THE COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE COMPANY

We work with some of the industry’s most respected names to produce an unbeatable platform for sharing knowledge and experience.

Conference Partners

The Compliance Conference Company

Nielsonsmith is a highly specialised trade compliance focused international organisation, working closely with the compliance community to create assemblies that are produced through co operation with senior executives and leading analysts, to provide real insight and form a single point for the industry to meet, share ideas and experiences on a neutral platform. We are the compliance conference company.

We work with some of the industry’s most respected names to produce an unbeatable platform for sharing knowledge and experience.

"All very good, brilliant panel discussion, very lively and lots of information; focus on IT compliance and cloud computing was spot on and what was needed."

‘Just to let you know, great conference set-up, very professional speakers, great interaction during the presentations, very professional high standard participants and I learned a lot’

‘I consider it a fine conference if I just learn 2-3 new things to take back to the office. At this one, I have learned 50 new things.’

"I believe in organizing, you exceeded last years’ (already high) level"Export Compliance in Europe 2017 conference

"It was really a great conference, just keep that as a standard."Customs Compliance in Europe 2017 conference

"The most active conference I have joined"Customs Compliance in Europe

Hear from our esteemed speakers

Interview with Peter Klein of PK Consulting in 2018

Interview with Michael Moch of MTU Aero Engines in 2018

Interview with Gary Stanley of Global Legal Services in 2018

Interview with Jasper Helder of Akin Gump in 2018

Interview with Nigel Griffin of GE Aviation in 2018

Interview with Peter Wilson of Herminius in 2018

Interview with Rolf Percy Herberg of RINA in 2018

Interview with Pablo Muniz of Van Bael & Bellis in 2018

Interview with Christian Schmidt of Adient in 2018

Interview with Stephan Mechnig-Giordano of Müller Group in 2018

Interview with Graham Ide of Eaton in 2018

Interview with Christian Schmidt of Adient in 2019

Interview with Michael Schaefer of Deloitte in 2019

Our Upcoming Compliance Conferences

Sanctions and Export Compliance in the UK Conference, 13-14 November 2024, London, UK

Our annual UK-centric gathering in London looking at everything you need to know about EU and European Export Controls Compliance.

Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Export Controls Compliance Conference in the KSA

Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Export Controls Compliance in the KSA Conference, 25-26 November 2024, Riyadh, KSA

Sanctions Compliance, AML and CTF for Banking and Finance Conference in the KSA, 26-27 November 2024, Riyadh, KSA

‘Culture beats Compliance’ is well known maxim but carries no weight with Regulators. So how do you not only build leading compliance programs but also ensure their take up and buy in by your colleagues? To quote 'Tomell Da Silva of The Middle East and Africa Compliance Association ''you may have the right 'Tone from the top' but what about the 'Mood in the middle' and the 'Groove on the ground'' ?...

Sanctions and Export Compliance in Europe Conference, 29-30 January 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany

Our annual winter gathering in Düsseldorf looking at everything you need to know about EU and European Sanctions and Export Controls Compliance.

Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Ethics in Africa Conference, 19-20 February 2025, Accra, Ghana

This conference seeks to provide a unique platform for C Level and Board Level Executives, General Counsels, Compliance Officers, Finance Directors and Managers, Human Resources Specialists, and State Officers with an oversight mandate among other critical professionals to hear from their peers, to learn best practices and to openly and freely discuss real life issues and solutions in an informal and relaxed setting.

Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Ethics in Africa Conference, 24-26 February 2025, Nairobi, Kenya

This conference seeks to provide a unique platform for C Level and Board Level Executives, General Counsels, Compliance Officers, Finance Directors and Managers, Human Resources Specialists, and State Officers with an oversight mandate among other critical professionals to hear from their peers, to learn best practices and to openly and freely discuss real life issues and solutions in an informal and relaxed setting.

Customs Compliance in the UK Conference, 5-6 March 2025, London, UK

Our annual gathering for UK customs and trade compliance professionals, discussing topics ranging from TCA, GVMS and Northern Ireland trade to classification, investigation and enforcement.

Sanctions and Export Compliance in Life Sciences Conference, 12-13 March 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

Our conference focusing on sanctions, export controls and customs compliance in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices sectors.

US Trade Controls Compliance in Europe Conference, 19-20 March 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany

Our annual gathering in Germany looking at ITAR and EAR compliance in Europe.

CFT, AML and Sanctions Compliance for Banking and Finance Conference, 9-10 April 2025, Mauritius

The Regulatory environment has been fast developing over the last few years in Mauritius. Driven by the political will to commit to working with the FATF, Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group to bolster it's AML/CFT initiatives, the new AML and CFT Act 2020 has placed an added responsibility to comply with international standards.

Sanctions Compliance, AML and CTF for Banking and Finance in the Middle East Conference, 26-27 May 2025, Dubai, UAE

Our annual Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and AML in the Finance sector in the Middle East conference (Dubai) is the one place where you, as a local compliance specialist, can find a way through.

Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Export Controls Compliance in the Middle East Conference, 28-29 May 2025, Dubai, UAE

The US, UK, EU and now China have far reaching export controls, sanctions and anti-corruption initiatives, match this with local regulations and you have a perfect storm of compliance to navigate through. Our annual Sanctions, Anti-Corruption & Export Controls Compliance in the Middle East conference (SACEC) is the one place where you, as a local compliance specialist, can find a way through.

Customs Compliance in the Middle East Conference, 29-30 May 2025, Dubai, UAE

Our annual gathering for Middle Eastern customs and trade compliance professionals, discussing topics ranging from Free Zones, FTAs, origin, transfer pricing and classification to investigation and enforcement.

Trade ComplianceTech Forum, 4-5 June 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany

There is a digital revolution taking place right now in compliance. Some are ahead others waiting to follow but one thing is certain, it is happening and will change the way we operate in the near and distant future.