2018 Conference Agenda

2018 WORLD CONFERENCE AGENDA

REDEFINING GLOBAL TRADE PRACTICES

A CONFERENCE FOR CUSTOMS BROKERS AND THEIR TRADE PARTNERS

 

May 29

 

07:30 – 09:30                    Registration of Delegates

 

09:30 – 10:20                    Conference Opening

                                            

10:20 – 10:40                    Refreshment Break

 

10:40 – 12:00                    The New Face of International Trade

 

12:00 – 13:30                    Networking Lunch

 

13:30 – 14:15                    New Business Rules for Customs and Trade Facilitation

                                            

14:15 – 14:55                    Shipping & Trade Transactions Cost – Asia & the Philippines

 

14:55 – 15:20                    Refreshment Break

 

15:20 – 17:00                    The AEO Value Proposition for Customs Brokers

                                            

 

May 30

                             

08:00 – 09:00

 

09:00 – 10:20                    The Explosive Growth of E-Commerce: Opportunities for Intermediaries

 

10:20 – 10:40                    Refreshment Break

 

10:40 – 12:00                    The Future of Customs Education

 

12:00 – 13:30                    Networking Lunch

 

13:30 – 14:15                    Business-Academe Partnership: Developing Future Customs Professionals

 

14:15 – 15:00                    The Current Agenda of the World Customs Organization and its Implications for Business

 

15:00 – 15:30                    Refreshment Break

 

15:30 – 16:15                    Trade Facilitation and Customs Reforms – The Philippines Experience

 

16:15 – 17:00                    Commentary on the Future of Customs Brokers: A Conference Study

                                             Closing of Conference Program

                             

19:00 – 22:00                    Closing Dinner