Agenda
08:30 – 09:15
Registrations – Welcome Coffee
09:15–09:20
Welcome note by IMH
09:20-09:30
Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the Forum
09:30-09:40
Welcome Address from the USA Ambassador to Cyprus*
*invitation
09:40–09:50
When Compliance isn’t enough: The Global Shift to effectiveness
09:50-10:00
From enforcement to influence: Redefining the fight against Illicit Finance in an age of systemic risk
10:00-10:40
Panel Discussion: The Great Convergence: When AML, Conduct & ESG Collide
- Supervisory shift: behaviour + data + risk culture
- ESG & greenwashing enforcement
- AMLA + prudential convergence
- Compliance as a “whole-company” function
10:40-11:20
Panel Discussion: “From lists to Leverage: Why Sanctions Compliance Still Fails and what can we do about it”
- Why firms still misjudge exposure
- Where banks vs regulators disagree
- What enforcement cases actually show
11:20-12:00
Networking Coffee Break
12:00-12:40
Panel Discussion: Cyprus 3.0: Reinvention, Reform & the price of trust
AML improvements, FIU performance, crypto/gambling supervision, enforcement, and renewed trust
- Enforcement vs perception
- Crypto, gambling, banking, payments: who learned fastest?
- Is supervision credible or just louder?
12:40-12:50
Keynote Presentation: Rational, Reluctant or Rogue? The Human Psychology behind Fraud
12:50-13:00
Keynote Presentation: Power, Pressure and Permission: Why Good People Enable Corruption
13:00-13:10
Code, Cryptos & Compliance: Losing Sleep in the MiCA Era
- MiCA supervision
- AML in VASPs
- Forensics & new crypto typologies
- High-risk wallets & mixers
- What AMLA will look for in crypto
13:10-13:40
Panel Discussion: Fixing the Plumbing: DORA, Data & the Death of Silos
- DORA implementation
- Operational resilience
- Data governance & record-keeping
- Third-party risk
- How AFC, IT, ops and risk teams must finally work together – breaking up silos
13:40- 14:15
Panel Discussion: Compliance vs Complexity: Are We Solving Problems or Creating Them?
- Is regulation becoming unmanageable?
- Are we measuring the right things?
- Should compliance own culture?
- Is AI the cure or the new risk?
- Will AMLA create harmony or bureaucracy?
14:15-14:20
Closing remarks by the Chairperson of the Forum
14:20
End of Forum – Networking Cocktail