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, EUROJUST,  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.


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Joosep VÄRK

Moderator of Conference

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

Jürgen LIGI

Estonian Minister of Finance

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

Eleliis RATTAM

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

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

Aivar PAUL

Chief AML Officer, and Member of Management Board at Wallester

Kristel SIITAM-NYIRI

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

Maarja PÄRN

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

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 - 18 November (TBC)


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

(The agenda is preliminary and will be updated in due course)

Morning Session: Emerging Threats & Next-Generation Risk Management in FinCrime

8:30 - 9:00

Morning Coffee and Networking

9:00 - 9:05

Opening Remarks by Day Moderator of the Conference

9:05 - 9:15

Welcome Speech

9:15 - 9:45

Presentation: TBA

9:45 - 10:00

Keynote: Fraud 2025 – The Next Frontier of Risk Management

10:00 - 10:30

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

10:30 - 10:45

Keynote: Building Trust in the Digital Financial Ecosystem: AI, Tokenization and Crypto Forensics

10:45 - 11:15

Case Study + Panel: Crypto Investigations – FTX, Stablecoins and Blockchain Forensics

11:15 - 11:45

Coffee Break & Technology Demo

11:45 - 12:00

Keynote

12:00 - 12:30

Panel: Tax Crime Goes High-Tech – Behavioral Data and Blockchain Forensics

12:30 - 13:15

Presentation: Dark Streams & Digital Theft – Fighting Piracy-as-a-Service

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch Break and Technology Demo

Afternoon Sessions: Practical Compliance, AML Insights & Cost-Efficient FinCrime Programs

14:15 - 14:45

EUROPOL Keynote Presentation

14:45 - 15:00

Keynote: Uncovering Financial Crime: Trends, Risks, and Compliance Insights

15:00 - 15:45

Panel: AML Predicate Crimes – Red Flags in Practice – Case Studies & Lessons Learned

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee Break & Technology Demo

16:00 - 16:15

Keynote: Balancing Compliance and Costs: Making FinCrime Programs Work in Practice

16:15 - 17:00

Closing Panel: The Cost-Efficiency of FinCrime Compliance Programs

17:00

End of Conference Day 2

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

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