The RegTech Pulse - Financial Crime Prevention and WMD Proliferation

Financial Crime Prevention and WMD Proliferation

02/14/22 • 34 min

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Togzhan Kassenova, an expert in nuclear politics, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation, and the prevention of financial crime. She explores why WMD proliferation is relevant to financial institutions and their own role in preventing financial crime and proliferation. We also cover the tools and systems in place to help financial crime professionals stop WMD proliferation.
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About Dr. Togzhan Kassenova:
Dr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow with the Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a non-resident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an expert on nuclear politics, WMD non-proliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions implementation, and financial crime prevention. She currently works on issues related to proliferation financing controls, exploring ways to minimize access of proliferators to the global financial system. Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Leeds and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). From 2011 to 2015 Kassenova served on the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.

Kassenova is the author of Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb (Stanford University Press, 2022).
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About Craig Phildius:
Craig began his federal law enforcement career in August 2000 with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and spent twelve years in the New York Field Division. Craig was responsible for conducting complex investigations of mid to high level narcotics violators and organizations.

In February 2012, Craig transferred to BIS, Office of Export Enforcement, and was assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office. In January 2014, Craig was selected to be the Regional Export Control Officer (ECO) in Dubai, UAE and served two years at the U.S. Consulate. In January 2016, SA Phildius returned to the United States and was assigned to a newly established FAP position co-located with the FBI in San Diego, CA.

In June 2018, SA Phildius was selected to be the ECO in Istanbul, Turkey, a newly established foreign Post within BIS. Phildius was tasked with establishing the office in country and cultivating a working relationship with the newly formed Turkish Government.

In June 1995, Craig was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and completed six years of active service. Craig achieved the rank of Captain and was awarded the National Defense Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and The Sea Service Deployment Medal.

He holds an M.B.A. from The University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Delaware.
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