Sanctions Connect
ACSS Connect Call: Informational Session about the ACSS Ambassador Program
Duration:
30 minutes
Speakers:
- Saskia Rietbroek | ACSS
Moderator:
Ivy Llena, ACSS
Date:
Time:
- 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM NYC
- 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM London (GMT)
- 03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Amsterdam (CET)
Description:
Join this session, ask your questions, and find out more!
The ACSS Ambassador Program extends the reach of ACSS into cities and regions without formal chapters. Ambassadors are ACSS members who serve as local points of connection, promoting membership and certification, organizing meetups, and fostering professional networks where knowledge and best practices can be shared. This grassroots presence ensures that sanctions and export control professionals worldwide have access to ACSS resources and support.
As visible leaders, Ambassadors bridge local expertise with ACSS’s global platform. They initiate dialogue with regulators and government agencies, incorporate local perspectives into ACSS programming, and foster peer development through training and outreach.
About ACSS Connect Call:
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Why ACSS Ambassador Program?
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What does the Ambassador program entail?
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Current regions covered and how to get in touch with an ACSS Ambassador?
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Why and how to become an ACSS Ambassador?
Event Registration
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Speaker
Saskia Rietbroek
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS)
Saskia is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), a professional membership body for sanctions professionals worldwide. She is a Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and an industry leader in financial crime topics. Saskia has over 15 years of Sanctions/AML experience in the US, Latin America and Europe. Her global footprint enables Saskia to apply valuable expertise and insight into international training and financial crime compliance projects.Saskia frequently speaks English, Spanish and Dutch on various financial crime topics.
Saskia earned law degrees from Leiden University (Netherlands) and Universidad La Católica (Lima, Peru) and was admitted to the Lima Bar Association. She also holds an international MBA from Florida International University. She speaks fluent Dutch, English, Spanish, and basic German.
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.
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