ACI’s Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement is the ONLY comprehensive, practical networking knowledge event of its kind that will gather the U.S. CBP and industry to assess the UFLPA and other U.S. and international regulatory changes impacting import and customs compliance strategy.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker

AnnMarie Highsmith

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CAN’T MISS SESSIONS INCLUDE
  • The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA): Know Exactly What It Takes to Rebut Presumption of Forced Labor
  • A Reckoning for Section 301 Compliance: Anticipated Increased Enforcement, Exercising Reasonable Care Documentation
  • The 321 De Minimis Shipment: Maximizing Cost and Time Savings Amid an Uncertain 321 Policy Future
  • Modernization of Customs Broker Regulations/19 CFR 111: Broker/Importer Relations, Restrictions on Third-Party Interaction
  • Section 337 Investigations and IP Rights: What You Need to Know About Changes to IP Enforcement at the Border
  • The Future U.S. Trade Agreements: Leveraging the USMCA and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
NETWORK WITH U.S. DHS AND U.S CBP OFFICIALS
Speaker

Eric Choy

Acting Executive Director, Trade Remedy Law Enforcement, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Speaker

Alaina Van Horn

Chief, IP Enforcement Branch
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Speaker

Dax Terrill

Branch Chief, Exclusion Order Enforcement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Speaker

Robert Silvers

Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

GAIN CROSS-INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON THE LATEST IMPORT COMPLIANCE IMPEDIMENTS
Speaker

Mike DeVitto

Director, Logistics and Trade Compliance
L.L. Bean, Inc.

Speaker

Aaron Gothelf

Principal Counsel – Global Trade
The Walt Disney Company

Speaker

Cindy Owens

Senior Trade Counsel
Polaris Inc.

Speaker

Jean-Rene Broussard

Associate General Counsel – U.S. Regulatory Legal Department
DHL Americas

Speaker

Carolyn Burkhead

Senior Manager, US Import Compliance & Operations
Boeing

Speaker

Peter Martin

Senior Counsel, International Trade
FedEx

Speaker

Michael DiPaula-Coyle

Head of International Trade Policy
IBM

Speaker

Jerry Cook

Vice President, Government and Trade Relations
Hanesbrands Inc.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP A

Proving Source of Origin Under the UFLPA – What Supply Chain and Compliance Specialists Need to Know to Ensure Compliance Amid Anticipated Ramped-Up Enforcement

November 7, 2022
9:00 am – 12:30 pm

WORKSHOP B

Getting Classification Right – Critical Keys for Compliant HTS Classification and Minimizing Duty Rates: Rules and Requirements, Grey Areas, and Identifying the Triggers for Delays and Penalties

November 7, 2022
1:30 – 5:00 pm

Workshops are offered In-Person only