Perhaps no other region faces a more complex sanctions environment than MENA. In addition to the UN sanctions and local sanctions, entities with ties to the United States, United Kingdom and European Union must also take into consideration OFAC, OFSI and EU Council sanctions requirements.  In the UAE, beneficial ownership information for more than 30 “free zones” is available to law enforcement only.  Finally, several MENA countries are in the middle of shipping routes between sanctioned jurisdictions, complicating sanctions compliance involving import/export activity. For some clarity amid all the complexity, join our top sanctions experts as they discuss global and regional challenges to sanctions compliance.

Moderator: 
George Voloshin, CAMS, CGSS, Global Expert, Anti-Financial Crime, ACAMS 

Presenters:
Sameena Ali, CAMS, CGSS, Associate Director, Sanctions Compliance - Africa and Middle East (AME), Financial Crime Compliance, Standard Chartered 

Bhavesh Dattani, Partner, DWF

William G. Rich, Chief Sanctions Officer, Middle East and Africa, Citibank

Sumit Sarkar, Group Head of Sanctions Compliance, Mashreq Bank