OFAC Enforcement and Compliance Forum
April 25 - April 26, 2012, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC
Now in its fifth successful year, ACI’s Advanced Forum on OFAC Enforcement and Compliance is the premier sanctions enforcement and compliance event for industry and private practice professionals. In addition to CLE and invaluable networking, you will hear directly from senior government compliance and enforcement officials, leading financial institutions, exporters and private practice experts from the U.S. and abroad. The 2012 program features a highly esteemed keynote speaker faculty from the U.S. and U.K., including:
- Adam J. Szubin (Director, OFAC)
- Mikael Down (Head of Asset Freezing Unit, HM Treasury) (London, UK)
- Linda Specht (Director, Office of Terrorism Finance and Sanctions Policy, U.S. Department of State)
- Steven W. Pelak (National Export Coordinator, U.S. Department of Justice; Prosecutor in ABN AMRO case)
- Michael Geffroy (Assistant Director for Enforcement, OFAC)
- Andrea Gacki (Assistant Director for Licensing, OFAC)
The highly sophisticated agenda will be fully updated, and will focus on the most pressing sanctions enforcement and compliance risks issues impacting global transactions.
New 2012 sessions will include:
- The next targets of sanctions enforcement and prosecutions: The latest on inter-agency cooperation, investigations, penalty calculations and settlements
- Ask the agencies about their sanctions compliance expectations: How they assess and monitor U.S. and foreign entity compliance programs
- Operating within evolving U.S. sanctions against Syria, Burma/Myanmar and Sudan: Applying executive orders, General Licenses and SDNs to global financial and export transactions
- How to implement remedial measures after a sanctions investigation and when to start: Tightening policies for processing payment, insurance and export transactions
- Coping with new, emerging state and local sanctions restrictions: Doing business amid new, pending compliance requirements in California, New York, Florida and other jurisdictions
- The aftermath of Libya and lessons learned on emergency sanctions implementation: What you wish you knew then that you know now
Key topics will also include:
- The agencies speak on CISADA and implementing regulations: Compliance expectations for U.S. and foreign financial Institutions, insurers, petroleum and other exporters
- Integrating EU sanctions into your global sanctions compliance program: Comparing and contrasting heightened EU and OFAC requirements
- The latest on the OFAC licensing process, timeline and decision-making criteria: Minimizing delays, and license denials under existing and new sanctions programs
Early bird pricing will expire shortly. Based on the past success of this event, seats are expected to sell out quickly. Register now by calling 1-888-224-2480 or online.
For questions regarding the program and speaking opportunities, please contact Adina Schwartz, Industry Manager at a.schwartz@americanconference.com.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Wendy Tyler at w.tyler@americanconference.com.
For association and media partnerships, please contact John Stoops at J.Stoops@americanconference.com
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