Defence manufacturers operate within multi-layered global supply chains, where vetting direct counterparties does not guarantee the absence of links to sanctioned individuals or jurisdictions. The greatest risks arise from hidden beneficial owners, lower-tier subcontractors, and dual-use components, whose end-use is difficult to trace.
Violations of sanctions and export controls can lead to significant financial and reputational losses: in the EU, fines can reach up to 5% of global turnover or thousands of millions of euros, while in the US and UK multi-million-pound penalties have been imposed even for indirect dealings with sanctioned counterparties if a company fails to demonstrate adequate due diligence.
At a time when corporate security directly affects national security, issues such as compliance, business intelligence, and internal security are becoming particularly important.
Key training topics will help defence industry professionals understand how to effectively use open-source intelligence (OSINT) and compliance tools to:
- Timely identify risks and links with sanctioned or fictitious companies
- Check counterparties in United Kingdom and Ukraine, EU countries, or high-risk jurisdictions (Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Russian Federation etc.)
- Implement compliance processes that actually work for supply chain security
- Identify internal threats and strengthen corporate risk assessment and operational security
Considering the identified risks and their associated countermeasures will support the detection and avoidance of potential financial and reputational losses.
This is aimed at
- Heads of defence companies
- Security teams
- Lawyers and compliance officers
- GR and procurement departments
- Teams working with international partners and investors.
Speakers
- Nataliia Chornohub - CEO YC World & Open Data Director, Certified Auditor/Facilitator, Delivered UNDP, OSCE, NATO Projects, Top-50 Women in FinTech Ukraine, Compliance Leader
- Mykhailo Koltsov - PhD in Philosophy, External Consultant for the World Bank in Cybersecurity and Data analysis, YouControl World Product Trainer.
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