Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in GMT.

Please note that the 14:20 keynote address, entitled “The US approach to imposing and enforcing sanctions against Russia” will be held off the record.

Furthermore, due to the sensitive subject matter, this particular session will be closed to the members off the press and the talk will not be recorded.

We kindly request that participants refrain from sharing information discussed during this session and posting any content on social media.

8:40 AM
Registration, networking & coffee
 
9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Marcus Thompson, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

9:30 AM
Keynote address I: How will the National Crime Agency enforce the new powers granted to it under the Act?

Rob Jones, Director General, National Economic Crime Centre and Threat Leadership, National Crime Agency

9:50 AM
Panel: Using the new provisions in the Act to assist in enforcing sanctions against beneficial owners with assets in the UK

Moderator:

Marcus Thompson, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Panellists:

Rob Jones, Director General, National Economic Crime Centre and Threat Leadership, National Crime Agency

Neil Whiley, Director, Sanctions Policy, UK Finance

Dr Susan Hawley, Executive Director, Spotlight on Corruption

10:35 AM
Presentation: Review of UK sanctions

Maya Lester KC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers

10:55 AM
Networking and coffee break
 
11:20 AM
Keynote address II: Where does the UK stand with its international partners in combatting the threat from illicit finance and kleptocratic states?

Andrew Preston, Deputy Director and Head of Joint Anti-Corruption Unit, Economic Crime Directorate, Home Office

11:40 AM
Keynote address III: The European agenda for the enforcement of sanctions against Russia

Dārta Tentere, Policy Officer, DG FISMA, Unit E5, Sanctions, European Commission

12:00 PM
Panel: What will the imposition of sanctions, and the corresponding freezing of assets, mean for the City and the financial institutions involved?

Moderator:
Matthew Townsend, Partner, Allen & Overy

Panellists:

Justine Walker, Head of Global Sanctions and Risk, ACAMS

Jonathan Burke, EMEA Chief Sanctions Officer, Citibank

Chloé Cina, Head of Global Sanctions Advisory, Deutsche Bank

12:50 PM
Networking and lunch break
 
1:55 PM
Chair’s welcome remarks

Zia Ullah, Partner, Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland

2:00 PM
Keynote address IV: How will the proposed introduction of a new “strict civil liability test” affect the ability to impose financial penalties on wrongdoers?

Chris Watts, Deputy Director, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, HM Treasury

2:20 PM
This session will be held under Chatham House rule and will be held off the record

Keynote address V - The US approach to imposing and enforcing sanctions against Russia

Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz, Sanctions Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), US Department of Treasury

2:40 PM
Fireside chat - How do recent developments in UK sanctions impact financial institutions’ AML/ABC/CTF screening?

Moderator:
Susannah Cogman, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Speakers:
Sinéad Goss, Managing Director, EMEA Head, AML, Anti-Bribery and Sanctions Legal at Citi

Richard Dunmall, EMEA Head of Sanctions, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 

3:10 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
3:30 PM
Presentation: A year on from the invasion of Ukraine: what lessons can be learned from the imposition of Russian sanctions for China and other potential sanctions targets?

Henry Smith, Partner, Head of Business Intelligence, EMEA, Control Risks

Nabi Abdullaev, Partner, Control Risks

4:00 PM
Panel: Orchestrating a global response to sanctions following the Ukrainian crisis: reconciling different, and potentially conflicting, UK, EU and US sanctions programmes

How can organisations with a nexus to all three co-ordinate their strategies for dealing with sanctioned entities?

Moderator:

Zia Ullah, Partner, Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland

Panellists:

Spencer Chilvers, Head of Export Control Policy, Rolls-Royce plc

Simon Armstrong, Director - Sanctions Escalation and Alerts Advisory, Barclays Compliance

Gaelle Maquignon, Compliance Governance Specialist, Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty

4:45 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Zia Ullah, Partner, Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland

4:50 PM
Close of proceedings