Silent Eight: Financial Crime Chronicles

Code & Conflict: How AI is Transforming Counter-Terrorism

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

12:30 PM

UK Time

Introduction

Join James Booth, Financial Crime Expert and Certified FICA professional, alongside Ross Savage, a former Metropolitan Police Detective and expert in terrorist financing, for a dynamic discussion on the intersection of AI and counter-terrorism. With a combined background spanning law enforcement, financial intelligence, and cutting-edge AI innovation, James and Ross explore how technology is reshaping the way threats are identified, analysed, and disrupted. Drawing on real-world experience — from frontline investigations to international sanctions and compliance — they offer an insider’s view on how AI is becoming an essential ally in the global fight against terrorism.

 

Don’t miss this exclusive, 45-minute session to stay ahead of the curve in the fight against financial crime. 

 

Powered by Silent Eight — solving financial crime with AI

Join James Booth, Financial Crime Expert and Certified FICA professional, alongside Ross Savage, a former Metropolitan Police Detective and expert in terrorist financing, for a dynamic discussion on the intersection of AI and counter-terrorism. With a combined background spanning law enforcement, financial intelligence, and cutting-edge AI innovation, James and Ross explore how technology is reshaping the way threats are identified, analysed, and disrupted. Drawing on real-world experience — from frontline investigations to international sanctions and compliance — they offer an insider’s view on how AI is becoming an essential ally in the global fight against terrorism.

 

Don’t miss this exclusive, 45-minute session to stay ahead of the curve in the fight against financial crime. 

 

Powered by Silent Eight — solving financial crime with AI

Join James Booth, Financial Crime Expert and Certified FICA professional, alongside Ross Savage, a former Metropolitan Police Detective and expert in terrorist financing, for a dynamic discussion on the intersection of AI and counter-terrorism. With a combined background spanning law enforcement, financial intelligence, and cutting-edge AI innovation, James and Ross explore how technology is reshaping the way threats are identified, analysed, and disrupted. Drawing on real-world experience — from frontline investigations to international sanctions and compliance — they offer an insider’s view on how AI is becoming an essential ally in the global fight against terrorism.

 

Don’t miss this exclusive, 45-minute session to stay ahead of the curve in the fight against financial crime. 

 

Powered by Silent Eight — solving financial crime with AI

Guest

Ross Savage

Senior Consultant

Grata Opus Limited

Ross is a seasoned financial crime expert with over two decades of experience in law enforcement. He began his career with the Metropolitan Police in 2002, becoming a Detective and Accredited Financial Investigator, specialising in money laundering and asset recovery targeting organised crime groups. At New Scotland Yard, he led terrorist finance investigations within the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU), working closely with government and industry partners. Ross has also delivered international training in AML, CFT, and sanctions compliance as part of a UK Foreign Office capacity-building initiative in the Middle East. In recent years, his career has taken him into the consultancy and training world, sharing his in depth knowledge of counter terrorism.

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James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

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