Conference Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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Advanced Customs Value Workshop​

George Tuttle III, Tuttle Law Offices 
John Metrich, Deleon Trade

Day 2: Thursday, February 13, 2020

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Trade Policy Update from the Hill
Shara Aranoff - Partner, Covington

Incoterms 2020: What's New and Important?
Robert Stein - Vice President, Customs and Global Trade Compliance, Mohawk Global Advisors

Managing Heightened Export Control Risks 
Randy Cook - Senior Managing Director, Ankura
Francesca Guerrero - Of Counsel, Winston & Strawn
Danielle Cannata ​- Senior Counsel, International Trade, SABIC

USMCA Update and Rules of Origin
Adrienne Braumiller - Partner, Braumiller Law Group
Aasha Wanless - Trade Compliance Director, Polaris

Valuation 101 
John Metrich - Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade

Perspectives on Surviving a Canadian Customs Audit
Christina Bewes - Director, Farrow
Sara Bowersox - Global Compliance Manager, KEEN Footwear
Kerry Rasmussen - Manager, Farrow

Prior Disclosures Gone Wrong
George Tuttle III - Attorney, Tuttle Law
John Metrich - Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade

Classification 101 
Steve Zisser​ - Managing Partner, Zisser Customs Group

EU Update: EU Customs Valuation, Classification and Brexit
Pablo Muniz - Partner, Van Bael & Bellis

New CBP Audit Types Including Forced Labor Audits
Moderator:  Jay Acayan - Givens & Johnston
Cindy Deleon - Founder and Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade
Kartapurkh Khalsa - Senior Counsel and Director of Customs Compliance, National Oilwell Varco

U.S. Customs Reconciliation Program 
​Kristin Simonson​ - Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade
Julie Parks - Director, Global Customs Organization, Raytheon

Advanced Drawback Strategies
Anne Jordanek​ - Senior Trade Advisor, AN Deringer

ADD/CVD and Section Duties
Shara Aranoff - Partner, Covington
Cindy Owens - Special Counsel, Covington

Trade Remedy Impact on Bond Sufficiency: What You Need To Know
Colleen Clarke - ​Vice President, Roanoke Group
Jay Acayan - Partner, Givens & Johnston

Customs Audit in Mexico: Navigating the Challenges
Miriam Name - Partner, Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton

Day 3: Friday, February 14, 2020

Country of Origin for ADD 232 & 301
Lawrence Friedman - Partner, Barnes Richardson & Colburn
Barbara Broussard - Partner, Sidley Austin

Licensed Customs Brokers FORUM
Moderator:  Paul Smart - Roanoke Trade
Bruno Biondi - Vice President, GHY International
Monica Salinas - Licensed U.S. Customs Broker, Cromex; President, Laredo U.S. Customs Brokers Association
Sandy Coty - Director, Operational Development, AN Deringer

How Well Do You Understand Your Company's Export Profile? Identifying Technology Transfers, Deemed Exports and More
Christopher Monahan - Partner, Winston & Strawn
Francesca Guerrero - Of Counsel, Winston & Strawn
Diana Urelius - Senior Manager Trade Compliance, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc.

Advanced Classification
Steve Zisser - Managing Partner, Zisser Customs Group

Trade Compliance Officers FORUM 
Moderator:  Melissa Shanahan​ - Sr. Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade
Aasha Wanless - Trade Compliance Director, Polaris​
Kartapurkh Khalsa - Senior Counsel and Director of Customs Compliance, National Oilwell Varco

Requirements and Responsibilities for US Exporters and Freight Forwarders
Kiesha Downs - Chief, Trade Regulations Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Joe Cortez - Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group

Lunch Keynote: ​IMPLEMENTING THE USMCA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES    
​David A. Gantz, JD, Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University

Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

Trade Law FORUM
Moderator:  Cindy Deleon​ - Deleon Trade
George Tuttle III - Attorney, Tuttle Law
Adrienne Braumiller - Partner, Braumiller Law Group
Barbara Broussard - Partner, Sidley Austin
Jay Acayan - Partner, Givens & Johnston

ACE Reporting Tools
Sandy Coty - Director, Operational Development, AN Deringer

Advanced Foreign Trade Zones
Shana Head - Director, FTZ Managed Services, Indigo Trade Solutions
Leslie Orcutt - Director, AMER Supply Chain, ModusLink Corporation

How CBP Audits Value
Kristin Simonson - Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade
​Cindy Deleon - Founder and Senior Trade Auditor, Deleon Trade

CTPAT Reform - The New MSC and Expanding Security Mission: Comply or Face Suspension!
Judy Davis - Senior Trade Advisor,  Braumiller Consulting Group

US - China Trade: Duty Updates, Strategies and Exclusions
Adrienne Braumiller - Partner, Braumiller Law Group