By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
NEARLY two-thirds of the speakers confirmed for ‘International Anti-Financial Crime Summit (IAFCS) 2025’ are women leaders.
Some 500 high-ranking tech, finance and banking figures will attend IAFCS 2025 in London on October 22.
Of the confirmed speakers announced to date, some two thirds (62%) are women leaders from the regulatory, banking, fintech and VASP sectors.
The figure represents AML Intelligence’s commitment to diversity and promoting women in the AFC space, where the C-suite cohort continues to be dominated by men.
IAFCS2025 kicks off on the morning of October 22 at the Leonardo Royal convention centre, Tower Bridge with the annual ‘Women in FinCrime Breakfast.’ The WiFC Breakfast will features guest speakers and panellists and will be moderated by Xolisile Khanyile, chair of the Global Coalition Fighting Financial Crime (GCFFC)
The event is set to be the AFC event of the year in the UK. It will also feature networking opportunities with C-suite executives across finance, tech, regulatory and crypto bodies. Registration is now open HERE.
Speaker lineup
In addition to Xolisile, the female speakers announced for IAFCS 2025 so far are:
- Derville Rowland – member of the Executive Board of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) and former Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland.
- Rachael Herbert – director of the UK’s National Economic Crime Centre.
- Kristīne Černaja-Mežmale – Council Member, Latvijas Banka (Central Bank of Latvia)
- Linda Hamilton – Executive Director and Head of Financial Crime Operations at JP MorganChase.
- Federica Taccogna – Principal and co-head of Regulatory and Economic Crimes Practice at Squire Patton Boggs.
- Lauren Kohr – Strategic Engagement Advisor at IRS-Criminal Investigations.
- Tracey McDermott – Management Committee at the Wolfsberg Group. And former Group Head of Conduct, Financial Crime & Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank.
- Vivienne Artz – CEO of the FTSE Women Leaders Review.
- Dr. Shlomit Wagman – Expert in AI and former Director-General of the Israel Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prohibition Authority.
- Ilze Znotiņa – Former Director at FIU Latvia and AML Intelligence Columnist.
- Sarah Beth Felix – CEO at Palmera Consulting. Co-Founder and Chief AML Officer at Acceleron Bank.
- Anu Ratan – EMEA Head of FCC Regulatory Change and Global Programmes, BNY
More senior speakers from regulation, banking, gaming and law enforcement are to be announced shortly.
IAFCS offers attendees the chance to hear from high-profile speakers and network with influential decision-makers in the field.Further information on IAFCS 2025 is available HERE.
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