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11 Hours of Accreditation Credits Available: Earn Credits while Mastering Compliance, mitigate Risk, and prepare for Audits and Enforcement Pressures.
Join the customs compliance community at ACI’s 14th Advanced Forum on U.S. Customs Compliance, October 8–9 in Washington, DC, the country’s leading, advanced-level customs compliance event that will zero in on your most burning legal and compliance issues. In addition to government updates, the 2025 revamped agenda will meet the moment, with a laser focus on the latest best practices to take back to your desk.
The Trump Administration has whipped up a sea-change in the U.S. tariff environment, creating an unprecedented period of global trade risk. Customs compliance understanding and supply chain stability have been upended, leaving U.S. importers, brokers, freight forwarders and logistics/shipping companies in unchartered territory, with some now in the public spotlight as CBP and DOJ enforcement heats up. No one can predict what is coming next, but one thing is for certain: Keeping your corporate stakeholders comprehensively informed and your customs compliance program agile has never been so crucial.
Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS – Chatham House Rules
Keynote Address:
CBP Customs Compliance Priorities and Expectations
Laurie Dempsey
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Conference Co-Chairs
Leila Aridi Afas
Director, Global Public Policy
Toyota North America
Rennie Alston LCB
Chief Executive Officer
American River Group of Companies
Member
COAC – CBP Commercial Operations Advisory Committee
Nicole Bivens Collinson
Managing Principal, International Trade & Government Relations Leader
Sandler Travis & Rosenberg
Kristi App LCB CCS
Chief Operations Officer
J.W. Allen & Co., Inc.
Vice President
NCBFAA
Featured Speakers
Lisa Schroeter
Global Director of Trade & Investment Policy
Dow
Bill Schweitzer LCB
Vice President, Brokerage and Trade
Fed Ex Logistics
Carlos Vanderloo
Minister-Counsellor Economic and Trade Policy
Embassy of Canada to the United States
Tim Vorderstrasse LCB CCS
Director, Head of Duty Drawback
Flexport
President
Atlanta International Forwarders and Brokers Association
Joel W. Rogers
Associate General Counsel – Int’l, Supply Chain & Regulatory
The Home Depot
Guillermo Bernal
Public Affairs Director
American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico
What’s New for 2025
The Overhauled 2025 Agenda Meets the Moment Focusing on Agile Compliance and Tariff Risk Mitigation Amid an Unprecedented Period of Trade Hazards. Don’t Miss Forward-Looking, Practical Discussions, Including:
Keeping Up and Predicting What’s Next: Practical Impacts of U.S. Customs Policy and Enforcement Changes-and the Lesser-Known Takeaways
Guiding Corporate Stakeholders Through the Ups and Downs of Rapid Tariff Changes and Crisis Management
Future Proofing Your Import Transaction and Customs Compliance Action Plan: Charting Your Next Steps for Weathering Unpredictability
The Great Sourcing Shift: Updating Your Strategy for Supply Chain Diversification, Re-Routing and Risk Mitigation
Tariff Mitigation in Practice: Strategies, Exemptions and More Considerations to Stay Ahead of What’s Next
The Cross-Industry Aftermath of the de minimis Changes: How Companies Are Transitioning E-Commerce Fulfillment to Maintain Cost Control
A Cross-Industry Benchmarking Event
- Manufacturing
- Legal
- Retail
- Power/Gas/Oil
- Computers
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Environment
- Government
- Property
- Accounting
- Finance
- Entertainment
- Telecommunication
Past Attendees Included Representatives From
- Aristocrat Technologies
- Bechtel Corp
- Bluestem Brands
- Boeing Company
- Cardinal Health, Inc
- Children’s Place
- Clean Energy Associates
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Element Solutions Inc
- Enel Green Power North America Inc
- Estee Lauder Companies Inc
- FedEx Trade Networks
- Floor & Decor
- Flotek Industries Inc
- Fluor Enterprises Inc
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Lanny Morris
Senior Business Development Manager
Phone: 347-964-4766
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