GCI EUROPEAN LAUNCH

Martin Woods

Chair of the Global Compliance Institute

Martin Woods has a wealth of experience as a detective who once investigated financial crimes, including global frauds and money laundering. Upon leaving the police service he embarked upon a career as a senior financial crime compliance officer, working for and with a wide variety of firms all over the world. He has provided training to regulators, central banks, law enforcement agencies and regulated firms and has been called upon to provide expertise as well as guidance. He has been highly commended by regulators and is passionate about empowering people to fight financial crime.

He advocates we are all here to Make A Difference and he is always on the look out for those who may want to join his MAD – Make A Difference revolution. He prides himself as an enemy of the money launderer, the fraudster and the terrorist, who uses training to equip, inspire and motivate others.

MIRANDA PATRUCIC

Editor in Chief - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

Miranda Patrucic joined OCCRP in 2006 and was promoted to editor-in-chief in 2023. She oversees editorial operations for OCCRP’s global newsroom, including 50+ editors across six continents and the production of OCCRP’s investigations and content.

Mario Menz, PhD

PHD in Financial Crime, Lecturer in Financial Services Law & Anti-Corruption

I’m a C-level executive with nearly 20 years of experience in organisational change, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering and financial crime prevention. Having worked on various remediation and transformation projects (i.e., 166 Skilled Persons Reviews) in private, commercial and investment banking, the insurance industry and the consulting sector, I understand what regulators expect and how this can be done in practice.

Nick Mathiason

Co-Director, Finance Uncovered, Firmer Journalist for the Guardian

Nick Mathiason has been a business and finance journalist for 30 years and has broken a sizeable number of impactful stories that have had international prominence. Subjects investigated include developing countries' access to medicine, vulture funds, labour issues and the growth of private equity. One of the first UK journalists to report on industrial-scale tax avoidance, in 2012, Nick founded and today co-directs Finance Uncovered. Formerly a business correspondent at The Observer, The Guardian, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Big Issue magazine for the homeless, Nick is an award-winning journalist.

Marta Lia Requeijo

Financial Crime & Compliance Director

Marta is an accomplished senior financial crime and compliance director with over 18 years leadership experience in the financial services industry.

Marta is currently the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for ClearBank UK. She has spent her professional career shaping compliance and anti-financial crime frameworks both in global organisations and at Fintech companies. With vast experience leading the design or enhancement of financial crime compliance frameworks, she advises businesses and executive teams on their business growth strategy, enabling scalable and automated controls for long-term operational effectiveness and efficiency, and creating

Bernadette Smith

Director of Financial Crime Risk & MLRO at Starling Bank

A Certified, multilingual Senior Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Risk Management and Incident Resolution with extensive experience in Senior Stakeholder Management and advising on Regulatory Risk. Experienced in the design and implementation of preventative measures to achieve optimal risk management.