RAFT22
Reassessing the Financing
of Terrorism in 2022
Agenda
Brussels, 15 November 2022
The Financing of Far-Right Extremism - Breakfast with Dr. Bethan Johnson (for early birds)
Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy, Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Moderator: Gonzalo Saiz, CRAAFT Research Analyst, RUSI Europe
08.30– 09.00
Opening Remarks by Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS), RUSI
09.00–09.10
Opening Keynote and Conversation with Nidhi Chaphekar
Survivor and victim of the terrorist attack of March 22nd, 2016
Moderator: Kinga Redlowska, CFCS Programme Manager, RUSI Europe
09.10–09.30
Panel Discussion I: The CTF Journey Since 2015
CTF has been a UN and FATF priority since 2001. The attacks in Paris in November 2015,and many other cities subsequently, brought the topic to the top of the EU’s policy and security agenda, for a time. Since then, a range of policy plans and regulatory enhancements have been brought forward by the EU, supported by a greater operational focus on CTF within member states. The panel will take stock of the range of steps taken since 2015 and assess what lessons we can learn from the last 7 years.
Sue Eckert, Expert, United Nations 1267/1988 Monitoring Team
David Lewis, Managing Director, Global Head of AML Advisory Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, Kroll
Laurent Muschel, Director for Internal Security, DG Migration and Home Affairs (HOME), European Commission
Moderator: Tom Keatinge, CFCS Director, RUSI
09.30–10.15
10.15–10.45
Coffee break
One-on-One with Aimen Dean, Managing Director of Five Dimensions Consultants
Moderator: Tom Keatinge, CFCS Director, RUSI
10.45–11.15
Panel Discussion II: The Changing CTF Landscape Ahead
The panellists will provide their assessment of the direction the response to terrorist financing should take as the threat landscape evolves from being dominated by ISIS to a more diverse and fragmented threat and financing environment. This panel will also consider the way in which governments should adapt legislation to address new and emerging forms and vectors of terrorist financing.
Jacek Baranowski, Senior Analyst, European Counter Terrorism Centre, Europol
Eero Heinaluoma, Member of the European Parliament
Marcus Pleyer, Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Ilze Znotina, AML/CTF and Anti-Corruption Consultant
Moderator: Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence
11.15–12.00
Lunch break
12.00–13.00
Panel Discussion III: From Policy into Practice: Assessing the Operational Dimension
The past 7 years have required EU member states to dedicate significant resources to CTF as part of the heightened risk posed by Islamist terrorism. The panel will consider how FIUs and national security services have adapted to the increased prominence of CTF within the counter-terrorism toolbox, including what challenges and successes have they experienced.
Philippe De Koster, Director, Belgian FIU (CTIF-CFI), Belgium
Xavier Laurent, Deputy Prosecutor, National Counter Terrorist Public Prosecutor’s Office, France
Noemie Chevassu, Manager for Law Enforcement Outreach and Investigation, Western Union
Henny Bakker, Financial Expert, FIU-The Netherlands
Moderator: Mark Van Thiel, Institute for Compliance and Quality Management AG
13.30–14.15
One-on-One with Lia van Broekhoven, Executive Director, Sangeeta Goswami, Policy Advisor, Human Security Collective
Moderator: Pr. Marieke de Goede, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam
13.00–13.30
Coffee break
14.15–14.30
One-on-One with Elzbieta Frankow-Jaskiewicz, Chair of MONEYVAL and Deputy Chair of Egmont Group
Moderator: Paulis Iļjenkovs, Head of Strategic Analysis Division of Financial Intelligence Unit, Latvia
14.30–14.50
Panel Discussion IV: Emerging Threats to Consider for the 2020s
As the finance and security landscape continues to evolve, this panel will consider wider issues that EU member states may face in the coming years, including the implementation of sanctions, active financial measures by hostile states, and a fragmenting of the terrorism threat.
Gabriele Cascone, Head of the Counterterrorism Section, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO
Gem Conn, Vice President, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
Justyna Gudzowska, Director of Illicit Finance Policy, The Sentry
Pierre-Arnaud Lotton, Sanctions Policy Officer within the Sanctions Unit, Directorate-General for Financial Services (DG FISMA)
Moderator: Stephen Reimer, Research Fellow, CFCS, RUSI
14.50–15.35
Coffee break
15.35–15.50
One-on-One with Sir Julian King , Senior Advisor, Flint Global and former EU Commissioner for the Security Union
Moderator: Andrew Mackay, RUSI Associate Fellow
15.50–16.15
Panel Discussion V: New Technologies and CTF
Partner: ComplyAdvantage
The potential role that new technology can play in terrorist financing – from Financial Technology (or ‘FinTech’) to virtual assets to social media – has been a growing subject of discussion in policy-making circles in Europe. While Project CRAAFT has weighed into this debate to caution again knee-jerk reactions to supposed risks, the panel will discuss how regulatory authorities and obliged entities might respond to emerging risks related to new technologies.
Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence
Andrew Davies, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, ComplyAdvantage
Maygane Janin, Policy Manager, Tech Against Terrorism
Janet Ho, Head of Policy for Europe, Chainalysis
Moderator: Matthew Redhead, Associate Fellow, CFCS, RUSI
16.15–17.15
17.15–17.45
One-on-One with Juan Zarate on Transatlantic Threats and Responses
Chief Strategy Officer of K2 Integrity
Moderator: Tom Keatinge, CFCS Director, RUSI
