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Andrew Parrat
Deputy Head ofDivision Serious Fraud OfficeMichaela Schütz
Deputy Head of Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS)FedpolMichael Grady
Chief, Bank Integrity UnitU.S. Department of JusticeChristian J. Nauvel
Deputy Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement National Security DivisionU.S. Department of JusticeChristian Nauvel is the Deputy Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement in the U.S. DOJ’s National Security Division, where he helps coordinate and oversee the investigation and prosecution of corporate crime relating to the national security of the United States. Previously, Mr. Nauvel served in the Criminal Division as a Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, a Senior Trial Attorney in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section’s Bank Integrity Unit, and a member of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team. During his time at the DOJ, Mr. Nauvel has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of New York. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Nauvel was a litigation associate at an international law firm. Mr. Nauvel obtained his J.D. from Northwestern University, and his B.S. from Bates College.
Adrian Mom
Partner, Risk AdvisoryAlixPartnersAdrian is a Partner in the AlixPartners Risk Advisory team, located in Zurich, Switzerland. He specializes in leveraging cutting-edge technology and accounting expertise to conduct internal and regulatory high-profile investigations, monitorships, risk analytics, comprehensive reviews of compliance programs, and related transformations.
Adrian’s experience includes complex local and cross-border compliance matters across several industries in connection with AFC obligations, (top)-management misconduct, accounting fraud, corruption, bribery, tax fraud, asset misappropriation, and other related offenses.
He is recognized by Who is Who Legal as one of the Future Global Leaders in Investigations 2021 and 2022, is a CFA charter holder and holds a MSc in Finance from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Alex de Lucena
Director of Product StrategyShieldAneta Klosek
Market Planning DirectorLexisNexis Risk SolutionsAntonio Abbadessa
Head of Ethics & Business Integrity EMEAGoogleBahar Malavan Naryndji
Senior Human Rights Compliance SpecialistChloe Cina
Partner, National Security, Morrison FoersterDeutsche BankChloe Cina, a barrister and leading international financial sanctions expert. She is the Head of Global Sanctions Advisory at Deutsche Bank. Her work includes advising on complex cross-border investigations, enforcement, high profile transactions and sanctions compliance, particularly in the context of Russia, Iran and humanitarian aid. She’s recognised by international organisations, regulators, and the private sector for her thought leadership and legal advisory work. She worked for United Nations. At the Foreign Office she was in the National Security team where she led the Iran nuclear legal team for the UK. At HSBC she was the UK Head of Sanctions.
Charmian Simmons
Financial Crime & Compliance ExpertSymphonyAICharmian Simmons is a Financial Crime and Compliance Expert covering Financial Services at SymphonyAI. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector across risk management, financial crime, internal controls and IT advisory. She is a technology evangelist specialising in AI innovations and transformation. Charmian is responsible for providing practitioner expertise, thought leadership and analysing key policy, regulatory and technology drivers transforming the compliance market. Charmian is CAMS, CDPSE, CRMA and CISA certified.
Daniel Gysel
Chief Compliance and Revenue OfficerZurich Insurance Unit SwitzerlandDelphine Forma
Regulatory AdvisorSkyline Digital AGDelphine Forma is an experienced compliance officer who worked across different countries and industries including large banks in the U.K. such as Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ and HSBC Bank plc., and blockchain/crypto businesses (exchanges and miners) in Switzerland. She holds a diploma from Sciences Po Lyon, and two master’s degrees specialized in European Criminal Business Law and Frauds and Money Laundering Prevention. Delphine is a Board member of the OpenVASP Association (a non-profit association formed to develop a protocol and standards to allow virtual assets providers and others to comply with the Financial Action Task Force's "travel rule" requiring identifying information for parties involved in transfer of Digital Assets) and has served has a Board Member of the Crypto Valley Association. Delphine is passionate about crypto and all blockchain things.
Dr. iur Cansu Burkhalter
Head Compliance - RegulatoryBitcoin Suisse AGEric Stupp
PartnerBarr & KarrerEike Bicker
Partner and Head of Compliance & Investigations PracticeGleiss LutzEike chairs the Compliance & Investigations practice of Gleiss Lutz. He is one of the leading lawyers on corporate governance, investigations and compliance in Germany and Europe. He has particular experience in handling high-profile corporate governance and compliance matters, cross-border investigations, related litigation as well as white-collar defence vis-à-vis various international enforcement agencies. Eike also regularly advises on the design of compliance programs, their effective implementation and improvement. His clients include global companies, international investment funds, management boards, supervisory boards and regulators. Eike is based in Frankfurt.
