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Day 1
March 26, 2025
Stéphane ChardonHead of Sector, Strategic Export ControlsEU Commission(Belgium)
Sven DeKnopPartnerSidley Austin LLP(Belgium)
Julia KhersonskyDeputy Asst Secretary for Strategic TradeBureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce
- 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
Amy RossDirector, Export Compliance, Subsidiary Governance, and Compliance OperationsRed Hat
Brian EganPartnerSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- 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
Uncharted Territory: Embedding EAR Compliance Across Your AI Computing and Development Infrastructure
Joseph KimVice President of ComplianceAltera
Soo-Mi RheePartnerArnold & Porter
Chelsea ClappAssociate General Counsel, Global Trade ComplianceMeta
- Examining the potential impacts of proposed reporting rules for AI developers in the NPRM from BIS
- 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 & Johnson LLP (Hong Kong)
- 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
- The impacts of the Department of Commerce’s order to TSMC to halt shipments of advanced semiconductor chips to China
Networking Break
Ajay KuntamukkalaPartnerHogan Lovells
- The finer points of de minimis calculations for encryption, cloud and cyber products and services
- Common misconceptions around licensing requirements and when the FDPR rules are triggered
- Challenges and solutions for non-U.S. technology firms that use U.S. technology to produce software, encryption, semiconductors, and other advanced technologies
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
Fireside Chat – Data Infrastructure as a National Security Priority: 2025 – 2030
Manufacturer and User Perspectives on Ensuring Compliance Throughout Your Semiconductor and Advanced Computing Supply Chain
Karla HaynesVice President & Deputy General Counsel for Global Trade ComplianceCisco
Dr. Venu RanganathanDirector, Export ComplianceMicrosoft
- 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
- How the BIS October 2023 rules continue to impact the global advanced computing supply chain
- Challenges and practical guidance for classification and licensing
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
Orisia GammellChief Legal Counsel & Head of Export Control InnovationSAP
Josephine Aiello LeBeauPartnerWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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 PirniaPartnerSandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
- 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)
- 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
Networking Break
Special Update on the DOJ’s Bulk Sensitive Data Rule
Matthew FogartySenior Counsel, Trade & Human RightsGeneral Motors
Daniel J. GerkinPartnerKirkland & Ellis
Lloyd GroveManaging Counsel, Sanctions and ComplianceLucid Motors
- The anticipated impact of the BIS’ NPRM 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