e-Res 2023

FinTech & Crypto Companies Risk Management – New Legal and Regulatory Aspects, and Best Practices.

2nd February 2023


Main focuses:

RM Framework I Sanctions I FIU supervision I New regulation I Internal Control System & Audits I AML Compliance


Organizer

Venue

Hestia Hotel Europa conference center. 
Address: Paadi 5, 10151 Tallinn

Day Moderators


Aivar Paul

Finesto Advisors / Selere

Mari-Liis Kurg

Founder and CEO at Complok

EDTECH ESTONIA podcast

Preventing money laundering in Estonia and globally, risk management in practice and sectror educational technology.

Speakers


Martin Schwarz

Senior Account Executive
at Chainalysis Inc.

Christos Ttiniozou

 iSPIRAL Founder and Managing Director

Evelyn Liivamägi

Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy at Ministry of Finance

Viljar Kähari

Blockchain expert at Eesti Digivara Liit,
Founder and CEO at Kähari legal

Prashanth Balasubramanian

CEO & CTO
of Striga

Laura Aus

Deputy Head
at Estonia Financial Intelligence Unit

Marko Kairjak

Partner at Ellex in Estonia,
University of Tartu

Märt-Martin Arengu

President
of the Board of Auditors

Liina Tamm

Auditor and Chief Accountant
at Audit Advisory

Viljar Alnek

Head of Risk Consulting
at KPMG Baltics

Raido Saar

President
of Estonian Web3 Chamber

Anneli Krunks

Senior Associate
at Ellex in Estonia

Dejan Davidovic

Kriptomat group COO

Heili Veskimeister

Head of Compliance & MLRO
at Lightyear

Sven Kivvistik

Director of Compliance at SwissBorg

Agenda


Main topics:

The 6th “e-Residency RISK MANAGEMENT” practical workshop organized by Finesto Advisors will focus this time on Risk Management of FinTech and Crypto companies as well as on the new legal and regulatory aspects of digital finance. Contributes to reviewing best practices on the digital finance market, implementing effective sector Risk Management policy, drawing policy guidelines and encouraging their active uptake by stakeholders and market participants. Best/worst practices and case studies in public and private sector, both in Estonian and a global perspective. In addition, the focus will be on the practical aspects of the supervision of the FIU, auditing of obliged entities and internal auditing, enhancing the risk management framework and internal control systems, and stepping up the prevention of money laundering. And finally how is e-Residency affected by sanctions imposed after Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine.

Audience:

The target audience of the seminar/workshop is: management (owners, supervisory board, management), and AML and ICT managers/employees and risk managers of fintech and crypto industries, banking and other financial sectors. Auditors (extyernal and internal auditors), lawyers and tax advisers, lawmakers and regulators, supervisory authorities, law enforcement, tax and justice authorities, professional and rooftop organisations/associations and other interested parties/market participants in related fields.

2nd February, 2023

8:30 – 8:55

Gathering and morning coffee


8:55 – 9:00

Welcoming words by the Moderators and introduction to the workshop

Aivar Paul, AML expert at Finesto Advisors / Selere

Mari-Liis Kurg, Founder and CEO at Complok


9:00 – 9:30

Opening presentation: „Estonian Crypto Market – Illicit and Risky Activities.”

Martin Schwarz, Senior Account Executive at Chainalysis Inc.


9:30 – 10:30

Open debate: “FinTech and VASP’s Success Stories and Failures – a New Era, Policies and Regulations.”

Evelyn Liivamägi, Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy at Ministry of Finance

Viljar Kähari, blockchain expert at Eesti Digivara Liit / Kähari legal

Prashanth Balasubramanian, CEO & CTO – Striga

Marko Kairjak, PhD., Partner at Ellex Estonia


10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break


11:00 – 12:00

Panel discussions: “Unified Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (EGRC).“

Christos Ttiniozou, iSPIRAL Founder and Managing Director

Dejan Davidovic, Kriptomat group COO

Heili Veskimeister, Head of Compliance & MLRO at Lightyear

Sven Kivvistik, Director of Compliance at SwissBorg


12:00 – 12:30

“How is financial sector and VASP’s affected by sanctions imposed after Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine?“

Laura Aus, Deputy Head at Estonia Financial Intelligence Unit


12:30 – 13:30 

Buffet lunch


13:30 – 14:00 

Presentation: “The new EU regulation – Markets in Crypto-Asset (MiCA).”

Anneli Krunks, Senior Associate at Ellex Estonia


14:00 – 15:00

Open Discussions: “Practical Implementation of External and Internal Audits for VASP’s”

Märt-Martin Arengu, President of the Estonian Auditors’ Association

Viljar Alnek, Head of Risk Consulting at KPMG Baltics

Liina Tamm, Auditor and Chief Accountant at Audit Advisory

Raido Saar, President of Estonian Web3 Chamber


15:00 – 16:00

Open Discussions / Q&A / Summary


16:00  

End of seminar

Registration


AUDITORIUM TICKET

On-site Ticket 249€ + VAT

* The price includes lunch buffet and coffee breaks.


WEB TICKET

On-line Ticket 199€ + VAT


*Discount 10% upon registration from one paying agency.

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