Sanctions Masterclass: Ownership and Control 101

Sam Cousins is a Senior Associate at ACAMS, where his work includes supporting public-private partnerships and strengthening ACAMS thought leadership pillar through the development of content on sanctions and risk, particularly the Sanctions Masterclass program and Global Monthly Update. Sam's work also focuses on countering ransomware financing, which includes enhancing industry awareness of the anti-financial crime risks associated with ransomware attacks and supporting the mitigation of those risks through policies, training and public-private dialogue.

Prior to ACAMS, Sam worked on the Sanctions Policy team at UK Finance - the trade association for the UK banking sector.

Yaël Papa is a Senior FCC Specialist at ING in the Netherlands since 2019. As Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), she advises on various aspects of financial crime with specific focus on compliance with economic sanctions, complex ownership- and control structures and anti-money laundering investigations. Prior to joining compliance, Yaël practiced her role as Subject Matter Expert in the Know Your Customer organisation within ING, responsible for providing training and education on various AML topics. She has a master’s degree in Criminology from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. 

Nick Turner is Managing Associate General Counsel for Global Financial Crimes Legal Advisory at HSBC in Hong Kong. Prior to joining HSBC, Nick was in private practice in Hong Kong, where he advised multinational financial institutions and corporates on all aspects of compliance with economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, and anti-bribery and corruption laws and regulations. Nick previously served as a regional sanctions compliance officer for Citi in Hong Kong and as a Management Associate for Citi in the United States. He is licensed to practice law in New York and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

George is a global expert anti-financial crime at ACAMS and member of ACAMS' global SMEs team. He previously headed the Paris branch of a leading corporate intelligence consultancy and has strong credentials in corporate investigations and political risk analysis.

An ACAMS-certified global sanctions specialist (CGSS) and certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), he has expertise in the geopolitics, security and economics of wider Europe and the former Soviet Union. George has written extensively on international affairs and has published to date two books and hundreds of articles.