Panel 2: “AMLA in Practice: Supervision and Cooperation” - AMLA First Conference

Panel 2 moderated by Executive Board Member Derville Rowland, explored how supervision and cooperation work in practice across the EU, and what greater consistency means for both supervisors and supervised entities. Panellists represented national authorities, banks, academia and AMLA. They discussed regulatory convergence as a practical necessity that supports the development of common methodologies and leads to clearer expectations and greater legal certainty for cross-border financial institutions. Panellists: Grégoire Vuarlot (AMLA GB Member, Deputy Secretary General, ACPR), Gita Salden (AMLA GB Member, Member of the Executive Board, DNB), Brian McKenzie (Managing Director & EU Head of AML, Citi), Raffaele Cosimo (Group AML Officer, Intesa Sanpaolo), Nicolas Véron (Senior Fellow, Bruegel (Brussels) and Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington DC), Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen (Executive Board Member, AMLA). AMLA’s first conference took place on 9 June 2026 at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Under the title Building Trust, Enhancing Integrity: A New Chapter in the EU’s Fight Against Financial Crime, the event brought together senior representatives from Europe’s supervisory, financial intelligence, and regulatory communities, alongside private sector leaders, marking a defining moment in the EU’s approach to combating money laundering and terrorist financing.