Herbsttagung AML & CFT und Finanzsanktionen
We cordially invite you to our autumn conference on 11 November 2025 in Frankfurt. This compact event will provide you with an update on the most important developments in the areas of anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and financial sanctions and will go into greater depth on key topics from the spring conference.
The following topics are planned for the event:
- Update: National, European, and international developments | Thorsten Höche and Sandro Hartmann, both from the Association of German Banks
- Workshop on “Beneficial owners/owners” | Ilka Brian, Senior Compliance Counsel & AML Advisor, Deutsche Bank AG and Nadine Wolf, ING-DiBa AG
- Analysis work by the FIU | Jürgen Repolusk, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
- Data collection for risk profiles of obligated parties | Dr. Osman Saçarçelik, Commerzbank AG
- Latest developments in sanctions law and practice | Torsten Deutschmann, Commerzbank AG
- Lawyers' collective accounts – a never-ending story | Thorsten Höche, Association of German Banks
- Overview: Fines and regulatory sanctions | Ilka Brian, Senior Compliance Counsel & AML Advisor, Deutsche Bank AG
Please refer to the Agenda for detailed information.
Speakers and panelists:
Ilka Brian
Ilka Brian has been working at Deutsche Bank AG since 2023 as Senior Compliance Counsel & AML Advisor in the area of money laundering prevention / prevention of terrorist financing. Prior to this, she spent several years as Head of Global Standards AML at Commerzbank AG. Her core responsibilities include lobbying for legislative proposals and regulatory changes in the area of ML/TF prevention, from their inception to their implementation in the bank. She also advises the Money Laundering Officer, his deputies and various departments in the bank's 2Lod and 1Lod on the implementation of regulatory issues.
Torsten Deutschmann:
Mr. Deutschmann works as a department director at Commerzbank AG in the Global Financial Crime Prevention division as a sanctions advisor. His work focuses on advising Commerzbank's business divisions and foreign branches on issues relating to sanctions, including basic processes, customer assessments, and particularly high-risk transactions. Previously, he gained experience in compliance, particularly money laundering and sanctions, at various foreign banks in Frankfurt.
Sandro Hartmann:
Mr. Hartmann is a fully qualified lawyer specializing in civil banking law and commercial criminal law. As a trainee lawyer, he worked for the European Public Prosecutor's Office, among others. After two years in the legal department of a German diplomatic mission abroad, Mr. Hartmann has been a consultant for money laundering prevention at the Association of German Banks since 2024.
Thorsten Höche:
Thorsten Höche is a trained banker, lawyer, and managing director and chief legal officer of the German Banking Association. He holds various positions at specialist legal publications and regularly appears as an author and speaker.
Jürgen Repolusk:
Mr. Jürgen Repolusk has been head of the analysis department at FIU Germany since early 2024. In addition to the operational units for combating money laundering and terrorism, this also includes strategic analysis. Prior to this, Mr. Repolusk spent 20 years in various positions and areas of responsibility in the international banking sector. Mr. Repolusk holds a master's degree in computer science and an additional master's degree in European economics and business management.
Dr. Osman Saçarçelik:
Dr. Osman Saçarçelik is Global Head of Global Standards, Advisory & Governance AML/CTF. He supports strategically important digitization and transformation projects. Previously, he was Head of Regulatory Law at a major German bank. As a lawyer in renowned international commercial law firms, he has advised banks and financial services institutions on regulatory issues.
Nadine Wolf:
Nadine Wolf has been working at ING-DiBa AG as AML Counsel in the area of money laundering prevention since 2011. Prior to that, she spent three years at Deutsche Bank in a similar role. Her core responsibilities include lobbying on legislative proposals and regulatory changes from their inception to their implementation at the bank. She also advises the money laundering officer, his deputies, and various departments of the bank on the implementation of regulatory issues. She has been a member of the AFCA's expert panel since December 2024.
The event is aimed at money laundering officers and employees in compliance, legal and auditing who are responsible for AML/CFT or sanctions issues.
You will receive a detailed certificate of attendance for your participation.
Please note, the language of the event is German.