Sanctions Masterclass | 20 November 2025

Sanctions Masterclass | 20 November 2025

Members - Free, Non-members - £100 +VAT November 20, 2025 15:00 - 19:00 8½, Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SU

Sanctions Masterclass

 

Co-hosted by ICC United Kingdom and Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

Sanctions continue to reshape the landscape of global trade and finance. In 2025, we are seeing intensified enforcement, tighter coordination between jurisdictions, and growing scrutiny of circumvention routes. From evolving export control regimes to the expanding reach of financial crime risk, the pressure on banks, corporates and their legal advisers to manage sanctions threat is greater than ever.

Join our Sanctions Masterclass to hear from expert speakers on the latest developments, gain practical insights into navigating today’s complex sanctions landscape, and connect with peers across the trade, finance and legal communities. The discussions will be followed by a networking and drinks reception.

14:30 - 15:00

Registration

15:00 - 15:10

Welcome

  • Brendan Vickers, Policy Director, ICC United Kingdom
  • Rita Mitchell, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
15:10 - 15:40

Fireside chat: The Evolving Global Sanctions Landscape

  • Moderator: Simon Osborn-King,Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
  • Bethany Davies, Deputy Director, Office Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
15:40 - 16:30

Panel 1: Evolving Sanctions Risk Areas and Priorities for Organisations –  Managing the New and Emerging Landscape

This panel will focus on an overview of the current sanctions landscape and priority areas, including emerging risk areas, what’s on the horizon, and attitudes to enforcement from a cross-border perspective.

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Britt Mosman, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Alice Kemp, Global Counsel for Economic Crime and Sanction, Unilever
  • Paige Berges Principal Counsel, OGC Sanctions, EBRD
  • Arjun Ahluwalia, Global Head – Sanctions and Geopolitical risk, Santander
16:30 - 16:50

Coffee and Networking Break

16:50 - 17:20

Panel 2: Practical Case Studies Managing and Mitigating Sanctions Risk

This panel  will include a discussion of tricky scenarios involving sanctions risk and challenges and how to approach them, whether in the M&A clients, as issues arise in day-to-day operations, undertakings to lenders, etc., as well as a discussion of how sanctions risk bleeds over into other areas of financial crime (money laundering, modern slavery, etc.).

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Rita Mitchell, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
  • Peter Burrell, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
  • David Mortlock, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
17:20 - 17:25

Closing remarks

  • Brendan Vickers, Policy Director, ICC United Kingdom
17:25 - 19:00

Networking drinks reception

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