Mid-Year Sanctions Snapshot with LexisNexis® Risk Solutions - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

Mid-Year Sanctions Snapshot with LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

July 17, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM NYC

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Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • Vincent Gaudel|LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
  • TBD

Moderator:

Ivy Llena, Sanctions Training Coordinator, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Time:

  • 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM NYC
  • 03:00 PM – 04:15 PM London
  • 04:00 PM – 05:15 PM Amsterdam

Description:

Join us for a data-driven deep dive into sanctions activity from the first half of 2025

Drawing on real-time insights from global regulators—analyzed and contextualized by experts at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions—this webinar will unpack the key geopolitical developments and policy shifts shaping today’s rapidly evolving sanctions landscape. From the surge in enforcement actions to shifting regional priorities, we’ll explore what these trends reveal—and what they mean for compliance professionals navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

What the webinar aims to cover:

    • The scale and pace of sanctions actions in H1 2025—how does it compare to recent years?

    • Key EU and UK measures targeting Russia, and how their focus is evolving

    • Top regulatory priorities emerging globally—and what compliance teams need to prepare for next

    Certificate of Attendance:

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

    Event Registration

    Register for this FREE webinar today! Tell your friends, clients, customers and colleagues about it.

    ACSS webinars conduct audience polls that will give you vital benchmarking data so you can measure your sanctions compliance against others.

    ACSS Members who attend the live session can download their Certificate of Attendance from our member-only platform.

    Speakers

    Vincent Gaudel

    Financial Crime Compliance Expert – CGSS
    LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
    Vincent Gaudel works as a financial crime compliance expert for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. His responsibilities include maintaining a deep understanding of worldwide regulatory trends to help guide the company’s product development and functionality growth while supporting client expansions.

    With more than 10 years of experience in compliance functions, Gaudel provides exceptional expertise in sanctions compliance, anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations. His comprehensive regulatory analysis enables the sales engineering process and sanctions data teams.

    Gaudel is the author of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Sanctions Pulse, a recurring in-depth evaluation of the global sanctions landscape. He is certified by ACAMS as a Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and holds Master’s degrees in international and European relations from Linköping University, Sweden and international business from INSEEC, France.

    Specialties: Financial Sanctions; Export Controls & Trade Sanctions; AML/CFT

    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