Sanctions and Export Compliance in Europe Conference, 29-30 January 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany
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.
Our annual winter gathering in Germany looking at everything you need to know about EU and European Sanctions and Export Controls Compliance.
In Düsseldorf, for over 10 years now, in February European sanctions and export controls compliance specialists meet to discuss and learn. Whether your interest is in the updated EU Dual-Use regulation, US, UK and EU sanctions or investment controls, Chinese export controls and “Anti-Sanctions Law” or US re-exports, if you export out of Europe – this is your event. Let’s face it, the only constant nowadays in export control – is change. Do not get caught out, drop us a line to talk further and attend.
- Mr. Alexander Groba, Director Foreign Trade, MTU Aero Engines AG
- Dr. Christian Struck, Head of Trade Compliance, Wacker
- Mr. Jens Nilson, Director, Trade Compliance Europe, Xylem
- Ms. Heather Sroka, Senior International Trade Counsel, Intel
- Ms. Aleksandra Salamandra, EMEA Export Program Director, Intel
- Ms. Carine Ly, Senior Export Control Advisor, Vitesco Technologies
- Mr. Marouane Hakim, Export Compliance Policy EMEA Lead, Keysight Technologies
- Ms. Karin Borg, Head of Global Export Controls, Volvo
- Mr. Rodrigo Cunha, Chief Compliance Officer and Member of the Executive Committee, Manuchar
- Mr. Byron McKinney, Director – Trade Compliance, S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Ms. Erika Trujillo, Director, Strategy & Development, SEIA
- Mr. Volkmar Rönsch, Head of Export Control, Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
- Dr. Florian Wolf, Partner, Public Procurement and International Trade Law, Blomsein
- Dr. Michael Landwehr, Vice President Customs and Foreign
Trade, GEA - Mr. Ravi Amin, Product Specialist, S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Mr. Tobias Ackermann, Associate, Blomstein
- Mr. Markus Wipfler, Partner, Global Trade Advisory, Deloitte GmbH
Should you wish to join our esteemed speaker panel at the conference, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com
The agenda for Sanctions and Export Compliance in Europe Conference is prepared by and for industry professionals, and includes the most interesting topics, currently pertinent to the field.
Day 1
08:15 – 09:00 Registration opens and morning refreshments
09:00 – 09:25 Chairman’s opening address and participant’s introductions
09:25 – 10:10 Changes and updates to the sanction’s regimes of US and UK over the last 12 months
10:10 – 11:00 A deep dive into the 14th package implementation – lessons learned
11:00 – 11:25 Morning refreshment break and networking
11:25 – 12:15 Sanctions Litigation and Arbitration
12:15 – 13:00 What to expect of the Polish presidency?
13:00 – 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 Changing nature of Trade Compliance Risk Management for the Digital Era Sanctions Compliance and CSDDD – are two worlds coming together?
15:00 – 16:00 Compliance Challenges in the Digitial Era
16:00 – 16:25 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
16:25 – 17:30 Panel Discussion – impact of China’s export control actions on Europe
17:30 – 17:35 Chairman’s Remarks
Day 2
08:55 – 09:00 Chairman’s Address
09:00 – 10:00 Latest thinking in diversion and circumvention prevention
10:00 – 11:00 Due diligence in indirect supply chain: how far/heavy do we need to go to meet regulatory expectations?
11:00 – 11:25 Morning Refreshment Break and Networking
11:25 – 12:25 Intangible transfers
12:25 – 13:40 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:40 – 14:40 Re-export of US goods: practical impact of changes in US export controls
14:40 – 15:40 SIM cards and tracking tools: Challenges for export and customs control
15:40 – 16:00 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
16:00 – 17:00 Experiences and insights on how to introduce and maintain an adequate Compliance Management System in Export Control in accordance with the German IDW auditing standard 980
17:00 – 17:05 Chairman’s Remarks and Closing of the Conference
END OF CONFERENCE
If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please contact Miss Isra Mahmoud on isra.mahmoud@nielsonsmith.com
Please contact your NielsonSmith representative to discuss the programme in more depth.
S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). We are the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. Our specialized content and capabilities enable our customers to analyse sectors and trends, manage risk and solve complex problems and make confident decisions around supply chain, maritime and trade, issuer solutions, and economics and country risk. Our deep sector intelligence includes financial institutions, insurance, real estate, technology, media, telecoms, ESG, and commodities.
