Program Overview

AML Advanced Academy

The AML Advanced Academy is a comprehensive program designed to equip senior professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complex landscape of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

General Description

With the evolution of AML/CFT frameworks globally, significant transformations are required in AML/CFT risk management, oversight, supervision, and enforcement. This advanced course is designed to address these challenges and provide participants with a deep understanding of the complex interactions between governance, regulatory, supervisory, and operational challenges arising from emerging and forward-looking risks.

Learning Objectives

The program aims to enable participants to:

• Design, challenge, and review risk-based supervision and AML risk management frameworks in response to evolving ML/FT threat profiles, supervisory expectations, and cross-border group structures.
• Diagnose and prioritize ML/FT vulnerabilities across sectors, activities, and entities, drawing on case studies and practical activities.
• Formulate and justify proportionate, context-specific AML mitigation strategies under constraints (e.g., resources, data quality) for effective AML risk management.
• Interpret and operationalize the implementation of the EU's revised AML/CFT framework, including the AML/CFT Single Rulebook, in interaction with international FATF standards.
• Evaluate the strategic and enforcement implications of the new EU AML Authority (AMLA) for national authorities, obliged entities, EU/international supervisory coordination, and cross-border enforcement.
• Anticipate, confront, and manage emerging AML/CFT challenges, including those linked to crypto-assets and the interplay of AML and prudential supervision.

Programme

The program is structured over three days, with each day focusing on a specific aspect of AML/CFT:

• Monday, 11 May: AML/CFT worldwide and in Europe
  • Session 1: Initial address AML/CFT State of play in 2026
  • Session 2: Case study
  • Session 3: AML/CFT worldwide and in Europe: Lessons learnt and Q&As
• Tuesday, 12 May: AML Governance and Prudential Supervision in Practice
  • Session 4: Interactive session on AML/CFT interplays
  • Session 5: Context and case study on AML from a prudential perspective
  • Session 6: Case study on an operating bank: practical challenges and strategies for AML/CFT
  • Session 7: Group reporting and feedback
  • Session 8: AML Governance and Prudential Supervision in Practice: Lessons learnt and Q&As
• Wednesday, 13 May: AML, Technology, and Enforcement Strategies
  • Session 9: Threats and Challenges in AML/CTF and cryptocurrencies: a law enforcement perspective
  • Session 10: Case Study and Group reporting and feedback: a typical AML, asset-tracing, and cross-border financial investigation

Target Audience

This advanced-level course is designed for senior professionals with substantial experience in the AML/CFT field (typically 15+ years), who wish to deepen their understanding of the complex interactions between governance, regulatory, supervisory, and operational challenges arising from emerging and forward-looking risks.

Faculty

The program features a distinguished faculty, including:

• Christy Ann Petit, Assistant Professor, Dublin City University
• Igor Angelini, Senior advisor to the Executive Director, Europol
• James Freis, Board and Executive Advisor, Market Integrity Solutions
• Verena Landwehr, Team Lead, Non-Financial Risks GR/ AMLCO, DG Horizontal Line Supervision, European Central Bank
• Laura Macchioni, Research Associate, Florence School of Banking and Finance

Fees

The program fees are as follows:

• FULL FEES:
  • 1000 Academics
  • 2150 Public sector
  • 2350 Private sector
• GROUP DISCOUNT (-15%) for minimum 3 participants from the same institution:
  • 850 Group discount academic
  • 1827.50 Group discount public sector
  • 1997.50 Group discount private sector

Cancellation Policy

Paid registration fee is non-refundable. However, registrant substitution may be made up to 15 days before the start date of the course.