Kristaps Markovskis is Head of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Department at the Bank of Latvia. He has over 10 years' experience of AML/CFT work in both the public and private sectors. He played a key role in implementing changes to Latvia's financial sector's AML/CFT supervision, leading to a more effective supervisory approach and stronger engagement with market participants. He has also contributed to various international conferences and AML/CFT projects. These include the transposition of the EU AML Directive and the Moneyval mutual evaluation.