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AML Conference

Professional Conference Programme

Anti-Money Laundering
Czech Republic & Slovakia

May 26, 2026 | 8.45-17.00

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

The programme will be updated continuously.

8.20 Registration

8.45
Opening Remarks – Conference Opening
Moderated by: Petr Barák, Chair of the Banking and Financial Security Committee, Czech Banking Association & Head of Operational Risk Management and AML, Air Bank

9.00–9.30
Europe's New AML Package | Presentation in English
Juan Antonio Salazar, Principal Administrator (Legal and Policy Officer, Team Leader 'Enforcement'), Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA), Unit D.2, "Financial Crime", European Commission

9.30–10.00
The New European AML Framework from the Perspective of the FAU: Impacts on Supervision and Reporting
Magdalena Plevová, Director of the Legal Department, Financial Analytical Office

  • How the FAU perceives the role of AMLA within the supervisory system
  • What AMLA's "indirect supervision" means for Czech obliged entities
  • Changes in risk assessment and control approaches
  • The future of suspicious transaction reporting in a harmonised framework
  • Cooperation between Member States and data exchange

10.00–10.20 Coffee Break

10.20–11.00
AML Package – A New Era of Compliance from the Regulatory Perspective | Panel Discussion
Soňa Popper Tóthová, Head of AML Supervision Department, National Bank of Slovakia
Magdalena Plevová, Director of the Legal Department, FAU
Jana Eberle Ružarovská, Head of Remote AML Supervision Unit, Czech National Bank Representative of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Police Praesidium (invited)

  • Implementation of AMLR and RTS/ITS: where regulators expect more than formal compliance
  • Risk-based approach under real-world pressure: how to defend decisions during inspections
  • Governance and management accountability: who will bear the real consequences of failures
  • Data, IT, and audit trail: readiness for detailed and comparable supervision
  • Cross-border groups and CZ–SK coordination in the AMLA era
  • Next-generation enforcement: speed, transparency, and stronger responses to deficiencies

11.00–11.20
Looking Back at the MONEYVAL 2026 Assessment | Moderated interview
Kateřina Pscherová, Director of Financial Market Supervision Department III, Czech National Bank
Magdalena Plevová, Director of the Legal Department, FAU

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11.20–11.40
The Role of Perpetual KYC in Modern Risk Management | Presentation in English
Marcin Krzyżanowski, Business Development Manager, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

  • Impact of Perpetual KYC on risk management frameworks
  • Dynamic, data-driven customer risk assessment and decision-making
  • Operational efficiency gains and reduced KYC remediation efforts
  • Supervisory and data requirements: data quality, ongoing monitoring, and auditability

11.40–12.20
Sanctions and Ownership Structures – Effective Risk Control   |   Panel Discussion
Matěj Bejdák, advokát
Adam Hexner, oddělení civilního práva hmotného legislativního odboru, Ministerstvo spravedlnosti
Marek Kordík, docent, Katedra trestného práva a kriminológie a kriminalistiky, Právnická fakulta UK v Bratislavě
Karol Janíček, AFC Steering & Controls, Erste Group
Hana Holečková, Compliance Advisor, ČSOB Finančná skupina
Marie Vichrová, Senior Analyst AML Regulator&Reporting, MONETA Money Bank, a.s.


  • Interpretation of control and application of the 50% rule in sanctions practice
  • Setting up and ensuring proportional sanctions screening
  • Beneficial ownership and multi-layer structures across jurisdictions
  • Restricted access to registers and its impact on due diligence
  • Supervisory expectations and current developments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

12.20–13.20 Networking Lunch  

13.20–13.40
Practical challenges in adapting to the new AML regulatory framework | Lecture in the English language
Dr. Andreas Burger, Partner, Financial Crime Advisory, Deloitte Germany

13.40–14.00
Fraud & AML ve světě instantních plateb
Jiří Poláček, Senior Manažer Risk Models & Fraud Management, MONETA Money Bank a.s.  

  • Instant payments as a structural change in AML risk and decision making within seconds
  • Real-time decisioning: connecting AML and fraud prevention with customer behavioural history
  • Mule accounts and network patterns as primarily a banking responsibility
  • 24/7 governance: who makes decisions, how models are documented and audited
  • Practical implementation experience: limits of internal solutions and open questions

14.00–14.50
Banks & CASPs: Shared AML Risk, Different Responsibilities?  | Panel Discussion in English
Štěpán Kouba, Digital Assets Expert in Banking
Marcel Jelínek, Compliance risk manger, Compliance & FC Methodology, Tatra banka, a.s.
Jakub Tykal, AML Team Leader, Confirmo
Balázs Czencz, Compliance Officer – Bitpanda Payments and Bitpanda Metals | Deputy Compliance Officer – Bitpanda GmbH and Bitpanda Financial Services
Adam Petřík, AML a prevence podvodů, Partners Banka, a.s.

  • CASPs as fully-fledged obliged entities
  • KYC in the AMLR era: will approaches converge or remain different?
  • Monitoring in practice: fiat vs. blockchain view of risk

14.50– 15.20
Designing trust in AI systems in AML
Christian Kilpi, Leading AI development and implementation in Anti Financial Crime, OP Financial Group

  • From promises to reality: What AI Can Do in AML – and What It Cannot Yet
  • Transforming key AML processes through advanced analytics and machine learning
  • Integrating AML and fraud prevention to protect clients and banks
  • Quantifying benefits: investigation efficiency, alert quality, and cost impact
  • Responsible use of AI under regulatory oversight

15.20–15.40 Coffee Break

15.40–16.20
Impacts of eIDAS 2, EUDI Wallet and e-Documents on AML and KYC Processes
JUDr. Josef Donát, LL.M., Partner, ROWAN LEGAL

  • Legal framework and implementation timeline of eIDAS 2 – what obligations you need to meet and by when
  • EUDI Wallet in practice – architecture, standards and initial insights from EU pilot projects
  • e-Documents in the Czech Republic – current status, limitations and comparison with EUDI Wallet
  • Digital KYC and remote onboarding – opportunity or regulatory trap?
  • Practical scenarios and recommendations – how to prepare for 2026–2027

16.20–17.00
AML and Compliance Trends Towards 2030   |    Concluding Panel Discussion
Kateřina Pscherová, Director of Financial Market Supervision Department III, Czech National Bank
Melissa Tavecchio, Head of Anti Financial Crime (AFC) of the Generali CEE
Karol Janíček, AFC Steering & Controls, Erste Group

  • Is AML becoming part of strategic management or remaining a regulatory function?
  • Does AMLA deliver real harmonisation or just stronger supervision?
  • Could data become a European asset or a source of legal and competitive uncertainty?
  • How do the real-time economy and digital identity reshape AML control?
  • Can compliance keep pace with geopolitics and sanctions dynamics?
  • Who leads in 2030: the most technologically advanced, the most disciplined, or the most agile?

17.00 End of Conference