New York Forum on Economic Sanctions

December 4 – 5, 2024

Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday, December 13, 2023

8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00	Co-Chairs Opening Remarks
9:15	OFSI Keynote
9:45	China: Managing Your Business Operations in China Amid An Unprecedented Period of Risk and Uncertainty
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	Russia, China and the Intersection of Sanctions and Export Controls: Best Practices for Evolving Your Program and Preparing for What’s Next
12:00	Small Group Networking Discussion by Industry
12:30	Networking Luncheon for Speakers and Attendees
1:30	U.S. Regulatory and Enforcement Updates
2:30	Circumvention and Diversion: The Newest Most Sophisticated Techniques
3:15	Networking Break
3:30	Screening, Ownership & Control: Audience Polling and Hypotheticals on How to Put Theory Into Practice
4:15	Financial Institutions: How to Deal with Increasing Trade & Investment Restrictions
5:00	Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by:
6:00	End of Day One

Day 2 - Thursday, December 14, 2023

8:55	Co-Chair Opening Remarks
9:00	EU Commission Keynote
9:45	Assessing Your Compliance Readiness: Anticipating Escalating Sanctions and Ensuring Preparedness
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	Russia: Revisiting the Long-Term Impact of the War in Ukraine On Your Business Outlook and Operations
11:45	Emerging Trends in Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement: Takeaways for Responding to Enforcement Actions, and Informal Regulator Outreach
12:45	Smaller-Group Networking Discussion by Industry
1:00	Networking Lunch
2:00	Key Areas to Watch in the Next 6 Months: Venezuela, Taiwan, Iran and More
2:45	What’s Missing in Your Global Training Program? Ensuring Your Team and Senior Leadership Stay Updated Amid Rapid Changes
3:30	Networking Break
3:45	The New Lengths and Limits of Humanitarian License Exceptions: Cross-Industry Takeaways
4:15	End of Conference

Day 1 - Wednesday, December 13, 2023

8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00	Co-Chairs Opening Remarks Andrew Adams Partner Steptoe & Johnson LLP Former Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney’s General, National Security Division and Former Director, Task Force KleptoCapture U.S. Department of Justice Roberto J. Gonzalez Partner Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Former Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
9:15	OFSI Keynote Giles Thomson Director, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
9:45	China: Managing Your Business Operations in China Amid An Unprecedented Period of Risk and Uncertainty Sahand Boorboor Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Executive Bank of America Andrea T. Al-Attar Principal The Law Office of Andrea T. Al-Attar, P.C. Christina Zanette Assistant General Counsel, Export Compliance Honeywell How a new geopolitical framework fueled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and escalating tensions in the South and East China Seas is informing the United States’ policy on China Steps that companies operating in the PRC can take to assess and mitigate related sanctions, export controls, and ESG risks. Reviewing existing transaction and party screening and due diligence processes Evaluating company contractual obligations and brand management. Countermeasures that the PRC has taken with respect to changes in U.S. policy and how companies in the PRC have responded to these measures Potential future changes on the horizon
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	Russia, China and the Intersection of Sanctions and Export Controls: Best Practices for Evolving Your Program and Preparing for What’s Next Michael Burton Partner Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC Dan Silverberg Managing Director Capstone LLC Former National Security Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives Sandra Calmes Vice President, Senior Corporate Counsel & Global Financial Crimes Officer Liberty Mutual Insurance Waqas Shahid Vice President, Forensic Services Charles River Associates Expansion of BIS export controls as sanctions measures: The Entity List and Part 746 of the EAR Beyond “US Persons”: Jurisdictional distinctions between EAR and OFAC sanctions Latest export restrictions on Russia and China De Minimis Rule and Foreign Direct Product Rule for Russia and China Export control issues in Russian divestments Due diligence when dealing with Russia and China and mitigating MEU and MIEU diversion risks
12:00	Small Group Networking Discussion by Industry Chanhee Han Senior Legal Counsel, International Trade and Sanctions The Coca-Cola Company Ashley McCauley Trade Compliance Senior Legal Counsel Shell USA WSN Member Engage in facilitator-led, industry specific discussion and networking before lunch to compare notes on current challenges that are specific to your industry: Insurance Life Sciences Financial Institutions and Insurance? FinTech and Payments Energy Technology Manufacturing
12:30	Networking Luncheon for Speakers and Attendees
1:30	U.S. Regulatory and Enforcement Updates Hrishikesh Hari Partner Dechert LLP Ian Richardson Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement, National Security Division U.S. Department of Justice John Sonderman Director, Office of Export Enforcement Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce Lawrence Scheinert Associate Director for Enforcement, Compliance and Analysis Office of Foreign Assets Controls U.S. Department of the Treasury
2:30	Circumvention and Diversion: The Newest Most Sophisticated Techniques George Ioannidis Assistant Special Agent in Charge Homeland Security Investigations Michael Khoo Co-Director, Task Force KleptoCapture U.S. Department of Justice Steven Jefferson Supervisory Special Agent FBI NY Roberto J. Gonzalez Partner Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Former Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury Trends and typologies for Russian sanctions evasion How schemes have changed-and perpetrator have become more sophisticated Joint alert between FinCEN and the BIS for increased focus on the role of Iran in the evasion of Russian sanctions New warning signs and how best to detect them Lessons for strengthening your internal controls
3:15	Networking Break
3:30	Screening, Ownership & Control: Audience Polling and Hypotheticals on How to Put Theory Into Practice Laura J. Molinari Executive Director, Licensing, Policy, Sanctions and Compliance Boeing Aleksandar Dukic Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP Jeffrey Bellemare Sr. Data Consultant SIX Financial Information Test your knowledge with real world screening dilemmas-and compare your approach to your peers via audience polling. Reconciling different screening outcomes based on US, UK and EU lists. Implications of the meaning of ownership and control The latest on how to resolve potential hits and false positives
4:15	Financial Institutions: How to Deal with Increasing Trade & Investment Restrictions Louise Julin U.S. Regional Head of Sanctions, Government Sanctions Group Goldman Sachs Stephen Alsace Global Head of Sanctions RBC Bob Walsh Deputy Chief Compliance Officer AXA Group This interactive session will provide insight into how financial institutions manage risks and work with their customers and will cover: How to create and coordinate risk-based sanctions compliance controls Why the banks will (and will not) process some transactions over others. Successful risk mitigation strategies from the banks’ perspectives
5:00	Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by:
6:00	End of Day One

