PROGRAMME
Opening session
09:00
Introduction and opening address
Lauris Liepa, Managing Partner, COBALT Latvia
09:10
Opening address
Ieva Tetere, Chairwoman of the Council, Finance Latvia Association, Chairwoman of the Board, SEB banka
09:15
Keynote address
Ruta Merkeviciute, Head of Digital Finance Unit, European Banking Authority
The future of AML & sanctions compliance
09:35
New AML package
TBA
10:05
Challenges & opportunities of digitalisation of AML processes
Laura Matukaityte, Business Developer, Ondato OS (Lithuania)
Coffee break 10:25-10:45
10:45
Practical tips to market participants for identification and mitigation of sanctions related risks
Uldis Upenieks, Chief Compliance Officer, Member of the Management Board at Citadele banka, Co-chair of Compliance Committee at Finance Latvia Association and Co-chairman of the Management Board at ACAMS Baltic Chapter
11:05
Expert panel: Emerging risks in sanctions and AML/CTF field
Ilze Znotiņa, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia or any other FIU representative
Matis Mäeker, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Estonia
Eimantas Vytuvis, Director, Centre of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering (Lithuania)
Panel Moderator: Uldis Upenieks
Trends & lessons learned in securitisation
11:35
An overview of securitisations in Europe
​Jeroen Bos, Partner, Simmons & Simmons Amsterdam
11:55
TBA
TBA
Lunch break 12:15-13:15
Fund scene in the Baltics
13:15
Tips for choosing the right jurisdiction for your fund
Maido Lillemets, Legal & Compliance Director, BaltCap Group (Estonia)
13:35
TBA
TBA
ESG in practice
13:55
TBA
TBA
14:25
Demystifying ESG requirements for financial sector
Mervet Kägu, Head of ESG, COBALT Estonia
Coffee break 14:40-15:00
Disrupters & challengers
15:00
What is Decentralised Finance (DeFi) and is it a threat to banks
Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt, Partner, WOLF THEISS (Austria)
Thinking further
15:20
The impact of the growth of Russia's tyrannical appetite whilst eating
Imants Lieģis, Former Latvian Ambassador and Minister of Defence, Senior fellow, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs
15:40
Mental health in the workplace – a personal story and a framework for a better working culture
Richard Martin, Exec Officer for the Mindful Business Charter and Principal Consultant at workplace consultancy Byrne Dean (UK)
Closing
16:00
Key takeaways from Baltic FinReg '22
TBA
Reception/networking 16:10-17:00
Jeroen Bos
Partner, Simmons & Simmons Amsterdam
Jeroen specialises in capital market transactions with a focus on asset-backed transactions such as securitisations, covered bonds and supply chain financing. He represents large financial institutions in their capacity as originator or arranger. He has also been involved in numerous loan portfolio sales, acting for both sellers and buyers.
Maido Lillemets
Legal & Compliance Director, BaltCap Group
BaltCap is the largest multi-strategy private equity fund manager in the Baltics. Maido has a long track record in the sector, having worked both on the institutional LP ( i.e. the fund investor) side as well as on the GP (i.e. fund manager) side. In the last 8 years, he has participated in over 20+ investments made in both local and global PE/VC funds covering various strategies and has helped to set up and close new funds for BaltCap. Maido has actively contributed and participated in the work of local industry representative organisations – EstVCA and FinanceEstonia.
Lauris Liepa
Managing Partner, COBALT Latvia
Mr. Liepa is recognised to be a noted practitioner in Banking and Finance, M&A, litigation and constitutional law. In the course of his legal practice extending over 20 years, Lauris has advised local and international corporate clients, managing major M&A (including sale and purchase of banks) and foreign investment deals as well as providing assistance in capital markets transactions.
Eimantas Vytuvis
Director, Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering
Eimantas started his career in the police, and later worked at the Special Investigation Service, which focused on corruption crimes investigation. Before starting his journey at the Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering, Eimantas was in charge of the Customer Risk Management unit in Luminor Lithuania, responsible for KYC, AML, sanctions, and fraud investigations. Eimantas has a law degree and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS).
Laura MatukaitytÄ—
Business Developer, Ondato OS
Laura MatukaitytÄ— is responsible for the development of Ondato OS platform products. The new platform offers institutions an understanding of their exposure, with risk-based management of new and existing customers. Before joining Ondato, Laura was a leading FinTech sector lawyer at one of the biggest law firms in the Baltics. Laura is also recognised among the top FinTech advisors in Lithuania by Chambers and Partners.
Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt
Partner, WOLF THEISS
Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
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​Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
BaltCap is the largest multi-strategy private equity fund manager in the Baltics. Maido has a long track record in the sector, having worked both on the institutional LP ( i.e. the fund investor) side as well as on the GP (i.e. fund manager) side. In the last 8 years, he has participated in over 20+ investments made in both local and global PE/VC funds covering various strategies and has helped to set up and close new funds for BaltCap. Maido has actively contributed and participated in the work of local industry representative organisations – EstVCA and FinanceEstonia.
Maido Lillemets
Legal & Compliance Director, BaltCap Group
​Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Jeroen specialises in capital market transactions with a focus on asset-backed transactions such as securitisations, covered bonds and supply chain financing. He represents large financial institutions in their capacity as originator or arranger. He has also been involved in numerous loan portfolio sales, acting for both sellers and buyers.
Jeroen Bos
Partner, Simmons & Simmons Amsterdam
​Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt
Partner, WOLF THEISS
​Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Mr. Liepa is recognised to be a noted practitioner in Banking and Finance, M&A, litigation and constitutional law. In the course of his legal practice extending over 20 years, Lauris has advised local and international corporate clients, managing major M&A (including sale and purchase of banks) and foreign investment deals as well as providing assistance in capital markets transactions.
Lauris Liepa
Managing Partner, COBALT Latvia
​Dr. Schmidt has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. In the latter capacity, he has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Laura MatukaitytÄ— is responsible for the development of Ondato OS platform products. The new platform offers institutions an understanding of their exposure, with risk-based management of new and existing customers. Before joining Ondato, Laura was a leading FinTech sector lawyer at one of the biggest law firms in the Baltics. Laura is also recognised among the top FinTech advisors in Lithuania by Chambers and Partners.
Laura MatukaitytÄ—
Business Developer, Ondato OS
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Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt
Partner, WOLF THEISS
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Lauris Liepa
Managing Partner, COBALT Latvia
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Laura MatukaitytÄ—
Business Developer, Ondato OS
KKK foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has also published three books on crypto. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 16 hours, where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. Dr. Schmidt has recently been included in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors.
Jeroen Bos
Partner, Simmons & Simmons Amsterdam
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