DRAFT AGENDA
(AGENDA (Updated as of September 25, 2023 | Please note that panel timing is subject to adjustment based upon speaker scheduling. Check back for updates! )

DAY ONE: Day 1 – Monday, October 23, 2023 | 8:00 am - 5:00 PM

8:00 – 8:15 | Opening Remarks 

8:15 – 9:30 | Enforcement Landscape Update   
Speakers: Marissa Cloutier, DDTC, Department of State | Dan Clutch, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement | David Lim, Co-Director, KleptoCapture, Department of Justice | Tom McDonald, Enforcement Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of Treasury | Nathan Swinton, National Security Division, Department of Justice | Kay C. Georgi, Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP (Panel Moderator)

Enforcement of trade controls and sanctions violations is rapidly increasing, and U.S. Government Agencies have issued guidance to industry regarding such enforcement measures, disclosures, and red flags. This panel will discuss such topics as:

• Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice Tri-Seal Compliance Note: Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Potential Violations
• Export controls and sanctions violations as a corporate criminal enforcement priority 
• General Prohibition 10 (Knowledge of Violation) under the Export Administration Regulations
• DDTC’s Compliance Program Guidelines
• Developments within the DOJ’s National Security Division
• The potential for SEC Reporting 

9:30 – 10:45 | Employment Practices in a Global Organization: Hiring and Employee Management   
Speakers: Rob Hart, DDTC, Department of State | Alberto Ruisanchez, Immigrant & Employee Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice | Josh Fitzhugh, Vice President, Global Trade, Flex | Peter Lichtenbaum, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP | Zachary Parker, Director, Global Trade – Global Strategic Alignment, RTX Corporation

Hiring and managing the movement of skilled personnel has become a persistent challenge for trade compliance as the world becomes more interconnected, as business needs evolve, and as complex regulatory changes take hold. 

This panel will explore compliance complexities relative to hiring and employee management, to include: 

• Balancing trade compliance, including deemed exports, and guidance by the Department of Justice on anti-discrimination
• U.S. Persons Abroad Guidance from DDTC and Foreign Person Employee Licensing considerations 
• Regular employee (remote) licensing & guidance
• Best practices for vetting procedures and tracking personnel nationality and job changes
• GDPR Considerations in an increasingly global environment 

10:45 - 11:00 | Break

11:00 - 12:00 | Managing IT Compliance in an Increasingly Digital World     
Speakers: Aaron Amundson, Director, Information Technology Controls Division, BIS  |  Nate Bolin, Partner, DLA Piper LLP | Tracy Gronewold, Senior Director, International Trade Controls, Ankura Consulting | Brittany Smith, Northrop Grumman

As the world becomes more digital, trade practitioners must confront compliance with trade and sanctions regulations as it pertains to IT assets and infrastructure. From establishing networks in the U.S. and abroad, to the management of assets on travel, to what the “encryption carve-out” means, this panel will cover considerations as business digitizes and as travel continues to increase.

12:00 – 1:30 | Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Christian J. Nauvel, Deputy Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

1:30 - 2:30 | Beyond DDTC: Key Stakeholders within Department of State for Export Authorizations    
Speakers: Salvatore Sciandra, Deputy Director, Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State | TBA, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers | Sue Gainor, Grey Point® Consulting, LLC (Panel Moderator) | Additional USG Speakers - To Be Announced

This panel will provide insight on considerations from various U.S. Government stakeholders when assessing opportunities for the export of technical information, hardware, and services – particularly in light of rapid technological advancement and a shifting geopolitical environment.

2:30 - 2:45 | Break

2:45 - 3:45 | Adapting Risk Management Approaches in a Dynamic Geopolitical Environment     
Speakers: USG Speaker - To Be Announced |  Erika Trujillo, Managing Director, SEIA, GmbH | Alexis Wetzler, Assistant General Counsel, Export Compliance, Honeywell | Bob Vander Lugt, Little, Rothwell & Vander Lugt, PLLC (Panel Moderator)

This panel will discuss managing exposure in today’s rapidly evolving global geopolitical landscape, and how advancements in data analytics can help companies identify areas of compliance risk using information collected through daily business operations for strategic decision making. Areas covered include:

• Understanding risk exposure and best practices for identifying red flags
• Understanding how business operations and digitized processes can create areas of risk 
• How to mitigate risks economically when leveraging limited resources to address almost unlimited compliance risks
• Effectively leveraging DDTC’s new risk management matrix 

3:45 – 5:00 | Grappling with Increasing Complexities of the Global Supply Chain

Speakers: USG Speakers - To Be Announced | Maria Assusa, Director, Export Compliance, Honeywell | Jen Maki, Senior Director – Trade Legal Compliance, Applied Materials
This panel will discuss the evolving complexities of the global supply chain, both from a U.S. and international perspective, including:

• New U.S. and non-U.S. controls on chips and semiconductors, as well as anticipated future controls
• Actions by allies and adversaries that may affect the global supply chain, e.g., Actions taken by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Japan's chip equipment export controls
• NDAA Restrictions within Government Supply Chains and resulting impacts
• Developments within the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) and anticipated restrictions

5:00 | Wrap Up & Adjourn Day 1

5:15 PM | Reception