Sanctioned Jurisdictions and Third Country Circumvention Roundtable

12/06/2025•8.30 am - 11.00 am BST

Royal Yacht Hotel.

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Sanctioned Jurisdictions and Third Country Circumvention Roundtable

Jersey Finance, in partnership with Themis, is delighted to host a financial crime risk assessment roundtable – a CPD-accredited event – focussed on sanctioned jurisdictions and third country circumvention.

Understanding the fast-changing landscape of international sanctions is crucial in combatting illicit financial activity and establishing firm foundations for global growth.

To support Jersey’s finance industry awareness, Jersey Finance has collaborated with Themis, a financial crime specialist, to co-host a roundtable discussion with experts examining major trends in global sanctions. The discussion will cover jurisdictions directly exposed to sanctions, as well as key third country jurisdictions exposed to attempts to circumvent sanctions.

The roundtable event provides an opportunity to hear from an experienced panel of practitioners, ask questions about key regulatory developments and circumvention trends, and explore the implications for firms exposed to sanctions risks.

This event is highly recommended for compliance professionals, risk managers and representatives from other key business areas.

We welcome multiple attendees from finance firms with a Jersey Finance membership and an interest in sanctions and/or relevant jurisdictions.

For more information about this event, please contact our events team.

Speakers

Chris JenkinsGlobal Head of Market Development, Jersey Finance

Profile

Chris joined Jersey Finance in April 2024 and has 30 years of international financial services experience, with particular expertise in the digital and fintech space.

In his role as Global Head of Market Development, Chris has a pivotal role as part of Jersey Finance’s leadership team, overseeing the organisation’s global team of market development specialists in key strategic markets, including Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the US and the UK.

Henry WyardFinancial Crime Researcher, Themis

Henry leads Themis's work on illicit finance policy. He works with international public and private sector partners to deliver research and strategic recommendations on a wide range of policy issues including financial crime, environmental crime, and sanctions. He also works within Themis's technology research and development team, focusing on novel artificial intelligence applications for anti-financial crime.

Zia UllahCo-Global Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland

Zia Ullah is Co-Global Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations at Eversheds Sutherland and a Board Member of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP. Zia is a globally recognized authority in International Sanctions and has led multiple cross-border sanctions investigations. He advises on all aspects of corporate and financial crime and was previously the Global Head of Sanctions at Barclays. Zia is a current FCA ‘Skilled Person’ for Financial Crime. Zia and his team have provided strategic advice to over 100 global institutions with respect to the legal, regulatory and commercial issues arising from the expansion of UK, EU and US sanctions against Russia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. His team has also advised on the impact on sanctions compliance frameworks, divestment activity in Russia, the application of exemptions and licences, and the reporting requirements in light of potential breaches of sanctions.

Olivia AllisonResearcher & Consultant; Associate Fellow, RUSI

Olivia Allison has more than 15 years' experience of investigating illicit finance and trade, both in the private sector and for policymakers. As a former partner at KPMG, she has led international fraud and corruption investigations and helped state-owned companies to implement compliance and governance solutions. Her recent publications have focused on how financial institutions implement trade sanctions, third-country sanctions evasion and circumvention, and Russian illicit finance in occupied territories (launched 14 May 2025). She continues to advise private companies on compliance and investigations matters with PRISM Strategic Intelligence. Recently, she has established the Sanctions Evasion and Circumvention Typologies Alerts (SECTA), which aims to provide typologies to support financial institutions' compliance with trade-related sanctions.

Helene Dewing-Kapur Europe Region Head of Sanctions and Deputy MLRO, HSBC

Helene Dewing-Kapur is HSBC’s Europe Region Head of Sanctions and Deputy MLRO, leading the Europe teams advising on sanctions related matters across all business lines. Prior to joining HSBC, Helene was legal counsel at AIG specialising in commercial lines and sanctions, having previously worked as a professional indemnity solicitor at CMS and RPC law firms.

Victoria Malet de CarteretPublic-Private Partnership & International Lead, Financial Intelligence Unit – Jersey (FIUJ)

Victoria is the Public-Private Partnership & International Lead at the Financial Intelligence Unit – Jersey (FIUJ). In her primary capacity, is responsible for the co-ordination and collaboration between public and private sectors, both from a domestic and international perspective. Victoria joined the FIU in October 2022 as a Financial Intelligence Officer. Prior to this, she came from the Trust and Corporate sector, where she has nearly twenty years of experience delivering corporate, administration and governance products to a range of clients with a mixed underlying asset base. She is also a member of the Chartered Governance Institute.

David Bourne Principal Financial Sanctions Officer, Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit, Government of Jersey

David Bourne is Principal Financial Sanctions Officer within the Government of Jersey’s Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit (FSIU), David is primarily responsible for reviewing all reports on sanctions compliance received by the Government of Jersey. With his FSIU colleagues David also coordinates sanctions implementation across Jersey’s public sector, working closely with the Financial Intelligence Unit, Jersey Financial Services Commission, and the Economic Crime Confiscations Unit. David also works closely with the FSIU’s counterparts within the UK Government. Prior to joining FSIU, David had a 15 year career within the UK Government, working in roles across HM Treasury, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (as it was then), Ministry of Defence, and National Security Secretariat. Whilst individually these roles have been quite diverse, David has developed a specialism in economic security, of which Sanctions is one part.

Agenda

8.30 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 9.10

Welcome from

Chris Jenkins – Global Head of Market Development, Jersey Finance.
Henry Wyard – Senior Policy Analyst, Themis.

09.10 – 09.25

Briefing update from the FIU Jersey, delivered by:

Victoria Malet de Carteret – Public-Private Partnership & International Lead at the Financial Intelligence Unit – Jersey (FIUJ).

09.25 - 10.20

Moderated panel discussion with speakers with expertise in sanctions-related topics, featuring:

David Bourne – Principal Financial Sanctions Officer, Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit, Government of Jersey.
Zia Ullah – Partner, Co-Global Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland.
Olivia Allison – Researcher & Consultant; Associate Fellow, RUSI.
Helene Dewing-Kapur – Europe Region Head of Sanctions and Deputy MLRO, HSBC.
Henry Wyard – Senior Policy Analyst, Themis.

10.20 - 10.50

Audience Q&A session held under the Chatham House Rule and moderated by Henry Wyard.

10.50 – 11.00

Closing remarks from Henry Wyard and Chris Jenkins.