities, financial crime experts and professionals active in anti-money laundering.
Thursday 1 October 2026 08:00–14:30, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam. Includes coffee, registration and networking lunch.
The AML landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Financial institutions face increasing regulatory expectations, growing complexity in financial crime, questions around privacy and data sharing, and the challenge of making AML frameworks effective, cost efficient and proportionate.

Key themes

The programme will focus on the key developments shaping the future of AML and financial crime prevention, including:

AMLR, AMLA and changing European supervisory expectations;
Balancing AML effectiveness, cost efficiency and operational feasibility;
Data protection, privacy and responsible data use;
AI, technology and innovation in financial crime detection;
Public-private, private-private and cross-border cooperation;
The societal impact of money laundering and financial crime.

Last Year's Event

In partnership with Deloitte, Leaders in Finance interviews Karim Tadjer (former ING, Common Wealth Bank), Suzanne Visser (FIOD), Helène Erftemeijer (NVB), Jaap van der Molen (ABN AMRO), Gwendolyn van Tunen (ASN Bank), Hennie Verbeek-Kusters (former FIU Netherlands, AMLA) and Robin de Jongh (former Rabobank, Blue Sky Group) on the past five years of developments in the AML space. What has the AML world learned, and what are the ambitions for the future?

Speakers

Leanne Joseph

Moderator

Esmé Bosma

Financial Sector Coordinator, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA)

Vinod Jaising

Global Head of Financial & Economic Crime, Rabobank

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen

Executive Board Member, Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA)

Oliver Bullough

Journalist & Author

Gwendolyn van Tunen

Chief Financial Crime Officer & Member of the Executive Board, ASN Bank

Willem Schudel

Head of Department, Financial Crime Supervision (AML/TF), DNB

Marit Hoegen

Partner, Deloitte

Jaap van der Molen

Managing Director & Head of Detecting Financial Crime, ABN AMRO

Roderick Rodenburg

CEO, Roseman Labs

Yücel Ölçer

Global Head of ING Hubs & Global Head of FCFP, ING

Nina Ihl

Principal Specialist, AML, Fraud Prevention & Regulatory Compliance, Commerzbank AG

Vincent Gaudel

Financial Crime Compliance Expert, Lexis Nexis

Program

08:00 – 09:00 • Coffee & Registration

09:00 – 09:05 • Welcome

Leanne Joseph – Moderator

09:05 – 09:45 • Keynote: Why we’re failing to stop Money Laundering

Oliver Bullough – Journalist & Author

09:45 – 10:05 • Balancing AML & data protection

Esmé Bosma – Financial Sector Coordinator, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA)

10:05 – 10:30 • AML Banking Panel I

Marit Hoegen – Moderator | Partner, Deloitte
Jaap van der Molen – Managing Director & Head of Detecting Financial Crime, ABN AMRO
Vinod Jaising – Global Head of Financial & Economic Crime, Rabobank

10:30 – 11:10 • Coffee & Refreshments

11:10 – 11:30 • Fireside Chat: Information sharing partnerships in practice: what is the value behind?

Roderick Rodenburg – CEO, Roseman Labs
Nina Ihl – Principal Specialist, AML, Fraud Prevention & Regulatory Compliance, Commerzbank AG

11:30 – 11:50 • The Regulator’s Update in an Over-Increasing European AML Playing Field

Willem Schudel – Head of Department, Financial Crime Supervision (AML/TF), DNB

11:50 – 12:10 • AML Banking Panel II

Vincent Gaudel – Moderator | Financial Crime Compliance Expert, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Gwendolyn van Tunen – Chief Financial Crime Officer & Member of the Executive Board, ASN Bank
Yücel Ölçer – Global Head of ING Hubs & Global Head of FCFP, ING

12:10 – 12:15 • Intermezzo: How to Buy a House with Cash in South America

Anonymous Speaker

12:15 – 12:55 • Keynote on AMLR

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen – Executive Board Member, Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA)

12:55 – 13:00 • Wrap-Up & Closing

Leanne Joseph – Moderator

13:00 – 14:30 • Lunch & Networking

Who should attend

The Leaders in Finance AML Event is designed for senior leaders, specialists and decision-makers working across the financial economic crime ecosystem. The event is relevant for professionals active in anti-money laundering, sanctions, compliance, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, investigations, legal, data, privacy and regulatory affairs.

Participants can expect a strategic and practical programme that connects regulation, technology, data collaboration, operational challenges and the broader societal role of financial institutions in fighting financial crime.

Partners

Pre-event Interviews

“Organised crime crosses borders, so our ambition should too. The challenge is to create an open, cross-European network where institutions can collaborate, instead of building separate national islands.”

Roderick Rodenburg CEO, Roseman Labs

“Risk differentiation is essential: understanding where the real risks lie, focusing attention there, and applying less stringent measures where risks are lower.”

Willem Schudel Head of Department, Financial Crime Supervision (AML/TF), DNB

“Financial crime prevention is fundamentally a societal responsibility. We all have an interest in protecting the integrity of the financial system.”

Gwendolyn van Tunen Chief Financial Crime Officer & Member of the Executive Board, ASN Bank

“A risk-based approach is more effective and more efficient: focusing effort where the risks are greatest allows the two objectives to reinforce rather than compete with each other.”

Yücel Ölçer Global Head of ING Hubs & Global Head of FCFP, ING

“The future is not human versus AI; it is human expertise augmented by AI.”

Vinod Jaising Global Head of Financial & Economic Crime, Rabobank

“You cannot be truly effective in combating financial economic crime without strong public-private cooperation.”

Jaap van der Molen Managing Director & Head of Detecting Financial Crime, ABN AMRO

“Only when you have insight into your clients, your actual risks and how you mitigate those risks, can you really steer your organisation in a risk-based manner.”

Marit Hoegen Partner, Deloitte

"I think we should be careful not to keep expanding the system on the assumption that it will become more effective, while its current effectiveness remains unclear."

Esmé Bosma Financial Sector Coordinator, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA)

"Everyone agrees the system must become more effective yet few of us say which parts of our own work could stop without anyone noticing."

Marinos Berger Sr Solutions Lead Fraud & Compliance, SAS

Last Year's Event

How to get there

The event will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, 1019 HC Amsterdam.

Pakhuis de Zwijger is easily accessible, located within walking distance of Amsterdam Central Station. Public transport stops right outside (tram 26 CS – P&R Zeeburg), and there are several parking garages adjacent to the building:

See you at the Leaders in Finance AML Event on 1 October 2026!

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