Global Economic Sanctions 2026
12 November 2026
The Royal Horseguards Hotel, London, United Kingdom
The 16th London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions, organised by C5 Communications as part of its Economic Sanctions Global Series, brings together senior government officials, financial institutions, exporters and legal and compliance professionals to discuss multi-jurisdictional sanctions compliance and enforcement. The two-day programme covers Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China and Taiwan, secondary sanctions, ownership and control, breaches and investigations, circumvention and artificial intelligence, and is preceded by a separately bookable virtual workshop.
19 sessions · 46 speakers
Media Partners (3)
Matt’s List · Global Legal Group · Global Sanctions
Sponsors (5)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC · Dechert · Debevoise & Plimpton LLP · dentons · Jenner & Block
Association Partners (5)
Women in International Trade – WIIT · Women’s White Collar Defense Association – WWCDA · TIPS Network · Compliance Women Committee (CWC) · The Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance (AGRC)
Exhibitor (1)
Speakers (46)
- Reid Whitten Partner, Sheppard Mullin (UK)
- Valérie Josien M&A Director, Compliance, Export Control & Sanctions, Ethics and Compliance, SE (France)
- Lord Edward Garnier King's Counsel, 4 Pump Court (UK)
- Joshua Kretman Counsel, Dentons (USA)
- Joanna Niarchos Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
- Claire Mccleskey Founder, Clarity Compliance
- John P. Carlin Partner, Paul Weiss LLP
- Konstantin (Kosta) Bureiko Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Michael Ruck Partner, K&L Gates LLP (London)
- Michael Zolandz Managing Partner, Dentons (USA)
- Nancy A. Fischer Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Rachel Alpert Partner, Jenner & Block LLP (USA)
- Robert Dalling Partner, Jenner & Block LLP (UK)
- Thaddeus McBride Partner, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (USA)
- Anna Deibel-Jung Deputy Director, Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (UK)
- Bouchra El Osri Group Head International, Sanctions and Corporate, Generali (Italy)
- Daniel Drake Deputy Director, Sanctions Directorate, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) / HM Treasury (UK)
- Eric Clark Lead Counsel, Global Trade Compliance, Nokia (Deutschland)
- Gaelle Vanlaer Sanctions Manager - Compliance, Miller Insurance Services LLP
- Katherine Fox Head of Sanctions Litigation Unit, Sanctions Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (UK)
- Lukas Hellman Senior Legal and Data Protection Officer, ALANDIA
- Maya Lester (KC) Barrister, Brick Court Chambers (UK)
- Patrick Rappo Senior Managing Counsel, BNY (UK)
- Sandra Rosignoli Group General Counsel and Group Compliance Officer, Clarksons (UK)
- Sarah Lossing Sanctions Compliance Officer Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Sophie Kharazishvili Head of Sanctions Control Division, TBC Bank
- Alexander Potapov Senior Sanctions, Strategic Design Expert, Rabobank (The Netherlands)
- Alice Kemp Head of Anti-Bribery, Financial Crime and Sanctions, Haleon
- Anastasia Merkulova Lead Senior Legal Counsel, Export Control Legal Regional Focus Areas – Middle & Eastern Europe, SAP SE
- Andrea Lattimore Group Global Director Compliance & Business Integrity, Vodafone (UK)
- Annamária Dajka Head of Sanctions Compliance Unit, OTP Bank Plc. (Hungary)
- Armin Stremitzer Head of Sanctions Standards, & Quality Assurance, Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria)
- Fatimah Sajjadi Director Legal Sanctions and AML, STADA Arzneimittel AG
- Faye Tsiotou Head of Financial Crime Compliance (EMEA), BlackRock (UK)
- Hana Cheikh Ali Mediavilla Legal Compliance Manager, Sanctions, Integrity & Antitrust, Repsol (Spain)
- Maria Chiara Montegano Head of Economic Sanctions, Export Control and US Foreign Investments Compliance, Eni (Italy)
- Mariusz Nowaczek Deputy Sanctions, Compliance Officer, DZ BANK AG (Deutschland)
- Meera Rolaz Merkulova Head of Sanctions, Vontobel (Switzerland)
- Natalie Quest Head of Sanctions & AML, Marsh McLennan (UK)
- Nicholas Bentley Head Legal Trade Sanctions, Novartis (Switzerland)
- Oliver Bodmer Global Product Director, Six Financial Information
- Orisia Gammell Chief Trade & Compliance Counsel, Lumentum (USA)
- Rudy Haddad Global Head, Sanctions and Export Controls (Deutschland)
- Sabina Funke Gavilá Senior Legal Counsel, Sanctions Compliance Officer, Group Legal Services – Compliance, Hannover Re (Deutschland)
- Snorre Welling Global Trade Sanctions Director, Carlsberg (Denmark)
- Svetlana Djurdjevic Head of Sanctions Controls and Screening, Danske Bank (Sweden)
Agenda
- Virtual Workshop – Navigating the Intersection of Export Controls and Sanctions Risks: Managing a Real-World Compliance Collision Scenario from Red Flag to Resolution 5 November 2026
- Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs 12 November 2026
- Fireside Chat with OFSI and OTSI 12 November 2026
- Confronting the New Russia Risk Landscape: Navigating Sanction Regime Divergence, Market Exit and Re-Entry Considerations, Supply Chain Disruption and Real-World Compliance Scenarios 12 November 2026
- Fireside Chat with OFAC 12 November 2026
- Venezuela and the Return-to-Market Dilemma: Balancing Commercial Opportunity Against Persistent Sanctions Risk 12 November 2026
- Interview with FCDO 12 November 2026
- Managing Expanding Secondary Sanctions Risk: Navigating Extraterritorial Exposure, Civil Liability and Global Enforcement Reach 12 November 2026
- Designated vs. Non-Designated Persons: Ownership, Control, Hidden Exposure, and Making Defensible Decisions on Sanctions Risk 12 November 2026
- When Enforcement Meets Litigation: Key Trends, Challenges and Emerging Developments in Sanctions-Related Disputes 12 November 2026
- Interview with Clarksons’ General Counsel on Energy Sanctions, the Shadow Fleet, and the Impact on Businesses 12 November 2026
- Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs 13 November 2026
- Where Export Controls and Sanctions Collide: Navigating Converging Regimes Amid Escalating Enforcement, Technology Restrictions and National Security Pressures 13 November 2026
- Responding When Things Go Wrong: Managing Sanctions Breaches, Internal Investigations and Engagement with Enforcement Authorities 13 November 2026
- Iran in the Global Spotlight: Navigating Sanctions Volatility, Energy Market Dynamics, and the Road Ahead 13 November 2026
- Keynote with Global Affairs Canada 13 November 2026
- Managing AI-Driven Risks Across Sanctions, Export Controls, and National Security 13 November 2026
- The New Realities of Circumvention Risk: Sanctions Circumvention: Exploring the Latest Enforcement Activity and Emerging Areas of Risk Exposure 13 November 2026
- Repositioning Global Risk: Scenario Planning for Sanctions, China/Taiwan and Geopolitical Volatility 13 November 2026