By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
SENIOR leaders at Citi, Wise and the UK’s National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) have been confirmed as speakers for the International Anti-Financial Crime Summit (IAFCS) 2026.
The conference lineup now includes:
Rachael Herbert – Director of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) at the NCA
Aaron Elliott-Gross – Global Director of Product Risk and Compliance at Wise
Carolina Garces-Monterrubio – Global Head of Financial Crime Risk at Citi
Sebastiano Laviola – Head of the AML Supervision and Regulation Unit at Banca d’Italia
Genevieve Rose – Regional Head of UKI and Head of the Financial Crime Intelligence Unit at Deutsche Bank, London Branch
Kathryn Westmore – Director of Financial Crime at UK Finance
The conference, held in London on October 7, 2026, will bring together leaders from across financial services, regulation, law enforcement and technology to tackle the biggest challenges in financial crime compliance.
Tickets are now live and available [HERE].
Last year’s event featured hundreds of C-Suite and decision-maker attendees.
Revolut revealed its latest fraud measures, while AMLA Executive Board member Derville Rowland set out the agency’s approach to AI and crypto.
IAFCS offers attendees the chance to hear from high-profile speakers and network with influential decision-makers in the field.
Key topics which speakers will discuss at IAFCS 2026 include:
How banks and obliged entities are responding to AI threats, opportunities
Tackling fraud and bringing the social media giants to task
What AMLA oversight will look like in practice
How FATF evaluations are tightening regulatory inspections and expectations
The sanctions evasion & fraud typologies supervisors are prioritising
Speakers previously announced for IAFCS 2026 include:
Aisling Twomey – Head of FinCrime, Business Banking, Monzo
Adrianna Fabijanska – Global Head, Financial Crime Compliance, Investment Banking, ING
Beth Harris – Head of Financial Crime, FCA
Those interested in attending can find more information [HERE].
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