Speaker

Jarek Jakubcek is the Head of Law Enforcement Training at Binance. He is responsible for Binance’s engagements and partnerships with law enforcement agencies, where he and his team deliver practical cryptocurrency trainings and workshops to the international law enforcement community, police investigators and regulators across the globe. Prior to this, Jarek held the role of Head of Intelligence and Investigations for the APAC region in Binance. Jarek is a leading global expert in cybercrime and former cryptocurrency specialist in Europol Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Dark Web team. During his seven years at EC3, Jarek provided operational and strategic support for major cryptocurrency investigations. He also led the world’s largest cryptocurrency experts’ platform with representatives from hundreds of law enforcement agencies internationally. Being a specialist and educator in the field, Jarek’s expertise is widely respected in the law enforcement community. Given his background, Jarek has been an essential link between law enforcement and the crypto industry in shaping a safe and secure blockchain ecosystem. Prior to Europol, Jarek spent over five years at An Garda Siochana, Ireland’s National Police and Security Service, where he won international awards for creative use of OSINT technologies. He has lived in five countries and earned two MSc degrees.