Masterclass: Conducting EDD on High-Risk Customers and Effect on Risk Acceptance

George is a global expert anti-financial crime at ACAMS and member of ACAMS' global SMEs team. He previously headed the Paris branch of a leading corporate intelligence consultancy and has strong credentials in corporate investigations and political risk analysis.

An ACAMS-certified global sanctions specialist (CGSS) and certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), he has expertise in the geopolitics, security and economics of wider Europe and the former Soviet Union. George has written extensively on international affairs and has published to date two books and hundreds of articles.

With over 20 years of experience, Liliya has worked across the financial crime space in different roles and capacity and across different business segments. She has managed teams, due diligence projects in challenging environments, and led major investigations and litigation support cases. In the late 1990s she joined Bulgaria’s Financial Intelligence Unit where she headed the International Contacts and Legal Coordination department. Her experience also includes Transparency International in Berlin, several London-based investigative consultancy firms and the Royal Bank of Canada in London. In 2016 she joined Commerzbank London where she managed the AML Advisory and EDD Team until her appointment as head of Transactions Monitoring and Investigations/UK FIU and deputy MLRO. In 2020 she joined CACIB UK where she is the Head of UK Financial Security and MLRO. She holds a doctorate in AML policies from Tilburg University in the Netherlands and gives lectures at the University of Manchester. Liliya has collaborated with Stop the Traffik, a London-based non-profit organisation that fights human trafficking and slavery.

Anna is an Anti-Financial Crime SME with a wide ranging experience across the financial sector and geographies. Currently covering Emerging Markets for Deutsche Bank’s Investment Bank, Anna previously worked in EFG Private Bank leading advisory for Russian and Central Asian clients. Prior to that she was with HSBC proving sanctions advisory to retail and commercial sector. Earlier, Anna’s corporate career began with the EBRD where her work covered bank’s projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus. Anna holds ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist certification, ICA Advanced certificate in AML, and an LLM degree.

Christian is currently the Head of Financial Crime Central Risk and Segments Risk for Danske Bank in Copenhagen. He has been part of the Bank’s financial crime program, where he has held numerous roles in Risk & Compliance since 2020. He has worked in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance for 10 years, including roles with a major Canadian investment and private bank in the UK and a UK-based external risk management and corporate intelligence firm. He holds MA degrees from the University of Glasgow and Kings College London, and professional certifications from ICA and the Royal Danish Defence College.