| 13/03/2018 | |||||||
 3:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Registration | ||||||
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Welcome Reception | ||||||
| 14/03/2018 | |||||||
| 7:30 am - 5:40 pm | Registration | ||||||
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Press Conference (Live broadcast) | ||||||
| 9:20 am - 9:50 am | Signing of Mutual Recognition Arrangement/Agreement (MRA) Action Plan Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO Ms. Susana Wong Chan, Cross Border Research Association (CBRA) Peru and Uruguay East African Community (EAC) and Korea | ||||||
| 9:50 am - 10:10 am | Networking Coffee Break
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| 10:10 am - 11:00 pm | Opening Address Master of ceremony Mr. Dickson C. Kateshumbwa, Commissioner of Customs, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) | ||||||
| 10:10 am - 11:00 am | Welcome Address Ms. Doris Akol, Commissioner General, URA | ||||||
| 10:10 am - 11:00 am | Speeches Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO) Mr. Sukhwan Roh, Vice Commissioner, Korea Customs Service (KCS) Hon. Anite Evelyn, Minister of State for Privatization and Investment | ||||||
| 10:10 am - 11:00 am | Opening Ceremony Mr. H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda | ||||||
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Keynote Speech-HUAWEI, Corporate Sponsor Mr. Qin Yuanhao, CEO HUAWEI, Uganda Conference Chair Mr. Luc DeBlieck, Deputy Director, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, WCO | ||||||
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm | Session 1-Panel Discussion: “A Secure business environment for economic development”-The AEO and MRA contribution Moderator Mr.Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO) Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, Comptroller-General , Nigeria Customs Mr. John K. Njiraini, Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue Authority Mr. Sumiya Shibazaki, Deputy Director General, Japan Customs Mr. Ian Saunders, Ag. Asst. Commissioner, Customs & Border Protection(CBP), US Mr. Philip Kermode, Director, European Commission – Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) Mr. James Lockett, Member, WCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) | ||||||
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||||||
| 1:40 pm - 2:50 pm | Session 2-Panel Discussion: Regional Collaboration on trade facilitation – AEO and MRA,East African Community (EAC) Case Moderator: Mr. Kenneth Bagamuhunda, Director General, Customs and Trade EAC Mr. D.C. Kateshumbwa, Commissioner , Uganda Revenue Authority Mr. Gerard Sabamahoro, Commissioner of Customs, Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) Mr. Alex Mugire, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Rwanda Revenue Authority Mr. Hussein Sufiani, Director Corporate Affairs, Said Sslim Bakhresa & Co. Ltd Mr. Aunali Tayabali Bhaiji, Regional Director Development and External Affairs , E.A, Bollore Transport & Logistics Mr. Frank Matsaert, CEO, TradeMark East Africa | ||||||
| 2:50 pm - 4:00 pm | Session 3-Panel Discussion: Where is AEO and MRA today since its inception.-Has anything changed? Moderator : Mr. Xin XIONG, General Manager, Nuctech, South Africa Mr. Enrique Canon Pedragosa, Director General, Uruguay Customs Mrs. Bettina Vogl-lang, Deputy Director General, Austria Customs Mr. Pankaj Bodke, Additional Commissioner, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), India Mr. Djibril Hanounou, Senior Customs Adviser, Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Mr. Alejandro Arola, President, International Federation of Authorized Economic Operator (IFAEO) | ||||||
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Networking break | ||||||
| 4:30 pm - 5:40 pm | Session 4-Panel Discussion: How can AEO and MRA enhance compliance level and Increase revenue collection & trade? Moderator Mrs. Pilar Jurado Borrego, Director General, Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales, Spain Mr. Erich Kieck, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, World Bank Mr. Zerezghi Kidane, Senior Customs Affairs Officer, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Mr. Alvaro M. Alpízar Antillón, Chief Executive Officer, REX Cargo Inc Mr. Jos Van Lingen, Senior Manager Finance Tax & Customs, Nissan Motor Ltd. Mr. Tadatsugu Toni Matsudaira, Technical Assistance Advisor, International Monetary Fund | ||||||