Elena Mokretsova
Financial Crime Compliance Manager, Vice PresidentSantanderElena has extensive international experience in Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering with global financial institutions with roles based in Switzerland, Spain, Mexico and Poland, with special interest in detecting money laundering patterns of Latin-American and Russian organized crime groups, as well as prevention of embezzlement of funds proceeding from public contracts.
In her current role with Banco Santander, she is responsible for leading Financial Crime Compliance team covering Sanctions Screening, Transaction Monitoring, Investigations and Periodic Reviews.
Prior to joining Santander Group in 2018 in Madrid, she was with Citigroup from 2009 until the end of 2017, covering the role of AML Global Investigation Unit Senior Compliance with Citi in Mexico as her last position, working on complex investigative projects on organized crime and corruption proceeds laundering in Latin American Region. Her main achievements in this role include development of investigative projects focused on detection of money laundering schemes used by Russian organized crime applied for Latin American drug-cartels and public embezzlement project aimed to identify corruption schemes in Construction sector in Mexico.
Before that, Elena was AML Quality Assurance Team Leader in Mexico and AML Subject Matter Expert (SME) for EMEA Region in Warsaw, as well with Citigroup. In the SME role in Poland, she was supporting the migration of the AML Operations processes for virtual units in Switzerland, Russia and Ukraine.
She graduated with a master’s degree in International Economics from Lazarski School of Commerce and Law based in Warsaw in 2009 and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance management from Higher School of Economics, Russia. Elena has Advanced AML Certification by International Compliance Association and collaborated for the book The Untold Stories of Financial Crime by Maurren Mutua. She is fluent in 6 languages, including her mother-tongue Russian, Spanish, Polish, English, Portuguese and French.
Finnian Emson
AI Data ScientistZurich InsuranceFloriana Scarlato
Group Chief Compliance OfficerLombard OdierGavin Proudley
Head of Third Party Risk PropositionDow Jones Risk & ComplianceGavin Proudley has been helping clients manage financial crime, corruption and reputational risk for over 10 years. He has delivered enhanced due diligence services to clients across a range of jurisdictions and sectors, including financial services, oil and gas, life sciences and manufacturing. Gavin has supported clients involved in high-risk transactions by providing anti-bribery due diligence, and helped others design and implement broader due diligence programs. He works with large financial institutions, particularly with IPO and other investment banking teams, as well as supporting businesses in managing high-risk and high-value relationships. Prior to joining Dow Jones, Gavin was a director in EY's forensic practice and also worked in government for 11 years. He focused on international security and terrorism issues, advising senior officials, ministers and the prime minister's office.
German Florez-Villegas
Senior Compliance and Risk Specialist - Deputy Head Employee MonitoringUBSJan Stappers
Regulatory Solutions DirectorNAVEXJan Stappers is Regulatory Solutions Director at NAVEX. As an expert in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), he is a frequent speaker on subjects related to GRC regulation and best practices, as well as a sought-after author on regulatory developments within GRC, ESG, CSR, whistleblowing, and third-party risk. Jan is a member of the European AI Alliance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) “Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.” This working party is broken into six parts and Jan is a member of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Jan holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from King’s College London (EU Competition Law) and a master’s degree (LL.M) from Leiden University (European Law).
Jeff Giddings
Head of EMEAAssociation of Corporate InvestigatorsJuan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández
Head of LegalVifor PharmaJuancho de Lassaletta joined Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) in August 2019 as Vice-President & Global Head Legal and Compliance.
Juancho studied law at the University of Barcelona and completed postgraduate studies at IESE Business School, Corporate Development Program (PDD).
He started his career at international law firms working during 14 years as a corporate and M&A lawyer in the life sciences spaces in the Iberian and Latin America markets.
His in-house career, as Associate to General Counsel and Head of Compliance, led him in 2015 to InsudPharma Group (generics) where he led the design and implementation of Insudpharm Global Compliance Program with special focus in Latin America.
At VFMCRP, Juancho is globally responsible for all legal, IP, litigation and compliance matters. Interface to global Fresenius Medical Care legal, IP and compliance teams, member of FMC Legal Leadership Team.
His areas of specialization are most notably BD & License-in deals with US biotechs, M&A and Compliance. He works closely with a diverse range of senior stakeholders at Vifor Pharma’s and FMC’s global headquarters, building effective relationships and driving consensus.
Kees van Ophem
Executive Vice President & Global General Counsel General CounselFresenius Medical CareKurt K. Lunkenheimer
PartnerCozen O'ConnorKurt K. Lunkenheimer is a partner at Cozen O’Connor, a full-service Am Law 100 firm. He defends companies and individuals in the context of government or internal investigations, enforcement actions, and civil or criminal trials.
