Webinar
Nordics: Compliance with Russia and Belarus Sanctions
Nordic Financial Institutions and companies are exposed to Russia and Belarus sanctions due to geographic proximity and significant economic activity between the countries. This webinar will discuss sanctions risk profile of the Nordics in relation to Russia and Belarus in line of recent developments in the sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The speakers will discuss compliance challenges in a constantly changing sanctions regulatory landscape affecting the region.
Duration: 75 minutes
Speakers:
Amalie Korning Wedege, CSS, First Vice President, Head of Sanction & Embargo, Financial Crime, Group Compliance | Danske Bank
Sophio Tabatadze, Formerly with Citi: VP, Sanctions Compliance Nordics | Citi
Moderator: Alexander Witt, Sanctions & Export Controls Consultant, ACSS
CSS Credits: 1
Date: Thursday, December 02, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM New York (EST)
03:00 PM – 04:15 PM London (GMT)
04:00 PM – 05:15 PM Amsterdam (CET)
What you will learn:
- Understanding the Nordics sanctions risk profile in relation to Russia and Belarus
- Nordstream and political divergence in the EU
- Challenging development and wave of sanctions against Belarus
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Amalie Korning Wedege, CSS
First Vice President, Head of Sanction & Embargo, Financial Crime, Group Compliance
Danske Bank | Denmark
As the global Head of Sanctions & Embargoes for the Danske Bank Group, Amalie has overall responsibility for the global development, implementation and improvement of the Danske Bank Group’s sanctions compliance program, as well as leading the Sanctions Compliance unit in Danske Bank and associated teams. She is the former Head of the Sanctions Framework & Compliance Unit of Danske Bank, following previous roles in a Nordic peer bank and advisory positions in the security and professional services sectors. She holds an M.Sc. in Security Risk Management from the University of Copenhagen, a B.Sc. in International Business & Politics from the Copenhagen Business School, and is a certified sanctions compliance professional (ACSS, ICA).
Sophio Tabatadze
Formerly with Citi:
VP, Sanctions Compliance Nordics
Citi
Until recently, Sophio Tabatadze was the Vice President at Citi Bank, responsible for Sanctions Compliance in the Nordic Region at Citi Bank. Previously she has served as a Principal Financial Crime Compliance Officer at Danske Bank. Moreover, she has a background as an Ethics and Compliance Officer at Telia Company, where she covered Anti-Corruption and Trade Compliance issues in the Nordics, Baltics and the Eurasia Region.