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We are excited to have Janet Ho, Head of Policy for Europe at Chainalysis, for our upcoming Knowledge Series Lunch and Learn Session on June 15th.

On April 20th 2023, the European Parliament adopted MiCA(Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation ), the first comprehensive piece of crypto regulation that introduces sweeping new requirements such as prudential, market integrity, to consumer protection. With MiCA, crypto assets regulation in the EU will no longer only focus on countering illicit crime.

On June 1st, 2023 the EU formally signed the legal text of MiCA.

Our Founder and CEO, Souzan Esmaili, will moderate and host this session.

These are exciting times, and you shouldn't miss this session.

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Janet Ho

Head of Policy for Europe at Chainalysis Inc.

Souzan Esmaili

Founder of TCAE

Janet Ho is the Chainalysis Head of Policy for Europe, supporting public and private sectors in understanding the latest developments of crypto assets and their interactions with regulatory trends and requirements.

Before joining Chainalysis the blockchain data platform, she was a financial and security policy maker in the Hong Kong Government and then the Financial Action Task Force Secretariat, the international standard-setter for money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation.

Her recent work includes negotiating the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets, Virtual Assets Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Red Flag Indicators, and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment Guidance. She was also responsible for conducting FATF Mutual Evaluations on FATF member countries, FATF Reviews on high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions, and analysis on terrorist financing risk assessments.

Souzan has over 17 years of international experience in consultancy and training with a focus on Regulatory Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, and RegTech. She worked for various financial institutions and consultancies in Dubai and Toronto.

In 2019, when Souzan moved to Canada, she created TCAE with a passion to help, educate and empower Compliance & AML professionals around the world. She gained her first Canadian job experience by working as a subject matter expert on the Anti Bribery & Corruption Program for Wells Fargo’s Canada and Latin America regions. In March 2020, Souzan launched The Knowledge Series where she brings international industry experts and thought leaders to share their knowledge and experience with the AML and Compliance professionals around the world. As TCAE was expanding, Souzan decided to leave Banking in 2021 and enter the entrepreneurship world.

Prior to moving to Canada in 2019, Souzan worked for various financial institutions and consultancies where she assisted her clients to understand their compliance needs, advised on meeting regulatory requirements, and managed a multitude of remediation projects. She has acted as an Authorized Individual in the capacity of Compliance Officer and MLRO for a number of firms regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
Souzan holds an MBA from the American University of Sharjah (UAE), a Post Graduate Diploma in GRC from Manchester Business School (UK), a Certified Anti Money Launder Specialist (CAMS), a FinTech Program certificate from Oxford University, and a Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC).

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