2025 GAC eBlasts

NCBFAA is building a most informative and exciting agenda of topics to be addressed by top-notch industry and government speakers during the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 8.

NCBFAA is excited to announce that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Operations (OFO) Diane Sabatino has been confirmed to speak to our association during the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 8, in a fireside chat with NCBFAA General and Customs Counsel Lenny Feldman.

With so much focus these days on trade in Washington, D.C., it’s no surprise that registration to attend this year’s NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9 has now sold out, well before the early bird registration deadline of Aug. 15!

NCBFAA is excited to announce that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Jeff Rezmovic for the Office of Trade has been confirmed to speak at the Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 8.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, it is no surprise that NCBFAA’s special room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, has sold out. However, there are plenty of hotels in the immediate vicinity of the Grand Hyatt Washington and we encourage you to use online hotel search platforms, such as Expedia, Travelocity, and Priceline, to find and book your stay.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.

An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9, 2025 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. With the multitude of changes occurring in Washington, D.C., the resulting impact on cross-border trade, and consequently our industry, means that NCBFAA Member representation at the GAC is vitally important.

If you are active in your local customs broker and forwarder association but never attended an NCBFAA conference such as the upcoming Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9 before, you may be eligible for a discounted registration through the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program (ELMP).

NCBFAA has invited an impressive lineup of senior federal government officials engaged in cross-border trade to present at the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9. If you want to hear what they have to say on matters that impact our customs broker and freight forwarder industry, then you need to register to attend the GAC today!

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9. (The Grand Hyatt Washington is a new location for the GAC.) We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Sept. 7-9. We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!