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 Fashion  Forward:  Columbus  

What’s  Ahead  on  Trade  &  Customs  Policy  for  the  Global  Fashion  Industry    

March  24,  2016    

 

   

EVENT  SPONSORS  

     

USFIA’S  2016/2017  PARTNERS      

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MORNING  AGENDA    8:30  AM  to  9:00  AM    Breakfast  Sponsored  by  Northwest  Seaport  Alliance  

             

 9:00  AM  to  9:15  AM  Opening  Remarks  • Leigh  Schmid,  SVP  of  Global  Compliance  for  L  Brands  • Julia  K.  Hughes,  President  of  the  United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  (USFIA)  • Susan  Coffey,  Director  of  the  Northwest  Seaport  Alliance    9:15  AM  to  10:15  AM  What’s  Ahead  on  Trade  &  Customs  Policy  for  the  Global  Fashion  Industry:  An  Overview    • Julia  K.  Hughes,  President  of  the  United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  (USFIA)  • John  Pellegrini,  USFIA  Customs  Counsel  with  McGuireWoods  LLP  • David  Spooner,  USFIA  Washington  Counsel  with  Barnes  &  Thornburg  LLP    10:15  AM  to  10:30  AM  Coffee  Break  Sponsored  by  Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP)      

   10:30  AM  to  11:15  AM  You  Need  to  Know…Mexican  Customs  Update:  Electronic  Customs  Controls  &  Regulations  • Norma  Gascon,  Senior  Manager  at  PwC  Mexico    11:15  AM  to  11:45  AM  You  Need  to  Know…What’s  Next  for  TPP  • Julia  K.  Hughes,  President  of  the  United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  (USFIA)  • John  Pellegrini,  USFIA  Customs  Counsel  with  McGuireWoods  LLP  • David  Spooner,  USFIA  Washington  Counsel  with  Barnes  &  Thornburg  LLP    11:45  AM  to  12:30  PM  Networking  Lunch  Sponsored  by  Port  of  Long  Beach  

             

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AFTERNOON  AGENDA    12:30  PM  to  1:30  PM  You  Need  to  Know…What’s  New  with  Responsible  Sourcing  in  2016  • Scott  Exo,  USA  Country  Manager  for  the  Better  Cotton  Initiative  (BCI)  • Clay  Hickson,  VP,  Strategy  &  Business  Development  for  Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP)  • Ryan  Lynch,  Head  of  Advisory  &  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  for  BSI  Professional  Services,  Inc.    1:30  PM  to  2:15  PM  You  Need  to  Know…Heightened  Supply  Chain  Security:  Is  There  A  New  Paradigm?  • Gary  Barraco,  Director  of  Global  Product  Marketing  at  Amber  Road  • Suzanne  Richer,  Director  of  Trade  Advisory  Practice  at  Amber  Road    2:15  PM  to  2:30  PM  Afternoon  Break  Sponsored  by  BSI  Group    

   2:30  PM  to  3:00  PM  Update  from  CBP  HQ:  Implementation  of  the  TPP  &  Other  Issues  • Alice  Kipel,  Executive  Director  of  Regulations  &  Rulings,  U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection  (CBP)  Office  of  

International  Trade    3:00  PM  to  3:45  PM  Update  on  the  CBP  CEE  • Alice  Buchanan,  Assistant  Director  for  Partnership  at  the  CBP  CEE  for  Apparel,  Footwear,  &  Textiles  • Patrick  Brosnahan,  National  Account  Manager  for  CBP  CEE  for  Apparel,  Footwear,  &  Textiles    3:45  PM  to  4:30  PM  You  Need  to  Know…What’s  In  the  Customs  Legislation  • Penny  Ricas,  Vice  President  of  Global  Account  Management  for  OHL      

   

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SPEAKERS    (IN  ORDER  OF  APPEARANCE)  

