European Sanctions and Export Controls for Aerospace and Defence Conference, 3 – 4 June 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany
European Sanctions and Export Controls for Aerospace and Defence Conference, 3 - 4 June 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany
Held on 3–4 June 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the European Sanctions and Export Controls for Aerospace and Defence Conference brings together senior compliance professionals, legal advisors, and regulatory authorities to address evolving regulatory demands. Focusing on sanctions and export controls, the conference provides a valuable forum for exchanging experiences, exploring solutions, and gaining practical guidance tailored to the aerospace and defence sector.

Premier edition of the conference, dedicated to addressing sanctions and export controls within the defence and aerospace sectors. This event aims to provide a platform for industry professionals to delve into crucial regulatory issues and share best practices.
Our conference places a strong emphasis on delegate participation, fostering an environment where attendees can openly discuss challenges, insights, and strategies with their peers. Through in-depth presentations led by industry professionals and extended Q&A sessions, you’ll have an opportunity to seek clarification and dive deeper into topics of interest, ensuring you leave with the answers you need.
- Mr. Gary L. Stanley, President, Global Legal Services
- Ms. Eva Monard, Partner, Steptoe
- Mr. Giampaolo Delbuono, Corporate & Divisional Compliance, Head of GCAP Compliance
- Ms. Meredith Rathbone, Partner, Steptoe
- Ms. Rosa Rosanelli, Vice President, Head of Compliance, Patria
- Mr. Wim Boer, Project Leader, Fiscal, Team Anti-Terrorism Financing (TATF) and Sanctions (FIOD), The Netherlands
- Mr. Kai Pawlowski, Head of Division 213: Licenses for Conventional Armaments, Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
- Mr. Spencer Chilvers, Head of Export Control Policy, Rolls-Royce plc
- Ms. Erika Trujillo, Co-Founder, Managing Director, SEIA
- Mr. Shahab Wahdatehagh, Vice President, Global Trade Intelligence – EMEA & AP, Descartes
- Mr. Milan Godin, Legal Counsel and Policy Advisor – Strategic Goods Control, Flemish Government – Department of Chancellery and Foreign Affairs
- Ms. Suzanne Reifman, SVP and Group General Counsel, Jet Aviation
- Mr. Andrea Goffi, Sr. Manager Global Trade Controls, Europe – UK, Boeing
- Mr. Thomas Dallas McSorley, General Counsel, NATO DIANA
Should you wish to join our esteemed speaker panel at the Sanctions and Export Compliance in Defence and Aerospace Conference, please contact Ms. Isra Mahmoud on Isra.Mahmoud@nielsonsmith.com
Day 1
08:15 – 09:00 Registration opens and morning refreshments
09:00 – 09:15 Chairman’s opening address and participants’ introductions
09:15 – 10:00 Sanctions and Tariffs – Impact on Defence Trade
10:00 – 11:00A Random Walk Through a Sanctions Evasion Scheme: What Are the Lessons?
11:00 – 11:25 Morning Refreshment break and networking
11:25 – 12:25 Five Case Studies of Reexports of ECCN 9E991 Commercial Aircraft Products and Technology: Isn’t It “NLR” – No License Required? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
12:25 – 13:40 Networking Lunch
13:40 – 14:30 Are the U.S. and EU Diverging on ‘Specially Designed’?
14:30 – 15:15 Sanction – indirect consequences
15:15 – 15:40 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
15:40 – 16:30The Export of Military Equipment – Legal Framework in Germany
16:30 – 17:20 Navigating NATO Procurement: What Are the Export Control and Trade Compliance Hurdles?
17:20 – 17:25 Chairman’s Remarks
17:25 – 18:30 Conference Networking Drinks Reception
Day 2
08:55 – 09:00 Chairman’s opening remarks
9:00 – 09:45 Intangible Transfers of Technology – changes, needs and hopes
09:45 – 10:30 Risk Management in the Defence Industry: Building Business Resilience
10:30 – 11:30 Intra Community Transfers of Defence Products
11:30 – 11:55 Morning Refreshment break and networking
11:55 – 12:40 How Much Third-Party Due Diligence Is Enough: A Comparison of U.S. and EU/UK Export Control and Sanctions Requirements
12:40 – 13:55 Networking Lunch
13:55 – 14:55 Ensuring Compliance Department’s Resilience in a Changing World
14:55 – 15:25 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
15:25 – 16:25 Panel Discussion
16:25 – 16:30 Chairman’s Remarks and Closing of the Conference
End of the Conference
The agenda for Sanctions and Export Compliance in Defence and Aerospace Conference is prepared by and for industry professionals, and includes the most interesting topics, currently pertinent to the field.
If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please contact Ms. Isra Mahmoud on Isra.Mahmoud@nielsonsmith.com
Please contact your NielsonSmith representative to discuss the programme in more depth.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX, TSX: DSG) is a global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions designed to enhance the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses. The company’s solutions make it easier for organizations to access and analyse global trade data, offering insights that help businesses improve trade compliance, reduce duties paid, minimize transactions with sanctioned parties, and identify potential customers and supply chain resources.
As the world’s largest collaborative multimodal logistics community, Descartes serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Descartes operates with a global network of offices and partners. More details are available on their website at www.descartes.com.
Steptoe is an international law firm recognized for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Our top-rated cross-border economic sanctions and export controls practice, with lawyers in Washington DC, Brussels and London, is well-placed to provide our clients with thought leadership, policy advocacy, and informed guidance on international trade laws and regulatory requirements. We have a track record in supporting our clients in regulatory compliance, due diligence, and enforcement investigations in the US, EU and across the world.
At SEIA we didn’t start with possible, we started with what we needed and worked until we created new possibilities. Our solutions fundamentally transform how trade compliance is performed through state-of-the-art risk management dashboards based on advanced data analytics. Our tools are the result of innovation through cooperation across industries to achieve a dashboard system that provides transparency like never before, actionable user-centric metrics, and critically, management of SEIA’s Risk Red Flags in real-time. We can integrate with systems from across your organization (such as trade management systems, screening software, or other compliance programs) to ensure you get “good data” in one place for the insights you want, and the risk assurance that you need.
Sayari is the counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence provider trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions. Its intuitive network analysis platform surfaces hidden risk through integrated corporate ownership, supply chain, trade transaction and risk intelligence data from over 250 jurisdictions. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by thousands of frontline analysts in over 35 countries. To learn how Sayari powers safer global commerce, please visit sayari.com.
Should you wish to become our Partner at this event, please contact Mr. Reyhan Perera on reyhan.perera@nielsonsmith.com
2-day physical pass for one person and the company-wide Post-Event Microsite license for 1 year – 1499 EURO
Please note, we will not charge VAT on this price. The price includes all sessions, lunch, refreshments and available documentation. Please contact us for Group Booking Discounts. Please note: “Compliance Vendor” companies may attend as sponsors only.
Conference Venue
Hilton Dusseldorf
Georg-Glock-Straße
20, 40474
Düsseldorf, Germany
Accommodation Allotment
Rate Single/ Double – €176 / €196*
Check-in – 02/06/2025
Check-out – 04/06/2025
*Per room per night, Including VAT and city Tax
*Including buffet breakfast
*Applicable for KING or TWIN, subject to availability
Cut-off date – 03/04/2025
Please find below the booking link for the allotment at the HILTON Dusseldorf:
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