Day 2 - Thursday, December 14, 2023

8:55	Co-Chair Opening Remarks
9:00	EU Commission Keynote Alina Nedea Head of Sanctions, DG, FISMA European Commission
9:45	Assessing Your Compliance Readiness: Anticipating Escalating Sanctions and Ensuring Preparedness Mohd Arif Abd Hamid Principal (Sanctions & Export Control), Legal Compliance Department Petronas James Ackerman Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Global Trade RTX Corporation Josh White Head of Financial Crimes Policy and Global Sanctions Officer Stripe Jesse Suchar Associate Principal Charles River Associates Key factors to consider in assessing the strength of your screening and compliance systems Importance of documenting your organization’s plan for implementing new sanctions Conducting post-mortem of first 90 days after Russia sanctions were announced Involvement of senior management and the business unit Lessons learned from 2022 What not to do-and flagging potential missteps before it’s too
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	Russia: Revisiting the Long-Term Impact of the War in Ukraine On Your Business Outlook and Operations Jennifer Downing Managing Director Senior Counsel BNP Paribas Nicole Erb Partner White & Case LLP Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Vice President and General Counsel, Global Trade Sanctions Honeywell What to do with your existing investment in Russia? Determining how best to sell a subsidiary and to whom? Impact of the high exit tax in Russia Countersanctions and seizures
11:45	Emerging Trends in Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement: Takeaways for Responding to Enforcement Actions, and Informal Regulator Outreach David Lim Co-Director, Task Force KleptoCapture U.S. Department of Justice Jason Prince Partner Crowell & Morning LLP Molly Braese Chief of Staff, Export Enforcement Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce Nathan Swinton Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division U.S. Department of Justice Kaveh Miremadi Director, Office of the Whistleblower Financial Crimes Enforcement Network U.S. Department of the Treasury Overview of the latest trends in DOJ, OFAC, and BIS enforcement, including growing cooperation with foreign partners and allies Discussion of the DOJ/BIS/OFAC Joint Compliance Notes on (i) Russia-related sanctions and export control evasion, and (ii) voluntary self-disclosures Update on the activities of FinCEN’s Office of the Whistleblower, the REPO Task Force, Task Force Kleptocapture, and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force Best practices for responding to joint sanctions/export control enforcement-related actions and informal regulator outreach
12:45	Smaller-Group Networking Discussion by Industry Jeanette Miller US Head of Sanctions Regulatory Response & Development HSBC Bank USA WSN Member Stephen Alsace Global Head of Sanctions RBC Laura J. Molinari Executive Director, Licensing, Policy, Sanctions and Compliance Boeing Engage in facilitator-led networking and discussion on hot button issues keeping you up at night: Voluntary Disclosure M & A Challenges Supply Chain Challenges Artificial Intelligence and Automated Transactions Export Controls Crypto
1:00	Networking Lunch
2:00	Key Areas to Watch in the Next 6 Months: Venezuela, Taiwan, Iran and More Chanhee Han Senior Legal Counsel, International Trade and Sanctions The Coca-Cola Company Britt Mosman Partner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Miguel Santos-Neves Principal KKR Potential developments in Taiwan New negotiations with Iran Easing of sanctions in Venezuela Other developments in Canada, Japan, and Switzerland
2:45	What’s Missing in Your Global Training Program? Ensuring Your Team and Senior Leadership Stay Updated Amid Rapid Changes Claire Axinn Director, Sanctions and Risk Advisory Capital One WSN Member Ann Broeker Senior Assistant General Counsel Moody’s Corporation Tools to update your organization on constant regulatory changes How to effectively train your compliance team across the globe Effectiveness of online training vs in-person How frequent should sanctions training (and re-training) be held?
3:30	Networking Break
3:45	The New Lengths and Limits of Humanitarian License Exceptions: Cross-Industry Takeaways Jeanette Miller US Head of Sanctions Regulatory Response & Development HSBC Bank USA WSN Member Goods vs service-related licenses What is your risk appetite? Meeting expanding export control regulations How do banks verify humanitarian licenses before moving the funds How to verify NGO humanitarian activity KYC implications
4:15	End of Conference

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