The Forum
A private peer forum for senior Nordic AML and Financial Crime leaders.
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.
Forum Format
Built around discussion, not presentations.
30%
Curated framing and input
70%
Facilitated peer discussion
- 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.
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
Banks, payment institutions and fintechs often see different parts of the same financial-crime ecosystem. The objective is understanding the actual risk rather than relying on sector assumptions.
- 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
Nordic AML × AI Exchange
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.
- 1
What are we currently doing with AI within AML/FCP?
- 2
What have we learned — including what has not worked?
- 3
What are we considering next?
Participation
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
Forum Principles
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
This is not designed for passive attendance.