Agenda

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

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:10 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Marcus Thompson, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis 

9:20 AM
Keynote Address I: What has been the impact of Russian sanctions over the last 12 months? The UK’s strategic priorities and future sanctions strategy for 2026

Freya Jackson, Director of Sanctions, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

9:40 AM
Interactive discussion: The UK’s current enforcement framework: how is the relationship with OFSI and OTSI developing and their future enforcement strategies

Host

David Harris, Partner, Co-Head of the Contentious Financial Services Group, London, Norton Rose Fulbright 

In conversation with

Beth Davies, Deputy Director, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, HM Treasury

Anna Deibel-Jung, Deputy Director, Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, Department for Business & Trade

10:20 AM
Panel: The global sanctions landscape: navigating alignments and divergence in the UK/EU/U.S sanctions nexus

Moderator 

Shruti Chandhok, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis  

Panellists

Patrick Rappo, Senior Managing Counsel, BNY

Sinéad Goss, Managing Director, International Head, AML, Anti-Bribery and Sanctions, Legal, Citi 

Rakesh Patel, Head of Sanctions Policy Oversight & Export Controls, HSBC 

Simon Armstrong, Director – Sanctions Escalation and Alerts Advisory, Barclays 

11:05 AM
Coffee & networking break
 
11:30 AM
Presentation: Update on recent developments in UK sanctions

Maya Lester KC, Brick Court Chambers & globalsanctions.com

11:50 AM
Presentation: Dealing with sanctions risk for corporates

Kate Mallinson, Partner, PRISM Strategic Intelligence and Associate Fellow, Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme 

12:10 PM
Panel: Technology, innovation and the role of AI In sanctions screening and enforcement

Panellists

Alice Kemp, Global General Counsel for Sanctions and Economic Crime, Unilever 

James Grant, Head of Sanctions & Web3 AML, Banking Circle 

Neil Whiley, Head of Sanctions, Bank ABC 

12:50 PM
Keynote Address II: The National Crime Agency’s agenda for combatting sanctions breaches and evasion

Ben Moore, Threat Lead, NECC/NCA

1:10 PM
Lunch & networking break
 
2:15 PM
Keynote Address III: The EU Sanctions agenda: integration, implementation and enforcement

Roberto Crespi, Team Leader, DG FSMA, European Commission 

2:35 PM
Presentation: Sanctions, strategic imagination and political realism: Ask “What the Godfather would do?”

Nabi Abdullaev, Partner, Russia and CIS, Control Risks 

2:55 PM
Keynote Address IV: US sanctions policy under the current administration
 
3:15 PM
Panel: Best practice compliance strategies for dealing with entities associated with Russia

Moderator

Yulia Solomakhina, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Panellists

Robert McMillan, Managing Director, Anti- Financial Crime and MLRO, Commerzbank 

George Voloshin, Anti-financial crime Data and Insights Lead, ACAMS 

Lizzie Alpass, Associate General Counsel (Economic Sanctions, Financial Crime, Regulatory, Investigations), Citibank 

3:55 PM
Afternoon tea & networking break
 
4:15 PM
Panel: The China conundrum: What impact will the US approach to China have on the international community and what are the implications for UK and multi-national companies’ sanctions strategies?

Panellists

Chloe Cina, Co-Founder, Cina Fernandez; Senior Associate Fellow, Centre for Finance & Security, RUSI 

Brian Wilson, Global Head of Sanctions Advisory and Senior Advisor Geopolitical Risk, UBS 

Megan Gardner, Sanctions Lead, Flutter International 

4:55 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Marcus Thompson, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis 

5:00 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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