2024 AGENDA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 11-12 April 2024Thursday, 11 April 2024
Main Conference Day 1
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15
WELCOME REMARKS
9:15 – 9:45
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – The Latest Sanctions Developments from Brussels
9:45 – 10:30
GENERAL SESSION: The Geopolitical Game to Control Semiconductor Supply Chains: What You Need to Know
We will cover the enhanced export control restrictions proposed in the EU’s recently published economic security strategy and China’s actions with rare materials critical to the semiconductor supply chain.
Moderator: Martijn Feldbrugge | BSCN
10:30 – 10:45
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
10:45 – 12:00
GENERAL SESSION: Circumvention in the Real-World: Detection of Diversion and Transshipment Risks
Join us as representatives from some of the top law enforcement and investigative agencies in Europe discuss how they tackle circumvention through third countries, diversion and transshipment. What is the current state of EU and G7 taskforces and other initiatives undertaken to improve sanctions enforcement, such as streamlining cooperation and harmonising national procedural rules?
- How has enforcement changed over the last year? Have recent cases altered the status quo of circumvention?
- What lessons can we still learn? And how can you, as a business or a bank, help to detect bad actors and prevent sanctions crime globally?
12:00 – 13:00
Networking Luncheon
13:00 – 14:30
ROUNDTABLES – 2 rounds of 40 mins each + 10 mins to move to next session
Back by popular demand – the ACSS Conference Break-Out Round Tables! Ask practical questions and problem-solve with your peers. Attendees can choose from moderated roundtable topics, 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 on days one and two, enabling attendees to choose four topics.
- Evasion of Trade Sanctions/Export Controls on Russia/Belarus
- Control Lists, Classification and Elements of an Effective Export Controls Compliance Program
- Sanctions & Technology: The Latest Advances in Screening and How to Deal with False Positives
- Dual Use Trade Controls for Banks
- China and Supply Chain Due Diligence
- Due Diligence, Identifying Beneficial Owners and 50% Rules
- How to Effectively Manage Regulatory Expectations
- Career Advancement and Leadership in Sanctions
- EU Sanctions – Ask Me Anything
- Insurance, Transportation and Logistics
- Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Current Sanctions Issues in the Middle East
14:30 – 15:15
GENERAL SESSION: I, Sanctions Robot – Integration of AI into Sanctions Screening
This panel will discuss the shifting paradigm in the interaction between human and artificial intelligence, as well as our growing use of the latter.
We will cover:
- The impact of data quality on the effectiveness and efficiency of automated processing;
- How to reach a “comprehensive 360-view on customer” static and transactional behaviour’; and
- New skills that may be needed in sanctions compliance investigations with the introduction of AI.
15:15 – 15:30
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
15:30 – 16:15
GENERAL SESSION: Sanctions Crisis Exercise – From Chaos to Calm
In this session, our speakers will take you through a crisis scenario that examines potential sanctions violations and has you spot red flags and issues in real time!
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
- Spot potential sanctions and export restrictions violations in common day-to-day situations that may arise;
- What next steps to take if you think you have identified a possible violation; and
- When and if to voluntarily disclose and to whom
16:15 – 16:30
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
16:30 – 16:50
GENERAL SESSION: Sanctions and Export Controls Trivia Game 20/20
16:50 – 17:00
Closing Remarks Day 1
17:00 – 18:00
Networking Cocktail
18:30 – 20:30
Boat Experience for ACSS Members
Friday 12 April 2024
Main Conference Day 2
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:20
Keynote: Geostrategy and the Future of Bank Compliance
9:20 – 10:20
GENERAL SESSION: Regulation Station: New Developments in Policy and Enforcement and Steps Taken Towards Global Cooperation
10:20 -10:35
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
10:35 – 11:20
GENERAL SESSION: Looks Can Be Deceiving – How To Know Whether Goods Are Dual-Use and What Steps to Take to Avoid a Violation
In this session, the panel discusses the due diligence procedures for dual-use goods that FIs and companies transacting with high-risk countries can implement to remain compliant.
11:20 – 12:00
GENERAL SESSION: The Long-Arm of OFAC: Tackling the New Extraterritorial Authorities That Target Foreign Financial Institutions
This panel will explain the impact of these new restrictions, and cover how to identify and minimize your institution’s exposure to these risks.
12:00 – 13:00
Networking Luncheon
13:00 – 14:30
ROUNDTABLES – 2 rounds of 40 mins each + 10 mins to move to next session
- Evasion of Trade Sanctions/Export Controls on Russia/Belarus
- Control Lists, Classification and Elements of an Effective Export Controls Compliance Program
- Sanctions & Technology: The Latest Advances in Screening and How to Deal with False Positives
- Dual Use Trade Controls for Banks
- China and Supply Chain Due Diligence
- Due Diligence, Identifying Beneficial Owners and 50% Rules
- How to Effectively Manage Regulatory Expectations
- Career Advancement and Leadership in Sanctions
- EU Sanctions – Ask Me Anything
- Insurance, Transportation and Logistics
- Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Current Sanctions Issues in the Middle East
14:30 – 15:15
GENERAL SESSION: CSI Sanctions – Dissection of the Latest Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement Actions
15:15 – 15:30
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
15:30 – 16:15
GENERAL SESSION: The New Age of Digital Currency – A Practical Guide to Detecting Stealth in the Crypto Currency Sector
Amid the rapid changes in sanctions, crypto, fintech businesses and financial institutions must consider the impact on their compliance operations and prepare for continued focus on their sector.
The panel will cover:
- The critical steps in navigating the emerging challenge of cryptocurrency sanctions compliance;
- The main ways cryptocurrencies circumvent sanctions; and
- What you as a sanctions professional can do to identify and intercept cryptocurrency transactions attempting to avoid sanctions.