Open-Source Investigations for Sanctions Compliance – Practical Tips - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

Open-Source Investigations for Sanctions and Export Controls Compliance – Practical Tips

September 5, 2024 | 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM NYC

ACSS Webinar

CSS Credits: 1.25

Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • Jean-Paul Duvivier | Ferrari & Associates
  • Christian Nota | Data Analyst and Policy Officer European Commission

Moderator:

Ivy Llena, Sanctions Training Coordinator, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Time:

  • 07:00 AM – 8:15 AM NYC
  • 12:00 PM – 01:15 PM London
  • 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM Amsterdam

Description:

Conducting deep due diligence on corporations and individuals is essential to support compliance and legal submissions to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Businesses and sanctions professionals must be adept at utilizing research and analysis techniques for international sanctions investigations.

This webinar will cover various approaches to managing investigations using broad open-source tools across diverse regions and languages. You will learn how to effectively navigate and utilize these resources to gather crucial information, support your compliance efforts, and enhance your investigative capabilities.

Highlights of the webinar will include:

  • Researching and experimenting with search engines, AI tools, and other approaches
  • Handling foreign language sources and documentation
  • Analyzing information on corporations and individuals
  • Considering/using subscription (quasi open-source) services such as business intelligence platforms

Certificate of Attendance:

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

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Speakers

Jean-Paul Duvivier

Director, Investigations & Compliance
Ferrari & Associates

Jean-Paul “JP” Duvivier has over 20 years of experience in sanctions and anti-money laundering, including compliance, enforcement, and policy roles in the U.S. Treasury Department and senior positions at major global financial institutions. In his current role as Director for Investigations & Compliance at Ferrari & Associates, he works with the Firm on research and investigations in support of clients who are petitioning the U.S. government for removal from the OFAC sanctions list and persons who are seeking compliance and legal guidance to avoid sanctions exposure risks. JP’s case work over the last three years has dealt with a broad variety of jurisdictions including Russia, Iran, Lebanon, the DRC, and Venezuela. The Firm’s investigative team uses a mix of open source research, business intelligence platforms and registries, publically available government data, and some AI tools.

Christian Nota

Data Analyst and Policy Officer
European Commission

Christian Nota is a Data Analyst and Policy Officer working for the European Commission, in the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union on the EU restrictive measures against the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. With more than three years of experience in the field of economics, policy and data analysis, he has contributed to there vision of several EU Directives, alongside teaching International Governance, PoliticalScience and Econometrics at the United Nations and Maastricht University

Moderator

Ivy Llena

Sanctions Training Coordinator
ACSS

Ivy Llena has over 14 years of experience in the learning and development field, providing capacity-building and professional development programs for corporate and social service agencies in the US and the Philippines.

Before joining ACSS, she was a program director at a non-profit organization in the Philippines, where she co-designed and co-implemented economic empowerment programs and services for survivors of human trafficking and their families. Ivy also served at the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, where she led and contributed to inclusive economic growth initiatives.

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