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Conference Program
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Day 1 — Main Conference
September 21, 2021
Diana IskelovDirector and Senior CounselBNP Paribas
Alexandre LamyPartnerBaker & McKenzie LLP
- Overview of US sanctions, including SDNs and Chinese Communist Military Companies
- Concerns related to Xinjiang Region
- Entity List and Military End-Use List restrictions
- Public guidance from the US Government agencies
Christopher LucasDirector, Associate General CounselAmerican Eagle Outfitter Inc.
Kara BombachShareholderGreenberg Traurig, LLP
- Where to find necessary information
- How to research and clear common spelling names
- How to identify company ownership and controlling interests
- Completing enhanced due diligence for potential human rights issues as well as surveillance and military end use involvement
- Tips for updating internal sanctions screening lists
- Using English translation which can be wrong
- Determining what to screen across products and across legal entities
Networking Break
Qing RenPartnerGlobal Law Office (CHINA)
Leon LiuPartnerYuandaWinston
- Scope of the China Blocking Statute: secondary sanctions only?
- Obligations of companies including Chinese subsidiaries of foreign companies
- Right of recovery
- Interaction with the Unreliable Entity List
- Interaction with the new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
- What your organization should do
Ellen SmithTrade Compliance ConsultantABB
Brian J. FlemingMemberMiller & Chevalier Chartered
- Evaluating potential joint ventures
- Evaluating new tech start-ups with limited legacy information
- How much due diligence is required?
- Navigating securities issues
Networking Break
Communicating Sanctions and Business Restrictions to China Businesses, Clients and Counterparties: Why You Should Use a Customer Assurance of Compliance
Guidette LaracuenteHead-Advisory -Legal and Compliance DepartmentBank of China
Alice RojasDirector, Deputy OFAC OfficerSociete Generale Corporate and Investment Banking – SGCIB
Paul MarquardtPartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell LLP
- Financial services KYC best practices
- With a sale to distributor or reseller, ask for assurance that they will not sell to prohibited end user
- Use certification, contract terms and conditions
- Engagement with Chinese business partners (suppliers/vendors and customers)
- Put company on notices that compliance is expected
Jen MakiDirector, Global Trade ComplianceMicron
Adam SmithPartnerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Sanctions experts preview anticipated developments likely to occur in the coming year and the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.