At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we understand the importance of accurate, deep, and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivalled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit spglobal.com/marketintelligence
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.
E2open is the connected supply chain software platform that enables the world’s largest companies to transform the way they make, move, and sell goods and services. With the broadest cloud-native global platform purpose-built for modern supply chains, e2open connects more than 480,000 manufacturing, logistics, channel, and distribution partners as one multi-enterprise network tracking over 15 billion transactions annually. Our SaaS platform anticipates disruptions and opportunities to help companies improve efficiency, reduce waste, and operate sustainably. Moving as one.™ Learn More: www.e2open.com.
AEB software supports the global trade and logistics processes of businesses in the industrial, commercial, and service sectors. More than 7,000 customers are using AEB solutions in 80 countries for multi-country customs clearance, import and export management, sanctions list screening, export controls and license management, risk assessment, shipping, and warehouse management. AEB’s portfolio extends from ready-to-go software products from the cloud to a tailored but highly adaptive logistics platform. With the automation of customs declarations, embargo checks, shipping and billing processes, and the IT integration of partners in the supply chain, AEB brings greater transparency, efficiency, cost reductions, and legal protection to supply chain management as a whole. AEB solutions also make companies more flexible and increase their capabilities to react. AEB has more than 600 employees. The software company has its head office and on-site data centers in Germany and international offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and the Philippines.
MIC – In the rapidly expanding global economy, multinational companies have the opportunity to reduce international customs and trade compliance costs by accelerating the movement of goods to achieve both short-term and long-term competitive advantages. However, the appropriate Global Trade Management (GTM) software must be in place and fully integrated with a company’s overall IT infrastructure (e.g., ERP Host System) and its customs and trade compliance business processes in order to increase efficiency, ensure transparency, minimize compliance risk, and save on costs.
MIC is the worldwide leading provider of global customs and trade compliance software solutions. More than 800 customers, in 55+ countries, on six continents, use MIC customs and trade compliance software. We specialize in the integration of global customs and trade compliance systems based on specific corporate structures and consider regional and national legal requirements. We ensure efficient customs operations and compliance within the legal frameworks. 1 GTM Source System with 1 GTM Compliance Database, 1 Graphical User Interface, and 1 consistent Service Organisation worldwide—delivered as SaaS (Cloud) solutions.
BLOMSTEIN is a leading boutique for international trade, antitrust, and public procurement law based in Berlin, Germany. Founded as a spin-off of a leading international law firm in 2016, BLOMSTEIN “has positioned itself at the top of the market within a few years,” according to clients and peers. The experienced team advises high-profile international clients in a broad range of sectors. Owing their specific international trade law know-how, BLOMSTEIN was already awarded as “Law Firm of the Year / Foreign Trade Law” (JUVE Awards 2021). Alongside their expertise in export control, sanctions, and customs law, the team is particularly active in foreign direct investment control, assisting well-known clients with complex filings at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). BLOMSTEIN’s lawyers are well connected internationally. For seamless support worldwide, the firm cooperates with an excellent network of leading specialist firms in Germany and abroad.
Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and customs compliance and related services. Deloitte currently has approximately 330,000 people in more than 150 countries and territories. Our culture and purpose—to make an impact that matters—is shared by our member firms all over the world.
Should you wish to become our Partner at this event, please contact Mr. Reyhan Perera on reyhan.perera@nielsonsmith.com
Full 2-Day Conference Ticket Price for 1 person
Including the Company-wide Post-Event Microsite license for 1 year – 1499 euros
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: “Vendor” companies may attend as sponsors only.
Conference Venue
Steigenberger Parkhotel
Königsallee 1A,
40212 Düsseldorf,
Germany
Accommodation allotment
Arrival: 28th of January 2024
Departure: 30th of January 2024
Room Rate: superior single room incl. breakfast – € 219,00 per room/night inc. VAT
Check In: From 3:00pm on the day of arrival
Check Out: until 12:00pm (noon) on the day of departure
The allotment is available until the 31st of December 2024.
The reservation can be made using the keyword Nielsonsmith. A free cancellation for individual reservations is not possible later than 1 week prior to arrival date. Late cancellations or No-Shows will be charged at 90% of the agreed room rate for the entire stay. Individual reservations can be made under the following contact details:
Tel.: +49 211 1381 0
Fax: +49 211 1381 592
E-Mail: duesseldorf@steigenberger.de