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Day 1
March 26, 2025
Stéphane ChardonHead of Sector, Strategic Export ControlsEU Commission(Belgium)
Julia KhersonskyDeputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic TradeBureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce
Daniel Fisher-OwensPartnerBerliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP
- Key updates and their anticipated impact
- Global survey of emerging export control regimes in a “Wassenaar Minus One” world for encryption, cloud, and cyber products and services
- Harmonizing EU and US controls for encryption, cloud, and cyber products and services within global organizations
The Known and Unknown Impacts of IaaS, Cloud and AI KYC Rules: Repositioning Your Program in Anticipation of New, Emerging Business and Compliance Challenges
Laura KlickSenior Global Trade Compliance CounselCloudFlare
Brian EganPartnerSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Amy RossDirector, Export Compliance, Subsidiary Governance, and Compliance OperationsRed Hat
- How leading IaaS firms and more exporters are tackling key compliance grey areas
- Deployment strategies for infrastructure and evolving best practices for data collection, screening and reporting
- Managing compliance for remote access and end-use management
- How CIP programs could impact your larger organization and ways to adapt
Extended Networking Break
Dan ClutchActing Director, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export EnforcementU.S. Department of Commerce
Anthony RapaPartner, International TradeBlank Rome
Uncharted Territory: Embedding EAR Compliance Across Your AI Computing and Development Infrastructure
Chelsea ClappAssociate General Counsel, Global Trade ComplianceMeta
Soo-Mi RheePartnerArnold & Porter
Brent MissimerLegal CounselAnduril
Evan Lampmann-ShaverCompliance CounselDatabricks
- The AI Diffusion Framework and Foundry Rule
- Examining the potential impacts of proposed reporting rules for AI developers
- Uncharted territory: Concrete examples of applying EAR requirements in the AI context and managing the interplay of deemed export risks and data security
- Perspectives shared by AI developers and users, and new lessons learned
- Upgrading your export compliance framework to work with AI vendors
- The lesser-known pitfalls to avoid and what questions are commonly overlooked
- Working with global AI development teams
- Compliance with U.S. and International “catch-all” controls for AI (for example, ECCN 4A004)
- Approaching ITAR compliance in the AI context
- Insight into the updated Validated End-User Program
Networking Luncheon
David GlynnOf CounselHolland & Hart
Lawerence WardPartnerDorsey + Whitney LLP
- Discuss the risks associated with FDPR non-compliance, the real-world impacts, and how to mitigate your organization’s risk
- Analysis of the largest standalone administrative penalty in BIS history and its deterrent effect on other companies
- Overview of the steps taken to address the violations and ensure future compliance
- Discussion of what steps other organizations can take today to avoid a similar outcome
The New Compliance Risks and Realities in China: A Closer Look at the Intricacies of the Data Security, Encryption, Cloud and Cyber Landscapes
Wendy WysongPartnerSteptoe(Hong Kong)
Robert R. Cleary, Jr.General CounselOmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Understanding China’s evolving export controls regime for encryption, cloud and cyber products and services
- Criteria inclusions for securing applicable certifications, qualifications and licenses
- Practical takeaways for avoiding penalties
Networking Break
Ajay KuntamukkalaPartnerHogan Lovells
Dr. Venu RanganathanDirector, Export ComplianceMicrosoft
- Rationale, key definitions, and overview of prohibitions, and timing Overview of penalties for non-compliance
- The lengths and limits of general and specific authorizations, and exemptions for the next few years
- Upgrading your compliance program within the connected vehicle supply chain
India: A Survey of the Latest Amendments to SCOMET and Bulk Licensing Schemes-and Compliance Best Practices
Bob BowenExport and Trade Compliance CounselServiceNow
Rohit JainPartnerEconomic Laws Practice
- Understanding the enforcement and rule-making priorities of the Directorate of Foreign Trade and the Department of Defense Production.
