Speakers
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.
Dr Jonathan Gilbert, University of West of England (UWE) and IN8 Consulting
Jonathan is a Lecturer in Financial Crime and Regulation at UWE, Bristol, where he also undertakes research into financial crime, professional enablers, asset recovery and the criminal justice system.
Jonathan also consults in the private sector via IN8 Consulting on financial crime prevention, compliance and ethics, amongst other areas.
Richard Simms, AMLCC
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.
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.
