Program

World Customs Forum 2007

WCO SAFE Framework of Standards

(Brussels, 11 and 12 December 2007)

Time has been allowed for strategic discussions and for delegates to pose questions throughout the whole conference!

Program (05/11/2007)

DAY 1 - Tuesday 11 December 2007 - Morning

08:30 - 10:00	Registration
10:00 - 10:15	Opening Michel Danet, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
10:15 - 11:00	Keynote address: Report on the SAFE Framework and the AEO concept: How far have we come? Where do we go from here? Michael Schmitz, Director, Compliance and Facilitation, WCO
11:00 - 11:30	Refreshment and networking break Sponsored by:
SESSION 1 : Implementation of AEOs
11:30 – 12:00	Customs-trade partnership against terrorism from a governmental perspective: Programme results, lessons learned and next steps Michael Mullen, US Customs and Border Protection, Washington DC
12:00 - 13:00	C-TPAT five years on: A review from the trade Panel Discussion Chair : Mike Laden, Trusted Trade Alliance, Minneapolis Panellists : Leslie L. August, Trade Bridge International, Barrington Jim Phillips, General Motors, Detroit Doug Browning, Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Washington DC
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch and networking break Sponsored by:

DAY 1 - Tuesday 11 December 2007 - Afternoon

14:30 - 16:00	AEO in the EU: What standards for implementation? How to deal with them in practice? Susanne Aigner, European Commission, Brussels Thérèse-Anne Amy, Baker & McKenzie SCP, Paris Reinhard Fischer, Deutsche Post World Net, Bonn Mats Larsson, Swedish Customs, Stockholm Michael Thorburn, Mekonomen, Strängnäs Svere Trulssen, European Free Trade Association, Brussels
16:00 - 16:30	Refreshment and networking break Sponsored by:
16:30 - 17:30	Third party validation: Partners in protection or a necessary evil? Kelby Woodard, Trusted Trade Alliance, Austin Paul Ranta, Nike, Portland Gary S. Lynch, Marsh USA, New York Nick Allen, Cal Safety Compliance Corp.
17:30	End of day one followed by cocktails

DAY 2 - Wednesday 12 December 2007 - Morning

08:30 - 09:00	Registration
SESSION 1 : Implementation of AEOs (Continued)
09:00 - 10:45	AEO goes global: Overview of country programmes China: Minister Xinsheng Mu, China Customs, Beijing Japan: Yosuke Kawakami, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Tokyo Singapore: Joan Lua, Deputy Head Supply Chain Security, Singapore Customs Mexico: Rogelio Cruz Vernet, Trusted Trade Alliance, Mexico City East African Community: Creck Buyonge, Trusted Trade Alliance, Nairobi
10:45 - 11:15	Refreshment and networking break
SESSION 2 : Mutual Recognition
11:15 – 12:15	Report on the EU-US mutual recognition taskforce Michael Mullen, US Customs and Border Protection, Washington D.C. Michael Meyer, European Commission, Brussels Juergen Ehrke, Siemens, Erlangen
12:15 - 13:00	Australia and New Zealand: A bilateral and regional roadmap for mutual recognition Jaclyne Fisher , Australian Customs Service, Canberra John Secker , New Zealand Customs, Wellington
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch and networking break

DAY 2 - Wednesday 12 December 2007 - Afternoon

SESSION 3 : Trade Facilitation
14:30 - 15:40	International trade facilitation on life support: Who is looking out for business? Keynote speech on negotiation results and next steps: John Clarke, Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, Geneva Panellists: Kathleen Murphy, Drinker, Biddle, Gardner & Carton & AAEI, Chicago Ian Impey, Global Express Association, Brussels Neil Byrne / Colm Halpin, Ernst & Young, London/Dublin Carol West, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations, Ottawa
15:40 - 16:00	Refreshment and networking break
SESSION 4 : Advance Data
16:00 – 17:00	Advance data requirements: Implications for the trade and how to Prepare? Bryce Blegen , Trusted Trade Alliance, Vancouver Michael Lux, TAXUD, European Commission, Brussels Lucas Ventino, Microsoft, Washington, DC
Wrap-up session / Outcome of the conference
17:00 - 17:30	Michael Schmitz David Widdowson Hans-Michael Wolffgang
17:30	Close of Conference

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