By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
FATF President Elisa de Anda Madrazo is to deliver the Opening Address at ‘International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2024’ in London in October, it was revealed today.
Her election this summer was widely welcomed as Ms de Anda is regarded as an exceptional leader committed to the global fight against financial crime.
Ms de Anda was elected president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in July and the London AFC summit on October 9 next will be one of her first major public speaking engagements.
“The FATF Presidency is not simply a job for me,” she told AML Intelligence, describing her “deep commitment to the FATF Mandate – combating money laundering and terrorist financing.”
“At its core, it is about contributing to the security and protection of our societies, economies and nations. What the FATF does matters,” she declared.
Stephen Rae, chair of AML Intelligence, publishers of this site and organisers of #IAFCS2024 said: “We are delighted that President de Anda, the stand-out global leader in Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) matters is taking time out from her hectic schedule to deliver the Keynote Address at the London Summit.
“Her remarks will be of huge interest to everybody in the AFC and FCC sector from banks and fintechs to regulators and law enforcement. We are excited she is joining the London Summit and are so looking forward to engaging with her and hearing what she has to say and all the important areas in this sector,” he added.
IAFCS2024
‘International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2024’ takes place at the 10 Union Street convention centre (within The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists building) in central London and convenient to London Bridge transport hub.
The Summit is gathering the top speakers among AFC leaders from the UK and beyond to discuss the most topical issues in FCC in banking, fintech, gaming and insurance.
Amongst the stellar line up of speakers is Adrian Searle, director of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) National Economic Crime Centre.
You can book your tickets on Events section on the homepage, or go to this link: International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2024
PRIORITIES
Earlier, Ms de Anda declared her priorities over the two-year term of office as:
- Promote the risk-based implementation of the Standards under the principle of proportionality, particularly those that can contribute to advance financial inclusion. This is particularly important as limited access to formal financial services leads to greater reliance on cash and unregulated channels, increasing money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
- Ensure a successful start to the new round of Assessments. This will be a significantly shorter cycle with greater emphasis on the major risks and context of the countries and a focus on effectiveness.
- Strengthen the cohesion within the Global Network by continuing to foster transparency and inclusiveness.
- Support effective implementation of revised FATF Standards with a focus on the recently strengthened standards on asset recovery, beneficial ownership, and virtual assets.
- Continue efforts to increase and update understanding of terrorist financing and proliferation risks to prevent and combat these activities.
Ms de Anda also said she looks forward to enhancing FATF’s communication and engagement with stakeholders, and working collaboratively with all members, associate members, and partners, and to be reflective of the diverse perspectives and realities within our global community.
Ms de Anda serves as Director General in Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. Previously, she served as Attaché to the Mexican Embassy in Washington DC (2015-2019).
In addition, in 2016, de Anda was designated by the Mexican Government as Coordinator of the Mexican Mutual Evaluation Process by the FATF – in collaboration with the IMF. In this capacity she served as the representative and point of contact between the IMF assessment team and the Mexican authorities.
Within the FATF, she has served as the head of the Mexican delegation, as Co-Chair of the Global Network and Co-ordination Group (GNCG), as member of the Steering Group and as Co-chair of the Contact Group on Malaysia’s Membership.
Before joining the Mexican government, she practiced law as associate in law firms. She received her law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and has a Master degree in Law (LLM, 2011) from Harvard Law School and a Master in Public Administration (MPA, 2015) from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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