Society for International Affairs |
2024 Spring Virtual | Conference Committee Conference Director: Speaker Chairs: AV/Pubs Chairs: SIA Board Liaisons: |
DAY ONE: May 6, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 pm EDT
Leadership Perspectives, AUKUS, Incoterms & Licensing Coordination
1:00 | Opening Remarks
Tom Donovan, Northrop Grumman, SIA President
Jennifer Fuller, Northrop Grumman, Conference Director
1:15 | Keynote Address
Michael Vaccaro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade Controls
2:00 | AUKUS Panel
Government perspectives on current state, including including anticipated regulatory and policy implementation.
Sarah Heidema, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy
Maribeth Gravunder, Bureau of Industry & Security
TBC, Office of the Secretary of Defense
David Nockels, First Asst. Secretary Defence Industry Policy, Australian Government
Graham Farnsworth, UK Government
3:20 | Break
3:35 | Transitioning from Export Policy into Usable Export Authorizations
Industry and DOD share case studies for transitioning from export policy to licensing strategy, pre-coordination, proviso development and authorization implementation.
Jimmy Dennis, SAF/IAPD
Barbara Dudas, Northrop Grumman
Dr. Joseph Pellegrino, DTSA
Marjorie Rich, General Dynamics IT
Scott Wise, Microsoft
4:55 | Wrap Up & Adjourn
DAY TWO: May 7, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 pm EDT
The Business Case for Trade Compliance: Screening, Training & INTERCOMS
1:00 | Opening Remarks
1:05 | Effective & Sufficient Screening
Tips for how to evaluate screening programs and business case development when free or existing resources aren’t sufficient.
Valentin Povarchuk, Seagate
Ron Comers, Ankura
2:10 | Scaling Your Training Program
Defining the right types and topics for your compliance program and developing an effective business case for investment in training resources/tools and/or time investment of attendees.
Regan Alberda, Autodesk
Brad Kabanuk, Content Enablers
Eric Larsen, Boeing
Elizabeth Marquez, Keysight
3:25 | Break
3:40 | INCOTERMS
An overview and scenarios demonstrating an easy way to bring value to your business.
Marc Binder, International Trade Compliance Strategies
Cathy Elliot, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
4:55 | Wrap Up & Adjourn
DAY THREE: May 8, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 pm EDT
Recent Enforcement Actions, Cyber Security & Internal Partnerships
1:00 | Opening Remarks
1:05 | Lessons from Recent Enforcement Actions
Industry panel discussing key lessons learned from recent U.S. Government enforcement actions.
Maria Assusa, Honeywell
Doug Jacobson, Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC
Jen Maki, Applied Materials
2:25 | Intersection between Data Breaches/Cyber Incidents & Export Controls
An overview of DFARS 252.204-7012 and SEC Reporting requirements and International Trade professionals’ role and considerations.
Jennifer Bonner, Northrop Grumman
Alex Trafton, Ankura
Jae Shin, PM/DDTC Compliance
3:30 | Break
3:45 | Export Compliance isn’t a Solo Mission: Leveraging Internal Partnerships
This industry panel will share case studies/scenarios of ways to share the compliance load with internal business partners on topics such as Part 130 reporting, supply chain, international travel, IT management and/or human resources.
Jonathan Kim, Global Foundries
Jen Martin, Metrea
Todd Sullivan, General Dynamics Mission Systems
4:55 | Wrap Up & Adjourn