8. Global Anti Financial Crime Conference
The 8th Global Anti Financial Crime Conference – Where Decisions Are Made, Not Discussed
Financial crime is evolving faster than regulation. The real question is no longer what needs to be done – but how to execute under pressure, scrutiny, and complexity.
On 21 May 2026, the International Bankers Forum brings together a highly curated group of senior regulators, top-tier financial institutions, and leading technology experts at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
What sets this conference apart:
- From regulation to execution: Understand how the EU AML framework will be applied in practice – including the real impact of AMLA on supervision and enforcement
- Direct access to regulators & industry leaders: Engage with those shaping supervisory priorities and implementation strategies
- AI & automation in compliance: Move beyond buzzwords and gain clarity on what actually works – and what doesn’t
- Emerging risk landscape: From crypto-related crime to terrorist financing – get ahead of the threats that will define the next years
Through high-level keynotes and tightly curated panel discussions, the conference delivers actionable insights, not theory.
Why attend?
Because in today’s environment, staying informed is not enough.
You need to anticipate, interpret, and act faster than the risk evolves.
Sagar Barvaliya
Founding Partner, BFC, Munich
Dr. Denise Bauer-Weiler
Head EMEA Group Compliance, Regulatory & Governance; Member of the Management Board, UBS Europe SE, Frankfurt/ Main
Dr. Eleni Chrysidou
Head of Advisory - Financial Crime Office / Head of AFC Consulting, DekaBank, Frankfurt/ Main
Adrien Delle-Case
Expertise Lead FCC Business Banking, ING Deutschland, Munich
Nico Di Gabriele
Senior Team Lead, Policy Analysis Crypto Assets, European Central Bank, Frankfurt / Main
Barnabás Ferenczi
Barnabas Ferenczi, Head of Growth, Salv, Munich
Vitay Golz
BerFin Advisory, Founding Manager, Berlin
Joëlle Madeleine Haas
Senior Referentin Compliance, Focus Financial Crime, DZ Bank AG, Frankfurt/ Main
Dr. Lars Haffke
Salary Partner, Pikepartners, Munich
Oliver Hainke
Head of Financial Crime Prevention, EMEA & Europe SE, UBS SE, Frankfurt/ Main
Oliver Hecker
Director, BearingPoint, Stuttgart
Thorsten Höche
Managing Director, General Counsel, Association of German Banks, Berlin
Katrin Joschtel
Head of Compliance, Anti Money Laundering Officer, Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, Vienna
Dr. Henriette Kröner
Partner, d-Fine, Frankfurt/ Main
Bernd Michael Lindner
Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
Samira Maleki
Secretary General, International Bankers Forum, Frankfurt/ Main
Keynote
Benedict Wagner-Rundell, Senior Manager, KPMG, Frankfurt am Main
Panel Discussion I
Thorsten Höche, Managing Director, General Counsel, Association of German Banks, Berlin
Nico Di Gabriele, Senior Team Lead, Policy Analysis Crypto Assets, European Central Bank, Frankfurt / Main
Moderator:
Larissa Schnier, Senior Manager, Financial Services, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt/ Main
Keynote
Oliver Hecker, Director, BearingPoint, Stuttgart
Deep Dive
Dr. Eleni Chrysidou, Head of Advisory - Financial Crime Office/ Head of AFC Consulting, DekaBank, Frankfurt/ Main
Katrin Joschtel, Head of Compliance, Anti Money Laundering Officer, Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, Vienna
Moderator:
Bernd Michael Lindner, Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
Keynote 1
Business & Merchant Onboarding as an AFC Control: Stopping Financial Crime Before the First Payment
Jan Priester-Wolf, Regional Director Business Consulting & Sales Acceleration, CRIF, Hamburg
Keynote 2
Modern technologies in AFC departments – the digital and data driven future of AFC compliance
Dr. Henriette Kröner, Partner, d-fine, Frankfurt/ Main
Moderator:
Samira Maleki, Secretary General, International Bankers Forum, Frankfurt/ Main
Keynote
Bernd Michael Lindner, Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
Panel Discussion II
Dr. Barbara Roth, Chief Administration Officer, State Street Europe, Munich
Oliver Hainke, Head of Financial Crime Prevention, EMEA & Europe SE, UBS SE, Frankfurt/ Main
Sylvia Trimborn-Ley, Group Head of Financial-Crime Risk-Management, Helaba, Frankfurt am Main (TBC)
Adrien Delle-Case, Expertise Lead FCC Business Banking, ING Deutschland, Munich
Eric Wagner, Group Product Owner AML and Sanctions, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Vienna
Moderator:
Bernd Michael Lindner, Partner, BearingPoint, Munich
Keynote
Barnabas Ferenczi, Head of Growth, Salv, Munich
Panel Discussion III
Dr. Lars Haffke, Salary Partner, Pikepartners, Munich
Joëlle Madeleine Haas, Senior Compliance Officer, Focus Financial Crime, DZ Bank AG, Frankfurt/ Main
Sagar Barvaliya, Founding Partner, BFC, Munich
Moderator:
Barnabas Ferenczi, Head of Growth, Salv, Munich
Keynote
Timo Purkott, Partner, KPMG, Frankfurt/Main
Panel Discussion IV
Dr. Denise Bauer-Weiler, Head EMEA Group Compliance, Regulatory & Governance; Member of the Management Board, UBS Europe SE, Frankfurt/ Main
Isabelle Saadjian, Chief Risk Officer, Member of the Standard Chartered Bank AG, Frankfurt/ Main
Eric Soong, Group Chief Compliance Officer Corporate Security, Schaeffer, Herzogenaurach
Moderator:
Timo Purkott, Partner, KPMG, Frankfurt/ Main
