Opening remarks: Resolving outstanding PPP challenges in FinCrime.
SpeakerXolisile Khanyile, Chair, Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime
GCFFC Annual Summit 2026
Programme
22–23 October 2026 · ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius
08:00–09:00Registration and coffee
09:00–09:10
09:10–09:15
Welcoming address on behalf of the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance
SpeakerRūta Carik, Vice Minister of Finance
09:15–09:20
Host welcome
SpeakerEglė Lukošienė, Director, AML Center of Excellence
09:20–09:40
Keynote
Five priorities for combating AI-enabled crime and emerging financial threats
SpeakerGiles Thomson, President, Financial Action Task Force
09:40–09:50
Keynote
Reaching new speed in FIU-to-FIU information sharing and international cooperation
SpeakerElżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, Egmont Group
09:50–10:05
Keynote
Working Together to Strengthen Society
SpeakerMichael Matossian, MENA FCCG
10:05–10:15
Delivering the solutions we all desperately need: Presentation of the Summit working method and breakout rooms
SpeakerKurban Babayev, GCFFC
10:15–10:40Coffee and networking break
10:40–11:50
Breakout round 1
4 parallel sessionsSession ARoom 206 (2nd floor)
Launching the proposal for an AI Center of Excellence for financial institutions under GCFFC - AI for financial crime detection and investigation: practical uses, governance limits and human oversight
ModeratorMichal Gromek
SpeakersMeera JudgeDenisse RudichMarian MüllerPiotr Bobolowicz
Session BRoom 102
Resolving the catch 22 between Data Privacy and FinCrime Fighting: finding workable routes between data privacy, AML obligations and operational needs
ModeratorVivienne Artz OBE
SpeakersMaria Raffaella AssettaAušra ŠpakauskienėTom BarbereauNina SiedlerLouise Russell-Prywata
Session CRoom 101
Fraud and scams at scale: prevention, reporting, information sharing and asset recovery
ModeratorChe Sidanius
SpeakersDebra AuRory CorcoranStefan PacherKyriakos Chrysanthou
Session DRoom 103
Trade-based money laundering: hidden value transfer through supply chains, invoices and corporate structures
ModeratorLebogang Thobakgale
SpeakersDirk FindeisenJürgen RepoluskLevy Pezulu (online)
11:50–13:00Lunch
13:00–13:45
Learning from breakout round 1: three tangible recommendations from each group
ModeratorPiotr Bobolowicz
SpeakersMichal GromekVivienne Artz OBEChe SidaniusLebogang Thobakgale
13:45–14:15
Keynote
SpeakerKim R. Manchester
14:15–14:30
Preparation of the second breakout round
SpeakerPiotr Bobolowicz
14:30–15:40
Breakout round 2
6 parallel sessionsSession ARoom 101
Corruption and money laundering: following proceeds, networks, professional enablers and recovery opportunities
ModeratorMichal Gromek
SpeakersRalf Ernst (OSCE)Sergejus Muravjovas (ISM)Oleksiy Feshchenko
Session BRoom 102
Following the money behind atrocity crimes: AML’s Next Frontier in Detecting and Disrupting Illicit Financial Flows.
ModeratorRuth Mota
SpeakersKristin RosellaZhanna KondzirskaRichard SandersDr Sorcha MacLeod
Session CRoom 103
Shaping the future: The AML Centre of Excellence 2027-2028 Roadmap
ModeratorGreta Barkauskienė
SpeakersŽana KelavaMarius LaurinaitisJoe O'DonnellEglė LukošienėSergej Chaniutko
Session DMain Hall
Connecting crime to crypto: Launch of the Virtual Asset Crypto Wallet Attribution Center
ModeratorDimitrij Gede
SpeakersBogdan VacustaNevo AramaRory Corcoran
Session ERoom 105
Disrupting Green Crime: illicit financial flows, corruption risks and cross-border investigations.
ModeratorMaureen Moriarty
SpeakersRussell GrayHafsat BakariBrian Morales
Session FRoom 104
Capacity building that works: what countries need in 2026-2027 and how donors can support practical implementation
ModeratorKurban Babayev
SpeakersMonica GuyMikhail AssafovNuraddin MurshudluDavid Beadle
15:40–16:00Coffee and networking break
16:00–16:30
Learning from breakout round 2: recommendations for the GCFFC community
ModeratorGCFFC
SpeakersMichal GromekRuth MotaGreta BarkauskienėDimitrij GedeMaureen MoriartyKurban Babayev
16:30–16:45
Summary of the day and emerging workstream priorities
SpeakerMichal Gromek
16:45 onwards
Road ahead and evening reception
SpeakerPiotr Bobolowicz
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Programme subject to change. Last update: 22.10.2026.