Nordic AML & Financial Crime Leaders Forum
20 institutions. 20 AML/FCP leaders. Five Nordic countries. One private room.
A private peer forum bringing together senior AML and Financial Crime leaders from Nordic banks, payment institutions and fintechs to exchange experience, challenge established thinking and discuss the future of financial crime prevention.
The Nordic AML & Financial Crime Leaders Forum brings together a maximum of 20 AML/FCP leaders from 20 different financial institutions across the Nordics. The value is primarily who is in the room. It is not a conference, a training event or a commercial platform.
The forum is hosted and moderated by Andréas Hobbelin, who sits outside the maximum 20 participant seats.
Built around discussion, not presentations
A challenge is framed. Participants describe actual experience. Peer perspectives are put against it. The discussion is debated openly. The learning is collective.
- Participants are expected to contribute actively.
- No long presentations. No vendor pitching.
- External specialist input is used sparingly and is not the core of the forum.
What the forum discusses
Leadership questions — not product showcases.
AML & Financial Crime
- What are Nordic institutions seeing that others may be missing?
- Where are AML resources producing insufficient risk reduction?
- Which controls and operating models would leaders redesign today?
- What have institutions implemented that did not work as expected?
- How are financial-crime risks changing across borders and institution types?
Cross-Sector Intelligence
- Cross-border payment risk
- Information gaps between banks, payment institutions and fintechs
- Emerging typologies
- Lessons learned across sectors
AML/FCP + AI
AI is a major strategic pillar of the forum — on both sides of the equation. This is not an AI conference.
- Institutions using AI: transaction monitoring, investigations and alert handling, AI agents and human-in-the-loop, governance and model risk
- Criminals using AI: deepfakes and synthetic identities, AI-enabled fraud and social engineering, AI-assisted sanctions evasion, autonomous agents
20 institutions. 20 perspectives on AML/FCP + AI.
Each participating institution may be invited to briefly share three things, followed by facilitated discussion. This is not 20 corporate presentations.
What are we currently doing with AI within AML/FCP?
What have we learned — including what has not worked?
What are we considering next?
Who the forum is for
Participation is reserved for senior leaders with direct responsibility for AML and/or Financial Crime. Actual responsibility matters more than exact job title. Consultants, vendors, RegTech providers, auditors and law firms do not participate.
Institutions
- Banks
- Payment institutions / e-money institutions
- Fintechs / neobanks
- Maximum one participant per institution or group.
Countries
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Iceland
Example responsibilities
- Head of AML
- Head of Financial Crime
- Chief Financial Crime Officer
- Group MLRO
- Head of FCC/AFC
- Director Financial Crime
- Equivalent senior AML/FCP leadership roles.
How the room works
Chatham House Rule
Participants may use the information received, but neither the identity nor affiliation of speakers or participants may be revealed in connection with specific comments.
Peer-to-Peer
Practitioners speaking with practitioners.
Curated Participation
The room is deliberately balanced across countries and institution types.
One Institution — One Seat
Maximum one participant from each institution or group.
No Vendor Pitching
Solutions and experiences can be discussed. Nothing is being sold to the room.
Practical Experience
Operational reality, lessons learned and actual challenges rather than abstract theory. Active participation — not passive attendance.
Costa del Sol · May 2027
The inaugural Nordic AML & Financial Crime Leaders Forum is being developed for the Costa del Sol in May 2027. Participation is limited to a maximum of 20 Nordic AML/FCP leaders, with one participant per institution. The final date, venue and participation package will be confirmed after founding interest has been validated.
The forum is the product and the participants are the scarce asset. Costa del Sol is the setting chosen to support the format: neutral ground outside participants' home markets, away from headquarters and daily interruptions, with the group remaining together between sessions and over dinner. Two concentrated days create a level of continuity that is difficult to achieve in a standard conference format.
Joining the Founding Interest List expresses interest only. It is not a registration and creates no payment obligation. No payment is collected during the founding interest phase.
Andréas Hobbelin
AML & Financial Crime Specialist · Host and moderator
Andréas Hobbelin has more than 15 years of experience in AML, financial crime prevention and sanctions across banking, forensic services, fintech and payments in Sweden and Norway. His background includes AML roles at Swedbank and BDO Forensic Services, senior AML/FCP leadership within fintech and payments, and former roles as a Board Member of the ACAMS Nordics Chapter and leader of the JUC Anti-Hvitvasking network.
He has spoken at Økokrim on money-laundering risks relating to fintech and payment institutions, acted as a witness in court proceedings, provided information and evidence in matters involving US authorities and law enforcement, and been involved in regulatory inspections and supervisory processes from the regulated-industry side across Sweden, Norway, the Baltics and the United States.
Andréas hosts and moderates the forum and sits outside the maximum 20 participant seats.
The forum is hosted and moderated by Andréas Hobbelin and organised and administered by Awesome Content AS, which will be the contracting event organiser when participation opens.
Nordic AML & Financial Crime Leaders Forum — FAQ
What is the Nordic AML & Financial Crime Leaders Forum?
A private peer forum bringing together a maximum of 20 senior AML and Financial Crime leaders from 20 different Nordic banks, payment institutions and fintechs. It is built around facilitated peer discussion — not presentations, training or vendor pitching.
Who can participate?
Senior leaders with direct responsibility for AML and/or Financial Crime — for example Head of AML, Head of Financial Crime, Chief Financial Crime Officer or Group MLRO — from banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions, fintechs and neobanks across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Maximum one participant per institution or group. Consultants, vendors, RegTech providers, auditors and law firms do not participate.
How is the forum run?
The format is roughly 30% curated framing and input and 70% facilitated peer discussion, under the Chatham House Rule. The value is who is in the room: practitioners speaking with practitioners, with active participation expected.
When and where does the inaugural edition take place?
The inaugural edition is being developed for the Costa del Sol, Spain, in May 2027. The final date, venue and participation package will be confirmed after founding interest has been validated.
What does it cost to join the Founding Interest List?
Nothing. Joining the Founding Interest List expresses interest only, is not a registration and creates no payment obligation. No payment is collected during the founding interest phase.
Who organises the forum?
The forum is hosted and moderated by Andréas Hobbelin and organised and administered by Awesome Content AS, which will be the contracting event organiser when participation opens.