AAEI 87th Annual Conference & Expo

8:15 - 9:30 am

C-TPAT Globalization for Exporters and AEO

Moderator: Fiona Simpkins, Sr. Manager Global Import Compliance, Avaya

Wolter Boerman, Vice President         Phillips International

9:30 - 10:45 am

What’s the Next Shoe to Drop for Product Safety?

Moderator: Benjamin England, Esq., President, FDAImports.com, Inc.

David Acheson, Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Corporate Ethics and Tools to Drive Your Compliance Program

Moderator: Beth Peterson, President, BPE Trade Consultants, Inc.

Ted Sherman, Director                      
Target Global Trade Services

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Import Breakout
I Would Rather be Right than be Precedent:  How does the law change, how can we rely upon rulings, opinions and the law?

Moderator: Lee Sandler, Partner, Sandler, Travis, and Rosenberg

Jerry Hanifin, Counsel, Import/Export Compliance                                         
Sojitz Corporation of America

Sandra Bell, Executive Director Office of Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Export Breakout
A Potpourri of Steps Toward Facilitating Exports

Moderator: Michael J. Ford, Vice President, Regulatory Compliance and Quality, BDP International, Inc.

John McLoughlin, Managing Director, Trade and Customs
KPMG, LLP

Christian Esteves, IAC Regional Coordinator,  Transportation Security Administration

Lisa Caplinger,  Manager, Export Compliance, ITT International Trade & Compliance Office
ITT Corporation

4:15 - 5:30 pm

Import Breakout
Surety Bonds: Is CBP Upping the Ante?

Moderator: Aaron Gothelf, Deputy International Trade Counsel, Tyco International

Bruce Ingalls, Chief, Debt Management Branch, Department of the Treasury, Office of Finance
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Don Huber, Leader Coordinator - International Logistics
General Electric Company

Bill Sterrett, President
Roanoke Trade Services, Inc.

Chip Bown, Director, Regulatory Compliance
Fedex Trade Networks

4:15 - 5:30 pm

Export Breakout
Global Trade Means Global Compliance: The Challenges of Importing into Another Country

Moderator: Lori Goldberg, Director Trade Compliance, Avery Dennison

Rich Salamone, Manager, Foreign Trade Compliance NAFTA
BASF Corporation

Matthew Varner, Director, Global Trade Compliance
COVIDIEN

9:00 - 10:00 am

After the Shouting: How to Implement "10+2"

Moderator: James Phillips, Customs Manager, General Motors

Steve Pasienski, National Customs Manager
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

Leslie August, Senior Vice President Corporation for International Business

Jeff McCauley, Vice President, Imports Services
EGL/CEVA

10:30 - 12:00 pm

Legal Drama:  10 + 2 --  Reality Is Trying

Moderator: David Newman, Director, Law Department, Sony Electronics

Judge Goldberg
U.S. Court of International Trade

Richard Belanger, PartnerSidley Austin

Michael O’Rourke, Partner Rode & Qualey

2:00 - 3:15 pm

Import Breakout
Reasonable Care During Re-regulation or Reorganization: Best Practices for In-house or Outsourcing

Moderator: Craig Pinkerton, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Rennie Alston, President
American River International

2:00 - 3:15 pm

Export Breakout
Another Knock on the Door - Who's There? Export Agency Audits

Moderator: Kevin Wolf, Partner, Bryan Cave

Jessica Brinkmann,  Compliance Officer/International Trade Outreach OFAC, Treasury

3:45 - 5:00 pm

Import Breakout
FTAs - A New Administration's Impact on Trade

Moderator: Karen Niedermeyer, Manager, Bayer Corporation

Sushan Demirjian, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry Market Access and Telecommunications
Office of the United States Trade Representative

Alison Reichstein, Import/Export System Manager
Hewlett-Packard

3:45 - 5:00 pm

Export Breakout
Coping with Old and New Drawback

Moderator: Ed Van Ek, President, CJ Holt & Company

Michael Cerny, CEO                         
Global Customs & Trade Specialists