Co-Chairs
Alexandra Melia
Partner
Steptoe (UK)
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Wednesday, 28 Sep, 2022
08:30am-09:00am
Registration Opens. Refreshments and Networking
09:00am-09:15am
10:00am-11:00am
• US regulatory policy framework and drivers: Expanding US Federal authorities and implications for non-US businesses
• Pushing out global enforcement agenda from the US: Key takeaway from recent actions and settlements
Richard Tornberg
Group Legal Counsel Trade Compliance
Ericsson AB (Sweden)
Julie Cooper
Group International Trade Compliance Manager – Legal
Spectris (UK)
11:00-11:30am
Refreshments and Networking
11:30am-12:30pm
• Which compliance programmes are seen as proactive and well-designed in the eyes of regulators and enforcement agencies?
• How to withstand an increased level of scrutiny by Governments, shareholders and external auditors
• How to meet increased Government expectations on internal controls
Chloe Cina
Partner, National Security, Morrison Foerster
Deutsche Bank
Chloe Cina, a barrister and leading international financial sanctions expert. She is the Head of Global Sanctions Advisory at Deutsche Bank. Her work includes advising on complex cross-border investigations, enforcement, high profile transactions and sanctions compliance, particularly in the context of Russia, Iran and humanitarian aid. She’s recognised by international organisations, regulators, and the private sector for her thought leadership and legal advisory work. She worked for United Nations. At the Foreign Office she was in the National Security team where she led the Iran nuclear legal team for the UK. At HSBC she was the UK Head of Sanctions.
Emanuela Marrone
Group Trade Controls Compliance Manager
Vodafone Group
Emanuela Marrone is the Trade Controls Compliance Manager at Vodafone Group. She has started her extensive career in Trade Compliance/Export Controls in the aerospace sector where she worked for the world’s leading aerospace companies in their different divisions such as Defence, Civil, and at the Corporate level. Mrs. Marrone is a member of several European groups of Export Controls experts which allowed her to contribute to the EUP2P export control program for arms-ATT’ (EUP2P-ATT) and being a speaker in international conferences, working groups, and author of articles on compliance, non-proliferation, and arms controls. She got her master’s degree in Internationalisation of Trade Relations at the University of Catania after being a visiting scholar in both EU and US universities. In her current role at Vodafone Group, Mrs Marrone is oversighting, both operationally and strategically, the Internal Compliance Program for Vodafone Group and its Local Markets worldwide.
Asmaa Tharwat
Head of Sanctions, Group Compliance and Corporate Governance
Agricultural Bank Of Egypt (Egypt)
12:30-13:30pm
Networking Lunch
13:30pm-14:30pm
• How effective is your company’s process of uncovering UBOs? What do you expect to see from KYC and due diligence? What information sources are most valuable?
• How do you manage clients with exposure to sanctions and other financial crime concerns?
• What screening solutions ensure robust monitoring?
• Once a hit is discovered: DOs and DON’Ts. How to properly document, report, and track matches
Adam Scragg
Head of Export Controls & Sanctions, Group Ethics & Compliance
Johnson Matthey (UK)
David Whitehouse
Director, Trade Compliance, Danaher Life Sciences Platform
Danaher Corporation (UK)
14:30pm-15:30pm
Practical insights on how to prepare and manage cross-border investigation and remediation process in the face of rapidly multiplying and overlapping risks
• How are investigations initiated by authorities in key jurisdictions?
• Gathering evidence: Legal privilege, data privacy laws and disclosure actions
• What do enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies require in respect of historic conduct and what will be considered as mitigating factors?
• Making a case for remediation: Decisive factors, procedural and law enforcement nuisances
15:30pm-16:00pm
Refreshments and Networking
16:00PM-16:45PM
• How to ensure that your risk assessment strategy is constantly evolving based on changing risk profiles
• Calibrating your protocols according to your customer base, the business model, the risk appetite and the ever-changing regulatory landscape
• Utilising the right data sources, and network science capabilities and a deep subject matter expertise for a robust transaction solution
Grace Ogedengbe
Head of Financial Crime Operations, Europe
Bank ABC (UK)
Cynthia Borg
Head of Financial Crime Compliance
APS Bank (Malta)
16:45pm-17:30pm
End the first day by discussing highly sensitive topics and unique challenges facing the industry, whilst sharing practical solutions with your peers off the record. All roundtables will be led by an industry expert and will take place simultaneously.
Roundtable: A
AML, Due Diligence and
Beneficial Ownership
Roundtable: B
Sanctions Implementation
and Violations
Roundtable: C
Anti-Bribery
and FCPA
Roundtable: D
ESG Supply Chains
Russell Wallace
Senior AML Compliance Manager
Vodafone Group
17:30pm
End of Day
Thursday, 29 Sep, 2022
08:45am-09:15am
Refreshments and Networking
09:15am-09:30am
11:15am-11:45am
Networking Break
11:45am-12:30pm
The new EU requirements towards a more responsible supply chain:
How does it relate to national obligations and voluntary industry schemes
concerning due diligence, responsible sourcing and human rights
violations?U.S.A Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act: what is the impact for
EU-based companies?
Johan Evers
Export Controls and Responsible Supply Manager
Umicore (Belgium)
12:30pm-13:30pm
Lunch and Networking
13:30pm-14:45pm
Uncovering and assessing new risks posed by third parties
• Third party due diligence in M&A: how to drill enough into the risks presented by your company`s target
• Vendor management programs: Sharing best practice
Alessio Santoriello
Legal Affairs & Compliance Director
ZTE Italia (Italy)
Asmaa Tharwat
Head of Sanctions, Group Compliance and Corporate Governance
Agricultural Bank Of Egypt (Egypt)
14:45pm-15:45pm
• Expanding US-style protection and rewards: What should potential whistle-blowers and their counsel be aware of?
• Interplay between relevant award laws: How do UK and European regulators and courts view, support and value whistle-blowers?
• The ethical issues
Mateo Jarrin Cuvi
Global Manager
Association of Governance Risk & Compliance (UK)
15:45pm-16:00pm
Co-Chairs Closing Remarks
16:00pm
End of Conference