Agenda · Wednesday 16 December 2026
The order of the day
8 keynotes and 4 panels, opening with the VIP Exhibition Tour and the Welcome Address. The programme is indicative and subject to final confirmation; speakers are added to sessions as they are confirmed.
- Registration
- 08:00
- VIP Exhibition Tour
- 09:00
- Welcome Address
- 09:40
- Close
- 17:20 onwards
Morning session
- 08:00to 09:00
Registration and networking coffee
- 09:00to 09:30
VIP Exhibition Tour
An exclusive pre-conference preview in which senior government officials, VIPs and key delegates tour the exhibition area.
Tour
- 09:30to 09:40
Opening remarks
DNY Communications LLC
Opening
- 09:40to 09:50
Azerbaijan’s national plans to combat financial crime, money laundering and corruption
Zaur Fatizada · Chairman of the Executive Board, Financial Monitoring Service
Focusing on strengthening its legal frameworks in line with international standards.
About the speaker →Welcome Address
- 09:50to 10:00
Opening address
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Address
- 10:00to 10:20
Resilient financial crime defences: building organisational culture and a risk-based approach
Keynote
- 10:20to 10:40
The role of generative AI, predictive AI and machine learning in fighting financial crime
Keynote
- 10:40to 11:10
Networking coffee
- 11:10to 11:50
Cross-border collaboration and information sharing in fighting financial crime
Panellists
Kanan AlisoyZiraat Bank Azerbaijan
Samir TaghiyevExpressbank OJSC
Nathalie GouletFrench Senate
- PashaPay LLC (representative to be confirmed)
Panel
- 11:50to 12:10
Keynote address (topic to be confirmed)
Rasim KhammadovAzerbaijan Fintech Association (AzFina)
Keynote
- 12:10to 12:30
How does an AI model become a real, working system for detecting crime?
Shalala AghalarovaFinancial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Keynote
- 12:30to 12:50
AML, KYC and CDD: essential frameworks for identifying risks, verifying customers and ensuring compliance in high-stakes banking
Keynote
- 12:50to 13:50
Networking lunch
Afternoon session
- 13:50to 14:10
Sanctions and watchlist screening: the critical frontline defence against global financial crime risks
Keynote
- 14:10to 14:50
Next-Gen FCC: AI, network analytics and transaction monitoring
Panellists
Rena KazimovaPremium Bank
Nurlan NasibovBank Respublika OJSC
Nurlana SuleymanovaFinancial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Panel
- 14:50to 15:10
Fraud in Azerbaijan’s digital economy: national risks and mitigation strategies
Keynote
- 15:10to 15:50
Scaling fraud prevention from pilot to enterprise: phased roll-out roadmap, budget justification, team structure and 2027 technology priorities for Azerbaijan
Panel
- 15:50to 16:20
Networking coffee
- 16:20to 17:00
Transparency and complex ownership structures: AI and registry integration for effective UBO verification
Panellists
Azer HasanliFinancial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ramil MammadovYapı Kredi Bank Azerbaijan CJSC
Miradam AghayevMPAY LLC
Fuad Aliyev · ModeratorFinancial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Panel
- 17:00to 17:20
From dark web to doorstep: weaponising threat intelligence against the evolution of financial crime
Closing Keynote
- 17:20
Closing remarks and open networking
Please note
Times are Azerbaijan Time (GMT+4). Speakers are added to sessions as they are confirmed; the agenda is updated as the programme is finalised.
An invitation to Baku
Delegate participation is by invitation, for senior decision-makers and practitioners from the financial, regulatory and government ecosystem. Send a request and the organisers will review it.