Shereen George

Head of Sanctions - BNP Paribas

Shereen George Head of Sanctions BNP Paribas London SA, Starting her career as a trader and then following her passion of geo-political topics into compliance initially the full range of Financial Crime topics and latterly specialising in Sanctions for over fifteen years at a number of investment banks. Experience of the management of the breadth of a sanctions compliance framework including policy systems complex advisory controls trade live transactional processing risk assessments and training.

All Sessions by Shereen George

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