Melanie Gebhard

• Specialized in compliance matters, especially EU & U.S. financial & trade sanctions & export controls, as well as anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery & corruption (ABC) & know your customer (KYC) • Drafted legal memos in the fields of anti-financial crime, export controls & compliance • Worked on the design, analysis & optimization of compliance management systems • Was involved in client acquisition, project management, billing & mentoring of trainees

Held tutorials for undergraduate students and supported them with their preparations for presentations and exams, edited academic journals and organized seminars & workshops

• Provided consultancy services to an intercultural organizing team consisting of 30 people • Improved the organizational & operative structures of the organizing team & the conference

• Created an innovative five days-long conference simulating the committees of the African Union • Managed the conference organization process & the execution of the conference • Appointed & managed a team of 25 people divided in six sub-teams & coordinated their tasks • Drafted the regulations governing the conference & the organization team

 Conducted research, met with stakeholders & was involved in drafting policies & county legislation  Provided consultancy services concerning policies & county legislation  Took a key role in the development of the Department’s budget for the financial year 2014/2015