ICC & USCIB Customs and Trade Facilitation Symposium Finding Solutions to Cross-Border Challenges

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

February 22-24, 2015

The Four Seasons Hotel | Miami, Florida, USA

 

Limiting cross-border friction is increasingly vital to smooth the flow of trade and boost competitive­ness for all business, especially for small and medium sized businesses and emerging industry sectors. This conference brings business, govern­ment, international organizations and operational customs and trade experts together from the world over for an important dialogue on the most effec­tive means to ease the movement of goods and services between countries along supply chains.

Topics Will Include:

• Best regional practices and global cooperation on
  • single window initiatives
  • de minimis
  • intellectual property rights, and
  • supply chain solutions
• Balancing security and trade facilitation
• WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: implementation and challenges

Click Here for the Preliminary Program

 

Full List of Confirmed Speakers:

• Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO)
• Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director General of the WTO
• Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Harold McGraw, Chairman, McGraw Hill Financial [now S&P Global]; Chairman, ICC; Chairman, USCIB
• John Danilovich, Secretary General, ICC
• Mark Linscott, Assistant United States Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
• Peter Robinson, President and CEO, USCIB
• Brenda Brockman Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Lev Kubiak, Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, International Operations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Virginia Brown, Director, Office of Trade and Regulatory Reform, USAID
• Evdokia Moïsé, Senior Trade Policy Analyst,Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
• James Bacchus, Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig; Chair, ICC Commission on Trade and Investment Policy
• Judy Lao, Head of Trade Facilitation Programs, Office of Western Hemisphere, Pathways to Prosperity Program, U.S. Department of Commerce; International Trade Administration Market Access and Compliance
• Luis Eduardo Lara Gutierrez, General Administrator for Foreign Trade Audit, Mexican Tax Administration
• Dan Duncan, Senior Director, International Affairs, McGraw Hill Financial
• Gilbert Lee Sandler, Founding Member, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg P.A.
• Maritza Castro, Vice President, Head of Customs and Regulatory Affairs, Americas Region, DHL Express USA
• Oliver Peltzer, Vice Chair, ICC Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation; Partner, Debelstein & Passehl
• Frank Reynolds, President, International Projects
• Rafael Farromeque, Senior Specialist, Head of the Logistics Practice for Latin America, Vice Presidency of Infrastructure, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
• Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank
• Eugene Laney, Head of International Trade, DHL
• Norm Schenk, Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs, UPS; Chairman, ICC Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission
• Ruth Snowden, Executive Director, CIFFA, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
• Jerry Cook, Vice President, Government and  Trade Relations, Hanesbrands; Chair, USCIB Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee
• Leroy J. Sheffer, Partner, International Trade Advisory Services
• Cindy Duncan, Senior Vice President, Trade Services, USCIB
• Simon Schofield, Vice President – European Tax and Corporate Audit, Samsung Electronics
• Michael Heldebrand, Principal, EY Global Trade, Ernst & Young LLP
• William Bullard OBE, Corporate Relations Director, DIAGEO WestLAC
• Sarah Thorn, Senior Director, International Trade, Wal-Mart
• Denise Coutinho, Senior Manager, Global Trade Strategy, Global Tax and Customs, Cisco
• Darcy Price, Director, Value Chain Applications, Oracle

Registration Information:

• You can register online by following this link, or by filling out a registration form.
• Registration costs are:
  • $550 for USCIB Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee and ICC Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission Members
    • Contact Diana Jack for the Committee and Commission discount code.
  • $600 for all other USCIB and ICC Members
    • Contact Diana Jack for the USCIB and ICC member discount code.
  • $675 early-bird special for non-members – ends January 16
  • $750 regular price for non-members
• For more information:
  • Contact Diana Jack at djack@uscib.org or (202) 617-3156.

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NEW! NCBFAA NEI Credit

• Now eligible for National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Educational Institute (NEI) Credit!
• Earn 11.5 CCS or CES credits.
• You must bring your CCS/CES ID number in order to attend.

Sponsorship Information:

• For information on how you can become a sponsor:
  • Contact Abby Shapiro at ashapiro@uscib.org or (617) 515-8492.

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