Nordic-BALTIC

AML / FinCrime & Tech Conference 2025

Transparency, Technology and Trust in a Shifting Banking, Financial & Crypto Landscape

Day 1 - 1 Oct I Day 2 - 18 Nov

Live at Swissôtel Tallinn, ESTONIA

Online via Wizywebinar

ORGANIZED BY:

info@finesto.ee I (+372) 5173623


Conference Theme 2025

"Transparency, Technology and Trust in a Shifting Banking, Financial & Crypto Landscape. "


The Nordic-Baltic AML / FinCrime & Tech Conference 2025 brings together regulators, supervisors, practitioners, and innovators to explore the future of compliance, financial crime prevention, and technology.


Day 1 - AML Focus


Policy updates, regulatory priorities, sanctions, and compliance challenges take center stage. Hear from the Nordic-Baltic regulators on supervision, sanctions oversight, lessons learned from MONEYVAL evaluations, and the impact of the EU AML Package, and readiness for the AMLA regime. Afternoon sessions highlight Estonia’s new legal tools, AI & AML law, AML legal case Studies in practice, evolution of blockchain analytics and the skills and technologies shaping tomorrow’s compliance teams.

Day 2 - FinCrime Focus


Fraud, investigations, and enforcement drive the agenda. EUROPOL,  EPPO and global experts discuss the next frontier of fraud, crypto forensics, and instant payments. Panels and case studies cover tax crime, blockchain forensics, digital piracy-as-a-service, and practical red flags in predicate crimes. The day concludes with strategies for balancing compliance and costs in building effective FinCrime programs.


Both days


Across both days, the program integrates discussions on FinTech, AI, crypto, risk management, and innovation – showcasing how the sector is evolving and how transparency, technology, and trust can reinforce financial stability.

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The working language of the conference is English.


Diamond sponsor


Platinum sponsor


Golden sponsors


Silver sponsor


Telco Cooperation Partner

Speakers Day 1



Joosep VÄRK

Moderator of Conference

Jürgen LIGI

Estonian Minister of Finance

Ülle MADISE

Chancellor of Justice

Kilvar KESSLER

Chairman of the Board of Finantsinspektsioon - Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority

Svetlana PRUSSOVA

Member of the Management Board at CoinsPaid

Janis KAULINS

Partner @ EY, CESA Financial Services - Forensics & Financial Crime Leader

Kerli VESKI

Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kert VÕLLI

Head of the Supervision Department, Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

Norman AAS

Partner at SORAINEN, Head of Risk Management and Corporate Crime Investigations in Estonia

Siiri GRABBI

Head of Sanctions Committee of Estonian Banking Association, Sanctions/CTF Officer at Coop Pank

Andre NÕMM

Member of the Board, of Estonia FSA. Member of the supervisory board of the AMLA

Dina SPŪLE

Head of Strategic Development and Communication at the FIU Latvia

Indrek TIBAR

Head of Anti-Money Laundering at Wallester

Maarja PÄRN

Lawyer of the Anti-Money Laundering Department of Finantsinspektsioon – Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority

Rainer OSANIK

Head of Financial Information and Intelligence Policy Department of Estonian MoF

Kadri KIISEL

Chairman of the Council of Estonian Banking Association, LHV Pank

Matthias BAUER-LANGGARTNER

Head of Policy Europe, Chainalysis

Albert LINNTAM

Senior Associate @SORAINEN, Co-head of White-Collar Investigations

Sören MEIUS

Head of AFC Compliance at LHV

Ants SOONE

Head of Compliance Committee of Estonian Banking Association, Chief Compliance at LHV Pank

Monika KOKS

Head of Legal at Bombay Group

Raul VAHTRA

Member of the Board, Head of Anti-Financial Crime Division, Swedbank in Estonia

Iren IRBE

Estonian Tax and Customs Board Investigation Department

Agenda

DAY 1 - October 1



Focus: Transparency, Technology and Trust in a Shifting Banking, Financial & Crypto Landscape

Morning Sessioon: AML & Compliance: Regulators’ Perspective to Market Practice

8:30 - 8:55

Morning Coffee and Networking

8:55 - 9:00

Opening Remarks by Day Moderator of the Conference

9:00 - 9:10

Welcome Speech

Jürgen LIGI, Estonian Minister of Finance

9:10 - 9:30

Regulator Keynote:

"The EU AML Package in Practice - How Regulators & Supervisors Shape the Future of Compliance."

