Dr. Ramandeep Chhina is an International anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) expert working in this field since 2005. She has worked as a solicitor in the Economic Crime department of a law firm in England and Wales (UK). For the past nearly ten years, Ramandeep is working in academia doing research in the field of international trade finance and financial crime, particularly on issues relating to fraud, money laundering and bribery in international trade transactions. Currently, Ramandeep is an Honorary Visiting Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK). She has worked on various AML/CFT-related technical assistance and capacity building projects funded by ADB, Belgian Development Agency, Council of Europe, GIZ, OSCE, the World Bank, UNITAR, UNODC and USAID. She has a vast experience of working with countries in Central and Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Central Asia, South-East Asia, and the Pacific region advising on AML/CFT matters.

Ramandeep holds a Doctorate (DPhil) and a Master of Studies (MSt) in Transnational Commercial Law from the University of Oxford (UK). She is a Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).