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: 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: Speakers: 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
