About the AML SUMMIT
Since 2015, AML SUMMIT has welcomed more than 3,700 attendees.
The annual AML SUMMIT conference was established in 2015 by AML Solutions to bring together AML professionals while educating them in all things AML.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with key industry players as well as peers from all over the country tasked with carrying out the same AML obligations.
The presenters and workshop facilitators are all expert AML/CFT practitioners and represent involvement from the NZ AML/CFT Supervisors, NZ Police, Ministry of Justice, and local AML/CFT industry experts.
AML SUMMIT 2024 AUCKLAND MUSEUM + VIRTUAL - 16/17 MAY 2024
In 2024 we held our ninth AML SUMMIT at the beautiful Auckland War Memorial Museum, and live-streamed across New Zealand. It was a two-day event spanning 16th-17th May 2024, bringing together over 500 delegates, presenters, and sponsors.
Highlights from the two days include topics such as "The Supervisory Enforcement Process", "What happens to suspicious activities once reported?", "Enterprise Risk Management and Your AML Regime", and updates from the Ministry of Justice and the three Supervisors.
AML SUMMIT 2023 AUCKLAND MUSEUM + VIRTUAL - 11/12 MAY 2023
The eighth AML SUMMIT was hosted in Auckland and live-streamed across New Zealand (and the world!) on May 11-12 2023 to over 400 attendees.
Over the two days, delegates were treated to 19 presentations and workshops delivered by leading AML/CFT experts, the Supervisors, MOJ, and NZ Police, on all aspects of AML/CFT. Topics ranged from Cryptocurrency risks to legislation updates, Supervisor expectations to managing third party outsourcing, and more.
AML SUMMIT 2022 AUCKLAND MUSEUM + VIRTUAL - 12/13 MAY 2022
In May 2022 the AML SUMMIT conference was held for the seventh year and hosted Under the Dome at the iconic Auckland Museum venue, within the Auckland Domain.
The conference ran over two days. The first day, Thursday 12 May, was packed with presentations, while the second day on Friday 13 May involved workshops and discussions on topical and difficult aspects of AML - all under the theme of 'Feel confident with Day-to-Day AML'
AML SUMMIT 2021 AUCKLAND MUESUM + VIRTUAL – 13/14 May 2021
New Zealand’s sixth AML SUMMIT 2021 conference was hosted at the Auckland Museum and as a Virtual conference with over 500 delegates.
This was an excellent forum to socialise with fellow AML professionals or watch all presentations either live or in your own time. We had over 280 attendees at the Auckland Museum which proved to be our best venue to date.
AML SUMMIT 2020 VIRTUAL – 30 April/1 May 2020
New Zealand’s fifth AML SUMMIT 2020 conference was run as a Virtual conference due to COVID-19 with over 500 on-line delegates.
This was a great opportunity for all reporting entities to hear from AML experts and Supervisors to learn more about the AML/CFT legislation and guidance, common issues, and hear the latest expectations for your sector. An exciting line up of speakers also provided insightful information about the role which New Zealand plays in money laundering across the world.
AML SUMMIT 2019 – SKYCITY – 26 March 2019
The fourth AML SUMMIT conference was a 1-day event held in Auckland at SKYCITY Convention Centre on 26 March 2019.
The event attracted over 315 attendees from Phase 1 and Phase 2 reporting entities from within New Zealand and overseas.
We had many informative sessions from leading experts in the field of AML/CFT. Our Keynote Speaker was Will Fitzgibbon – a senior reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Will is well known for his work with the Panama and Paradise Papers and flew to NZ from Washington, DC to speak at the Summit. We also heard from Andrew Hill from FIU, May Newey from MOJ and senior representatives from the NZ Supervisors – the DIA, FMA and RBNZ.
AML SUMMIT 2018 – CROWNE PLAZA – 17/18 May 2018
We hosted our third AML SUMMIT on the 17-18 May 2018 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Auckland.
Some of the highlights included engaging addresses from International Keynote speaker, Timothy Goodrick from Financial Action Task Force and Mike Bush, Commissioner of Police.
We hosted a record 410 attendees across the two days.
AML SUMMIT 2017 – CROWNE PLAZA – 9 March 2017
Our second AML SUMMIT was held in Auckland on 9 March 2017, attracting over 275 attendees across all sectors.
An impressive speaker line-up included keynote Martin Woods – Head of Financial Crime at Thomson Reuters, London, senior representatives from the MOJ, FIU, NZ Police, and NZ Supervisors, alongside speakers from leading reporting entities, a University Professor, the Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa, a blockchain specialist, and expert AML/CFT consultants from KPMG and AML Solutions.
AML SUMMIT 2015 – CROWNE PLAZA – 5 November 2015
We were delighted to host the first NZ AML SUMMIT in Auckland on 5 November 2015.
The inaugural event attracted over 220 attendees from around the country with international and local representatives from FATF, FIU, NZ Police, RBNZ, DIA and FMA speaking among leading reporting entities from the New Zealand market.