09:00 am – 09:30 am | Arrival and registration

09:30 am – 09:35 am | Welcome by Olivier Joris, Executive Manager EU & International

09:35 am – 10:00 am | Setting the Scene: A Decade of Sanctions

Introduction to key geopolitical turning points from 2014 to present

By Susan Kovarovics, Partner International Trade at Akin Gump (USA) & Bert Gevers, partner L&L

10:00 am – 10:40 am | EU Institutions Panel: Enforcement, Policy & Financial Sanctions

How the EU’s approach has evolved and where it’s heading

• David O’Sullivan, International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions, EU COMMISSION

10:40 am – 11:20 am | Sanctions as a Tool of European Foreign Policy

• Mr. Jean-Arthur Régibeau – Experienced Belgian Diplomat and Sanctions Coordinator at FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.

11:20 am – 12:30 pm | Comparing Jurisdictions: Member State Approaches

Focus Points of National Authorities – Trends & Challenges

• Marco Padovan, Studio Legale Padovan (Italy)
• Line Berg Madsen, Partner at Kromann Reumert (Denmark)
• Caroline Dackö, Partner at Manheimer Swartling (Sweden)
• Harriet Territt, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard (UK)
  Moderated by Bert Gevers, Partner at Loyens & Loeff in Brussels

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break

02:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Industry Panel: Compliance in a Turbulent Decade

Compliance from 2015 to Today – What We’ve Learned

Lessons from rapid regulatory shifts

Strengthening compliance programmes

Sectoral insights

• Mireille Troosters, Trade Finance Specialist at KBC Bank
• Kevin Verbelen, Senior Expert International Trade & Company Lawyer at AGORIA
• Marta González – Head of Sanctions & AML Regulatory Advisory – Compliance & Ethics at EUROCLEAR
• Johan Evers – Technical Coordinator Export Controls, Sanctions, Security & Defense and Knowledge Security at IMEC
  Moderated by Susan Kovarovics, Partner International Trade at Akin Gump (USA)

03:00 pm – 03:30 pm | U.S. Government Perspective

Update from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Overview of key developments regarding enforcement, as well as the current approach of the U.S. Administration.

By Matthew S. Borman, Senior Counsel International Trade at Akin Gump

03:30 pm – 03:50 pm | Coffee Break

03:50 pm – 04:50 pm | Practical Perspectives: Sector-Specific Insight on US strategic control policies and their impact for European businesses

Tips & Tricks from Within – Sector-Specific Compliance

• Matthew S. Borman, Senior Counsel, International Trade (former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security, BIS) | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Eileen M. Albanese, Senior Regulatory Advisor, International Trade Trade (former Director of the Office of National Security Controls and Director of the Office of Exporter Service) | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

04:50 pm – 05:00 pm | Wrap-Up: Policy & Practice

05:00 pm – 06:30 pm | Cocktail

When? 
Wednesday 15 October 2025
09:30 am – 6:30 pm

Where?
ICC Belgium c/o VBO-FEB
Rue Ravenstein 4
1000 Brussels

Fee?
EUR 160,00 excl. VAT (21 %) for members of ICC Belgium, VBO-FEB, AGORIA, ESSENSCIA, FEBELFIN, CREDENDO & LOYENS & LOEFF
EUR 225,00 excl. VAT (21 %) for non-members

Cancellation policy?
Upon registering for the seminar, you will receive an invoice after the event has concluded. Please note that if you cancel your participation later than Friday, October 10 at 12:00 pm, you will be charged the full amount of the seminar fee. Cancellations made prior to this deadline will not incur any charges. Thank you for your understanding and adherence to this policy.

Registrations are now closed.
If you would still like to register, please send an email to we@iccwbo.be