Sanctions and Export Compliance in Life Sciences Conference
Sanctions and Export Compliance in Life Sciences Conference, 11 - 12 March 2026, Zurich, Switzerland
Our conference focusing on sanctions, export controls and customs compliance in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices sectors.
The Sanctions and Export Compliance in Life Sciences Conference focuses on sanctions, export controls, and customs compliance within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors.
A successful conference is centered on delegate participation; at Nielsonsmith, we strive to build a platform where delegates can openly discuss the matter at hand in a room full of peers. In-depth presentations with extended Q&A time to get the answers uppermost in your mind.
- Ms. Fatimah Sajjadi, Trade Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Director, STADA
- Mr. Roberto Fuster Canales, Head of Global Trade Governance & Export Control, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Mr. Michel van den Hoven, Head of Global Trade Compliance, Philips
- Ms. Erika Trujillo, Director, Strategy & Development, SEIA
- Mr. Florian Wolf, Partner, Blomstein
- Mr. Tobias Ackermann, Senior Associate, Blomstein
- Ms. Nora Bartos, Legal Counsel Export Control & Economic Sanctions, Roche
- Mr. Nicholas Bentley, Head of Legal Trade Sanctions, Novartis
- Mr. Petar Ljujic, Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance EMEA, Siemens Healthineers
- Ms. Beata Kasperowicz, Senior Trade Compliance Manager, Alcon
- Mr. Tobias Bergbauer, Head of Customs and Export Control, Olympus
- Mr. Kostas Katsoulis, Director, Global Trade Compliance, Solventum
Please contact your NielsonSmith representative to discuss the programme in more depth.
Day 1
08:15 – 09:00 Registration opens and morning refreshments
09:00 – 09:20 Chairman opening address and participants’ introductions
09:20– 10:20 Evolving EU Sanctions and Export Controls: Enforcement, Fragmentation, and Compliance Risks for Life Sciences
10:20 – 11:20 The Expiry of the JCPOA: Repercussions for Pharmaceutical Trade with Iran
11:20 – 11:45 Morning Refreshment break and networking
11:45 – 12:45 China’s Export Controls on Rare Earths and Critical Minerals: Implications for European Life Sciences
12:45 – 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion: Post-Election U.S. Sanctions Landscape: Preparing for 2026 Policy Shifts
15:00 – 16:00 SEIA’s Top Trends in Regulatory and Operational Risks from Life Sciences in 2025
16:00 – 16:25 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking
16:25 – 17:25 Sustainability and Compliance: From the EUDR to ESG-Driven Due Diligence
17:25 – 17:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
17:30 – 18:30 Conference Networking Drinks Reception
DAY 2
08:30 – 08:55 Early morning refreshments and networking
08:55 – 09:00 Chairman opening remarks
09:00 – 11:00
STREAM 1: Medical Devices
STREAM 2: Pharma
11:00 – 11:25 Morning Refreshment break and networking
11:25 – 12:25 Digital and Trade Data at the Core of Compliance Transformation
12:25 – 13:40 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:40 – 14:40 Trade Barriers and Free Trade Agreements: New Opportunities for Life Sciences Companies
14:40 – 15:40 Supply Chain Resilience and Dual-Use Risks in Pharmaceuticals
15:40 – 16:00 Afternoon Refreshment Break and Networking
16:00 – 16:50 Interactive Roundtables on topics brought up by delegates
16:50 – 17:00 Chairman remarks
END OF CONFERENCE
If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please contact Miss Isra Mahmoud on isra.mahmoud@nielsonsmith.com
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 to 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.
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 RedFlags 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.
Should you wish to become our Partner at this event, please contact Miss Isra Mahmoud on isra.mahmoud@nielsonsmith.com
2-day physical pass for one person and 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
Novotel Zurich City-WestZurich
Accommodation Allotment
TBC
Information
Delegate tickets are for in-house participants only. Compliance vendors may only attend by becoming a sponsor, please request a prospectus via the button below. Vendors purchasing tickets will not gain access to the event and will receive only a 70% refund.