Kilvar KESSLER, Chairman of the Board of Finantsinspektsioon - Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority

9:30 - 10:30

Panel I: Supervision 2025 plus – From Enforcement to Effective Guidance."

9:30 - 9:45

Panel Keynote:

"From Enforcement to Guidance: The FIU Perspective on Effective Supervision."

Kert VÕLLI, Head of the Supervision Department, Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit

9:45 - 10:30

Panel Discussions:

Andre NÕMM, Member of the Board, of Estonia FSA. Member of the supervisory board of the AMLA

Svetlana PRUSSOVA - Member of the Management Board at CoinsPaid

Kert VÕLLI, Head of the Supervision Department, Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit


Panel Moderator:

Kadri KIISEL, Chairman of the Council of Estonian Banking Association, Chairman & CEO at LHV Pank

10:30 - 11:00

Best Practice Presentation:

"Practical implementation of the new AML package and readiness for AMLA regime. "

 Janis KAULINS, Partner @EY, CESA Financial Services – Forensics & Financial Crime Leader

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break & Networking

11:30- 12:00

Keynote Presentation:

"Latvia’s AML Journey: Recent Mutual Evaluation by MONEYVAL – Strategy, Success Stories and Next Steps."

Dina SPŪLE, Head of Strategic Development and Communications FIU Latvia

12:00 - 13:15

Panel II: National and Baltic Risk Assessments: From Frameworks to Practice

12:00 - 12:20

Panel Keynote:

"Strengthening the Risk Landscape: Acknowledging and Mitigating Key Threats. "

Rainer OSANIK, Head of Financial Information and Intelligence Policy Department of Ministry of Finance Estonia (MoF)

12:20 - 13:00

Panel Discussions:


Sören MEIUS, Head of AFC Compliance at LHV

Monika Koks, Head of Legal at Bombay Group

Maarja PÄRN, Lawyer of the Anti-Money Laundering Department of Finantsinspektsioon - Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority


Panel Moderator:

Rainer OSANIK, Head of Financial Information and Intelligence Policy Department of Ministry of Finance Estonia (MoF)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break and Networking

Afternoon Sessions: Practical AML Challenges, Legal Debates and the Future of Compliance Teams

14:00 - 14:30

Legal Case Studies Presentation:

"Board and Risk Management Liability Through the Lens of Real Court Cases – Lessons from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania."

Albert LINNTAM, Senior Associate @SORAINEN, Co-head of White Collar Investigations

14:30 - 14:45

Keynote Presentation:

"The Preventive State and the Constitution."

Ülle MADISE, Chancellor of Justice

14:45 - 15:30

Panel Discussion:

AI & AML Law: Rights, Proportionality and Risks

Iren IRBE, Estonian Tax and Customs Board Investigation Department

Ants SOONE, Head of the Compliance Committee of Estonian Banking Association, Chief Compliance at LHV Pank

Indrek TIBAR, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at Wallester

Rainer OSANIK, Head of Financial Information and Intelligence Policy Department of Ministry of Finance Estonia (MoF)


Panel Moderator:

Norman AAS, Partner at SORAINEN, head of Risk Management and Corporate Crime Investigations

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break & Networking

15:45- 16:15

Keynote Presentation:

Navigating the Future: Innovation, Risk, and Compliance in a Digital Asset Era

Matthias BAUER-LANGGARTNER, Head of Policy Europe @Chainalysis

16:15 - 16:50

Sanctions Roundtable:

Sanctions 2025 – USA, EU and Russia: New Stage, New Risks

Siiri GRABBI, Head of Sanctions Committee of Estonian Banking Association, Sanctions/CTF Officer at Coop Pank

Kerli VESKI, Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Roundtable Moderator:

Joosep VÄRK, Journalist and editor-presenter of Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)

16:50 - 17:15

Closing Presentation:

"Building the Future AML Team – Skills, Tech and Mental Models. "

Raul VAHTRA, Member of the Board, Head of Anti-Financial Crime Division, Swedbank in Estonia

17:15

End of Conference Day 1

Day 2 Speakers

Stay tuned – new speakers announced daily!


