19th Annual Flagship Conference on
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE
April 30–May 1, 2025 | The National Press Club, Washington, DC
Ensure that you are part of the largest sanctions conference that is focused on providing you with actionable strategies, up to the minute updates and the opportunity to expand your network.
ĉ Are Tariffs the New Sanctions? The State of Sanctions and National Security Policy and Enforcement Under the Trump Administration
ĉ Russia: The New Realities of Compliance and Business— Preparing For a Potential End to the War
ĉ China: Preparing for New Sanctions and Export Controls— and Chinese Countermeasures
ĉ Sanctions Readiness: Tools To Ensure Your Companis is Ready When Sanctions Are Ramping Up or Winding Down
ĉ Middle East: U.S. Placing Maximum Pressure on Iran and Impacting Global Oil Markets
• Applied Materials
• Bitgo
• Blackrock
• BNP Paribas
• Bunge
• Capital One
• Charles Schwab
• DHL
• Exxon Mobil
• Goldman Sachs
• HSBC • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Loadsure
• MUFG
• Navy Federal Credit Union
• Netflix • SGCIB
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Travelers
• Volvo
• Wells Fargo
• Xylem
ĉ A New Posture on Venezuela, Mexico and Cuba? New and Anticipated Developments to Watch and Prepare for in Latin America Join this exclusive cross-industry community for in-house legal and compliance professionals. All in-house female attendees receive a one-year membership to WSN with their conference registration.
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Expert Speaker Faculty
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
John Smith Partner
Morrison & Foerster
Roberto Berry VP, Global Compliance Stellantis
Elizabeth Rosenberg
Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Public Policy Executive Bank of America
Former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes WSN Member
SENIOR GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Dan Clutch
Deputy Director for the Office of Export Enforcement Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce
Jeff Ferris Strike Force Supervisor Drug Enforcement Administration
Andrew Keller U.S Senate Staff
Giles Thomson Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER FACULTY
Uzo Asonye Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz
Vice President – Global Sanctions Advisory
JPMorgan Chase & Co. WSN Member
Slim Ben Debba
Director, Americas Head of Sanctions MUFG
Jeremy Brayman
Head of Global Sanctions
Charles Schwab
Jamie Brewer Managing Counsel – Compliance
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Phillip Brynes Head of Sanctions
Standard Chartered Bank
Jeannette Chu Vice President National Security Policy National Foreign Trade Council
Kimberly Donovan Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative Atlantic Council
Vedia Eidelman
Head of Global Trade Law for the American DHL
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors
Brookings Institution
Eddie Fishman
Senior Research Scholar, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
Nancy Fischer Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Rachel Fiorill Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP WSN Member
Terence Gilroy Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Jonathan Goacher Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Pierre Gouarin
Deputy General Manager BNP Paribas
Zachary Goldman Partner WilmerHale
Carlton Greene Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Laurence Hull
Senior Counsel, Global Trade Legal Applied Materials
Lisa Humphrey
Assistant Vice President, Head of BSA/ AML Operations
Navy Federal Credit Union WSN Member
Louise Julin
Vice President, Americas Head of Government Sanctions Group
Goldman Sachs WSN Member
Matthew Axelrod
Former Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
Alexandra Gervase Head of Compliance Loadsure WSN Member
Bisirat Ghebray
Global Head of Sanctions Blackrock
Jenn Maki
Senior Director – Global Trade
Xylem WSN Member
Eric Kadel Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Nathanael Kurcab Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Jessica Latham
Principal Counsel, Trade Compliance
Netflix WSN Member
David Lim Partner
White & Case LLP
Neil H. MacBride Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Rowan McDaniel
U.S. and Americas Head of Sanctions, Financial Crimes Compliance
HSBC Bank USA
Kelvin Miller Senior Counsel –Economic and Trade Sanctions Travelers
Irina Nossova
Senior Legal Counsel – Global Ethics and Sanctions Compliance Bunge WSN Member
Alex Parets
Global Head of Sanctions & Trade Compliance Capital One
Alice Rojas
Managing Director, Americas Head of Sanctions Societe Generale WSN Member
Neena Shenai Partner WilmerHale
Sean Thornton Managing Director Head of Legal Financial Security BNP Paribas
Brian O’Toole
Global Head of Sanctions Wells Fargo
Jennifer Varney Global Trade Compliance Manager Volvo
Brian Walsh Sanctions Officer & Deputy AML Officer Bitgo
Erik Woodhouse Partner
Crowell & Morning LLP
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Tuesday, April 29,
2025
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Registration opens at 8:30 am)
Pre-Conference Workshops A
A Deep Dive into Sanctions Compliance Program Essentials: How to Meet OFAC’s Expectations and Requirements
Join an in-depth, practical conversation on the essentials of implementing an effective sanctions compliance program that meets OFAC expectations. The workshop will delve into the intricacies of maintaining and updating your program and ensuring that it is agile and ready to adapt as more sanctions developments unfold. The speakers will focus on the 5 pillars of compliance and share compliance best practices for each one.
