ACFE Christchurch Event: Following the Money: Inside Narcotics, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery

When: 19 March 2026 4:30 PM, NZDT
Where: Deloitte, Level 4, 151 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch

We are pleased to be able to offer this event as both in-person and online.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Nicola Suter is a barrister and solicitor admitted in New Zealand, Australia and England & Wales, with a career spanning commercial law, complex asset recovery, and international justice-sector reform.

Nicola has served in London's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), first in the Proceeds of Crime Division conducting asset recovery cases, and then in the International Division as a Senior Policy Adviser overseeing CPS engagement across the Eastern Caribbean, West Africa, and Pakistan, including participation on the UK team evaluating Pakistan's compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption.

Nicola then worked in the Caribbean region. At the British High Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Nicola mentored prosecutors with all stages of their serious criminal matters, with a focus on money laundering and asset recovery. Nicola then moved into her role as Senior Financial Crimes Legal Adviser with the US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) where she advanced reforms that make justice systems more accessible, efficient, and rights-respecting for vulnerable communities.

Nicola currently contributes her expertise to the National Center for State Courts, an organisation recognised globally for elevating justice system performance and strengthening the rule of law. Her work helps courts anticipate emerging challenges, adopt best practices, and innovate in the delivery of justice.

Nicola will share some key insights from her extensive career and draw on real-world case studies spanning narcotics, cryptocurrency, money laundering and asset recovery.

We are pleased to be able to offer this event as both in person and online to our ACFE members across New Zealand. A link for online attendance will be emailed to registrants who have opted to attend online a few days prior to the event.

This event starts from 4.30pm with networking and nibbles with the presentation to commence at 5pm. For online attendees, the presentation will run approximately between 5pm and 5.45pm.

We intend this event to be interactive and encourage you to ask questions along the way and time will be allowed for Q&A at the end of the presentation.

We look forward to welcoming you to what will be a very interesting and informative event.

To register please email Jeremey Hanrahan - jehanrahan@deloitte.co.nz

We look forward to welcoming you to what will be a very interesting and informative event.