Agenda

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

Registration and sunset rooftop drinks reception at the Jardín de Diana, Hyatt Centric

Sponsored by White & Case

Thursday, October 1, 2026

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Registration and networking breakfast

Sponsored by Cravath

9:00 AM-9:05 AM

GIR welcome address

9:05 AM-9:15 AM

Chairs' day 1 opening remarks

Angela Main
Angela Main Senior Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Zimmer Biomet
Marshall Miller
Marshall Miller Partner, Hecker Fink
Sherbir Panag
Sherbir Panag Partner, Panag, Babu & Sarangi
9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Multi-jurisdictional enforcer’s roundtable

Enforcement agencies representatives will discuss their 2026/2027 priorities, how this may impact investigations and how they will work together.

Elodie Benaiem
Elodie Benaiem Deputy Public Prosecutor, National Financial Prosecutor's Office
Julia Forzy
Julia Forzy Associate Director, Investigations, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Joseph Kiula
Joseph Kiula former, Attorney of Government of Tanzania
Noah Krueger
Noah Krueger Senior Prosecutor, Frankfurt Prosecution Office
David Pitluck
David Pitluck Assistant US Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York
10:15 AM-11:00 AM

Geopolitical and cross-border risks: the reshaping of global enforcement

  • How do investigations now get triggered, framed, and prioritised when geopolitical tensions and national enforcement agendas diverge?
  • What does the expanding scope of US enforcement mean in practice for cloud providers, AI developers, and other highgrowth tech sectors?
  • How are different governments and enforcement authorities responding to a change in US policy and enforcement priorities?
Eike Bicker
Eike Bicker Partner, Gleiss Lutz
Evan Norris
Evan Norris Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Lauren Talerman
Lauren Talerman Partner, Akin Gump
Tom Sobocinski
Tom Sobocinski Partner, TDI
11:00 AM-11:30 AM

Networking break

11:30 AM-12:05 PM

Monitorships in an age of enforcement fatigue

  • Why are enforcers becoming more selective about when they impose monitorships? 

  • How are expectations of monitors changing? Are they worth what they were?  

  • How should organisations prepare for monitorships today? 

  • What could future monitorships look like? 

Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris Compliance Officer, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions AB
Jenna Voss
Jenna Voss Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance
Mia Wellfare
Mia Wellfare Chief Compliance Officer, Ultra Electronics Holdings
12:05 PM-1:00 PM

APAC in focus: enforcement trends and regional realities

  • What are the main enforcement priorities within APAC countries and why? 

  • What is driving the rise in fraud and personal misconduct in India and, how does bribery risk compare with 10 years ago? 

  • How are APAC regulators approaching cyber security and data protection and coordinating on cross-border incidents? 

  • How are US/UK/EU sanctions and export controls reshaping ASEAN corporate risk, including prosecutions of foreign firms? 

  • Are agencies in APAC countries cooperating in investigations and enforcement and how does that affect the risk calculation?  

Avik Biswas
Avik Biswas Partner, Khaitan & Co
Angela Main
Angela Main Senior Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Zimmer Biomet
Sherbir Panag
Sherbir Panag Partner, Panag, Babu & Sarangi
Nathalia Lossovska
Nathalia Lossovska Head of Legal, Asia, Willis Towers Watson
1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Networking lunch

Sponsored by FORCYD

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Keynote interview

The New Trust Imperative: Navigating AI, Cyber Threats, and Cross-Border Investigations

Lisa Monaco
Lisa Monaco President, Global Affairs, Microsoft
Neill Blundell
Neill Blundell Partner, White & Case LLP
2:30 PM-3:15 PM

Roundtable discussions

A series of informal, small-group interactive discussions where participants exchange ideas, best practice, and experience. 

Table 1: Addressing the challenges of crypto in cross-border investigations

Puneet Kakkar
Puneet Kakkar Managing Director & Senior Counsel, Nardello

Table 2: TBC

Angela Main
Angela Main Senior Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Zimmer Biomet

Table 3: Beyond the SAR: are financial institutions doing enough with the intelligence they already have

A provocative discussion around the gap between detecting suspicious activity and understanding the underlying criminal network.

Stella Mendes
Stella Mendes Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Table 4: Managing stakeholders in cross-border investigations

As regulatory investigations have become more collaborative, increasingly data driven, and are handled differently across regulators, how do organisations manage this complexity while meeting expectations on speed, accuracy, and defensible data delivery?

Mathieu van Ravenstein
Mathieu van Ravenstein Partner, FORCYD

Table 5: When enforcers disagree: practical strategies for navigating conflicting disclosure and cooperation expectations across jurisdictions

Jennifer Bryant
Jennifer Bryant Partner, Noerr
Maximilian Ohrloff
Maximilian Ohrloff Partner, Noerr

Table 6: Enforcement landscape 2026: cross-border fallout & boardroom realities

The extraterritorial reach of US regulators like FinCEN continues to redefine global compliance. This interactive session offers a practical breakdown of the 2026 enforcement environment. Grounded in real-world examples of European banks facing US regulatory firestorms, we will analyse the domino effect of joint investigations, governance failures, and reputational contagion - and discuss battle-tested strategies to safeguard your organization

Peter Burckhardt
Peter Burckhardt Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
Simone Nadelhofer
Simone Nadelhofer Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer AG

Table 7: What do the year’s biggest investigation stories teach clients about control, evidence and trust?

Re-cap on the attendees experiences of big cases this year.   Lessons related to control, evidence and trust.. and how those are changing.   What can clients learn from the major investigation themes — and how boards, GCs and advisers can manage the next investigation with greater control, speed and credibility.

