Sanctions Evasion Rules for Banks - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

Sanctions Evasion Rules for Banks

August 6, 2026 | 08:00 AM – 09:15 AM NYC

ACSS Webinar

CSS Credits: 1.25

Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • Sarah Travers | Royal Bank of Canada
  • Marar, Alexander | Royal Bank of Canada

Moderator:

Ivy Llena, Sanctions Training Coordinator, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Time:

  • 08:00 AM – 09:15 AM NYC
  • 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM London
  • 02:00 PM – 03:15 PM Amsterdam

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Speakers

Sarah Travers

Regional Head of Sanctions and ABAC -UK, Europe and APAC
Royal Bank of Canada
Sarah Travers is the Regional Head of Sanctions and ABAC providing coverage for UK, Europe and APAC.  Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in financial crime, within law enforcement and the private sector, including roles at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and BAML and has worked for RBC for the last 9 years. Sarah is a member of the UK Finance Sanctions Committee and Deputy Chair of the UK Finance International Corruption Steering Group. Sarah has also worked with the IMF on Technical Assistance Missions and FATF assisting with drafting the Guidance on the Risk-Based Approach for Casinos

Marar, Alexander

Royal Bank of Canada

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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