Insight Threat Intelligence

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Jessica Davis, PhD is an international expert on terrorism and illicit financing, President and Principal Consultant with Insight Threat Intelligence, and President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies. She is an award-winning researcher who works to bring evidence-based solutions to the private and public sectors to counter illicit financing and terrorism. Before founding ITI, Jessica worked for the government of Canada in various roles in the Canadian Armed Forces, Global Affairs Canada, FINTRAC, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. She is the author of Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the 21st Century (2021) and has published extensively in the Globe and Mail, Just Security, Lawfare, and in academic journals. Jessica is a sought-after instructor for anyone looking to enhance their analytic and investigative skills.

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Elena Martynova is a Senior Research Analyst for Insight Threat Intelligence since 2022 where she develops financial profiles on terrorist organizations and terrorist attacks. She is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellow, pursuing a PhD focused on the private sector and European Union counter terrorism. Previously, she was a Senior Policy Analyst with the Canadian government and an officer with the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. She has experience working on national security legislation, developing anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing initiatives, as well as organizing capacity building programs for financial intelligence units, banking supervisors, and reporting entities around the world. Elena has worked on several unique projects to help combat the illicit financial flows associated with the illegal wildlife trade, online child sexual exploitation, and other international crimes. She is certified in the essentials of cryptocurrency assets.