GCFFC Annual Summit

Leading global experts, policymakers, law enforcement officials and industry pioneers meet in Vilnius for the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) Annual Summit 2026.

Organized by the GCFFC and hosted by the Centre of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering in cooperation with Go Vilnius on the premises of ISM University of Management and Economics, this year's summit takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 22–23 October 2026.

Our overarching focus for 2026 is "Financial Crime Fighting in the digital age: AI, cross-border threats and data privacy."

Key focus areas include:

• AI & FinCrime: Practical uses, governance limits and human oversight in financial crime detection.

• Data Privacy vs. Operational Needs: Finding workable routes between GDPR constraints, privacy rights and AML obligations.

• Scalable Fraud & Scams: Emerging prevention, reporting and asset recovery strategies.

• Digital Assets & Wallet Attribution: Connecting real-world crime with dedicated cryptocurrency wallet addresses.

• International Cooperation: Accelerating FIU-to-FIU information sharing and public-private partnerships.

• Targeted Threat Networks: Trade-based money laundering (TBML), green crime, corruption and financial flows behind atrocity crimes.

Featuring keynotes, strategic panels, and actionable breakout sessions with representatives from FATF, AMLA, Egmont Group, global financial institutions, technology leaders, and civil society.

📍 Location: ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania

📅 Date: 22–23 October 2026

🗓️ Full programme: gcffc.org/annual-summit-2026

🔒 Registration: Registration for the Summit is now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied.

🧳 Registered participants: the programme and the Welcome to Vilnius information package, with travel, accommodation and venue details, are available to download below.