Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists
International Sanctions Conference
Past Conference Agenda
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2019
Pre-Conference Seminar: Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS) Exam Prep Seminar (Separate Registration Required)
Location: Club Quarters Midtown- 40 W 45th St, New York (Two blocks from the Princeton Club)
9:45 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking Coffee |
10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome Remarks and Introductions |
10:15 – 11:30 | Regime Types, Goals, Sanctions Imposers and Targets |
11:30 – 12:00 | Sanctions Evasion: Typologies and Schemes |
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Break |
1:00 – 2:00 | Essential Pillars of a Sanctions Risk Management Program |
2:00 – 2:45 | Role of Technology and List Screening |
2:45 – 3:00 | Coffee Break |
3:00 – 3:45 | Other Operational Processes: Licenses, Blocking and Reporting |
3:45 – 4:30 | Government Investigations and Enforcement |
4:30 – 5:00 | What to Expect on the CSS Exam, Sample Questions |
5:00 – 5:15 | Wrap Up and Q&A |
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 2019: CONFERENCE DAY 1
8:00 – 9:00 | Registration & Networking Coffee |
9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome Remarks by Saskia Rietbroek, ACSS Executive Director, and Clay Stevenson, Chairman of ACSS Advisory Board |
9:15 – 9:45 | KEYNOTE: Lessons from an Oligarch: How to Dodge EU Sanctions |
9:45 – 10:00 | Morning Networking Break |
10:00 – 10:50 | GENERAL SESSION: Government Panel – Regulatory Expectations and New Sanctions on the Horizon
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10:50 – 11:05 | Networking Break |
11:05 – 12:00 | GENERAL SESSION: Shock Treatment: How to Do an Impact Assessment of a New Sanctions Regime
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12:00 – 1:00 | Networking Luncheon |
1:00 – 2:30 | Breakout Round Tables
Back by popular demand – the ACSS Conference break out Round Tables! Ask practical questions and problem solve with your peers. Attendees will have a choice of moderated roundtable topics where they can engage in detailed discussions and benefit from a more topic-specific networking opportunity. There are two back-to-back sessions of 40 minutes each. After session one, attendees can go to the next topic of their choice. These roundtables will take place both on day one and on day two—giving attendees the option to choose four different topics. Topics:
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2:30 – 3:15 | GENERAL SESSION: Lessons Learned from the Latest Enforcement Actions
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3:15 – 3:30 | Coffee Break |
3:30 – 4:15 | GENERAL SESSION: Going Global – Practical Considerations in Dealing with Sanctions Conflicts
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4:15 – 4:30 | Afternoon Networking Break |
4:30 – 5:15 | GENERAL SESSION: Sanctions Evasion Whack-a-Mole: Detecting Complex Networks of Front Companies, Illicit Shipping Practices, and Cryptocurrency Schemes
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5:15 – 5:30 | Closing Remarks Day 1 |
5:30 – 6:30 | Networking Reception |
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2019: CONFERENCE DAY 2
8:00 – 9:00 | Networking Coffee |
9:00 – 9:45 |
GENERAL SESSION: Government Panel: Latest Federal and State Investigations into Sanctions Violations
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9:45 – 10:00 | Morning Networking Break |
10:00 – 10:45 |
GENERAL SESSION: Cross-Sectional Sanctions Exposure – Are you Connecting the Dots (Sanctions, AML Surveillance, High-Risk PEP Program) to Ensure Compliance
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10:45 – 11:00 | Morning Networking Break |
11:00 – 11:45 |
GENERAL SESSION: Is This Legal? Interactive Hypothetical Scenarios
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11:45 – 12:45 | Networking Luncheon |
12:45 – 2:15 | Breakout Round Tables (Repeat from Day 1) |
2:15 – 2:30 | Networking Break |
2:30 – 3:15 |
GENERAL SESSION: 21st Century Sanctions Screening: Instant Payment Screening, Artificial Intelligence, and Other Emerging Technology Trends to Stay Compliant
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3:15 – 3:30 | CLOSING REMARKS |
3:30 | End of Conference |