Deepen your understanding of international and Swiss sanctions on Russia and explore solutions for effective compliance.
The conference will cover the fundamentals of sanctions from Swiss, international and comparative law perspectives and give insights into the sanction implementation programs in key jurisdictions (Switzerland, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom). The afternoon working sessions will focus on practical cases of export controls, financial sanctions, investigations, and enforcement.
8h15 - 9h00 – Registration
9h00 - 9h15 – Welcome and opening remarks
9h15 - 9h35 – Sanctions and their role in international trade law - a brief overview
9h35 - 10h45 – Sanctions from US, EU, and UK perspectives
10h45 - 12h00 – Sanctions from a Swiss perspective
12h15 - 13h15 – Buffet (included)
13h15 - 14h30 – Building a sanctions compliance program
14h30 - 14h45 – Coffee break
14h45 - 16h30 – Working sessions (export control, financial sanctions)
16h30 - 16h45 – Coffee break
16h45 - 18h00 – Investigation and enforcement
18h00 - 18h10 – Closing remarks
19h00 - 23h00 – Dinner (not included, sign-up required, limited availability).
Mr Richard Newcomb, Partner, Chair, International Trade Practice Group, DLA Piper LLP US (Washington, DC, USA), former Director of OFAC (1987-2004) | Keynote speaker
Prof. Dr Pascal Pichonnaz, University of Fribourg Law School
Prof. Dr Marcel Niggli, University of Fribourg Law School
Prof. Dr Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, University of Basel, Co-Director of the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law
Dr Béatrice Graf-Hurni, Policy Advisor, Swiss Federal Department of Finance
Dr Anna Bradshaw, Partner, Peters&Peters (London, UK)
Mr Silvan Jampen, Senior Corporate Counsel, Head of Sanctions Compliance Competence Center, Nestlé
Ms Orisia Gammell, Chief Legal Counsel, Export Control, SAP
Mr Harout J. Samra, Of Counsel, DLA Piper LLP US (Miami, USA)
Ms Michelle Reed, Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer, LLM Lecturer University of Fribourg Law School
Dr James F. Reardon, Senior Associate, MLL Legal, LLM Lecturer University of Fribourg Law School