Lora von Ploetz is Head of AML Supervision and Payment Institutions at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Lora has over 20 years of experience in the financial crime prevention industry, a proven track record of leading complex and large-scale initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial crime and compliance functions at global financial institutions. Her financial crime experience focuses on the mitigation of significant financial crime risks related to high-risk and sensitive customers, proactive investigations, technology and compliance transformation for best in class delivery. Before joining the supervisory authority  she was  Head of Global Financial Crime Unit at Commerzbank AG, where she was overseeing the cross-border evaluation of significant financial crime events. Before joining Commerzbank AG she has held various senior compliance and legal roles in Geneva, Moscow, and Sofia. She holds an LL.M Law and Finance from the Goethe University in Frankfurt and a Master of Law degree.