RISK ASSESSMENT
• Key components of risk assessments and risk ranking
• Leveraging the results of your risks assessment to strengthen your program
TESTING AND AUDITING
• How do you audit your sanctions compliance program?
• The scope of involvement of your internal audit team
TRAINING
• Traditional and innovative approaches to training
• Effective tools, including in-person training, and virtual training
INTERNAL CONTROLS
• Recordkeeping best practices
• How do you align internal controls with new sanctions
SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
• Elements of a strong culture of compliance, including senior management buy-in
• Techniques to demonstrate strong sanctions compliance awareness
1:30–5:00 pm (Registration opens at 1:00 pm) Trade Finance and Payment Processing:
* Due to the hands-on nature of the workshops, they will only be available for in-person attendance.
Bisirat Ghebray Global Head of Sanctions Blackrock Senior Representative Office of Foreign Assets Control U.S.
Department of the Treasury
• Assessing high risk transactions against your organization’s risk tolerance
• Key components of a strong audit program
• Determining the frequency of training (and re-training)
• Documenting training efforts
• Identifying and rectifying internal control weaknesses
• Challenges of engaging the entire organization
This interactive workshop will delve into the complexities of navigating domestic and international working capital finance transactions.These deals will be viewed from a 360 lens to discuss how to stay compliant in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Topics to be covered include:
• Determining transactions vulnerable to fraud and money laundering
• Understanding the interplay between trade and your supply chain
• Discuss how to create a cross-functional approach for trade finance
• Regulatory differences in U.S., UK and EU rules
6:00–7:30 pm Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) In-Person Reception for Members Only
• Understanding the applicability of general and specific licenses
• How to balance volatile currency exchange rate
• Potential risks from cybersecurity and digital transformation
• When to turn away business
Pierre Gouarin Deputy General Manager BNP Paribas
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Main Conference Day One
7:45
8:45
Roberto Berry VP, Global Compliance Stellantis
Elizabeth Rosenberg Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Public Policy Executive Bank of America
Former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
John Smith Partner Morrison & Foerster
• Unpacking the use of tariffs instead of or along with sanctions as a tool to advance economic and foreign policy
• Will tariffs be a coercive measure in international trade?
• How will the evolving landscape affect global trade dynamics?
• Current views on the potential decline of the U.S. dollar globally
• The potential scope of retaliatory measures from key trading partners
Brian O’Toole
Global Head of Sanctions Wells Fargo
Neil H. MacBride Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Status and impact of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector
• The closer relationship between Russia and China—and what it means for global sanctions and export risks
• Have sanctions been effective in limiting Putin’s power?
• What to expect from the next EU sanctions package—and new, potential alignments and conflicts with U.S. sanctions
Jennifer Varney Global Trade Compliance Manager Volvo
Zachary Goldman Partner WilmerHale
11:45 MIDDLE EAST: Maximum Pressure on Iran, New Opportunities in Syria and Continued Challenges in Gaza
• Iran: Will the U.S. use a maximum pressure campaign to curb Iran’s use of nuclear and ballistic missiles or is there a potential new deal in the works?
• Syria: New sanctions exemptions to ease the flow of humanitarian aid and are companies considering going back into Syria
• The Trump Administration's policy on Israel
Kimberly Donovan Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative Atlantic Council
12:30 Networking Luncheon
1:45 Concurrent Sessions (Choose One)
General Session
Transactional Risks and Conflicts of Law: Reconciling Differing U.S., UK and EU Rules for Russia, Cuba and Iran
Phillip Brynes Head of Sanctions Standard Chartered Bank
Kelvin Miller Senior Counsel – Economic and Trade Sanctions Travelers
Nancy Fischer Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Key conflicts between U.S., UK and EU sanctions
• Juggling multiple jurisdictions in cross-border transactions and tools to navigate “which law wins”
• Tools to manage conflicted persons in your transactions
• Tips on how to address conflicts of law without undue risk and exposure
Interactive Dialogues
What’s New and Brewing at OFAC: New Designations, Longer Longback
Period And More
Carlton Greene Partner Crowell & Moring LLP
• Increased Designations of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• Impact of changing the lookback period from 5 to 10 years and how this affects your record retention program
• Important takeaways from OFAC blocking guidance issued in 2024
• Sanctions whistleblower rewards offering 10-30% of sanctions collections
• Dissecting trends revealed from recent OFAC settlements
Think Tanks
Fine Tuning Complex Sanctions Clauses to Mitigate the Risk of Contractual Disputes
Jessica Latham Counsel Trade Compliance Netflix
• Determining the applicability of sanctions clauses and territorial exclusions
• What are OFAC’s expectations for sanctions exclusions?
