Sanctions Compliance in Practice: Enforcement Lessons and Licensing Insights from OFSI - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

Sanctions Compliance in Practice: Enforcement Lessons and Licensing Insights with OFSI

September 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM NYC
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CSS Credits: 1.25

Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • OFSI’s Industry Engagement Team

Moderator:

Ivy Llena, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Time:

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

Description:

What can recent enforcement activity tell us about effective sanctions compliance, and what does OFSI look for when considering licensing applications?

Join representatives from OFSI’s Industry Engagement Team for a practical discussion on enforcement lessons, emerging compliance trends, and licensing decision-making. The session will explore what good sanctions compliance looks like in practice, the principles and factors that inform OFSI’s approach to licensing, and how the UK works alongside other jurisdictions.

Speakers will also discuss the UK’s evolving sanctions enforcement framework and what it means for compliance professionals

Key Takeaways:

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Identify key lessons and compliance trends emerging from OFSI’s enforcement activity.

  • Understand OFSI’s approach to licensing, including how applications are assessed and the factors considered in decision-making.

  • Gain insight into the UK sanctions enforcement framework and what it means for sanctions compliance.

  • Understand how the UK coordinates with other jurisdictions on sanctions implementation and enforcement

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

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

Speakers

OFSI’s Industry Engagement Team

Moderator

Ivy Llena

Learning and Development Manager
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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Crowe LLP

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Erin Block Tomitz
USAA

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Senior Sanctions Compliance Specialist
Raiffeisen Bank (Ukraine)

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