Co-Chair Opening Remarks and Audience Ice Breaker

Polly Greenberg
Managing Director, Global Head of Program Management Global Financial Crimes Division
MUFG

Tina Shaughnessy
Vice President and General Manager, Global Trade Controls and Strategy Department
Panasonic

Speak With Presence: How to Overcome Speaker Anxiety and Help Your Audience

Sarah Gershman
Chief Executive Officer
Green Room Speakers

Navigating Ongoing Challenges: Russia and China Sanctions, Increased Export Control Regulation and Global AML Oversight

Nicole Sayegh Succar
Counsel
Crowell & Moring LLP

Jen Maki
Senior Director, Trade Legal & Compliance
Applied Materials

The past year has been extremely challenging with new regulatory changes, increased enforcement actions and ongoing issues arising from the Russia-Ukraine war and current tensions with China. This practical session will provide tips and guidance on how to stay current and ensure your organization is compliant. This opening session will set the stage for the remainder of the conference sessions.

Networking Break

Senior Leaders Roundtable: Real-Life Successes and Challenges of Building and Managing a Cohesive Team

Polly Greenberg
Managing Director, Global Head of Program Management Global Financial Crimes Division
MUFG

Megan Warren
Head of Global Ethics and Financial Crimes Compliance
T. Rowe Price

Jenny O’Donnell
Vice President, Compliance
Comdata, Inc.

• How to know if you are an effective leader or falling short
• Successful approaches to managing and communicating with your team
• Developing and training new and junior employees
• Crafting your management and communication style
• The need for an effective succession plan

Special Interview:

How I Overcame My Greatest Challenge: Career (and Life) Lessons Learn

Melissa Strait
Chief Compliance Officer
Coinbase

Jeanine McGuiness
Partner
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Networking Lunch

Fireside Chat and Q&A: Compliance, Enforcement and Career Paths in Government

Beth Davies
Deputy Director, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
HM Treasury

Andrea Gacki
Director
FinCEN, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Moderator:

Caroline Brown
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP

Finding Your Voice: Key Techniques to Communicate Good and Bad News to Senior Leadership

Alexis Abramson
Compliance Manager
FanDuel

Stephanie Liantonio
Americas Head of Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Financial Crime
Deutsche Bank

Kayce Seifert
Regulatory Counsel
Block, Inc.

• Preparing in advance
• Keeping the message simple and to the point
• How to deliver bad news: Real-life stories and their important lessons
• Watching and calibrating your tone
• Gathering support from other leaders before and during your remarks
• Examples of successful strategies

Speed Networking and Business Card Exchange

This extended networking session will allow you to exchange contact details and build on your new contacts when you return to the office. Share and walk away with the tools to continue conversations long after the conference is over.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Real-World Takeaways on Working Effectively with International Trade, Anti-Corruption, Fraud Prevention, and Audit Departments

Shannon Barna
Associate Counsel, Trade Compliance
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc

Tina Shaughnessy
Vice President and General Manager, Global Trade Controls and Strategy Department
Panasonic

• Importance of strengthening your relationships
• How to create effective communication and synergy
• Navigating cultural and data challenges with your international counterparts
• Creating cross-departmental efficiencies and sharing resources
• Determining when and how to engage other departments upon discovering an actual or suspected issue

What Keeps You Up at Night? Top 5 AML & Sanctions Emerging Risks to Monitor Closely

Priti Agrawal
Deputy General Counsel, Global Head of Financial Crime Legal
HSBC

Jeannette Chu
Vice President National Security Policy
National Foreign Trade Counsel

Janie Eng
Global Economic Sanctions Executive
Bank of America

Hear from seasoned experts who will share their top concerns and what you should be following for the next six months. This session will cover AML, sanctions, and export controls topics to keep on your radar.

Networking Reception

End of Day One

Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) Members Only Networking Breakfast

Co-Chair Opening Remarks

Keynote Address

Elizabeth Rosenberg
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Beth Peters
Partner
Hogan Lovells LLP

Women in Government Roundtable

How Agencies and Female Leaders Work Together Effectively

Felicia Swindells
Associate Director, Policy Director
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Bridget Van Buren
Chief of Sanctions Compliance Guidance and Outreach Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Moderator:

Greta Nightingale
Partner
O’Melveny and Myers

Hear from Senior Government Officials as they share how the agencies work together on investigations and priorities. They will also share their insights on challenges they have faced as women working in government.

Networking Break

Honing Your Skills as a Leader

What It Now Takes to Take Charge in Challenging Times-and Foster Effective Teamwork and Collaboration

Maureen O’Connor
Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crimes Legal & Antitrust
Wells Fargo

Heather Epstein
Deputy Global Head Sanctions Compliance
UBS

Ali Rathod-Papier
Head of Financial Crime Compliance
Brex

• What is the difference between leadership and management and why it is important to know the difference
• How to showcase your strengths and demonstrate your leadership
• Tips for moving from being a team member to a team leader
• Considerations for transitioning from private practice, industry or government

Ethics Credit

Resolving Real World AML and Sanctions Ethical Dilemmas: Test Your Knowledge with Audience Polling

Beth Beam
Global Head of Sanctions Compliance
Interactive Brokers

Leslie Kuester
Global Head of Sanctions
Remitly

Work through hypothetical scenarios on some of the most complex, high stakes dilemmas-and compare your approach to your peers via anonymous audience polling. Test your knowledge and know-how, and benefit from invaluable benchmarking with audience members. The session will review the rules of professional responsibility. Plus, receive 1 ethics credit!

Conference Adjourns