Kurt served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida for 13 years. As deputy chief in the International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section and deputy chief in the Major Crimes Section, he led a wide range of high-profile investigations. Kurt first-chaired or supervised nearly 30 trials to verdict, including prosecution of international drug trafficking, money laundering, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and alien smuggling, among other crimes.
Livio Russo
Groups Ethics OfficerGeneraliMarcele Rask
Principal Risk Manager, Financial Crime Risk & Prevention GroupDanske BankMarcele has in-depth knowledge of Financial Crime, with a demonstrated history in working with highly complex legal issues, with experience in large-scale national and international forensic investigations including one of the largest scale financial crime investigations in an European Bank and the bankruptcy review of the European umbrella of an investment bank that effected the financial system at large. At Danske Bank, she was the key driver for aligning processes in establishing the institution 1st Line Sanctions Risk Management and Advisory.
Marcele holds a Master in International Human Rights Law and a Specialization in International Trade and Business, along with several professional certifications, including CAMS, ACSS, ICA Diploma Financial Crime Prevention and Sanctions.
Mario Manjarrez
SME Lead in Transaction Monitoring, Remediations & TM Crisis ManagementINGMatthias Gstoehl
PartnerLALIVEMatthias specialises in complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional proceedings and investigations, including fraud and white-collar crime, asset recovery, insolvency, international mutual assistance, international sanctions and ESG-litigation.
His practice focuses on banking and finance disputes. Drawing on first-hand experience in the sector, he handles complex matters requiring specialist knowledge in derivative instruments, hedge funds and financial products in general. He regularly acts in contentious corporate, commercial and governance disputes across various other sectors (healthcare, natural resources, sports and trusts).
Matthias Gstoehl is Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, and a member of the expert group for digitalization of the Swiss Bar Association. He is further a member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL) and the Zurich Bar Association.
He is a frequent speaker and moderator at international conferences.
Before joining LALIVE, Matthias Gstoehl was a partner at Nater Dallafior (2012 – 2017), worked in derivatives structuring at two leading investment banks in London and Zurich (2006 – 2012), as an associate for Bär & Karrer in Zurich (2001 – 2005) and as a trainee for Froriep in Geneva (1998 – 2000).
Matthias Gstoehl studied law at the Universities of Vienna and Geneva (lic.iur, 1998) and completed postgraduate studies in Finance at London Business School (MSc in Finance, 2006).
Maxine Kennett
Head of Global Trade ComplianceHitachi EnergyMaxine Kennett is the Head of Global Trade Compliance at Hitachi Energy. She is a specialist in trade policy and compliance with nearly 20 years of experience in leading trade teams and programs.
She started her career as a commercial lawyer for the international law firm, Allen & Overy, and then worked governments and international governmental organizations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East as a Legal Policy Advisor, Trade Negotiator and Economic Growth specialist. In 2010, she returned permanently to Switzerland to take up the role of Head of Legal Affairs (General Counsel) at the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and thereafter the role of Global Head of Trade Affairs at Syngenta.
In January 2020, she joined Hitachi Energy (a global energy company with 40,000 employees) as the Head of Global Trade Compliance – where she leads the Global Trade team (of approximately 70 team members) to ensure trade compliance and optimize trade related business operations.
She is qualified as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland and Switzerland and an alumna of the University of Bern.
Nic Carrington
Forensic PartnerDeloitteNic Carrington is a Partner in Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice in Switzerland. He specialises in forensic advisory, financial crime fraud and corruption investigations, advising on cases involving white collar crime and corruption, including FCPA-related matters, anti-money laundering compliance and investigations, procurement fraud, conflicts of interest issues and accounting irregularities. Nic is a Qualified Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Nicolas Grunder
Chief Counsel Digital & Data PrivacyABBPascale Köster
PartnerWalder WyssPascale Köster is a partner at Walder Wyss Zurich. She specializes in corporate and regulatory investigations as well as in related criminal, administrative and civil litigation proceedings. She advises both Swiss and foreign clients in local as well as cross-border cases and has special expertise in white collar (fraud, corruption, etc.), healthcare and ESG related cases. Pascale Köster was educated at the University of Bern (MLaw in 2013 with a specialization in International and European law). During her studies, she worked as a student assistant at the Institute of Civil Law at the University of Bern. Before joining Walder Wyss as junior associate in 2013, she gained working experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Berner Jura-Seeland. She was admitted to the bar in 2016. In 2021, she completed the Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime In‐ vestigation (MAS ECI) at the Lucerne School of Business. Pascale Köster's professional languages are German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Patrick Moulette
Former Head of Anti-corruption divisionOECDPatrick Moulette is the former Head of the OECD Anti-Corruption Division. In this role, Mr. Moulette led the work of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, including the monitoring the implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Mr Moulette previously served for 10 years as Executive Secretary of the Financial Action Task Force against money laundering and terrorist financing (FATF). Previously, he worked for the Department of the Treasury of the French Ministry of Finance. Mr Moulette is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies ("Sciences-Po") and has Masters’ degrees in Public Law and in Corporate Law.
