Know Which Vessels are Safe for Business

Lucas Kuo is a Senior Analyst at C4ADS where he specializes in tracking North Korean illicit financial, procurement, and maritime networks. Lucas is a co-author of the C4ADS report "Lux & Loaded: Exposing North Korea's Strategic Procurement Networks" (July 2019). He formerly worked in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the U.S. Department of State. 

C4ADS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues.

Stephanie Rice has held senior compliance roles with several global financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Commerzbank, and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and has served as an investigator with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She is the founder and managing partner of Vigilance Consulting Group.

Vigilance CG is an economic sanctions consultancy helping organizations navigate sanctions regulations and manage sanctions risk.

Andrew is a senior investigator at Société Générale where he developed enhanced controls for both transactional and trade finance activity within the maritime space. He has also worked in sanctions compliance at BNP Paribas and JP Morgan and speaks at sanctions compliance events.

Société Générale is a French multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Paris, France.

Nick Turner is a lawyer with Steptoe & Johnson in Hong Kong. He works with multinationals designing and implementing compliance programs covering all aspects of economic sanctions and anti-money laundering. Nick also delivers tailored trainings for clients, is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops throughout Asia and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Steptoe is a global law firm with over 500 staff. Its specialties include international regulation, trade, and compliance.

Omer Primor has been working in maritime intelligence for Windward over the past 8 years. He has worked with clients worldwide on cases involving sanctions evasion, drug smuggling, counter-proliferation,human trafficking, and more. His current role is Head of Marketing. He is a former Intelligence officer.

Windward marries big data, AI and maritime expertise to make the seas safer, and help the maritime ecosystem thrive.