Day 1 - Thursday, September 28, 2023

9:00	Co-Chair Opening Remarks and Audience Ice Breaker
9:15	Speak With Presence: How to Overcome Speaker Anxiety and Help Your Audience
10:00	Navigating Ongoing Challenges: Russia and China Sanctions, Increased Export Control Regulation and Global AML Oversight
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	Senior Leaders Roundtable: Real-Life Successes and Challenges of Building and Managing a Cohesive Team
12:00	Special Interview: How I Overcame My Greatest Challenge: Career (and Life) Lessons Learn
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:45	Fireside Chat and Q&A: Compliance, Enforcement and Career Paths in Government
2:30	Finding Your Voice: Key Techniques to Communicate Good and Bad News to Senior Leadership
3:15	Speed Networking and Business Card Exchange
3:45	Cross-Functional Collaboration: Real-World Takeaways on Working Effectively with International Trade, Anti-Corruption, Fraud Prevention, and Audit Departments
4:30	What Keeps You Up at Night? Top 5 AML & Sanctions Emerging Risks to Monitor Closely
5:15	Networking Reception
6:15	End of Day One

Day 2 - Friday, September 29, 2023

8:00	Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) Members Only Networking Breakfast
8:55	Co-Chair Opening Remarks
9:00	Keynote Address
9:30	Women in Government Roundtable How Agencies and Female Leaders Work Together Effectively
10:15	Networking Break
10:30	Honing Your Skills as a Leader What It Now Takes to Take Charge in Challenging Times-and Foster Effective Teamwork and Collaboration
11:15	Ethics Credit Resolving Real World AML and Sanctions Ethical Dilemmas: Test Your Knowledge with Audience Polling
12:15	Conference Adjourns

Post-Conference Workshop

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Interactive Working Group on Communication, Visibility, Career Transitions and Leadership That Will Help You Win at Work (And in Life!)

Sep 29, 2023 1:00pm – 04:00 PM

Speakers

Cristina Brayton-Lewis
Partner
White & Case LLP

Orisia Gammell
Chief Legal Counsel & Export Control, Head of Export Control Innovation Team
SAP

Laura Deegan
Senior Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Day 1 - Thursday, September 28, 2023

9:00	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
9:15	Speak With Presence: How to Overcome Speaker Anxiety and Help Your Audience Sarah Gershman Chief Executive Officer Green Room Speakers
10:00	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.
10:45	Networking Break
11:00	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
12:00	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
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:45	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
2:30	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
3:15	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.
3:45	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
4:30	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.
5:15	Networking Reception
6:15	End of Day One

Day 2 - Friday, September 29, 2023

8:00	Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) Members Only Networking Breakfast
8:55	Co-Chair Opening Remarks
9:00	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
9:30	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.
10:15	Networking Break
10:30	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
11:15	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!
12:15	Conference Adjourns

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Interactive Working Group on Communication, Visibility, Career Transitions and Leadership That Will Help You Win at Work (And in Life!)

Sep 29, 2023 1:00pm – 04:00 PM

Cristina Brayton-Lewis
Partner
White & Case LLP

Orisia Gammell
Chief Legal Counsel & Export Control, Head of Export Control Innovation Team
SAP

Laura Deegan
Senior Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury

What is it about?

Workshops are offered In-Person only

Join this not-to-miss workshop that will build on the discussions during the main program. This workshop provides a unique opportunity to sit down with a group of inspiring and influential, experienced professionals who will impart invaluable guidance for women at all career stages on how to move up the ladder and make your mark. Come prepared with the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, but never had the chance to and take advantage of this intimate mentorship opportunity.

The smaller group, “closed door” atmosphere will allow for even more discussion on sensitive, hot button issues! Our esteemed panelists will discuss key topics, including:

Advice for shattering the glass ceiling and overcoming the silent, invisible barriers to career development and advancement
Skills necessary to thrive at all levels
Charting your path:

Defining your career goals
What to do if you are not being heard or moving up the ladder

Career transitions: How to know if you are making the right choice to swap hats, accept a promotion or stay put
Negotiation dos and don’ts: The verbal (and non-verbal) mistakes to avoid
What to look for in relationships with outside counsel and their teams
Managing stress and tight deadlines amid the need for work-life balance
Success stories and nightmare scenarios-and their broader lessons

Women in AML & Sanctions Forum

September 17 – 18, 2024

Agenda

Day 1 - Thursday, September 28, 2023

Networking Break

Special Interview:

Networking Lunch

Networking Reception

End of Day One

Day 2 - Friday, September 29, 2023

Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) Members Only Networking Breakfast

Women in Government Roundtable

Networking Break

Honing Your Skills as a Leader

Ethics Credit

Conference Adjourns

Post-Conference Workshop

Sep 29, 2023 1:00pm – 04:00 PM

Day 1 - Thursday, September 28, 2023

Networking Break

Special Interview:

Networking Lunch

Moderator:

Networking Reception

End of Day One

Day 2 - Friday, September 29, 2023

Women in Sanctions Network (WSN) Members Only Networking Breakfast

Women in Government Roundtable

Moderator:

Networking Break

Honing Your Skills as a Leader

Ethics Credit

Conference Adjourns

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Interactive Working Group on Communication, Visibility, Career Transitions and Leadership That Will Help You Win at Work (And in Life!)

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Sep 29, 2023 1:00pm – 04:00 PM