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Global Sanctions Forum
October 2025
London, UK

Louie Vargas
Lead Compliance Officer at Nordea
Speaker

Profile

Louie Vargas is a Lead Sanctions Compliance Officer at Nordea. He has extensive international financial services experience with over a decade focused on global financial crime and sanctions operations, transformation and regulatory compliance. Louie has been based in New York City and Copenhagen with truly international organizations including JPMorganChase, Agricultural Bank of China, Deutsche Bank, Danske Bank, and Nexi Group. He is a regular conference speaker and the founder and co-chairperson for the Association of Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) Nordic Chapter. He is also a Certified Anti Crime Specialist (CFCS), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS), and Fellow Member (FICA) of the International Compliance Association (ICA), and holds a BA in Social Science/History from New York University.

Agenda Sessions

  • Exploring the Application of AI in Sanctions Screening

    10:35
  • A Year of Geopolitical Shift in 2024? How Do You Remain a Credible Pillar in an Uncertain Legal Landscape?

    11:45