| 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Gala Dinner-Co-sponsored by URA and HUAWEI Dress Code: Traditional-National and/or Smart Casual
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| 15/03/2018 | |||||||
| 8:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration | ||||||
| 9:00 am - 5:10 pm | Track A-Room:Victoria A-English, French, Spanish | Track B-Room:Victoria B-English | Track C-Room: Katonga A-English | Track D-Room: Katonga B-English | Track E-Room: Achwa-English | Track F-Room: Nile-English | Track G-Room: Addis-English |
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am | Session 1-WCO SAFE Framework of Standards and tools– whats new? Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO Mr. JEYHUN NAJAFLI, Professional Associate, World Customs Organization Mr. Dimitrios Politopoulos, Project Client Relations Coordinator for E-learning Programme, World Customs Organization ( WCO) | Session 1-EAC Regional AEO Programme - lessons learned Mr. Richard Chopra, WCO EAC CREATe Program Director , WCO Mr. Martin Ojok, Regional Project Manager Ms. Pamela Ahago, Chief Manager, Trade Facilitation, Kenya Revenue Authority | Session 1-Importance of single window and AEO Ms. Nerea Rodríguez Entremonzaga, Deputy Director for Customs Processes, Customs and Excise Department, AEAT, Spain Ms. Neslihan ÜRKMEZ, Customs & Trade Expert, Turkey Customs | Session 1-Importance of a comprehensive strategy on security of the logistics chain Mr. Todd Boucher, Director, Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) Mr. Joshua Ebenezer, Director, Lakshmikumaran & SridharanCanada Mr. Juan Martin Esquivel, Director, Marescorp, Mexico | Session 1-Risk analysis and management - first step to achieve an AEO certification Mr. Mark Isaacson, Acting Director, Buffalo, NY CTPAT Field Office, United States Customs and Border Protection/CTPAT Ms. Juanita Maree, SAAF | Session 1-AEO and Innovative Approaches’ - including Postal, e-commerce, migration Ms. Sue Hill, Trusted Trader and Industry Engagement Branch Department of Home Affairs, Australia Dr. Lars Karlsson, AEO Academic and Researcher, Advisory Board Member International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) | Session 1-New technologies and AEO Mrs. Sandra Corcuera-Santamaría, Integration and Trade Specialist , IDB Ms. E. Tao, Senior advision,AEO program, Dept. of Audit-Based Control and Risk , Management, General Administration, China Customs |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Session 2-The Private Sector Consultative Group and the World Customs Organization: A productive collaboration- past, present and future Mr. John Mein, Executive Coordinator, Instituto Aliança Procomex Mr. Jaime King Ms. Carol West, Secretary, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) | Session 2-Maintaining AEO certification Mr. Mark Isaacson, Acting Director, Buffalo, NY CTPAT Field Office, United States Customs and Border Protection/CTPAT Mr. Oliver Lalani, Executive Director, Roofings Group | Session 2-Importance of Customs Business Partnership Mr. Shao Weijian, Customs Attaché(First Secretary), Mission of China to the EU Ms. Catherine Gibson, Programme Officer, Organisation of American States (OAS) Mr. Fernando Pieri, Senior Partner, HLL Consultant, Brazil | Session 2-How can global standard for scanning/NII technology be beneficial to Customs and industry? Mr. Joris Groeneveld, Dutch Customs Mr. Chris Hogg, Software Development Manager, Rapiscan Systems Ltd | Session 2-Plurilateral MRAs – challenges and lesson learn – Pacific Alliance & Greater Tumen Initiative(GTI) Ms. Blanca Barandiaran, AEO Manager, Peru Customs (SUNAT) Ms. Maria Elena, Mexico Customs | Session 2-Leveraging the latest technology to better strengthen and secure global trade Mr. Ma Xiongfeng, Senior Marketing Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), NUCTECH Co. Ltd. | Session 2-What are the synergies between AEO and e-commerce? Mr. Dietmar Jost, Global Express Association (GEA) Ms. E. Tao, Senior advision,AEO program, Dept. of Audit-Based Control and Risk , Management, General Administration, China Customs |
