Maine Trade Day
Join the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) for a day of informative presentations by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officials, State of Maine representatives, Canadian trade experts, and U.S importers and exporters navigating the current trade terrain.
This will be an engaging and unique opportunity to meet and speak with CBP, state and local government officials, as well as importers and exporters walking the new path of cross border trade. The day will include presentations, keynote luncheon, and networking opportunities.
10:00-10:45 AM
Conversation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Moderator: William Ferrera, Co-Founder, Harbour Island Consulting, LLC; Former Executive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Operations, U.S. CBP
Speakers, CBP to be announced
10:45-11:15 AM
Current trade and tariff developments affecting importers today
Speakers:
Moderator: Paula Connelly, Member, Sandler, Travis, and Rosenberg
Speakers:
Christa Hurley, Director Global Trade Compliance, Clarios
Greg Wallace, Lead Trade Compliance Analyst, L.L. Bean, Inc.
11:15 AM-12:00 PM
USMCA developments and cross-border trade with Canada
Moderator: Jack Bender, Director, Strategic Accounts, VISY Global Logistics
Speakers:
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Consul General of Canada in Boston, United States
Arthur Bodek, Partner, GDLSK
12:00-1:30 PM
Luncheon Keynote TBA
1:30-2:15 PM
Internal Customs Compliance Monitoring and Auditing
Moderator: Kerri Hawley, Senior Customs and Trade Compliance Manager, RG Barry Brands
Speakers:
Ania Fuller, Director of Consulting and Regulatory Affairs, A.N. Deringer
Erika T. Vidal-Faulkenberry, Global Head Trade Compliance, Biogen
2:15-2:45 PM
The Impact of Global Conflict on the Movement of Freight
Matthew Bock, Partner, Bock Trade Law
2:45-3:30 PM
Emerging approaches to data, analytics, and AI in trade compliance
Cindy Allen, CEO and Managing Director,
