Tuesday, September 24, 2024
16:00 - 17:00
Registration Opening - Badge Delivery
19:00 - 20:30
Soft Opening - Board of Directors BASC Chapters-WBO and Exhibitors (invitation only)
20:30
End of event
7:00 - 8:30
Conference Registration - Badge Delivery
8:30 - 9:00
Opening Ceremony
World BASC Organization (WBO) Officials
9:00 - 9:30
Opening Remarks
Pete Flores, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
9:30 - 10:45
Panel: Automation, Robotics and Technological Resources: The evolution of operations within the Supply Chain
Oscar Andrade, President of Board of Directors BASC Guatemala Chapter
Mauricio Lloreda, Chief Executive Officer - CEO Protekto Americas
Carlos Martinez, Advisor to the Director General National Customs Service of Ecuador - (SENAE)
Steven Carnovale, Professor of Supply Chain Management College of Business, Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition Area World BASC Organization (WBO) Officials
11:15 - 12:30
Panel: Human Capital Management and Supply Chain Security
Omar Castellanos, Executive Director BASC Dominican Republic Chapter
Soraya Valdivieso, Director General Panama Customs
Velma Ricketts Walker, CEO Commissioner Jamaica Customs Agency
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 15:00
Panel: The Threat of Forced Labor in the Supply Chain
Dina Amato, Director of Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program (CTPAT), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Brenda Smith, Global Director, Government Outreach Expeditors International
AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner,, Office of Trade (OT), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition Area
15:30 - 16:45
Panel: Best Practices in International Trade: Cooperative efforts between Public and Private Sectors
Erik Moncayo, International President, World BASC Organization (WBO)
Cynthia Whittenburg, Executive Vice President, Educational Institute (NEI), National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA)
Susan Thomas, Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS) Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
John Mein, Executive Coordinator, PROCOMEX
16:45 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Suzanne Lemaitre Executive Director, World BASC Organization (WBO)
17:00
End of Program Agenda Day 1
19:00 - 21:00
Cocktail Reception (Open to all attendees, panelists and sponsors)
8:45 - 9:00
Opening of Conference
9:00 - 10:15
Panel: Transnational Crime and the Global Supply Chain
Robert Perez, Chief Executive Officer P4 Partners LLC.
John Priddy, Director, Air/Marine Southeast Region (AMO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
*James L. Collins, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Affairs (INA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Carl Shane Campbell, Deputy Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS) - Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition Area
10:45 - 12:00
Recognition Ceremony for BASC Companies
Oscar Sanchez, President of Board of Directors, World BASC Organization (WBO)
Carl Shane Campbell, Deputy Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS) - Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Carlos Martel, Director of Field Operations Miami/Tampa Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Erik Moncayo, International President, World BASC Organization (WBO)
Suzanne Lemaitre, Executive Director, World BASC Organization (WBO)
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch
13:15 - 14:30
Panel: Miami: The Gateway to doing business in the U.S.
Suzanne Lemaitre, Executive Director, World BASC Organization (WBO)
Carlos Martel, Director of Field Operations Miami/Tampa Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Emir Pineda, Director Marketing & Air Service Development - Miami-Dade Aviation Department, Miami International Airport (MIA)
Liane Ventura
Eric Olafson
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition Area
15:00 - 16:45
Panel: Tools and Strategies to Assess Supply Chain Risk: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
William Ferrara, Co-Founder, Harbour Island Consulting LLC
João Ilhéu, Regional Director LATAM, VMI Security - LATAM
Vilma Arbaje, Vice Minister of Commerce Dominican Republic
Diane Sabatino, Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
16:15 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Ian Saunders, Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO)
Erik Moncayo, International President, World BASC Organization (WBO)
17:00
Closing of the Conference
Learn from the experts!
The BASC Global Conference will provide a forum for industry and government leaders to share their insights on safeguarding the end-to-end processes of the international supply chain.
Explore the various facets affecting international trade.
- Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Machine Learning.
- Automation, Robotics, & Technological Resources.
- Transnational Crime and the Global Supply Chain.
- Tools and strategies to assess the risk to your supply chain.
- Human Capital Management and Supply Chain Security.
- Money Laundering, Cryptocurrencies, and Cyber Threats.
- Nearshoring, Onshoring, Offshoring, and Outsourcing.
- Ecological Initiatives for International Trade and Customs Operations.
- The Threat of Forced Labor in the Supply Chain.