Eleliis RATTAM

Counselor of Justice and Home Affairs, Embassy of Estonia in the United States

Aivar PAUL

Chief AML Officer, and Member of Management Board at Wallester

Kristel SIITAM-NYIRI

European Prosecutor of European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

Raul VAHTRA

Member of the Board, Head of Anti-Financial Crime Division, Swedbank in Estonia

Evelyn LIIVAMÄGI

Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy of MoF Estonia

Marko KAIRJAK

University of Tartu, Partner at Ellex Raidla

Lenno REIMAND

Entrepreneur and Politician, Former Europol EC3 

Siiri TÕNISTE

Head of Financial Services Policy Department, Ministry of Finance Estonia

Oskar GROSS

Co-founder & CEO, Glazer Technologies

Agenda

DAY 2 - 18 November

Focus: Transparency, Technology and Trust in a Shifting Banking, Financial & Crypto Landscape

(The agenda is beeing updated)

8:30 - 8:55

Morning Coffee and Networking

8:55 - 9:00

Opening Remarks by Morning Session Moderator

Morning Session: National FinCrime Action Plan – Turning Awareness into Action

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome Speech

9:15 - 9:30

Opening Keynote Presentation:

"The New Face of Organised Crime: When Financial and Economic Crime Become One

9:30 - 10:30

Panel I: National FinCrime Action Plan – Turning Awareness into Action

9:30 - 9:45

Keynote Presentation: "Building a National Strategy for the Next Frontier of Fraud, Financial- and Tax Crime”

Evelyn LIIVAMÄGI, Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy, Ministry of Finance Estonia

9:45 - 10:30

Panel I: Fraud, Instant Payments & APP Schemes – Managing Emerging Threats


Panel Discussions:

Raul VAHTRA, Member of the Board, Head of Anti-Financial Crime Division,Swedbank Estonia

Siiri TÕNISTE, Head of Financial Services Policy Department, Ministry of Finance Estonia


Panel Moderator:

Aivar PAUL, Chief AML Officer and Member of the Management Board, Wallester

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 - 12:00

Panel II: Tax Crime Goes High-Tech

11:00 - 11:15

Keynote Presentation: “Are We Actually Able to Fight EU-Scope Tax Fraud?

Kristel SIITAM-NYIRI, European Prosecutor, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

11:15 - 12:00

Panel Discussions:

Evelyn LIIVAMÄGI, Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy of MoF

Kristel SIITAM-NYIRI, European Prosecutor, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

Rain KUUS, Head of the Investigation Department of Estonian Tax and Customs Board


Panel Moderator: TBC


12:00 - 13:00

Panel III: Transforming Cybercrime Investigations through Secure AI, Intelligence and OSINT Tools

12:00 - 12:15

Keynote Presentation: “AI-Powered Crypto Investigations: The Next Evolution in Financial Crime Intelligence

12:15 - 13:00

Panel / Case Study Discussion: “Dark Streams & Digital Theft – Fighting High-Tech and Crypto Crime

Oskar GROSS, Co-founder & CEO, Glazer Technologies

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Panel Moderator:

Lenno REIMAND, Entrepreneur and Politician, Former Europol EC3

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break & Networking   

Afternoon Sessions: Cross-Border Cooperation and PPP in Combating Financial Crime: From Strategy to Execution

14:00 - 14:05

Opening Remarks by Afternoon Session Moderator

Marko KAIRJAK, PhD, University of Tartu, Partner at Ellex Raidla

14:05 - 15:30

Panel IV: Cross-Border Cooperation and Intelligence in Combating Financial and Economic Crime

14:00 - 14:30

EUROPOL Keynote Presentation: “Connecting the Dots: Strengthening Cross-Border Intelligence and Cooperation

Eric van der SCHILD, Confidential Counsellor, manager EFIPPP at Europol

14:30 - 15:30

Panel Discussions: “Fighting Financial Crime at Scale: From Intelligence to Action


Eric van der SCHILD, Confidential Counsellor, Manager EFIPPP at Europol

Jaagup TOOMPUU, Information and Analysis Group Lead, Economic Crimes Bureau, Central Criminal Police


Panel Moderator:

Marko KAIRJAK, PhD, University of Tartu, Ellex Raidla partner

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break & Networking

16:00 - 17:00

Closing Session V: Success Stories and Future Steps in the Prevention and Fight Against Financial Crime

16:00 - 16:15

Keynote Presentation: International Cooperation in Practice: Impact and Insights from the Danske Bank Case”

Eleliis RATTAM, Counselor of Justice and Home Affairs, Embassy of Estonia in the USA

16:15 - 17.00

Panel Discussion VI:

“Investing in Impact – How Danske’s Money Laundering Fines Are Strengthening Estonia’s Financial Crime Framework”

17:00 - 17:05

Closing Remarks of Conference

17:05

End of Conference Day 2

*The organisers reserve the right to make any necessary changes to the programme*

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