30. märts 2023

DAY 2. Investigation of money laundering and confiscation of assets

Moderator: Yehuda Shaffer
Attendees: Estonian public authorities only

9:00–9:30

Morning coffee

9:30–10:00

Keynote speech: How the FIU of the Netherlands became the best FIU in the world
Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Head of the FIU of Netherlands

10:00–11:15

Roundtable discussion: How did the perception of the FIU change after the MONEYVAL Mutual Evaluation
Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Head of the FIU of Netherlands
Toms Platacis, Acting Head of the FIU of Latvia
Oskar Gross, Head of the Cyber Unit of the National Criminal Police
Maria Entsik, Public Prosecutor

11:15–12:00

Operation of Latvian FIU. Case study
Toms Platacis, Acting Head of the FIU of Latvia

12:00–13:00

Lunch

13:00–14:15

Roundtable discussion: What was our key takeaway from MONEYVAL Mutual Evaluation that concerns money laundering prosecution
Andres Parmas, Prosecutor General
Elina Elkind, Judge
Markus Kärner, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice
Yehuda Shaffer, former Deputy State Prosecutor, Israel

14:15–14:40

Coffee break

14:40–15:40

Standalone Money Laundering: Hurdles and Why it is so important to concentrate on these kinds of cases
Jean-Bernard Schmid, financial crime expert, Switzerland

15:40–16:40

Confiscation: Hurdles and Best Practices
Stefan Cassella, Former Federal Prosecutor of the US

16:40–18:00

Socialisation