Leaders in Finance AML Event 2026

Welcome to the Leaders in Finance AML Event on 1 October 2026 in Amsterdam, Pakhuis de Zwijger. Join senior leaders, regulators, compliance professionals and financial crime experts for a high-level discussion on the future of AML and financial crime prevention. The event brings together key voices from across the sector to exchange insights on regulation, technology, data collaboration, effectiveness and the broader societal role of financial institutions in fighting financial crime.

Balancing AML Compliance & Cost Efficiency

How can financial institutions balance effective AML compliance with cost efficiency in a rapidly changing technological, regulatory and societal landscape?

This will be one of the central questions during the Leaders in Finance AML Event 2026, where we bring together CEOs, regulators, senior compliance leaders, government representatives, investigative authorities, financial crime experts and professionals active in anti-money laundering.

Thursday 1 October 2026 | 08:00–14:30 Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam Including coffee, registration and networking lunch.
The AML landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Financial institutions face increasing regulatory expectations, growing complexity in financial crime, questions around privacy and data sharing, and the challenge of making AML frameworks effective, cost efficient and proportionate.

Key themes

The programme will focus on the key developments shaping the future of AML and financial crime prevention, including:

• AMLR, AMLA and changing European supervisory expectations;
• Balancing AML effectiveness, cost efficiency and operational feasibility;
• Data protection, privacy and responsible data use;
• AI, technology and innovation in financial crime detection;
• Public-private, private-private and cross-border cooperation;
• The societal impact of money laundering and financial crime.

Who should attend

The Leaders in Finance AML Event is designed for senior leaders, specialists and decision-makers working across the financial economic crime ecosystem. The event is relevant for professionals active in anti-money laundering, sanctions, compliance, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, investigations, legal, data, privacy and regulatory affairs.

Participants can expect a strategic and practical programme that connects regulation, technology, data collaboration, operational challenges and the broader societal role of financial institutions in fighting financial crime.