Patrick Verraes
Group General CounselArchromaPatrick Wellens
Chief Compliance OfficerAssociation of Corporate InvestigatorsRadu Cucos
Technology & Trafficking in Human Beings Program LeadOSCERaimund Roehrich
General Counsel Wealth Management, Chair of the Board of DirectorsBank Julius Baer & CoRaimund Röhrich, Global Head Financial Crime Compliance at Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Raimund has previously held various roles in Legal & Compliance in-house and in private practice, including at Clifford Chance and UBS AG. He has extensive experience across all areas of Financial Crime, having spent many years as a litigator as well as conducting internal investigations and reviewing and building Compliance Management Systems. His in-house roles included Compliance, Litigation, Investigation and Corporate Governance. He holds a teaching assignment at Steinbeis-University Berlin and is a regular lecturer at the University of St. Gallen.
Richard Tornberg
Group Legal Counsel Trade ComplianceEricsson AB (Sweden)Roi Lavi
Managing Director - EuropeSqope IntelligenceWith more than two decades of experience in the intelligence and financial sectors, Roi has been developing and expanding Sqope’s business in continental Europe since 2014, including directly managing some of its largest markets and key accounts. Based in Geneva, he works directly with over 50 banks, financial intermediaries, and other companies to help them meet their AML/KYC and ESG requirements.
Prior to joining Sqope, Roi, who is also a certified attorney, worked in the legal field at leading firms, including the risk and compliance department of one of the “Big 4”. In addition to his LL.B and B.A. degrees, he graduated with distinction from the University of Geneva with an Executive MBA.Ross Pudney
First Vice President, Head of Financial Crime Compliance Data & AnalyticsDanske BankSnorre Welling
Global Trade Sanctions DirectorCarlsberg GroupSophio Tatabadze
Managing Compliance Officer, Head of Sanctions Advisory, Financial Crime ComplianceDanske BankStephen Buechner
Chief Corporate OfficerAssociation of Corporate Investigators - Exco MemberSteve Young
Head of Fraud and Investigations, Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA & CEOAssociation of Corporate InvestigatorsSvetlana Makarova
Ethics & Compliance HeadNokiaTaulant Avdija
Head Of Regulatory & Compliance, PartnerBDOTaulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.
- Taulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.
Tarana Baghirova
Programme Officer/Financial Investigations Lead?OSCETim O'Toole
PartnerMiller & ChevalierWhitney Potts
Deputy Head Global Security, Head Global Security InvestigationsNovartisWilliam Barry
MemberMiller & ChevalierWilliam Barry is a trusted advisor to governments, boards of directors, foreign trustees, multinational companies and senior officers involved in cross-border business and the financial services industry. Mr. Barry helps solve complex problems involving multi-jurisdictional investigations, enforcement, compliance, and transactional issues so that his clients can overcome obstacles and resume focus on their business. He works with clients to address individual risks and to build credible, flexible and sustainable compliance infrastructure consistent with ESG standards.
Mr. Barry guides clients through the complex issues involved in responding to inquiries from domestic and international regulators regarding issues of accounting fraud, foreign bribery, money laundering, and other financial crimes. He represents clients faced with the challenge of responding to competing demands in parallel proceedings, such as internal reviews, government investigations, and private civil actions.
Chambers USA has described Mr. Barry as "the kind of person that everyone in the boardroom listens to" and noted he is "a very thorough thinker and very calm, and is the ideal ambassador for corporations when dealing with government agencies."
Mr. Barry is a member of the American Bar Association's International Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Committee and International Anti-Corruption Committee. He has been designated as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.
Mr. Barry is a member of the Sustainability Accounting Review Board (SASB) Alliance.
Mr. Barry is a member of the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and the former Chairman of Olney Boys & Girls Club, a non-profit sports association in Maryland.Fiona Wallace-Mason
Chief Compliance OfficerRothschild & CoIsabelle Birkenkämper
Head of Legal and ComplianceMigros ZürichEric Stupp
PartnerBarr & KarrerJanos Kühn
Global Head of Customer & Third Party ComplianceEricssonKatherine Delikoura
Managing Director, Chief Compliance OfficerCouncil Europe Development BankMiriam Goldman
Chief Operating OfficerSQOPE IntelligenceKhaled Hassan
Head of MENA DeskSQOPE Intelligence