Constantinos Trikoupis is heading the AML/CFT & Financial Conduct Department of the Central Bank of Cyprus. He has broad international experience spanning over 30 years in financial services, financial stability, taxation and accounting. He joined the Central Bank of Cyprus in the year 2000. He has a Degree in Accounting from the University of East Anglia and is a Chartered Accountant. He has first-hand experience in negotiating and implementing European Union and euro area-specific financial sector legislation, including four years as the Financial Services Attaché for banking matters in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus in the EU in Brussels.