Overview The Secure Communities Forum in Partnership with Mastercard invite you to our Dubai Crypto Masterclass 2026, a two-day, practitioner-focused training program designed for law enforcement, regulators, and security professionals confronting the rapidly evolving threat landscape of cryptocurrency-related crime.

As digital assets increasingly intersect with fraud, illicit finance, and cross-border criminal activity, investigators require practical tools, operational frameworks, and trusted public–private collaboration models. This masterclass delivers hands-on learning, real case insights, and structured methodologies for crypto investigations and disruption strategies.

Participants who complete the program will receive a Certificate of Completion.

This program is part of the Secure Communities Forum’s international capacity-building initiative, which has trained more than 1,000 public safety and security practitioners globally to date. Partners

Speakers

The masterclass brings together leading practitioners from law enforcement, academia, and industry working at the forefront of crypto investigations and financial crime response.

Confirmed speakers include:

• 1st Lt. Sultan Al Dahbash — Head of Permanent Alliance Development Branch, International Affairs Bureau, UAE Ministry of Interior

• Mike Latza, CPP, CISM — Regional Chief Security Officer, Mastercard Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa

• Burak Kubilay — Eastern Europe Regional Security Officer, Mastercard

• Parul Vyas — Investigations, Coinbase

• Bruno Requião da Cunha, Ph.D. — Senior Global Investigator, TRM Labs

• Mudassar Malik — CEO, Deconflict Inc | Former Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service

• Dr. Omer Ali Saifudeen — Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies Affairs, Rabdan Academy

Additional technical contributors and investigators will support workshop sessions.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for professionals directly involved in financial crime response, digital investigations, and public safety operations. The training is particularly relevant for:

• Law enforcement agencies and investigators

• Financial intelligence units and regulators

• Prosecutors and judicial stakeholders

• National security and public safety professionals

• Compliance, risk, and security teams

What Participants Will Gain

Participants will develop a clear operational understanding of cryptocurrency investigations, from blockchain fundamentals through case development and disruption.

The program provides practical exposure to investigative workflows, evidence standards, cross-border coordination, and public–private cooperation models. Through hands-on workshops and case exercises, attendees will strengthen their ability to identify illicit activity, trace transactions, and convert intelligence into operational outcomes. Program Agenda

Day 1 — Understanding the Crypto Crime Environment

The first day focuses on building a strategic and operational understanding of the cryptocurrency threat landscape. Participants will examine how blockchain technologies support investigations, explore emerging criminal typologies, and develop practical investigative approaches through hands-on workshops.

Morning — Plenary Sessions

09:00 – 09:30 | Opening & Strategic Framing

Why cryptocurrency-related crime has become a frontline public safety issue and the growing importance of public–private cooperation in investigations. The session sets the strategic context for digital financial crime and international coordination challenges.

09:30 – 10:30 | Blockchain for Investigators

An operational introduction to blockchain investigations, including how blockchain transactions function, custodial versus non-custodial wallets, and the investigative implications of decentralized finance (DeFi), bridges, mixers, and stablecoins.

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 – 12:00 | Criminal Use of Crypto: Real-World Threat Patterns

An examination of how cryptocurrencies are used in fraud, ransomware, sanctions evasion, and illicit finance. The session explores cross-border investigative challenges and emerging global threat typologies.

12:00 – 12:50 | Industry–Law Enforcement Cooperation Models

How industry and law enforcement collaborate in practice, including information-sharing frameworks, implementation of the Travel Rule, and building trusted operational relationships.

12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch

Afternoon — Rotating Breakout Workshops (14:00 – 16:30)

Participants rotate through three hands-on sessions designed to build practical investigative capabilities.

Blockchain Intelligence and Transaction Tracing

Understanding wallet clustering, transaction flow analysis, and identification of illicit activity patterns. Participants learn how blockchain data becomes actionable investigative intelligence.

Advanced Analytics and Risk Assessment

Behavioral analysis of wallets and entities, linking on-chain and off-chain intelligence, and prioritizing investigative leads under operational constraints.

Platform-Led Investigations

How exchanges detect suspicious activity, account freezing and escalation pathways, and practical coordination between platforms and law enforcement agencies.

Day 2 — From Intelligence to Action

The second day focuses on operational execution, case development, and disruption strategies. Participants examine the full lifecycle of crypto investigations, legal considerations, and practical approaches to building sustainable investigative capability.

Morning — Plenary Sessions

09:00 – 10:00 | Crypto Crime Case Lifecycle

From initial detection to arrest, including evidence standards, documentation practices, and common investigative failure points.

10:00 – 10:15 | Break

10:15 – 11:30 | Crypto Investigations and Court Proceedings

How cryptocurrency cases move from investigation to court. The session examines attribution challenges, expert testimony, and presenting digital evidence in judicial settings.

11:30 – 12:20 | Operational Playbooks for Financial Crime Units

Task force models, public–private coordination workflows, and approaches to building sustainable investigative capacity at the national level.

12:20 – 14:00 | Lunch

Afternoon — Applied Workshops (14:00 – 16:15)

Participants rotate through applied operational exercises.

Hands-On Case Simulation

An end-to-end crypto investigation walkthrough exploring decision points, investigative trade-offs, and intelligence-to-action conversion.

Disruption and Asset Seizure Pathways

Practical approaches to freezing, recovery, and seizure of digital assets, including coordination with platforms and service providers.

Building National Capability

Designing crypto investigation units, developing training frameworks, and scaling operational capacity responsibly.

16:15 | Concluding Remarks & Certification

Participants receive closing reflections and program certificates.