Roberto is the founder of Regional Compliance Group, a boutique consulting firm specialized in International Sanctions and Anti-corruption (www.rcompliancegroup.com). He is a lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires; LL.M. from Austral University; with more than 12 years in Compliance-related functions in the oil and gas industry in one of LATAM’s main exporters. Roberto holds the following certifications in the international sanctions and compliance field: Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional -International (CCEP-I), and Leadership Professional In Ethics and Compliance (LPECC). He is an active member of the Ethics and Compliance Commission -Argentina Chapter- of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and has served in the Compliance Commission of the Argentine Institute of Oil and Gas. Roberto regularly participates in compliance lectures and seminars within the energy industry and has authored several scholarly articles on international sanctions and anti-corruption related matters.

Owais is a Director at RBC and provides strategic advice to its Global Economic Sanctions program. Mr. Arshad’s advisory work at RBC encompasses capital markets, wealth management, investment custodian services and, block chain enabled digital assets. He has written widely on sanctions related topics, and regularly presents on geopolitics, and the evolution of global sanctions regimes.

Rebecca is a Certified Sanctions Specialist based in London. She is also an arbitrator/arbitration counsel, specialising in International commercial arbitration. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Wales and obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Merit from Queen Mary University of London and University College London. She is an associate member of one of the leading set of Barristers’ Chambers in the UK, Six Pump Court, London. At the same time, she is a law tutor/lecturer in the University of Buckingham, England.

Rebecca has about 20 years’ experience as a compliance lawyer, advising on sanctions regimes of US OFAC, UK OFSI, United Nations, and the European Union, international trade, export, import and cross border transactions. She started as a litigation and corporate lawyer with the Global Ernst & Young Law. She then went on to become the General Counsel & Head of Compliance (including Sanctions) in various public listed corporations; listed in United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Rohan is a Sanctions Data Specialist at Bloomberg based in London. As a Specialist, Rohan identifies entities and financial instruments impacted by economic sanctions. In addition to acquiring and ensuring the quality of Bloomberg's sanction data Rohan has worked on product enhancements bringing greater transparency into the way issuers and securities are impacted by sanctions restrictions. Rohan specializes in sanctions from the US, EU, UK, Switzerland & the United Nations.