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2023 Trade and Transportation Program/Booklet    The Trade & Transportation Conference features three days of informational and networking opportunities, including: | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | | | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Registration and Networking Hour | | 2:00 - 3:45 PM | CBP and Partner Government Agency Trade Day Representatives from CBP’s Centers of Excellence, Office of Field
Operations (the folks on the ground that examine and release your cargo),
Office of Regulatory Audit, and from FDA, Fish & Wildlife and USDA will
give us an update on what to expect from their agencies in 2023. Meet them
one-on-one, ask your questions and network with your government colleagues. | | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Peter Friedmann's "Off the Record" | | 5:15 – 6:30 PM | Welcome to Newport Reception | | | | | Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | | | 8:00 - 8:45 AM | Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast | | 8:45 - 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks | | 9:00 - 10:00 AM | The Future of US / China Trade Relations in 2023 Amy Celico, Principal, Albright Stonebridge Group | | 10:00 -11:30 AM | Managing the Demands of ESG in Your Supply Chain – environmental sustainability, social and governance standards that matter in 2023 George Goldman, Executive Chairman, Greenabl Jack Keating, Founder, JFK Advisors LLC Karen Lobdell, Sr. Manager, Product, Thomson Reuters | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Trends in Trade and Transportation Nate Hermann, Vice President, American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) | | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Lunch / Keynote Address The State of the Ocean Shipping Industry in 2023 Allen Clifford, Executive Vice President, Mediterranean Shipping Company | | 2:15 - 3:30 PM | FMC Update – Ocean Transportation, the latest on OSRA22, the Data Sharing Initiative – what will it mean for your business? Max Vekich, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission Jen Morrissey, Sr. Manager International Logistics & Customs Compliance,
Ocean Spray International Services, Inc. John McCown, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for Maritime Strategy | | 3:45 - 4:30 PM | Forced Labor & Implementation of UFLPA – what you need to know to prepare your business for enforcement in 2023 Elizabeth Chiavetta, Auditor, Sandler, Travis, and Rosenberg Forced Labor Group
John Leonard, CBP DEAC for Trade
Amy Morgan, Head of Trade Compliance, Altana | | 4:30 - 5:15 PM | Air Transportation Trends 2023 Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Air Forwarders Association | 5:15 - 5:45 PM
| Closing Remarks, Drawing | | 6:30 - 9:30 PM | Networking Reception and Dinner, Bellevue Room, Hotel Viking | | | | | Thursday, April 13, 2023 | | | 8:00 - 8:45 AM | Networking and buffet breakfast | 8:50 - 9:00 AM
| Opening Remarks
| | 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Breakfast Keynote Chris Connor, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities. | | 10:00 - 10:45 AM | Compliance 2023 Developing an import compliance manual, completing a risk assessment and audit-proofing your First Sale program James Mulvehill, Managing Director, KPMG; CONECT Director Tammy Hetrick, AN Deringer | | 10:45 - 11:30 AM | Trucking 2023 Strategies to address the issues impacting your business in 2023: capacity, chassis, labor, and other pressures on domestic transportation. Lisa Yakomin, President, Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
| Closing Remarks Scholarship Winners
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Please check back for updates to the agenda.
 Approved for 14 CCS/CES continuing education credits. If applicable, please enter your NCBFAA number when registering.
Registration and Cancellation Policies: Registration opens February 1, 2023. Save up to $100 on conference tickets with our Early-Bird rates! Event registration payments are due at the time of registration. Registration fees are non-refundable but can be transferred. Please notify CONECT of any changes sbland@conect.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Interested in sponsoring at the Premier or Supporting Level? Please contact sbeland@conect.org for details before registering.
Advertising sponsors may select the option when registering. Hotel Viking: The room block is fully booked; please contact the hotel for reservations. 
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