During this morning workshop, our esteemed subject-matter experts will deliver a thorough and detailed examination of EU, UK, and U.S. sanctions and export controls on Russia and China. The discussion will center on the myriad of requirements, intricacies, and continually evolving requirements-and the key questions to ask when putting theory into practice. Special attention will be given to the evolution of sanctions compliance, along with insights into future developments. Attendees will acquire a solid compliance foundation and key insights to prepare for the main conference discussions. Walk away with an essential roadmap to compliance, along with speaker-prepared reference materials for your work after the event. Topics will include:

• Dissecting the guidelines under the EU’s newly implemented 16th package of sanctions
• Assessing new U.S. national security legislation targeting China: from the BIOSECURE Act to the China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025
• Addressing prevalence of ship-to-ship transfers as a tool of sanctions evasion, and the increased due diligence around the use of EU ports
• Identifying how to implement these rules in practice when you don’t know where a product originates
  • The import restrictions for steel produced in countries with Russian origin
  • What kind of evidence should be provided to customs authority
  • The scope of due diligence required from exporters? Is required by importers?
• Understanding the pitfalls of export classification and how it can be done effectively
• Analysing the differences in the scale and pace of sanctions designations targets by the EU, UK, and U.S.
• Navigating how the U.K. focus on sanctions targets outside of government diverges slightly from EU and U.S. areas of focus
• Understanding the key differences in ownership versus control when it comes to the divergence in sanctioning non-listed entities
• Understanding services sanctions imposed by the U.S., EU, and UK
• Differences in the scope of and location restrictions on investment bans by the U.S., EU, and UK
• Contrasting the key differences between EU, UK, and U.S. sanctions rules with regard to winding down Russian
• Working through practical examples including services sanctions, internal export control assessments, sectoral sanctions, stripping, secondary sanctions, and voluntary self-disclosures