Overview

City & Financial Global is pleased to announce that the next edition of its renowned Economic Sanctions Summit will be taking place on 9 March 2027. The global sanctions landscape is entering a new and increasingly complex phase. As geopolitical alliances shift, national security priorities evolve and governments recalibrate their use of economic pressure, organisations face a growing challenge: how to navigate sanctions regimes that are not always aligned, while remaining compliant, managing commercial risk and responding to an increasingly sophisticated threat of sanctions evasion.

This year’s highly topical Summit will bring together leading policymakers, regulators, legal experts and industry practitioners to examine these challenges and explore how organisations can respond. Through keynote addresses, expert presentations and interactive panel discussions, the Summit will consider the future direction of UK, EU and US sanctions policy, emerging enforcement priorities and the practical steps businesses can take to manage conflicting obligations across jurisdictions.

With the international sanctions environment continuing to evolve, the Summit will provide an important opportunity for organisations to assess their current approach, exchange practical insights with peers and consider how to build a resilient, adaptable and effective sanctions compliance framework for the years ahead.

Key topics to be addressed

  • The UK’s sanctions strategy and enforcement priorities: Assessing the effectiveness of sanctions, the next phase of economic pressure and the evolving roles of OFSI, OTSI and UK law enforcement.
  • Navigating UK, EU and US sanctions divergence: Managing conflicting prohibitions, licensing requirements, ownership and control tests, reporting obligations and the extraterritorial reach of US measures.
  • The EU sanctions agenda: Examining enforcement cooperation, economic security, strategic autonomy, Russia-related restrictions and the legal questions surrounding immobilised Russian sovereign assets.
  • The future of US sanctions: Understanding the changing use of sanctions as a tool of strategic leverage, the implications of secondary sanctions and the consequences of policy shifts for international business.
  • Russia sanctions and circumvention risks: Addressing shadow fleets, deceptive shipping practices, third-country intermediaries, re-export hubs and complex ownership structures.
  • Sanctions evasion and the national security response: Exploring intelligence-led investigations, inter-agency cooperation and the role of private-sector reporting in identifying and disrupting evasion networks.
  • AI, advanced analytics and sanctions compliance: Evaluating how emerging technologies can improve screening, identify suspicious activity and support more effective investigations, while recognising the importance of sound data and human oversight.
  • Managing sanctions risk in corporates: Developing practical approaches to risk assessment, due diligence, internal investigations, escalation and decision-making across international operations.
  • Future-proofing sanctions compliance: Considering how organisations can prepare for further geopolitical shifts, changing enforcement priorities and the introduction, amendment or withdrawal of sanctions at short notice.

Why this event?

Navigate geopolitical change: Understand evolving sanctions regimes and their impact on business.

Expert insight: Gain perspectives from specialists across policy, enforcement, legal practice and industry.

Practical strategies: Explore ways to manage competing obligations and strengthen compliance.

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Who should attend this event?

The Summit will be of particular interest to senior executives and professionals responsible for sanctions compliance, legal affairs, financial crime, international trade and geopolitical risk, including:

  • Sanctions & Compliance: Heads of sanctions, compliance and financial crime responsible for navigating evolving regulatory requirements.
  • Legal & Risk: General counsel, in-house legal teams, chief risk officers and enterprise risk managers.
  • Financial Crime: MLROs and financial crime specialists overseeing anti-money laundering, investigations and regulatory compliance.
  • International Trade: Leaders in export controls, supply-chain compliance, international operations and market entry.
  • Geopolitical Risk & Government Relations: Senior professionals monitoring geopolitical developments, government policy and their impact on business.
  • Financial Services & Investigations: Banking professionals, corporate investigators and specialists managing cross-border financial risks.
  • Professional Services & Public Sector: Lawyers, accountants, consultants and public-sector officials advising on sanctions, compliance and international regulation.
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