• Michael Stellini

  Partner at Financial Transparency Advisors

Michael Stellini, Partner at Financial Transparency Advisors, is responsible for management and coordination of the company’s technical assistance projects. He received a LL.D  and Master of Arts in Financial Services from the University of Malta.  He is admitted to practice law in Malta.

• Markko Kard

  Deputy Head of the Estonian FIU

Markko Kard is a Deputy Head of Estonian FIU. His current focus areas are operational analysis and international cooperation. He is participating as an evaluator for MONEYVAL peer review in the assessment of effectiveness and technical compliance with international standards in AML/CFT. Prior to re-joining the Estonian FIU he was involved in preventing and investigating financial crime, both in public and private sector. Markko Kard has graduated from Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.

• Andre Nõmm

  Member of the Management Board of the
  Financial Supervisory Authority

Andre Nõmm has been a member of the Management Board of the Finantsinspektsioon since 2014, and responsible for anti-money laundering supervision since then. During 25 years in the financial sector, he has managed numerous supervisory cases in public and private sector. Since 2014, Andre Nõmm has been a member of the ESMA Board of Supervisors, since 2020 a member of the EBA Standing Committe of anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing.   

• Brian Capra

  Director of Strategic Applications of Chainalysis

Brian Capra is the Director of Strategic Applications where he leverages Chainalysis data, analysis, and software to bridge the gap between critical national security requirements and cryptocurrency analysis. He joined Chainalysis in 2021 after 16 years of government service. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Mr Capra spent 13 years within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury focused on integrating DoD and other government agencies resources with Treasury authorities to combat National Security threats abroad. Mr Capra draws on his experience as a graduate of National War College, the Director of Operations for Treasury’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, assignments at both USSOCOM and USCENTCOM, and prior military service to advise partners on how to enhance ongoing efforts in multiple operating domains. 

• Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

• Head of the FIU of Netherlands

Hennie Verbeek-Kusters has been the Head of the FIU of the Netherlands since 2008, and in October 2010 she also became the Head of FIU of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Under her leadership, the focus of FIU of the Netherlands has shifted to greater cooperation with public and private partners in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, both nationally and internationally. In recent years, Mrs. Verbeek-Kusters has led the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units as Chair. It was the first time a Dutch head of FIU held this position and the first time since its 25th anniversary the Egmont Group had a female chair. As of July 2022, she has stepped down as Chair, but still serves on the Egmont Group Board as Regional Representative for 29 European countries.  

• Andres Parmas

  Prosecutor General

Andres Parmas has graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Tartu (mag. iur.). Currently he serves as the Prosecutor General of Estonian Republic. He also functions as a member of the board of directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court since 2021. Previously Mr Parmas was working as judge in the Criminal Chamber at Tallinn Circuit Court from 2014-2020. Since 2003 he is a lecturer for criminal law at University of Tartu. 

• Elina Elkind

  Judge

Elina Elkind works as a judge in Harju County Court, specializing in criminal and misdemeanour cases including financial crime. She previously worked for the criminal chamber of the Supreme Court of Estonia as a court adviser. Her recent experience with anti- money laundering and combating financing of terrorism includes participation in the onsite visit conducted within the framework of the fifth round of MONEYVAL examination of Estonia. 

• Markus Kärner

• Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice

Markus Kärner is the Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice responsible for criminal policy. He is also a lecturer of criminal law and a PhD student at the University of Tartu. Markus is the author of numerous national and international publications on substantive and procedural criminal law as well as European Union criminal law. He has drafted legislation concerning confiscation, freezing and criminal sanctions pertaining to terrorist financing. During the Estonian Presidency to the Council of the European Union, Markus was the chair of the DROIPEN Working Party in charge of drafting the Directive on combating money laundering by criminal law.  

• Stefan Cassella

• Former Federal Prosecutor of the US

Stefan D. Cassella served as a federal prosecutor in the US Department of Justice for 30 years.  He specialized in money laundering and asset forfeiture and served in several posts before concluding his career as the Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the US Attorney’s Office in Baltimore, Maryland. He is author of over 50 law review articles on these topics and of two treatises: Asset Forfeiture in the United States and Federal Money Laundering: Crimes and Forfeitures. Upon concluding his federal career in 2015, Mr. Cassella formed a consulting company, Asset Forfeiture Law, LLC, through which he serves as an expert witness, provides training and legal advice for law enforcement agencies, private law firms and financial institutions, and publishes a monthly digest of developments in the law.  His website is www.assetforfeiturelaw.us. 

• Sofia Dems

• Global Programme against Money Laundering,
  Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism, UNODC

Sofia Dems is a Criminal Justice Officer on Illicit financial flows, Anti Money-Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism at the Cybercrime and Money Laundering Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. She provides legal and operational technical assistance and policy advice on financial crime and terrorism financing globally, with a specific focus on the Sahel and the financing of terrorism based on xenophobia, racism, and other forms of intolerance or in the name of religion or belief (XRIRB). Her expertise covers United Nations Conventions against crime and terrorism, United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes and compliance with FATF standards. Sofia is a lawyer, specialised in international law and previously advised governments on countering organised crime in North Africa.

• Tom Keatinge

  Director of the Centre for Financial Crime &
  Security Studies, RUSI

Tom Keatinge is the founding Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) at RUSI, where his research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security. He has a Master’s in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London, where he studied the effectiveness of the global counterterror finance regime. Prior to joining RUSI in 2014, he was an investment banker for 20 years at J.P. Morgan. He is also currently a specialist adviser on illicit finance to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee ongoing enquiry. 

• Laura Aus

• Deputy Head of the Estonian FIU

Laura Aus is the Deputy Head of Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit. Her main focus areas are international sanctions, countering terrorist finance and supervision. She is the former Head of International Financial Sanctions and Counter Terrorist Financing Department, and the Lawyer of Anti-Money Laundering Supervision Department of the Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority. With a background in law and economics, she has worked in both, public and private sector. In addition, she has experience in conducting AML/CFT national supervisory activities, developing sanctions compliance framework for financial institutions, and in developing sanctions guidelines. She has also been an assessor for MONEYVAL (FATF). 

• Daniël Leon

  Cryptocurrency Specialist at EUROPOL

Active in the Law Enforcement Community for over 15 years, Daniel started out as a uniformed police officer in the Dutch National Police after completing Bachelor’s studies in IT engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. In 2013, he switched to investigations as a financial investigator focusing mainly on money laundering and fraud cases. He joined the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit in 2017 where he could combine his IT knowledge with his training as a financial investigator in the field of cryptocurrency investigations. In 2020, he joined Europol as a cryptocurrency specialist working in the European Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Cyber Intelligence Team, where he supports European Member States daily with cryptocurrency requests.