Workshop B — A Step-by-Step Guide to Mitigating Heightened U.S. Export Enforcement Risks: How Far to Go in Upgrading Your Program and Risk Management Framework

Nov 5, 2025 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Joshua Fitzhugh
VP, Global Trade and Government Relations
Flex

Jared Clark
Senior Manager, Legal and Compliance, Export Controls and Sanctions
ASML

Bob Vander Lugt
Partner
Little, Rothwell & Vander Lugt, PLLC

Workshops are offered In-Person only

As the trade war between the U.S. and China heats up, U.S. regulators are moving to “close loopholes” in export controls, creating new trade compliance challenges for companies with a nexus to China. What steps should your organization take to strengthen and adapt its trade compliance program today, and how do you prepare for the expected (and unexpected) policy shifts that will shape your strategy tomorrow?

Our expert instructors will closely examine the core components of an effective trade compliance program, guiding you through the most recent developments so you can adapt your program as policy shifts. Throughout, you’ll share ideas, learn alongside your peers, and benefit from speaker-prepared materials so you can return to your office with fresh, actionable insight. Topics will include:

  • A review of the latest U.S. export control regulations and sanctions affecting companies with a nexus to China and how to communicate risks effectively to leadership teams
  • Analysis of recent case studies and enforcement actions: how you can apply lessons learned
  • Best practices for risk assessments, internal audits, and employee training
  • Strategies for customer and partner due diligence to prevent unauthorized exports and reexports, and end-use & end-user screening
  • Exploring technologies that can enhance your compliance program and create efficiencies within your organization’s supply chain and business processes to realize a competitive edge
  • Tips and tricks for recordkeeping and reporting
  • Anticipated new export controls, or revisions and scope expansions of current controls, on dual use items and tech (legacy chips, advanced semiconductors, SME, AI, quantum) with respect to China