• How and what to exclude in your contracts
• Upgrading contractual language to align with new enforcement and compliance realities
• Minimizing the risk of disputes over the interpretation of key clauses
• Common missteps and misunderstandings to avoid—and how
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Vedia Eidelman Head of Global Trade Law for the American DHL
2:30
General Session
The Aftermath of BIS Guidance on Export Controls for Financial Institutions: Resolving New Trade Finance and Export Compliance Dilemmas
Alice Rojas
Managing Director, Americas Head of Sanctions
Societe Generale
WSN Member
Eric Kadel Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
This interactive session will discuss the current challenges affecting banks, including:
• How to perform enough due diligence to identify red flags without utilizing extensive resources
• Will the BIS guidance serve to support financial institutions in mitigating export controls risks?
• Reporting suspicious activities to FinCEN related to potential EAR violations
Concurrent Sessions (Choose One)
Interactive Dialogues
The Lengths and Limits of AI for Screening and Sanctions Compliance: Measuring ROI Against Risk Factors
Rowan McDaniel U.S. and Americas Head of Sanctions, Financial Crimes Compliance HSBC Bank USA
Alexandra Gervase Head of Compliance Loadsure
• Measuring the lengths and limits of AI—and how to best integrate AI into compliance and screening
• Potential uses for SAR drafting
• Data security concerns
• Emerging opportunities to leverage AI: What to watch out for
• Pitfalls to avoid when using AI: Mitigating the risk of sanctions violations, errors and inefficiencies
Think Tanks
Q & A Panel with UK and EU Sanctions Experts
This interactive session will provide you with the opportunity to meet with experienced international sanctions professionals to discuss your sanctions challenges.
Bring your questions and join the conversation.
3:30
General Session
The Toughest Compliance and Business Calls on Russia: Hear from Companies Still Doing Business in Russia, Those Who Exited Recently and Others Who Left in 2022
Roberto Berry VP, Global Compliance Stellantis
Terence Gilroy Partner Baker & McKenzie LLP
Hear case studies from companies who experienced significant legal and business challenges when Russia Sanctions began in 2022.
Topics include:
• How to evolve quickly when forced to reexamine your business model due to new regulations
• Discuss legal obstacles that needed to be solved in a short time period
• Lessons learned that can be applied in the future
• Possible re-entry if and when there is an easing of sanctions?
Concurrent Sessions
(Choose One)
Dialogues
Will Shifting Enforcement Risks Spark Changes
Brian Walsh Sanctions Officer –Deputy AML Officer Bitgo
• How will the new crypto task force change the regulatory framework for digital assets?
• What agency or agencies will be responsible for monitoring crypto going forward?
• What is the future of stablecoins?
• How will the growth of tokenization affect the industry?
• Revisiting the sanctions compliance risks in the crypto space—and the interplay with AML
• How crypto companies and banks are working together and addressing sanctions issues
Think Tanks
Rethinking Your Footprint in the APAC Region: A Candid Conversation on Risk Appetite and Alternatives to China
Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz Vice President –Global Sanctions Advisory JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jonathan Goacher Partner
Stephenson Harwood
• Pros and cons of relocating operations from China to other countries
• Working through geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty to determine the best path for your business
• Responding to ongoing supply chain disruptions
• Impact of stringent export controls on China: To what extent they are affecting decisions on risk appetite
• The aftermath of Chinese countermeasures and the impact on whether or not to re-locate your operations
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Main Conference Day Two
8:55
Roberto
• The current state of the U.S.-China relationship—and the impact on the sanctions and export controls landscapes
• Special considerations for the semiconductor and AI industries
• New sanctions on Chinese entities and continued use of the Entity list
• Increased risk from Japan, South Korea and the EU reevaluating their economic ties with China
• What
of Justice
Senior Representative Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury Senior Representative U.S. Department of State
Day Two Thursday, May 1, 2025
11:30 Rethinking Sanctions Readiness: Tools to Ensure That Your Company Can Quickly Pivot When Sanctions Are Ramping Up or Winding Down
During this session, hear concrete examples and lessons learned for re-positioning your program in anticipation of more rapid changes. Whether sanctions intensify or ease, businesses still need to quickly determine what to change, update or eliminate— and how to prepare for what comes next. Topics will include:
• Lessons from the rapid evolution of Russia sanctions: Successes and missteps to avoid when aiming for program agility
• Pressure testing your program to evaluate readiness
• How to navigate the latest potential anticipated geopolitical risks
• Readying your program for anticipated changed to sanctions and export controls on China
• Changes to make in anticipation of more developments with respect to Iran and the region
• Tips to ensuring agility of human and IT resources
12:15 Networking Lunch
Jamie Brewer
Managing Counsel –Compliance Exxon Mobil Corporation
Sean Thornton
Managing Director Head of Legal Financial Security BNP Paribas
Jenn Maki
Senior Director – Global Trade Xylem WSN Member
Rachel Fiorill
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP WSN Member
Slim Ben Debba Director, Americas Head of Sanctions MUFG
1:30 Drug Trafficking, Cybercriminals and Assassins—and the Sanctions Nexus: How Russia, China, Iran and Other Countries are Outsourcing Their Dirty Work to Bypass Sanctions
• How various countries are partnering with cybercriminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyber-attacks against the U.S.
