New approaches to combating criminal proceeds: a parallel session of the international conference held at the Academy

The Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan has launched the international scientific-practical conference “Ensuring the rule of law in the face of modern challenges: problems and solutions”, organized in honor of the third anniversary of its establishment.
The conference is being held in the format of a plenary session and parallel sessions dedicated to current issues in the law enforcement sphere.

More than 120 leading experts from over 30 countries are participating in the conference, including representatives of the United Nations, OSCE, the European Union, the International Organization for Migration, UNESCO, the International Association of Prosecutors, and other institutions.

The conference opened with a parallel session titled “Countering the legalization of criminal proceeds and the financing of terrorism: transforming approaches in the digital era”.
The session was conducted in a hybrid format and brought together experts from Uzbekistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Germany, as well as representatives of major international organizations.

Alexander Vodyanoy, Regional Adviser of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), delivered a presentation on the potential use of artificial intelligence in combating money-laundering. Using the Turkish MASAK model as an example, he discussed issues of digital transformation in the fight against financial crimes.

Nikolay Falko, a representative of Binance, provided a detailed overview of mechanisms for cooperation with law enforcement agencies in identifying and recovering crypto-assets.

Boriykhon Malikov, representing the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan, presented the implementation of the “Risk Assessment Center” system within the agency’s operations.

Michael Bull, an expert from the Egmont Training Center (ECOFEL), and Steven Lettick from the U.S. Department of Justice (ICITAP) emphasized the importance of training qualified personnel and expanding international cooperation.

The discussions also touched on the use of a beneficial ownership registry, the application of biometric technologies in border control (API/PNR), and the updated FATF recommendations on identifying, freezing, and recovering assets.

As a result of the session, participants formulated a number of practical proposals aimed at further developing the national system for combating financial crimes and strengthening international cooperation.