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Oliver Chapman

UK Head of Embargoes and Sanctions - SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Oliver is the UK Head of Sanctions & Embargoes at Société Générale, London Branch and Société Générale International Limited. He previously spent 10 years at a leading Japanese investment bank, where he was the European Head of Sanctions and AML Transaction Monitoring. Oliver has 15 years of regulatory and banking compliance experience in large and mid-sized investment banking and brokerage firms across the globe, with particular focus on financial and economic crime compliance.

All Sessions by Oliver Chapman

11:45 - 12:15

GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT

Session: Building Strong Governance and Oversight Frameworks for Sanctions Compliance

  • Defining roles and responsibilities within organizations for sanctions compliance to ensure effective governance and support comprehensive oversight
  • Implementing robust data management protocols and regular audits in streamlining AML and sanctions teams’ activities
  • Providing ongoing training to staff on evolving sanctions regulations and compliance obligations to mitigate risks improve governance
  • Fostering seamless communication and collaboration between compliance, legal, risk management, and operational teams to promote a unified approach to sanctions oversight and address potential vulnerabilities

13:40 - 14:20

OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES

Panel Discussion: The Race is On – Overcoming Operational Hurdles in the management of sanctions issues

  • Strategies for managing the increasing complexity of sanctions oversight while meeting escalating regulatory expectations
  • Navigating the need to balance operational efficiency with stringent compliance requirements to avoid penalties and enforcement actions
  • Dealing with the operational difficulties of handling inconsistent sanctions lists (national, international, and internal) while ensuring alignment with regulatory standards
  • Trade sanctions prohibitions/circumvention and the operational hurdles this brings for institutions
  • Mitigating reputational risk and stakeholder expectations in light of compliance failures or sanctions violations, and managing heightened scrutiny from stakeholders, including regulators and customers in response to compliance failures or sanctions violations