IT Conference 2012
 
Agenda

2012 WCO IT Conference & Exhibition

 IT Transforms Core Business for Customs and its Stakeholders

June 5
17:00 – 19:00Registration
19.00 - 20.30 Welcome Cocktail

June 6
08:00Registration Day 1
10.00 – 11.00Opening Ceremony
Mr. Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance, Estonia
Mr. Marek Helm, Director General, Estonian Tax and Customs Board
Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
11.00 – 11.45Refreshment & Contact Break
Sponsored by: BULL
Press Conference
11.45 – 12.45Keynote Speeches
Ms. Josephine Feehily, Commissioner, Chairman of Revenue, Irish Tax and Customs Administration & Chairperson of the WCO Council
Ms. D. T. King-Sackie, Assistant Minister for Revenue, Liberia
Mr. Seán Shine, Managing Director of Health and Public Service, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, Accenture
12.45VIP Exhibition Tour
13.00 - 14.30Networking Lunch
Sponsored by: SICPA
14.30Conference Chair:
Ms. Susanne Aigner, Deputy Director, World Customs Organization
14.30 – 15.00Keynote Address from Host Administration
Mr. Egon Veermäe, Deputy Director General, Estonian Tax and Customs Board
15.00 – 16.15 Round Table 1: The Customs Administration of the Future
Facilitator : Mr. Doug Tweddle, Senior Adviser Customs and Trade Facilitation, Crown Agents (former Director UK Customs)
Mr. I.V Mazorodze, Commissioner of Customs, Swaziland Revenue Authority
H.E Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Executive Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Director General Dubai Customs, UAE
Mr. Mike Norgrove, Director of Excise, Customs, Stamps and Money, HM Revenue and Customs
16.15 – 16.45Refreshment & Contact Break
Sponsored by: IBM
16.45 – 18.00Session 1: High Performing Workforce: the Enabling Role of IT Moderator
Moderator: Mr. James Canham, Senior Executive, Accenture
Mr. Slawomir Pichor, Head of Operations, European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM)
Mr. Charlie Armstrong, Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Michael Eads, President, Sovereign Border Solutions
Mr. Illimar Paul, Logistics Cluster, Estonia
19.00 – 22.30 Dinner
Sponsored by : Estonian Tax and Customs Board, Cybernetica A.S, Silport and Vopak E.O.S.

June 7
8.30Registration Day 2
9.30 – 10.00Opening Address
Mr. Josh Rice, Senior Director - Technology Sales & Security within the Worldwide Public Sector division, Microsoft
10.00 – 11.00Session 2: Business Transformation: Challenges and Approaches
Moderator : Mr. David Evans, Head of Tax and Customs Solutions, BULL
Mr. Norbert Kouwenhoven, Solutions Leader Customs, Borders & Revenue Management, IBM
Ms. Yeo Beng Huay, Chief Information Officer, Singapore Customs
Mr. Mats Wicktor, Director Change Management, Swedish Customs
11.00 – 11.30Refreshment & Contact Break
Sponsored by:
11.30 – 12.00Product Identification - Keynote Speech :
Dr. Myron Seto, Technical Director, Government Security Solutions Division, SICPA
12.00 – 13.30 Round Table 2: Coordinated Border Management and the Product Identification Code
Facilitator : Mr. Roberto Tavano, VP Global Security Sales, Technology, Consulting & Integration Services, UNISYS Corporation
Mr. Charlie Armstrong, Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Franco Germano, Director Major Projects, CBSA
Mr. Doug Bailey, US. Dept. Agriculture, USDA
Mr. Peter Alvarez, Senior Director, GDSN Industry Engagement, GS1
Ms. Christine Boldt, Association of Floral Importers of Florida
13.30 – 15.00Buffet Lunch
Sponsored by: Microsoft
15.00 – 18.00Tech Talk
Refreshments-------------------------------TechTalk 1-------------------------------
No interpretation
 
Room A
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Interpretation Russian & French
 
Room B
Moderators
Moderator: Mr. Gareth Lewis, World Customs Organization

Moderator: Mr. Bryce Blegen, Chief Executive Officer, Trusted Trade Alliance LLC
15.00 - 15.30
Mr. Paul-Herve Theunissen, TAXUD - Globally Networked Customs (GNC) - Globally Networked Customs (GNC)

Mr. Pascal Minvielle, Business Development Director, Webb Fontaine - Interoperability within a single Clearance Processing environment
15.30 - 16.00
Mr Tauno Kangur, Acting Secretary to the UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), Trade and Sustainable Land Management Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - UNECE Integrated Approach to Trade Facilitation Impl

Mr. Michael Dill, WCO Data Model conformant customization techniques with GEFEG. FX’, GEFEG
16.00 - 16.30
Mr. Harald Weyerich, Director, UPU’s Postal Technology Centre - Customs Declaration System (CDS)

Mr. Walter Hekala, Principal, Trade and Investment , Nathan - The Where and How of ICT Procurement - The Where and How of ICT Procurement
Moderators
Moderator : Mr. David Evans, Head of Tax and Customs Solutions, BULL

Moderator : Ms. Nele Leosk, Program director of e-Governance Academy Foundation (eGA)
16.30 - 17.00
Mr. Christophe Eggers, Manager, Supply Chain Facilitation, La Poste, France - Bridging the general public and Customs. How Posts can build on security requ

Mr. Kalev Pihl, Certification Centre Ltd - Digital Identity
17.00 - 17.30
Mr. Richard Morton, European Port Community Systems Association (EPCSA) - Electronic Initiatives in Ports

Mr. Ivar Tallo, E-Academy Estonia, Digital Identity
17.30 - 18.00
Mr. Dennis Heijnen, International Trade Policy Advisor, European Shippers’ Council (ESC) - European lobbyist, Dutch Shippers Council (EVO), EVO NL

Mr. Phiippe Grosjean, Chief Information Office, International Road Transport Union (IRU) - Computerizing TIR to further secure and facilitate cross
19.30 – 22.00Dinner
Sponsored by: ACCENTURE

June 8
8.30Registration Day 3
9.00 - 9.30Opening Address
Mr. Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
9.30 – 10.00Keynote Speech
Mr. Tiit Paananen, Site Leader, Skype
10.00 - 10.15Keynote Speech
Mr. Andrew Watson, Technical Director, Object Management Group (OMG)
10.15 – 11.30 Session 3: Cyber Crime
Moderator : Mr. Samy Zayani, Business Development Manager, Webb Fontaine
Mr. Dmitri Rudakov, Criminal Police Department, Police and Border Guard Board, Estonia
Mr. Dieter Wurche, Zollkriminalamt
Mr. Peter Boven, Europol
11.30 – 12.00 Refreshment & Contact Break
Sponsored by: Dubai Customs
12.00 – 13.30Session 4 : Connectivity
Moderator : Mr. Nick Small, Director IT Solutions, Crown Agents
Mr. Arne Ansper, Cybernetica
Mr. Jos Ensing, the Netherlands Customs
Mr. Paul-Herve Theunissen, TAXUD - Globally Networked Customs (GNC) - Globally Networked Customs (GNC)
Mr. Intikhab Shaik, Group Executive: Business Systems, South African Revenue Service
13.30 – 14.00Closing Speeches
Mr. Marek Helm, Director General, Estonian Tax and Customs Board
Ms. Susanne Aigner, Deputy Director, World Customs Organization

June 9
10.00 – 12.00 City Tour