| 10:50 am - 11:10 am | Refreshments | ||||||
| 11:10 am - 12:00 | Session 3-Demo on URA track and trace system, lessons learnt Mr. David Dongo, Customs Supervisor, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) | Session 3-Global Growth In AEO and Trusted Trader Programs: Key Trends From the Private Sector Perspective Mr. James Lockett, Member, WCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) Mr. Dietmar Jost, Global Express Association (GEA) Mr. John Mein, Executive Coordinator, Instituto Aliança Procomex Private Sector Consultative Group | Session 3-Synergies between AEO and Regulated Agents/Known Consignors (RA/KC): Pilot in Mexico Ms. María Elena Sierra Galindo, ntral Administrator of Certification and International Affairs for Foreign Trade Audit, Tax Administration Service (SAT), Mexico Customs Mr. Tarasio Hardman, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO | Session 3-Detection through Global Data - Global Data for Better Security and Compliance Mr. Maqbool Lalljee, Tax Risk Specialist, Bureau Van Dijk Mr. Fabian Mazza, Head of Global Government Sector, Bureau van Dijk | Session 3-Importance of Customs Brokers in AEO Programme? Ms. Carol West, Secretary, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) Ms. Ben Chamkrom, Customs Technical Officer, Thai Customs Ms. Jennifer Kabanyana, CEO, Unifreight Cargo Handling ltd | Session 3-Enhancing benefits of AEO through exchange of information; Case of Trade Logistics Information Pipeline Mr. Alban Odiambo, Regional Director, ICT for Trade Programme at TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) | Session 3-AEO, road transport and mutual recognition Mr. Sujeevan Perera, Trade Advisor, Commonwealth Secretariat Mr. William Petty, Senior Manager, International Road Transport Union (IRU) Mr. Jon Walden, Senior Consultant, Crown Agents Mr. Sipho Khumalo, Chief Executive Officer, Cross Border Road Transport Agency Mr. Gilbert Kiprono Langat, Chief Executive Officer, Shippers Council of Eastern Africa Mr. John Mathenge, Executive Director, Federation of East African Freight Forwarding Associations |
| 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm | Session 4-WCO AEO Validator Guide & training modules Mr. Cristobal Hernandez, CTPAT Supervisory Supply Chain Security Specialist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) / CTPAT Mr. Chen Jianping, Deputy Director, General Administration, China Customs Ms. Blanca Barandiaran, AEO Manager, Peru Customs (SUNAT) | Session 4-Using Intelligence to Predict Global Supply Chain Threats Mr. Mark Gruentjes, Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) | Session 4-The new AEO paradigm What are the trends and models for the next generation of AEO programmes? How will stakeholders, new technology, measurements of benefits, MRA and Single Window evolve and be integrated? Mr. Christer Andersson, Director Trade and Customs Consulting Middle East , KGH Global Consulting | Session 4-SAFE, SAFER, SAFEST: SafeZone, a step towards AEO Dr. Samir Hamrouni, CEO , World Free Zones Organization Dr. Lars Karlsson, AEO Academic and Researcher, Advisory Board Member International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) | Session 4-What is the difference between AEO Validation and Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Mr. Thabo Pase, Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Content Specialist Mr. Georges Cantone, Senior Policy Officer, Customs and Excise, France Ms. Carol West, Secretary, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) | Session 4-Understanding how MRA works and realizing the benefits for both Customs and trade Mr. Steven Krupinsky, Chief - International Branch, CTPAT,US CBP Mr. Daniel Kern, Senior Manager, Goods Transport, International Road Transport Union (“IRU”) | Session 4-Maintaining AEO certification – strategies for monitoring business partners Mr. Fermin Cuza, International President, World BASC Organization Mr. Andrew Farrelly, Partner, CT Strategies |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch Break
