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DESCRIPTION:Join the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) 
 for a day of informative presentations by U.S. Customs &amp\; Border Prote
 ction (CBP) officials\, State of Maine representatives\, Canadian trade ex
 perts\, and U.S importers and exporters navigating the current trade terra
 in.This will be an engaging and unique opportunity to meet and speak with 
 CBP\, state and local government officials\, as well as importers and expo
 rters walking the new path of cross border trade. The day will include pre
 sentations\, keynote luncheon\, and networking opportunities.&nbsp\;10:00-
 10:45 AMConversation with U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionModerator: Wil
 liam Ferrera\, Co-Founder\, Harbour Island Consulting\, LLC\; Former Execu
 tive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Operations\, U.S. CBPSpe
 akers\, CBP to be announced10:45-11:15 AMCurrent trade and tariff developm
 ents affecting importers todaySpeakers:Moderator: Paula Connelly\, Member\
 , Sandler\, Travis\, and RosenbergSpeakers:Christa Hurley\, Director Globa
 l Trade Compliance\, ClariosGreg Wallace\, Lead Trade Compliance Analyst\,
  L.L. Bean\, Inc.11:15 AM-12:00 PMUSMCA developments and cross-border trad
 e with CanadaModerator: Jack Bender\, Director\, Strategic Accounts\, VISY
  Global LogisticsSpeakers:The Honourable Bernadette Jordan\, Consul Genera
 l of Canada in Boston\, United StatesArthur Bodek\, Partner\, GDLSK12:00-1
 :30 PMLuncheon Keynote TBA1:30-2:15 PMInternal Customs Compliance Monitori
 ng and AuditingModerator: Kerri Hawley\, Senior Customs and Trade Complian
 ce Manager\, RG Barry BrandsSpeakers:Ania Fuller\, Director of Consulting 
 and Regulatory Affairs\, A.N. DeringerErika T. Vidal-Faulkenberry\, Global
  Head Trade Compliance\, Biogen2:15-2:45 PMThe Impact of Global Conflict o
 n the Movement of FreightMatthew Bock\, Partner\, Bock Trade Law2:45-3:30 
 PMEmerging approaches to data\, analytics\, and AI in trade complianceCind
 y Allen\, CEO and Managing Director\,Trade Force Multiplier LLChttps://www
 .conect.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2040917&amp\;group=&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Maine Trade Day
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>Join the Coalition of New England Compani
 es for Trade (CONECT) for a day of informative presentations by U.S. Custo
 ms &amp\; Border Protection (CBP) officials\, State of Maine representativ
 es\, Canadian trade experts\, and U.S importers and exporters navigating t
 he current trade terrain.</div><div><br></div><div>This will be an engagin
 g and unique opportunity to meet and speak with CBP\, state and local gove
 rnment officials\, as well as importers and exporters walking the new path
  of cross border trade. The day will include presentations\, keynote lunch
 eon\, and networking opportunities.&nbsp\;</div><div><br></div><div>10:00-
 10:45 AM</div><div>Conversation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection</d
 iv><div>Moderator: William Ferrera\, Co-Founder\, Harbour Island Consultin
 g\, LLC\; Former Executive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Op
 erations\, U.S. CBP</div><div><br></div><div>Speakers\, CBP to be announce
 d</div><div><br></div><div>10:45-11:15 AM</div><div>Current trade and tari
 ff developments affecting importers today</div><div>Speakers:</div><div>Mo
 derator: Paula Connelly\, Member\, Sandler\, Travis\, and Rosenberg</div><
 div>Speakers:</div><div>Christa Hurley\, Director Global Trade Compliance\
 , Clarios</div><div>Greg Wallace\, Lead Trade Compliance Analyst\, L.L. Be
 an\, Inc.</div><div><br></div><div>11:15 AM-12:00 PM</div><div>USMCA devel
 opments and cross-border trade with Canada</div><div>Moderator: Jack Bende
 r\, Director\, Strategic Accounts\, VISY Global Logistics</div><div>Speake
 rs:</div><div>The Honourable Bernadette Jordan\, Consul General of Canada 
 in Boston\, United States</div><div>Arthur Bodek\, Partner\, GDLSK</div><d
 iv><br></div><div>12:00-1:30 PM</div><div>Luncheon Keynote TBA</div><div><
 br></div><div>1:30-2:15 PM</div><div>Internal Customs Compliance Monitorin
 g and Auditing</div><div>Moderator: Kerri Hawley\, Senior Customs and Trad
 e Compliance Manager\, RG Barry Brands</div><div>Speakers:</div><div>Ania 
 Fuller\, Director of Consulting and Regulatory Affairs\, A.N. Deringer</di
 v><div>Erika T. Vidal-Faulkenberry\, Global Head Trade Compliance\, Biogen
 </div><div><br></div><div>2:15-2:45 PM</div><div>The Impact of Global Conf
 lict on the Movement of Freight</div><div>Matthew Bock\, Partner\, Bock Tr
 ade Law</div><div><br></div><div>2:45-3:30 PM</div><div>Emerging approache
 s to data\, analytics\, and AI in trade compliance</div><div>Cindy Allen\,
  CEO and Managing Director\,</div><div><p>Trade Force Multiplier LLC</p><p
 ><a href="https://www.conect.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2040917&amp\;
 group">https://www.conect.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2040917&amp\;gro
 up</a>=&nbsp\;</p></div>
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