- A Review of amendments to the SCOMET list effective October 2nd, 2024
- An update on bulk license schemes under General Authorization for Information Security (GAIS) Items and General Authorization for Telecommunications (GAET) items and the impact to global supply chains
- Managing the interplay of U.S. and Indian requirements-and how to tailor your program to the realities of cross-border compliance
Conference Adjourns
Day 2
March 27, 2025
Tariffs and Geopolitical Risk: The Role of Trade Policy in Encryption, AI, Cloud, and Cyber Supply Chains
Brian JanovitzPartnerDLA PiperFormer Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement Strategy and Competitiveness, Office of the US Trade Representative
- Summary of recent developments and current state of play in U.S. tariff and related trade policy
- Impact of tariffs on Encryption, AI, Cloud & Cyber
- Potential expansive use of tariffs: semiconductors
- What to look for as policy develops and what companies can do
Jason BurgoyneCounselWhite & Case LLP
Dr. Venu RanganathanDirector, Export ComplianceMicrosoft
Dana StepnowskyDirector, Associate General Counsel - Global Trade Legal and ComplianceCisco
- Get an update on where things stand in a dynamic regulatory space: existing, new and forthcoming export controls that impact your semiconductor and advanced chip supply chain for AI and other advanced technology applications
- The expansion of BIS VEU to include AI data centers, the implications for semiconductor manufacturers and their customers
- The AI Diffusion Framework
- How will the BIS October 2023 rules continue to impact the global advanced computing supply chain
- Challenges and practical guidance for classification and licensing
- Strategies for companies to ingest new rules and making impact assessments of the rules
- How to think about your teams, systems and compliance program
- How to be resilient and jump through the regulations and devise processes systems and tools to educate executives in other departments
Networking Break
Preventing Human Rights Abuses via Digital Means: Implementing the EU “Catch-All” Control for Non-listed Cyber Surveillance Tools
Mark BromleyDirector of the Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control ProgrammeStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)(Sweden)
Roszel ThomsenPartnerThomsen and Burke LLP
- Gain clarity on the new guidelines for implementing Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 and the new “catch-all” control for non-listed cyber-surveillance tools
- Which cyber-surveillance tools are captured by Regulation (EU) 2021/821and which additional tools and components potentially fall under the catch-all control
- Explore best practices for exporters to ensure compliance and avoid potential pitfalls
- The cyber-surveillance items and components likely to fall under the catch-all control
- Learn when to alert the licensing authority about a potential export of cyber-surveillance tools
- Get an update on U.S. controls for cyber-surveillance tools and license exceptions
Anne SeymourSenior Counsel, RegulatoryWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jen InmanDirector, Export Control InnovationSAP
Through a series of complex, real-world scenarios, the speakers will impart proven best practices for flagging potential issues, mitigating risk and strengthening compliance.
Key topics will include:
- Best practices for conducting internal investigations when a violation is detected
- Keeping up with the dynamic export controls landscape for advanced technologies
- Managing end-use and remote access for cloud services
- Staying compliant with military end-use monitoring rules
- Practical guidance for detecting an actual or suspected issue before it’s too late
Networking Luncheon
Managing the Overlap of Economic Sanctions and Export Controls: Special Considerations for Encryption, Cloud and Cyber Products, and Controlled Data
Garisma KadakiaAssociate General Counsel, Global TradeNVIDIA
Jason RhoadesDirector of Global SanctionsIntel
Kristine PirniaPartnerKelley Drye & Warren LLP
- Discussing the interplay between data and technology export controls and sanctions
- Best practices for establishing complementary sanctions compliance and export controls for data and technology infrastructure
- Strategies for product classification and supply chain risk analysis
- Practical insights to design an effective third-party due diligence program to protect your company from sanctions and export control risk
- The final rule under the EAR imposing new export controls on certain individuals and entities identified on the U.S. Department of the OFAC’s SDN List
Anna LandauPartnerHerzog Fox & Neeman(Israel)
Tomer CarucciIsrael Trade ManagerApplied Materials(Israel)
- A survey of trends in export controls for encryption, cloud, and cyber products and services in Israel
- An update on the latest moves and rulemaking by DECA
- Practical guidance for navigating the export controls landscape to ensure compliance and data security
Japan: New Rules Around End-Use Monitoring, Advanced Tech Transfers and Public/Private Collaboration
Noriko YodogawaPartnerNishimura & Asahi(Japan)
Karen RobertsonHead of Trade ComplianceArcher
- Overview of Japanese export controls for encryption, cloud, and cyber products and services, with insights on METI regulatory and enforcement priorities
- Japan’s new advanced technology transfer regulations and the potential impacts on global technology supply chains
- Japan’s new end-use monitoring rules
- How multinational companies can gain a foothold in Japan
Networking Break
Daniel J. GerkinPartnerKirkland & Ellis
Lloyd GroveManaging Counsel, Sanctions and ComplianceLucid Motors
Amanda FarrellCounsel, Legal Affairs & TradeGeneral Motors
- The impact of the BIS Final Rule implementing EO 13873 on the connected vehicle supply chain
- Rationale, key definitions, and overview of prohibitions, and timing
- Overview of penalties for non-compliance
- The lengths and limits of general and specific authorizations, and exemptions for the next few years
- Upgrading your compliance program within the connected vehicle supply chain