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| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Session 5-The difference between the WTO Trade Facilitation Art. 7.7 Authorised Operator (AO), Authorised Person (AP), and Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO Dr. Edward Kafeero, Associate Professor of International Trade Law & Customs, University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Session 5-AEO Validation and Post Clearance Audit (PCA) – Practical experience Mr. Georges Cantone, Senior Policy Officer, Customs and Excise, France Mr. Darlene Enlow, Director, Metso Corporation Mr. Thabo Pase, Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Content Specialist | Session 5-Block chain – What it is and the future impact on trade and AEO programmes Ms. Louise Wiggett, Managing Director, Global Trade Solution | Session 5-Outcomes and developments of AEO and MRA in Asia Pacific Mr. Chen Jianping, Deputy Director, General Administration, China Customs Mr. Tomoyoshi Watanabe, AEO Director, Japan Customs Mr. Pyong-Won Kim, Assistant Director of AEO MRA, KCS | Session 5-How WCO Time Release Study (TRS) can measure the time for release in an AEO context? Mr. Sydney Chibbabbuka, Commissioner Customs Services, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Mr. Magera Stephen, Assistant Commissioner Field Services, URA Mr. Hussein Kiddedde, Chairman, Uganda Freight Forwarders Association (UFFA) Mr. Shoji Oguri, AEO Specialist , Japan Customs | Session 5-Seamless Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System Mr. Stephen Teang, B-smart Technology Ltd | Session 5-Benefits of coordinated border management for AEOs Mr. Cristobal Hernandez, CTPAT Supervisory Supply Chain Security Specialist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) / CTPAT Mr. Alan Owen, Director, Customs Services EMAIR, Expeditors International Mr. Fabiano Queiroz Diniz, Head of the National AEO Centre, RFB Customs Officer, AEO Operational Team |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Session 6-Progress on Multilateral MRA – ANDEAN Community and Central America Mrs. Sandra Corcuera-Santamaría, Integration and Trade Specialist , IDB Ms. Blanca Barandiaran, AEO Manager, Peru Customs (SUNAT) Mr. Harold Leiva, AEO Specialist , Costa Rica Customs | Session 6-Integrated inspection for intelligent analysis for Customs Mr. Chris Hogg, Software Development Manager, Rapiscan Systems Ltd | Session 6-Promoting AEO and transit procedures Mr. Daniel Kern, Senior Manager, Goods Transport, International Road Transport Union (“IRU”) Ms. Asli Gurates, Customs Expert, UNECE Ms. Vyara Filipova, Technical Attaché, World Customs Organization | Session 6 - AEO contributions to increase a company’s competitiveness and National Foreign Trade Mr. Mohd Wizan Abd Rahman, Deputy Director, Royal Malaysian Customs Mr. Vanessa Ventura, Operation Director and Tax and Customs Lawyer, M2V Consulting and Auditing Mr. Oliver Lalani, Executive Director, Roofings Group | Session 6-Updates on the US, Canada and EU AEO programmes including their MRA Requirements Mr. Steven Krupinsky, Chief – CTPAT International Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) / CTPAT Ms. Hajnalka Abraham, Policy Officer, DG TAXUD, European Commission Mr. Todd Boucher, Director, Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) | Session 6-The Future of Government Revenue Solutions – maximising revenues, minimising disruption Mr. Jerome Pichot, Head of Product Marketing, Authentication & Traceability, De La Rue | Session 6-Pre-loading advance Cargo Information (PLACI), Advance Cargo Information (ACI), Pre-arrival processing. What are the benefits and challenges Mr. Tarasio Hardman, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO Mr. Dietmar Jost, Global Express Association (GEA) |
| 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm | Refreshments | ||||||
