2025 Conference
Government Speakers
Robert Brookfield
Director General, Trade and Export Controls Bureau
Global Affairs Canada
John Sonderman
Director, Office of Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
Benjamin J. Hawk
Deputy Chief for Export Control and Sanctions, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section
U.S. Department of Justice
Evan Broderick
Senior Advisor for ICTS, Bureau of Industry Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
Co-Chairs
Barbara Linney
Partner
Baker Hostetler (USA)
Wendy Thibodeaux
Vice President, Export Compliance
GKN Aerospace (USA)
Boris Zadkovic
Director, Global Trade Compliance
L3Harris Technologies Inc.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER FACULTY
Robert Brookfield
Director General, Trade and Export Controls Bureau
Global Affairs Canada)
Evan Broderick
Deputy Director for ICTS, Bureau of Industry Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
Kevin Kurland
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
Paula Folkes-Dallaire
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Jennifer Leahy
Senior Leader, International Trade Compliance Canada
GE Aerospace
Laura Palencia
Trade Compliance Manager
Thales Canada, Defence and Security
Session Highlights for 2025
A Close Look at the New Canadian Export Controls on Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors: How Canadian Industry is Responding and Defining ECL Requirements
The Intricacies of Managing Canadian Employee & Contractor/Subcontractor Engagement Under the ITAR, EAR and Controlled Goods: Managing Missteps Around TAA Clauses, ITAR Exemptions and Deemed Reexports
Simplifying the Practicalities Behind EAR 734.99 (b), Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) and MEU, MIEU and CCMC Rules: How to Apply Complex China Export/Reexport Requirements in Practice and Avoid the Key Compliance Traps
Key Classification Challenges: Evaluating Discrepancies in the Categorization of EAR, ITAR, and Canadian ECL, CPG
Supplier Circumvention and Your Screening Program: Monitoring Third-Party Intermediaries to Mitigate the Risk of Export and Sanctions Violations
The Multijurisdictional AI and Cloud Computing Landscape: Demystifying U.S., EU and German Regulatory Efforts and Key Differences with Canadian Requirements
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