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15.10.2025
On 6 November 2025, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia (FIU Latvia) will organize the 7th Annual Sanctions Conference “Guarding the Gate: Sanctions, Export Controls & Business Responsibilities”, bringing together international experts and decision-makers to discuss how effective sanctions implementation and enforcement contributes to global security and resilience. The conference will be livestreamed and open to all interested participants.
The conference will gather sanctions’ professionals both in person and online, featuring distinguished speakers such as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braže, Head of FIU Latvia Toms Platacis, Deputy Head of FIU Latvia for Sanctions Paulis Iļjenkovs, Partner at Morrison Foerster’s, former Director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) John E. Smith, Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Tom Keatinge, Advocate-General at the Court of Justice of the European Union Laila Medina, Head of Macroeconomic Research and Strategy at the Kyiv School of Economics Benjamin Hilgenstock, along with other leading experts from across the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
Experts will provide in-depth insights into current trends in sanctions policy, judicial and supervisory practices, as well as business compliance strategies. Participants will also discuss the economic impact of sanctions and Latvia’s experience.
Key topics
- Sanctions and Security: Aligning Policy with Strategic Goals
- Sanctions on Trial: How the courts are shaping sanctions policy
- Securing Borders, Enforcing Sanctions: The Role of Customs and Export Controls
- Sanctions Enforcement in Focus: Real Cases, Real Impact
- Sanctions in Practice: Business Responsibility and Compliance
- Following the Money: Risks and Responsibilities in the Financial Sector
- Counting the Global Cost: Sanctions and Economic Consequences
- Guarding the Gate: Latvia’s Experience
Online registration for the conference is available: https://sanctionsconference.fid.gov.lv/#online
Registered online participants will receive the conference agenda and live stream link a few days before the event. The conference will take place from 9:00 to 17:10.
The conference will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation into Latvian.
For any questions, please contact: conferences@fid.gov.lv.
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