| DAY 1 (28 June 2021) | |
| 12:30-13:00 | Online Registration |
| 13:00-13:15 | Session 1 - Opening ceremony |
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| Opening address: - Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Secretary General - Mr. John DENTON, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
| 13:15-14:30 | Session 2 – Round table: Customs perspectives on e-commerce during the COVID-19 crisis and resilience for e-commerce supply chain |
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| This session will discuss the following issues: - Benefits of full implementation of the WCO E-Commerce Package; - Customs measures under COVID-19 for e-commerce supply chain continuity, including Advance Electronic Data, e-payment, etc.; and, - New opportunities for fostering partnerships with e-commerce stakeholders Moderator and keynote speech: Mr. Ricardo TREVIÑO, WCO Deputy Secretary General Speakers(3): Customs administrations - Mr. John P. Leonard, Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, US Customs and Border Protection - Ms. Sabine HENZLER, Director, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD), European Commission - Ms. Lan HU, Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation, General Administration of Customs, China |
| 14:30-15:50 | Session 3 – Panel Session : Private sector perspective in adapting to a new business model and expanding the concept of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) |
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| This session will focus on the following issues: - Challenges and opportunities of adapting to new business models in e-commerce, including fulfilment center; and, - Cooperation between e-commerce stakeholders and Customs and possibility of expanding the concept of AEO to e-commerce operators Moderator and keynote speech: Mr. Hideaki GENSHIN, Deputy Director-General, Japan Customs See presentation Panellists (3): from Private Sector and Customs administrations - Mr. Kristian VANDERWAEREN, Director General, Belgium Customs See presentation - Mr. Travis Skinner, Senior Manager on Customs and Trade at Amazon - Ms. Eman Bader Al Suwaidi, Director for Customs Valuation Department / Authorized Economic Operator Program, Dubai Customs See presentation - Mr. Praveen Sashi, Regional Head of Digitalization MENA, DHL Express, UAE See presentation |
| DAY 2 (29 June 2021) | |
| 13:00-13:55 | Session 4 – Round table: Reinforcing collaboration and harnessing technology |
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| This session will focus on the following issues: - Facilitating digital trade, to form an important part of the global economic recovery from COVID-19 via reinforced collaboration; and, - Renovation of Customs procedures with the use of data and modern technologies based on cooperation among entire e-commerce supply chain. Moderator: Mr. Ahmed AL KHALIFA, Chairperson of the WCO Council Speakers (3): from International Organizations and the Private Sector - Mr. Xiangchen Zhang, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO) - Mr. Abdel Ilah Bousseta, Director of Postal Operations, Universal Postal Union - Mr. Carlos GRAU TANNER, Director-General, Global Express Association
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| 13:55-15:00 | Session 5 – Panel Session : Ensuring safety and security through cooperation and the use of data and technologies |
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This session will focus on the following topics: - Managing risks posed by unknown traders with the use of data and technologies through cooperation; and, - Utilizing transformative technologies driving e-commerce to ensure safety and security of cross border e-commerce.
Moderator and keynote speech: Mr. Pranab Kumar DAS, Director of Compliance and Facilitation, WCO See presentation Panellists (5): from Private Sector and Customs administration - Mr. Yonghwan CHOI, Director of R&D and Equipment Division, Korea Customs Service See presentation - Mr. Fumio Ito, Project Manager, International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) See presentation - Ms. Cathy Toxopeus, Director of Commercial and Trade Innovation and Intake Division, Canada Border Services Agency - Mr. Kaveh Afshar-Zanjani, Director of Data Science, Canada Border Services Agency See presentation - Mr. Joost van de Griendt, Co-Founder and CBO/CMO, Dynaxion B.V. See presentation |
| 15:00-15:55 | Session 6 – Panel Session : Ensuring fair and effective revenue collection through cooperation |
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This session will focus on the following topics: -Understanding the four revenue collection approaches (Vendor collection, Intermediary collection, Buyer collection and Hybrid collection approach); -Utilizing pre-arrival, clearance and post-clearance stages for proper Customs valuation through cooperation; and, -Conducting effective capacity building activities based on the E-Commerce Framework of Standards.
Moderator and keynote speech: M. Guénolé MBONGO KOUMOU Vice-Chairperson for the West and Central Africa Region/ Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes, Republic of the Congo Panellists (4): from Private Sector, International Organizations, and Customs administrations - Mr. Michael OUTRAM, Commissioner, Australian Border Force See presentation - Mr. Matthew Duckworth, Assistant Secretary, Customs and Trade Policy Branch, Australian Border Force - Mr. Piet Battiau, Head Consumption Taxes, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Mr. Sami Farhad, Senior Director, Alibaba Group |
| 15:55-16:00 | Session 7 – Closing |
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| Closing Remarks: - Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Secretary General |
