ACSS London Chapter
From Chaos to Calm- Solving a Sanctions Crisis Scenario
Hosted by 
Mazars
Thu, 23 May 2024
18:00 – 21:00 BST
Speakers
- John Binns, BCL Solicitors
- Jovanna K Ellerman, Mazars LLP
- Luke Firmin, Mazars LLP
- John Whitworth, MJ Trade Advisory
Event Information
Come join for our next ACSS London Chapter event, hosted by Mazars in the heart of the City!
This time, our experts will be walking you through an interactive scenario of common sanctions and export controls mishaps to challenge even the bravest of UK compliance gurus. The scenario will involve red flags from the perspectives of various sectors, including: a bank, an exporter, a legal professional, and many more! Do you think you will have the best answer to solve the problem at hand?
Register today and come test your sanctions know-how!
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Agenda
18:00 – 18:20 Registration & Welcome Refreshments
18:15 – 18:40 Welcome from Luke Firmin of Mazars, Introduction from Anna Sayre of ACSS, and Chapter Update from our Chapter Chair – Tom Cornell of Debevoise & Plimpton
18:40 – 19:40: Sanctions and Export Controls Scenario Presentation, with interactive participation
🔸John Binns, BCL Solicitors
🔸John Whitworth, MJ Trade Advisory
🔸Jovanna K Ellerman, Mazars
19:40 – 21:00: Well-deserved networking over drinks and nibbles
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This is a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge with your fellow sanction sand export controls colleagues, catch up on the latest snags, and to possibly take away a few new practical ideas to apply in your day-to-day routine.
Don’t miss it!
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Speakers
John Binns
BCL Solicitors
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John Binns is a specialist in proceeds of crime laws, cannabis regulation, sanctions, and tax investigations. He has extensive experience in financial crime, which also involves bribery and corruption, extradition, Interpol, fraud, market abuse, and the conduct of related civil proceedings. He is a prolific writer and speaker on a variety of topics.
Jovanna K Ellerman
Associate Director
Mazars LLP
Luke Firmin
Director-Financial Crime
Mazars LLP
John Whitworth
Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade Compliance Specialist
MJ Trade Advisory
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Moving into Product Management in 2008 after General Electric had bought the filtration company he was then working for, this was the point at which he ‘stumbled across’ export controls. Learning fast though necessity, he was tasked with resolving an oversight in the company’s compliance to the UK military export control regulations.
Having satisfactorily concluded that with the submission of a voluntary disclosure, John’s curiosity for the subject prompted him to take an opportunity with full time responsibility of export controls and sanctions compliance.