What: ACAMS Europe Conference

When: Tuesday 23rd May to Wednesday 24th May 2023.

Where: The Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6, Ireland.

Registration: CLICK HERE 

Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes is speaking along side Craig Timm, Shelley Schachter-Cahm, Joby Carpenter, Natasha Powell and Mathew Seneviratne BM on #cryptoassets and #digitalassets.


At 13:00 on Thursday 24th May, Peter, Shelley and Craig we will be holding "The ACAMS Great Crypto Debate: The Future of Finance or Unleashing Havoc?" and at 16:00 the same day Joby, Natasha, Mathew and Peter will hold a Panel discussion on "Cryptoassets: Fresh Opportunities, Emerging Risks, New Responses".

What a week to be discussing #crypto! Hot on the heels of:


1) the release of UK Treasury Committee Report, UK Parliament and comments by its chairperson Harriett Baldwin on crypto,
2) a recent blog following his appearance before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf of the Central Bank of Ireland,
3) Commissioner Mairead McGuinness's (European Commission) comments at the European Parliament plenary joint debate on crypto-assets.
4) the UK government's consultation on Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets.
5) the Council of the European Union adoption of new rules on markets in crypto-assets (#MICA).


Always impressed with #ACAMS events, brining together leaders from across Europe and the globe under one roof. Always tackling important and current topics, while helping support, encourage and educate the anti-financial crime experts who are charged with leading the fight against #moneylaundering and #financialterrorism.

The agenda is jam packed.

Links to the ACAMS Event and all the papers, consultations, committee reports, appearances and speeches referred to above at:

1) 17 May 2023: UK Parliament (House of Commons) Treasury Committee Report on Regulating Crypto and comments by Chairperson, Harriett Baldwin MP
2) Central Bank of Ireland on Crypto: (a) 25 January 2023: Governor's appearance before Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, Oireachtas); and (b) 5 May 2023: Governor's Blog 'Crypto and how we can protect the consumer'.
3) 19 April 2023: Opening remarks by Commissioner McGuinness at the European Parliament plenary joint debate on crypto-assets
4) 1 February-30 April 2023: UK Government's Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets (Consultation Period Closed 30 April 2023)
5) 16 May 2023: European Council adopts new rules on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA)
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About this event

Event 1 (Webinar on 22 November 2022 hosted by Mykolas Romeris University Law School, Vilnius)

Digital money is increasing in popularity across the world.

This 3-part series, convened by Armstrong Teasdale, the British Kazakh Law Association (BKLA), Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), and 36 Commercial, aims to bring together experts and those affected by digital money regulation.

The Vilnius (Online-Nov 2022) and London (Feb 2023) events will give the audience the opportunity to discuss regulation.

These will be published in a wide-ranging report that will be shared with policy makers at a digital money conference in Vilnius in summer 2023.

The Event 1 details are:
Webinar: 2pm-4pm (Vilnius Time), 22 November 2022
Webinar Link: To be emailed by 21 November to audience
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For further information about Event 1, please email: Professor Dr Paulius Pakutinskas, MRU Law School, at [email protected]