Speakers

Bill Bewes, IFA

Bill is the IFA Head of AML & Compliance.

He has been in his current role since December 2023. Prior to that date, he was the Compliance Manager, a position he held from December 2018. His role entails heading a team of Compliance Officers and AML Reviewers, who are responsible for monitoring IFA member’s compliance with IFA regulations and relevant legislation including the Money Laundering Regulations. 

Richard, Managing Director of AMLCC, is both a professional regulated under the anti-money laundering regulations and a leading authority on anti-money laundering compliance, risk management and education.

Since 2007 when AML regulation for accountants was introduced in the UK, as both a chartered accountant and an insolvency practitioner, Richard has seen first-hand the challenges of implementing effective AML processes. Working with accountancy regulators, Richard used his unique professional insights to create AMLCC in 2008.

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Conor Renshaw, Senior Financial Crime consultant 

Conor Renshaw is a Senior Financial Crime consultant and former Group MLRO & Head of Economic Crime with extensive experience leading anti-money laundering and economic crime frameworks across complex multi-jurisdiction organisations in the UK and Ireland.  

He has designed and implemented enterprise AML governance programmes, centralised onboarding and screening functions, and led multiple regulatory remediation engagements with positive supervisory outcomes.  

Conor has worked closely with regulators, law-enforcement agencies, and executive leadership teams to develop pragmatic, risk-based financial crime controls that support sustainable business growth, combining deep technical expertise in AML regulation with practical operational leadership. 

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Andrew Tennant, Gentium UK Ltd

Andrew Tennant is a former law enforcement officer and a recognised international subject matter expert in anti-money laundering (AML), financial crime, and cryptocurrency. He has worked closely with the accountancy sector for several years, providing compliance reviews, audits, guidance, training, and ongoing support.

Andrew is a recognised specialist in KYC compliance and regulatory understanding for firms, and currently serves as MLRO within a UK FCA-regulated VASP, bringing practical insight into the evolving financial crime and digital asset regulatory landscape.