• The latest on drug trafficking being used to launder cash and evade sanctions
• How agencies are working to capture the bad actors and detect sanctions evasion schemes
• The scope of cross-agency coordination—and cooperation with international authorities
• How geopolitical tensions are affecting U.S. law enforcement efforts outside of the U.S.
Eddie Fishman
Senior Research Scholar | Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs Columbia University
Vanda Felbab-Brown Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors Brookings Institution
Jeff Ferris Strike Force Supervisor Drug Enforcement Administration
“Overall I had a great experience, getting to speak with other professionals in the same industry. It was good to hear certain challenges echoed by colleagues from other institutions. In general, the conference provided good insight into current as well as future sanctions challenges.”.
Sanctions Compliance,
Danske Bank
2:15
General Session
Concurrent Sessions (Choose One)
Day Two Thursday, May 1, 2025
Interactive Conversation
Developments
LATIN AMERICA: New Posture on Venezuela, Mexico and Cuba? The Latest
and Sanctions Risks to Watch
Alex Parets
Global Head of Sanctions & Trade Compliance Capital One
• Evolution of the U.S. posture on Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela
• Impact of the designation of cartels and TCOs as foreign terrorists
• The riskiest sectors under more sanctions scrutiny
• How the Trump Administration is using sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba
• Shifting policy and risks with respect to Mexico
• Other areas in Latin America that could have expanded sanctions risk (Colombia, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Panama)
Perspectives and Predictions: Former Government Officials Share Their Views on What's Next
Erik Woodhouse Partner
Crowell & Morning LLP
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Matthew Axelrod
Former Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
Elizabeth Rosenberg
Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes
Public Policy Executive
Bank of America
Former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
Don’t miss this candid conversation with former government officials from different agencies as they provide their insights and thoughts on what to expect in the next 3–6 months—and what past lessons can teach us for the future. Bring your questions!
3:00 Networking Break
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3:15
General Session
Concurrent Sessions (Choose One)
Interactive Conversation
Under the Microscope: How Different Types of Financial Institutions Are Approaching New, High Stakes Sanctions Risks and Customer Due Diligence
Lisa Humphrey
Assistant Vice President, Head of BSA/AML Operations
Navy Federal Credit Union
Jeremy Brayman
Head of Global Sanctions
Charles Schwab
Louise Julin
Vice President, Americas
Head of Government Sanctions Group
Goldman Sachs
Uzo Asonye
Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Understanding your company risk appetite
• How to derisk for Russia
• Impact of more customers moving to smaller banks and credit unions due to increased CDD demands
• What to do when you need to fire or restrict a customer
4:00 Town Hall with OFAC, BIS, DOJ and FinCEN
PART 1: Panel discussion and additional questions based on earlier sessions
Behind the Scenes of Sanctions Evasion: How Russia Evaded Sanctions to Transport Oil with the Grey and Dark Fleet
Irina Nossova
Senior Legal Counsel –Global Ethics and Sanctions Compliance Bunge
During this session, benefit from a closer look at the maritime industry and how Russia is evading sanctions by using the dark fleet.
Topics include:
• The riskiest sectors that have or could come under more sanctions scrutiny
• Unravelling a complex ownership trail
• How AIS spoofing is being used
• How the increased use of China affiliated ships in the Red Sea is changing the industry
PART 2: Open Audience Q & A: Benefit from an extended opportunity for questions with key enforcement officials. Ask your questions in real time or send them in advance. Your questions will be asked on an anonymous basis.
4:45 End of Conference
Moderator: John Smith
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
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