ACSS Webinar: OFAC Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned from 2023 - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

OFAC Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned from 2023

February 8, 2024 | 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM NYC

ACSS Webinar

CSS Credits: 1.25

Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • Rocio Gainza, Senior Manager, Global Sanctions & Screening, AML Risk | Scotiabank
  • Andrii Dzhaga, FC Trade Controls Policy Lead | Stripe

Moderator:

Alexander Witt CSS, Sanctions & Export Controls Consultant, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Time:

  • 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM NYC
  • 06:00 PM – 07:15 PM London
  • 07:00 PM – 08:15 PM Amsterdam

Description:

Join us in this webinar as we delve into the Enforcement Actions of OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) from 2023 and draw key lessons from these cases.

Our expert speakers will provide a comprehensive analysis of recent OFAC enforcement actions, shedding light on the intricacies of the cases and the regulatory trends that have emerged in 2023. Participants will gain valuable insights into the enforcement priorities, emerging risks, and best practices to fortify their compliance strategies.

What Attendees Will Learn:

  • Recent Case Studies: Explore real-world examples of OFAC enforcement actions in 2023, dissecting the circumstances, penalties, and the regulatory response.
  • Lessons Learned: Identify common pitfalls and compliance challenges faced by organizations, learning from the experiences of others to strengthen your risk mitigation efforts.
  • Sanctions and Global Business: Examine the intersection of OFAC sanctions with global business operations, and discover strategies to navigate the complexities effectively.
  • Best Practices for Compliance: Receive practical guidance on enhancing your company’s OFAC compliance program, including due diligence, risk assessments, and internal controls.
  • Q&A Session: Engage directly with our expert panel during a dedicated question and answer session, gaining personalized insights into your specific compliance concerns.

Certificate of Attendance:

All active ACSS membership will be able to download the certificate from the Learning Management System (under the achievements tab). 

Speakers

Rocío Gainza

Senior Manager, Global Compliance & AML
Scotiabank
Rocío Gainza is licensed to practice law in Venezuela, her native country, and Ontario, Canada, where she has lived for 9 years. She has more than 10 years of experience in the banking field. Six of them as a lawyer in Venezuela, in the legal department of one of the main financial institutions in the country, where she practiced banking law with a focus on regulatory matters. During the last 5 years, she has worked at Scotiabank, in the Global Sanctions Screening team, where she is currently Senior Manager, OFAC Advisory, and offers advice on sanctions in relation to Global Banking and Market clients booked in the jurisdictions where Scotiabank has a presence, including Canada, UK, Europe, APAC and LatAm.

Andrii Dzhaga

FC Trade Controls Policy Lead
Stripe
Andrii has over seven years of sanctions and export controls compliance experience in the financial industry. Currently at Stripe, Andrii leads on export controls compliance issues and provides sanctions advisory for a portfolio of products and initiatives, including deployment of large language models to improve accuracy of sanctions screening controls. Prior to Stripe, Andrii focused on sanctions compliance advisory for two years at Scotiabank’s Global Sanctions Office. Before his time at Scotiabank, he spent four years working on sanctions investigations at CIBC.

Event Registration

Members of the Association

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Non Members of the Association

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Moderator

Alexander Witt CSS

Sanctions & Export Controls Consultant
ACSS

Alexander Witt is a Sanctions & Export Control Consultant for the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS). He is an expert in EU, US, and German Sanctions and Export Control Laws and Regulations. Previously Alexander worked as a Sanctions & Export Control Consultant at Full Circle Compliance and as an Export Compliance Officer at Fujifilm Europe in the Netherlands.

Customer Testimonials

“I really appreciated the detail and references on the slides, very helpful”.

Scott Kinney, CAMS

Compliance Manager Global Sanctions Group, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

“Great job. Very informative”.

Brianna Long

Senior Compliance Analyst Compliance and Risk Investigations and Analysis, Convera

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