Monday 23 November

12:00-12:10

Opening Ceremony

Keynote speech: Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization

12:10-13:10

Lessons learned regarding Customs’ response and role in supply chain continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic (1)

Moderator: Brendan O’Hearn (Deputy Director, Procedures and Facilitation, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, World Customs Organization)

Report by the Secretariat on the WCO and Customs’ contributions (5 mins)
− Vyara Filipova (Technical Attaché, Procedures and Facilitation Sub-Directorate, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, World Customs Organization) See presentation

Partnership between Customs and Business during the COVID-19 pandemic (tbc) (8 mins)
− Fermin Cuza (Business Alliance for Secure Commerce, US) See presentation

Humanitarian Customs: Lessons learned regarding Customs response and role in supply chain continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic (8 mins)
− T. Samaya Murali and S. Vandana Raj (India Customs) See presentation

Question & Answer Session (37 mins)

13:10-14:10

Lessons learned regarding Customs’ response and role in supply chain continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic (2)

Moderator: Brendan O’Hearn (Deputy Director Facilitation, Procedures and Facilitation, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, World Customs Organization)

SACU and its response to COVID-19 – Approaches for building resilience for Customs administrations (8 mins)
− Mbakiso Magwape (Legal Officer, Botswana Unified Revenue Service)See presentation

Some notes on the actions of Customs administrations against the COVID-19 pandemic (8 mins)
− Eva Roxana Aliaga (Research Specialist, SUNAT, Peru) See presentation

Saudi Customs’ efforts for streamlined operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic (8 mins)
− Nawal Younis and Khalid Alzahrani (Saudi Customs)See presentation

Question & Answer Session (34 mins)

14:10-14:55

Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet (environmental sustainability)

Moderator: Roux Raath (Environmental Programme Manager, Enforcement and Compliance Sub-Directorate, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, World Customs Organization)

Current situation, observation and analysis on waste control at border by Customs (5 mins)
− Kenji Omi (Technical Attaché, Research Unit, Office of the Secretary General, World Customs Organization) See presentation

The role of Customs in environmental protection: The case of the Islamic Republic of Iran (8 mins)
− Saeid Mohamadiyan (Expert, Iran Customs)See presentation

WCO role in illegal transboundary movements of waste: Experience of Indonesia (8 mins)
− Yuafanda Kholfi Hartono (Data Analyst, Indonesian Customs)See presentation

Question & Answer Session (22 mins)