Netherlands Forum Speaker Profiles

Ashu Sharma, Head of Advisory Panel, ACi

Ash Sharma has over 20 years’ experience in investigations and financial crime risk mitigation. Ash presently manages one of two global investigation hubs for Anglo American Plc, a global mining, minerals and extraction company.  His team conduct corporate ethics and compliance (including regulatory and financial crime) investigations. Ash has worked in the UK and Asia in regional and group roles for a global bank. There, he headed up an internal fraud risk, background vetting and investigation function, before leading and coordinating global significant investigations for the group.  Ash is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, and Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator.

Prof. Sharon Oded, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Prof. Sharon Oded leads the Regulatory, Compliance, and Investigations practice at Norton Rose Fulbright in Amsterdam, where he is renowned as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to multinational corporations and financial institutions. His global practice spans multiple jurisdictions, offering high-level guidance to organizations during their most critical moments—whether navigating dawn raids, government inspections, product recalls, environmental and safety incidents, or conducting sensitive internal investigations. Sharon’s experience spans complex issues such as anti-bribery and corruption, insider trading, tax evasion, fraud, antitrust, export control, economic sanctions, and anti-money laundering. His ability to steer cross-border investigations and manage regulatory scrutiny makes him an indispensable resource for board members, General Counsel, and in-house legal and compliance teams. Sharon excels in helping organizations respond strategically to corporate crises while providing leadership on global compliance risk assessments, enhancing corporate compliance programs, responding to whistleblower reports, and conducting due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Janneke De Smet-Dierckx, Pioneer, Anti-Money Laundering Authority

With over 30 years of experience in the anti-money laundering (AML) field, Janneke has developed vast expertise and leadership in combating financial crime, having worked in both the private and public, national and international, sectors. Janneke has been one of the pioneers at AMLA in Frankfurt since February 1, contributing to the establishment of the Authority. After studying Tax and Corporate Law, her journey in AML began when she authored in 1994 “How to Launder Your Money”, a work in which she reflects upon money laundering methods with the motto “You only see what you know”. The first 15 years of her career were spent in the private sector as a tax lawyer and senior strategic AML consultant. At the Deloitte firm until 2008, she led the Dutch Legal Advisory Services, a team of 50 legal professionals, and offered strategic counsel to clients in navigating complex financial crime regulations. This was followed by 15 years in public service, including her last role as Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor at the National Public Prosecutor’s Office for attacking organized crime and AML, where she has been in office since February 2020.

Jan Stappers, Regulatory Solutions Director, NAVEX

Jan Stappers is Regulatory Solutions Director at NAVEX. As an expert in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), he is a frequent speaker on subjects related to GRC regulation and best practices, as well as a sought-after author on regulatory developments within GRC, ESG, CSR, whistleblowing, and third-party risk. Stappers is a member of the European AI Alliance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) “Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.” This working party is broken into six parts and Jan is a member of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from King’s College London (EU Competition Law) and a master’s degree (LL.M) from Leiden University (European Law).

Jasper Smidtman, TD SYNNEX

Jasper’s career has taken him from the Dutch government to a major energy company to his current role at TD SYNNEX, where he leads the investigation function. His extensive experience includes criminal investigations into theft, fraud and homicide, as well as corporate investigations involving employee misconduct, money laundering and fraud. He has conducted bribery and corruption investigations in both capacities, which offers valuable insights. He has used his investigation and interview experiences to develop investigation frameworks, investigator training programs and build a community of internal investigators.

Andrew Reeves, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Andrew Reeves is a disputes and investigations lawyer based in London, specialising in major investigations, compliance and litigation matters. He leads our commercial litigation and investigations team in London and co-heads our EMEA investigations and compliance group. Andrew advises corporates, financial institutions and ‎senior executives on multi jurisdictional bribery and corruption, fraud, money laundering, market abuse and regulatory investigations and related litigation.  His deals with SFO, FCA, PRA and NCA investigations, as well as matters involving the DOJ, SEC, RCMP and authorities globally. He has a particular focus on Africa and Asia. Andrew also has deep experience of conducting risk assessments, designing and implementing compliance programmes, conducting M&A due diligence and post-acquisition compliance integration, and conducting whistleblower and other speak up and internal investigations. He has a particular specialism in bribery and corruption and fraud matters, including the new UK failure to prevent fraud offence.

Trevor Brosnan, Advisory Consultant, KLD Discovery

Mr. Brosnan joined KLDiscovery in November 2018 as the Client Service Manager for our Irish office and is now based in Germany. In his current role as an Advisory Consultant, he collaborates with clients across Europe on eDiscovery projects, offering strategic guidance and technological expertise. Prior to joining KLDiscovery, Mr. Brosnan served as Head of the eDiscovery and Forensics Department at the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. During his tenure, he led several high-profile dawn raids across Ireland and Europe, working closely with the EU Commission and other regulatory authorities. His extensive experience also includes 15 years at Deloitte and KPMG, where he contributed to some of the most notable eDiscovery and forensic cases supporting criminal and civil prosecutions across Europe.

Tom Hardin, “Tipper X”

From 2008 to 2012, Tom Hardin, a then-little-known hedge fund analyst in New York City, secretly assisted the FBI in exposing insider trading on Wall Street. As the youngest individual implicated in the sting operation, and known by his FBI code name “Tipper X,” Tom wore a covert wire to help agents take down major players in what became the largest Wall Street cleanup of a generation.

In 2016, the FBI invited Tom to share his experience with their rookie agents. Today, he is a global keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and board advisor specializing in behavioral ethics, compliance, and organizational culture and conduct risk. His life story is the subject of his forthcoming book, to be published by Wiley in February 2026.