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2023 Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Forum

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Location: Live online

The nexus between drug trafficking and money laundering is a symbiotic relationship that fuels and sustains illicit activities. Drug traffickers generate substantial profits from the sale of illegal substances, creating a vast influx of illicit funds that need to be concealed and legitimised. Money laundering serves as the crucial bridge, enabling criminals to transform their ill-gotten gains into seemingly legitimate assets and transactions. By integrating illicit funds into the financial system, money laundering not only masks the illicit origins of the money but also facilitates further criminal activities. Breaking this nexus is essential to disrupt the cycle of drug trafficking and reduce the incentive for criminals to engage in such activities.

During this forum, leading experts from around the world will delve into the Global Drugs Trade, providing practical information on how preventing money laundering through international finance centres would restrict the global drugs trade and thereby drug-related crimes.

Learning Outcomes
Having attended this forum, delegates will: 

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the global drug trade and its connection to financial crime
Learn the fundamentals of money laundering and recognise the critical role financial institutions play in combating it
Understand the intricate nexus between drug trafficking and money laundering, and how they reinforce each other
Explore the successful case study of tracing the flow of money and the closure of the Silk Road, a prominent online black market
Appreciate the importance of public-private collaboration and information sharing in effectively combating drug trafficking and money laundering
Better understand regulatory compliance requirements and best practices to enhance anti-money laundering efforts within organisations

Suitable for
This forum is suitable for compliance professionals, Directors and risk managers working in international finance centres. Whilst this event is heavily tailored to the compliance profession, it will also be of interest to a broader audience of financial services professionals who are keen to understand the systemic threat that the global drugs trade poses to society and the international financial services industry.

12:30-12:40 - Registration and welcome from the Forum Chair
Jo French, Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services

12:40-13:10 - Introduction to the global drug trade and financial crime
Speaker TBC
 
13:10-13:40 - Money laundering fundamentals & the role of financial institutions it combatting it
Speaker TBC
 
13:40-14:10 - Understanding the nexus between drug trafficking and money laundering
Speaker TBC
 
14:10-14:20 - Refreshment break

14:20-15:50 - Following the money and closing down the Silk Road
Speaker TBC 
 
15:20-15:50 - The importance of public-private collaboration and information sharing
Speaker TBC
 
15:50-16:20 - Regulatory compliance and best practices
Speaker TBC
 
16:20-16:30 - A quick-fire roundup of practical take-aways
Jo French, Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services
 
Speakers
Jo French: Expert-Trainer at the School of International Financial Services
Jo, through her company JETT Limited, specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man and the Guernsey Training Agency. In addition, she has taught on the International Compliance Association’s full range of AML and compliance qualifications since 2005, and as a Fellow of the Governance Institute (formally ICSA) written and delivered across both level 4&5 Certificate and Diploma as well as the qualifying scheme, (subjects include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Boardroom Dynamics, Company Law and Company Compliance and Administration.)

A committed educationalist, Jo has a First Class Law Degree (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London specialising in financial services law. She is passionate about the delivery of accessible and innovative training courses.

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