2019 Conference Program Agenda
AAEI’s theme for the 2019 AAEI Annual Conference and Expo was, Trade in a Shifting World.
Everyone involved in trade is challenged to keep up with the flow of change which has been fueled by advancing technology, politics and risk mitigation. The 2019 AAEI annual conference program was designed to provide tools for practitioners seeking insights on policy and strategy, as well as compliance and operations. Information about the 2020 conference agenda will be posted as it becomes available. The details here on the 2019 program were updated on June 28, 2019 to provide a public record.
Time |
Session Type |
Panel |
Moderator |
Panelists |
June 26, 2019 |
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| 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm | ALL | On-Site Registration | ||
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | ALL | Kickoff Toast | Sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | ALL | Opening Ceremony/Welcome Reception | ||
June 27, 2019 |
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| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | BREAKFAST in Exhibit Hall | |||
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am | ALL | Welcome/Opening Remarks | Marianne Rowden, AAEI | |
| 8:15 am – 9:30 am | GENERAL | Trade in a Shifting World | Karen Kelly, AAEI Chair | Colin Bird, Canadian Embassy; José Raúl Perales, CIPE |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | COFFEE BREAK | Sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | ||
| 10:00 am- 11:00 am | GENERAL | The Future of FTAs in U.S. Trade Policy | Jennifer McCadney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | Leila Afas, Toyota; Neena Shenai, Medtronic; Theresa Walker, Deloitte |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | BREAKOUT | Deal or No Deal? – USMCA and Rules of Origin | Adrienne Braumiller, Braumiller Law Group |
George Tuttle, Law Offices of George R. Tuttle; Justin Huguet, Mercedes-Benz US Intl; Jessica Wasserman, Greenspoon Marder LLP |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | BREAKOUT | Digital Trade and eCommerce | Fred Klemashevich, FedEx | Daniel Randall, CBP; Laurie Dempsey, CBP; Ramsey Kazem, Spark Compliance Consulting |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | ALL – LUNCH | Luncheon with Featured Keynote Speaker | Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | GENERAL | Congress’s New Consensus on Foreign Investments and Export Control | Kevin Wolf, Akin Gump | Jamie McCormick, House Appropriations Committee; Adrienne Frazier, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | COFFEE BREAK | Sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | ||
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | BREAKOUT | The Alphabet Soup of FIRRMA, CFIUS, & M&A and Its Impact to You | Dave Nelson, 3M | David Hanke, Arent Fox; Aaron Gothelf, General Electric; Mario Palacios , Intel |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | BREAKOUT | Seeing Drawback through a TFTEA-Colored Kaleidoscope | Dave Corn, CJ Holt | Maryanne Carney, CBP; Dawn Olesky, STTAS, a UPS Company; David Verkaik, JM Rodgers; Michael Cerny, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg |
| 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm | TRANSITION BREAK | |||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | BREAKOUT | The Future of Global Trade Management Solutions | Beth Pride, BPE Global | Mary Breede, Thomson Reuters; Julie Parks, Raytheon Company |
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | BREAKOUT | The Art of the Trade Deal: Section 232 and 301 Duty-Busting Strategies | Lenny Feldman, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg | Susie Hoeger, Abbott Laboratories; John Jager, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | ALL | Networking Reception | ||
June 28, 2019 |
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| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | BREAKFAST in Exhibit Hall | |||
| 8:00 am – 9:15 am | GENERAL | Current U.S. Trade Policy: Assault on the Global Trade Order or Potential Winning Strategy? | Kathleen Murphy, Drinker, Biddle & Reath | Douglas Grob, Albright Stonebridge Group; Amb. Rufus Yerxa, National Foreign Trade Council |
| 9:15 am – 9:30 am | TRANSITION BREAK | |||
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | ALL | Roundtables – PGAs and Hot Topics | ||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | BREAKOUT | How Do You Get a Tariff Exclusion? | David Hamill, Arent Fox | Melanie Weiland, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Associaion (MEMA); Greg Connor (CBP) |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | BREAKOUT | Trade Compliance Ping Pong and the Impact on Internal Policy Directives | Cora Di Pietro, Livingston | Richard Kloostra, Hexion Inc.; Antoinette Montoya, Bechtel Corporation |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | ALL – LUNCH | Luncheon with Featured Keynote Speaker | CBP Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda B. Smith | Sponsored by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, PA |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | GENERAL | Customs Framework in the 21st Century | Cindy Allen, FedEx | Thomas Overacker, Executive Director of Cargo Conveyance and Security, CBP; John Leonard, Executive Director of Policy and Trade Program, CBP |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | BREAKOUT | Emerging Technologies – The Force behind the Global Trade Engine | Heather Sears, Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC | Greg Hill, Leonardo DRS, Inc.; Matt Borman, U.S. Department of Commerce; Jessica Blum Sanchez, Accenture |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | BREAKOUT | The State of Trade: What’s on Your State’s Trade Agenda? | Chris Floersch, American Honda Motor Company, Inc. | Ray Bowman, Economic Development Collaborative Ventura County; Lance Jungmeyer, FPAA; Robert Tobiassen, NABI; Greg Jones, FTZC |
| 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm | TRANSITION BREAK | |||
| 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm | GENERAL | Covering the U.S. Trade Agenda | Marianne Rowden, AAEI | Bill Cassidy, JOC; Mara Lee, International Trade Today |
| 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm | GENERAL | Closing Remarks/Prize Announcements | Marianne Rowden, AAEI |
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