| 4:20 pm - 5:10 pm | Session 7-Linkages between Risk management and AEO Programmes Mr. Mark Isaacson, Acting Director, Buffalo, NY CTPAT Field Office, United States Customs and Border Protection/CTPAT Mr. Jason Blackman, Director Compliance & Customs Regulatory Affairs, DHL Sub-Saharan Africa | Session 7-Regional IT connectivity – using WCO standards to facilitate Trade Mr. Richard Chopra, WCO EAC CREATe Program Director , WCO Mr. Dalton Nxumalo, Regional Project Manager, SACU Connect | Session 7-Coordinated approach at borders – to secure and facilitate trade Mr. Yoshihiro Kosaka, Manager, WCO/JICA Joint Project Ms. Tomomi Tokuori, TICAD Advisor (assigned to DBSA) , Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) Ms. Yoko Konishi, JICA expert | Session 7-How can private sector support in AEO implementation Mr. Sunbok Kwon, Associate Researcher of Authorization Management dept, Korea AEO Association Mr. Loïc LE BRET, Export sales director, ATERMES | Session 7-Research on benefits of AEO implementation Sandra Corcuera, Integration and Trade Specialist, Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Dr. Edward Kafeero, Associate Professor of International Trade Law & Customs, University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ms. Susana Wong Chan, Cross Border Research Association (CBRA) | Session 7-Single Window and trade facilitation Mr. Erich Kieck, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, World Bank Mr. Dinanthsingh Mungla, Team Leader in Capacity Building Team (CBT), Mauritius Revenue Authority | Session 7-Business Risk Profiling: What is in it for prospecting AEOS Mr. Denis Lutaaya Muwanga, Manager- National Targeting Centre, Uganda Revenue Authority Mr. Abert Mwebembezi, Operations Manager, Spedag Interfreight(U) Ltd |
| 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Dinner – Sponsored by Korea Customs Service (KCS) at Kampala Serena Hotel | ||||||
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| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Session 5-Round table:Coordinated Border Management (CBM) for better AEO benefits and higher compliance?How can the other government agencies play an important role within the AEO programme. Moderator Ms.Carol West, Secretary, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) Ms. Virgínia Medeiros, Authorized Economic OperatorProject Manager, Secretariat of Federal Revenue, Brazil Customs Mr. John Mein, Executive Coordinator, Instituto Aliança Procomex Mr. Shao Weijian, Customs Attaché(First Secretary), Mission of China to the EU Mr. Jovanny Feliz, AEO Director, Directorate General of Customs, Dominican Republic | ||||||
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Award Ceremony – EAC Regional AEO Certificates | ||||||
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Session 6-Round Table: Is Mutual Recognition of AEOs working? Moderator:Sandra Corcuera Santamaria, ntegration and Trade Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Mr. Jhon Fonseca, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica Mr. Norm Schenk, Chair, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ms. María Elena Sierra Galindo, ntral Administrator of Certification and International Affairs for Foreign Trade Audit, Tax Administration Service (SAT), Mexico Customs Ms. Aviva Zhang, Senior Manager, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Mr. Georges Cantone, Senior Policy Officer, Customs and Excise, France | ||||||
| 11:15 am - 11:35 am | Networking break  | ||||||
| 11:35 am - 12:35 pm | Session 7-Round Table: What is the future for Trusted Trader Regimes including AEOs and MRAs Moderator Ms. Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO Mr. Ahmad Reshad Popal, Director General, Afghanistan Customs Mr. Todd Boucher, Director, Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) Mr. Steven Krupinsky, Chief - International Branch, CTPAT,US CBP Mr. Dietmar Jost, Global Express Association (GEA) Dr. Lars Karlsson, AEO Academic and Researcher, Advisory Board Member International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) Mr. Jed Michaletos, Chief Officer: Customs and Excise, South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) | ||||||
| 12:35 pm - 12:50 pm | Invitation to next Global AEO Conference Mr. Suoud Salem AlAgroobi, Director of International Relations, Federal Customs Authority (FCA) | ||||||
| 12:50 pm - 13:10 pm | Closing remarks Mr. Luc DeBlieck, Deputy Director,Compliance and Facilitation Directorate , WCO Mr. D.C. Kateshumbwa, Commissioner , Uganda Revenue Authority Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade, Uganda Rt. Hon Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda | ||||||
| 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm | Grab and Go Lunch - sponsored | ||||||
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Conference Trip – details to be confirmed | ||||||
