This in-depth workshop will explore how to resolve the most complex scenarios that financial institutions and companies are facing with respect to China and Russia. In addition to reference materials for your work after the conference, the Workshop Leaders will provide practical takeaways for navigating the compliance grey areas in these uncertain times. Speakers will work through a series of hypothetical exercises that touch upon real-world issues coming across your desk. Topics will include:

• Key components of the EU’s most recent sanctions package and how it differs from previous ones
• The major differences between EU, UK, and U.S. sanctions regimes with respect to winding down Russian operations
• Coordination of EU, UK, and U.S. sanctions policies towards Russia and China
• Contrasting EU Regulations, and Member State implementation and enforcement
• Analysing the current alignment of sanctions policies and their consistency with broader geopolitical strategies
• Key updates on UK sanctions and export controls – OFSI and DIT implementation
• Ship-to-Ship Transfers as a sanctions evasion tactic, particularly in the context of Russia and China
• New, evolving risks posed by third parties and at every tier of the supply chain
• What has (and hasn’t) triggered an enforcement action and penalty-and why