Please note: Registration for the Pre-Conference Primer is separate from the main conference.

This session will explore how the FOCI national security scrutiny has evolved from a focus on investment and ownership to the modern focus on codified mitigation of foreign ownership, and levels of foreign influence. Topics will include:

• Describing services: Clearly identify who is providing the affiliated operation, who the recipients are, and outline the associated costs and benefits
• Implementing services: Explain how affiliated operations will be carried out and whether participation is mandatory
• Adopting Technology: Specify what technology is being used, who owns it, the types of information being shared, and how frequently interactions occur
  • What to ask your security committees
  • Managing the financial burden: How companies can effectively plan for and handle costs
  • Customizing your AOP to fit your organization’s structure and needs
• Key strategies for mitigating and managing affiliated operations
  • Practical tactics for identifying, handling, and reducing risks in affiliated operations
  • Ensuring DCSA compliance while improving operational efficiency
• Developing internal steps to ensure proper risk mitigation, including:
• Review of services: Establish internal processes to ensure compliance with mitigation procedures, and define how the FSO and Technology Control Officer (TCO) can collaborate to maintain compliance