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Proliferation Financing, Emerging and Current Challenges and Assessing Risk
February 6 @ 10:00 - 11:00 GMT
The Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI is delighted to invite you to join its upcoming webinar ‘Proliferation Financing, Emerging and Current Challenges and Assessing Risk’. The MENA region’s complex geopolitical landscape presents unique risks in this area, making it essential for both regulators and private sector stakeholders to grasp the issue and prepare for the upcoming Mutual Assessment cycle, where proliferation financing will receive increased attention.
This 1-hour session will examine the challenges in implementing proliferation financing measures and explore how the upcoming round of FATF evaluations, along with recent updates to FATF Recommendation 1 on proliferation financing risk assessments, will affect financial institutions.
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Please find below the agenda and speakers for the webinar:
Agenda
10:00 – 10:05 Introductions
10:05 – 10:25 | Addressing Counter-Proliferation Finance and Sanctions Challenges in Banking
RUSI experts will set the stage by identifying the key challenges banks encounter in implementing counter-proliferation finance and sanctions controls, while sharing insights from their research and training initiatives.
10:25 – 10:40 | Approaching Proliferation Financing and Risk Assessment
In this session, experts will explore the key challenges facing the private sector, particularly with the launch of the Fifth Round of FATF Mutual Evaluations and the updated Recommendation 1 requirements. Practical recommendations and best practices will be shared, and participants will be encouraged to engage by sharing their experiences and insights.
10:40 – 11:00 | Audience Q&A and Closing Remarks
The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session, allowing participants to ask questions and seek further clarification on the topics discussed. Closing remarks will summarize the key points covered during the event.
Speakers
Dr Noémi També – RUSI Associate Fellow
Dr Noémi També is an independent financial crime consultant, trainer, researcher and published author with 20 years professional experience across the academic, public and private sector. Her academic research interests are risk assessment, crypto risk, risk appetite and developing a methodology to measure the effectiveness of the global AML framework. She is the author of ‘Deconstructing Money Laundering Risk, De-risking, the Risk-based Approach and Risk Communication’ (Springer, 2022).
Noémi has a wide international experience spanning the UK, Luxembourg, Estonia and Mexico, with a particular focus on Financial Intelligence Units and private banking. She has managed high-profile investigations focused on AML, and delivered projects for compliance control environment, processes improvements, remediation, and reputational risks management.
Christos Christou– Lulu Financial Holdings
Christos is a seasoned Chief Compliance Officer with over 33 years of experience in banking and financial services. He holds a degree in Banking and Finance, an MBA from the University of Liverpool, and certifications in CAMS, CGSS, and CCAS from ACAMS. With two decades in banking, he leads diverse Compliance, RegTech, and FinTech teams and chairs the Compliance Committees at Lulu Financial Group. Specializing in AML/CFT/CPF Compliance for Payment Services and Crypto Assets, Christos is also skilled in Advanced Analytics and Forensics. He lectures at professional institutions and universities, and frequently speaks at industry conferences. Christos is an active member of the UAE’s National AML/CFT Committee and contributes to the ACAMS Task Force as a subject matter expert.
Fatima Alsancak, RUSI
Fatima Alsancak is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI focusing on countering proliferation financing.
Prior to joining RUSI, Fatima worked at the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Turkey, including the EU and External Relations Department, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board and finally General Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations. She has broad experience working with international stakeholders including the EU, OECD and FATF. Additionally, regarding AML/CFT issues, she has worked extensively with NPO regulator body and relevant stakeholders, conducted research and delivered training, outreach and training assistance, as well as taking part in international liaison on anti-financial crime measures.