Amanda Rigby
Amanda Rigby Senior Managing Director and Global Forensic Leader, Teneo

Table 8: TBC

Sourabh Rath
Sourabh Rath Partner, Trilegal
3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Roundtable discussion key takeaways

Led by breakout discussion facilitators 

3:30 PM-3:55 PM

Networking break

3:55 PM-4:40 PM

How are enforcement authorities’ approaching investigations involving semiconductors, AI infrastructure and export controls?

  • Are businesses preparing for US congressional investigations/change in US political direction?
  • How are sanctions, export controls and screening regimes being used to drive enforcement outcomes across the technology and semiconductor sectors?
  • Managing risk arising from distributors, foundries, cloud infrastructure providers, and research partners, including access to sensitive IP and confidential data
  • Compliance and internal controls – how should companies prepare for these investigations?
  • What records, audit trails, evidence are regulators typically seeking during export control and sanctions investigations?
Nicolas Bourtin
Nicolas Bourtin Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
David Pan
David Pan Partner, Llinks Law
Jay Truesdale
Jay Truesdale Chief Executive Officer, TDI
Felipe Villasuso
Felipe Villasuso PhD Researcher / Ethics & Compliance Lead, London South Bank University / AIQ Artificial Intelligence
Anu Mathur Boyd
Anu Mathur Boyd Head of Sanctions & Export Controls, Maersk
4:40 PM-5:05 PM

Fireside chat

Clare Rewcastle Brown
Clare Rewcastle Brown Environmental and Anti-Corruption Journalist and Activist
Marieke Breijer
Marieke Breijer Editor, Global Investigations Review
7:00 PM-7:30 PM

Complimentary transfers will be available between the Thompson Madrid and Palacio de Negralejo

7:30 PM-8:30 PM

Sunset drinks and networking reception at the Rosaleda Patios & Gardens, Palacio del Negralejo

Sponsored by Keystone

8:30 PM-10:00 PM

All-conference dinner at the Rosaleda Glasshouse, Palacio del Negralejo

Sponsored by FTI Consulting

10:00 PM-11:59 PM

Coaches to return

Friday, October 2, 2026

9:00 AM-9:30 AM

Networking breakfast

9:30 AM-9:35 AM

Chairs’ day 2 opening remarks

Angela Main
Angela Main Senior Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Zimmer Biomet
Marshall Miller
Marshall Miller Partner, Hecker Fink
Sherbir Panag
Sherbir Panag Partner, Panag, Babu & Sarangi
9:35 AM-10:05 AM

Fireside chat

Claudio Bazzani
Claudio Bazzani Partner, Homburger
Anne Cosserat
Anne Cosserat Head of Law, Policy and International, Financial Conduct Authority
Alan Linning
Alan Linning Director of Enforcement, Dubai Financial Services Authority
10:05 AM-10:50 AM

One set of facts, many truths: A 360° view on cross-border investigations 

  • Differing perspectives of the same facts from regulators, lawyers, and accountants, and internal decision makers  

  • Managing conflicting legal frameworks and parallel investigations 

  • Regulatory strategy in a multipolar enforcement landscape  

  • Financial & disclosure implications – translation into accounting consequences and public disclosure 

Duncan DeVille
Duncan DeVille Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Binance
Claudia Götz Staehelin
Claudia Götz Staehelin Partner, Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG
Stefan Heissner
Stefan Heissner Senior Managing Director, Chair of DACH Forensic & Litigation Consulting, FTI Consulting
Annabel Kerley
Annabel Kerley Partner, S&W
Sofie Kringelholt
Sofie Kringelholt Head of Group Litigation & Enforcement, Danske Bank
10:50 AM-11:20 AM

Networking break

11:20 AM-12:10 PM

In-house teams’ expectations and uses of AI in investigations

 

  • How are in-house teams using AI? Will it replace external counsel? 

  • Where does AI work well and where does it present risks? 

  • Can AI realistically help firms investigate faster without increasing legal exposure? 

  • Who owns AI governance? 

  • Privilege risks when AI is involved  

  • Regulator and auditor comfort with AI driven findings 

Avigyan Das
Avigyan Das Partner & Senior Managing Director, Technology, FTI Consulting
Angel Corbacho Muro
Angel Corbacho Muro Lead Investigator, EMEA - Motion, ABB
Jitka Logesova
Jitka Logesova Partner, Wolf Theiss
Caitlin Sheard
Caitlin Sheard Corporate Compliance, Anthropic
Kasper Toftdal Kasch
Kasper Toftdal Kasch Global Head of Fraud Investigations, Maersk
12:10 PM-1:10 PM

A developing area of corporate risk – civil society as an enforcement driver

  • Civil society as an enforcement driver and follow on actions from civil society groups 

  • Activism and investigations – how is the market becoming the investigator? 

  • What are civil society groups looking for when deciding who to investigate? 

  • Managing risk of misconduct that civil society are driving enforcement for: modern slavery, trafficking, climate  

Benjamin Haley
Benjamin Haley Partner, Head White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice, Africa, Covington
Chanez Mensous
Chanez Mensous Advocacy and litigation Manager illicit financial flows, Sherpa
Elizabeth Robertson
Elizabeth Robertson Partner, Robertson Pugh
Sascha Süße
Sascha Süße Lawyer, Partner, BDO
Rodrigo Cunha Chief Compliance Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, Manuchar
1:10 PM-1:15 PM

Chairs’ closing remarks 

Angela Main
Angela Main Senior Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Zimmer Biomet
Marshall Miller
Marshall Miller Partner, Hecker Fink
Sherbir Panag
Sherbir Panag Partner, Panag, Babu & Sarangi
1:15 PM-2:15 PM

Lunch and networking