   Leigh  Schmid  Senior  Vice  President,  Global  Compliance    L  Brands    Leigh  began  his  career  as  a  Customs  Inspector  at  the  Peace  Bridge  in  Fort  Erie,  Ontario.  Leigh  received  formal  training  on  Canadian  and  International  trade  laws  at  the  Canadian  Customs  College  in  Rigaud,  Quebec.  He  held  a  variety  of  positions  during  his  nine  years  with  Canadian  Customs  &  Excise,  including  Inspector,  Auditor,  Investigator  (commercial  crime  cases),  and  A/Chief  of  the  Kitchener  District  responsible  for  all  Customs  ports  in  Southwestern  Ontario.      After  leaving  government  service,  Leigh  worked  as  a  consultant  at  Livingston  International  and  later  KPMG,  where  he  became  the  National  Partner-­‐In-­‐Charge  of  the  Canadian  Trade  &  Customs  Practice  and  Chair  of  KPMG’s  Customs  Practice  of  the  Americas,  coordinating  the  trade  and  customs  practice  in  all  KPMG  offices  in  North  and  South  America.      Leigh  joined  L  Brands  in  1998  as  the  Director  of  Customs  Compliance.  He  was  promoted  to  VP  of  International  Trade  &  Customs  Compliance  in  2002  and  SVP  of  Global  Trade  Compliance  in  2007.  He  is  now  responsible  for  customs,  corporate  social  responsibility,  Brand  Protection,  Regulatory  Affairs,  and  Anti-­‐Corruption  compliance.  He  is  President  of  Retail  Brokerage  Solutions,  Inc.  (a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  L  Brands  operating  as  a  licensed  customs  brokerage  in  the  U.S.A.)  and  President  of  Independent  Production  Services,  Inc.  (a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  L  Brands  specializing  in  factory  audits  pertaining  to  compliance  documentation,  labor  standards,  supply  chain  security  and  brand  protection).      Leigh  was  the  Trade  Chair  of  the  Commercial  Operations  Advisory  Committee  (COAC)  during  the  11th  term,  serving  by  appointment  of  the  Secretaries  of  Homeland  Security  and  Treasury  Departments.  This  committee  advised  U.S.  Customs  and  Border  Protection  (CBP)  and  Treasury  officials  on  customs  matters  impacting  commercial  operations.  He  represents  L  Brands  on  the  Private  Sector  Consultative  Group,  the  official  advisory  group  to  the  Policy  Commission  of  the  World  Customs  Organization  (WCO).      Leigh  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  [B.A.(Hons.)  Summa  Cum  Laude]  from  McMaster  University;  a  Bachelor  of  Education  (B.  Ed.)  from  Brock  University,  and  a  Master  of  Business  Administration  (MBA)  from  McMaster  University.  He  is  happily  married  and  the  father  of  three  young  adults.      Susan  Coffey  Director,  Business  Development  Northwest  Seaport  Alliance    Susan  Coffey  is  Director,  Business  Development  at  the  Northwest  Seaport  Alliance.  Prior  to  the  formation  of  the  Seaport  Alliance,  she  had  been  with  the  Port  of  Tacoma.      Susan  Coffey  has  been  involved  in  the  transportation  industry  for  over  25  years,  on  the  maritime  side  with  Nedlloyd  and  Sealand  working  in  various  marketing,  trade,  and  sales  management  positions.      In  addition  to  maritime  experience  Susan  spent  7  years  at  CSX  Intermodal.  She  had  the  opportunity  to  live  in  Ireland  for  3  years  working  for  Eagle  Global  Logistics,  a  third-­‐party  logistics  firm.      Susan  graduated  from  Baruch  College  in  New  York  City  with  a  Business  Degree  in  Marketing  and  Communications.      

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Julia  K.  Hughes  President    United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  (USFIA)    Julia  K.  Hughes  is  President  of  the  United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  (USFIA),  which  represents  textile  and  apparel  brands,  retailers,  importers,  and  wholesalers  based  in  the  United  States  and  doing  business  globally.  Founded  in  1989  as  the  United  States  Association  of  Importers  of  Textiles  &  Apparel  with  the  goal  of  eliminating  the  global  apparel  quota  system,  USFIA  now  works  to  eliminate  tariff  and  non-­‐tariff  barriers  that  impede  the  industry’s  ability  to  trade  freely  and  create  economic  opportunities  in  the  United  States  and  abroad.  Ms.  Hughes  represents  the  fashion  industry  in  front  of  the  U.S.  government  and  international  governments  and  stakeholders.    Ms.  Hughes  has  testified  before  Congress  and  the  Executive  Branch  on  textile  trade  issues.  She  is  recognized  as  an  expert  in  textile  and  apparel  issues  and  frequently  speaks  at  international  conferences  including  the  Apparel  Sourcing  Show,  MAGIC,  Foreign  Service  Institute,  National  Association  of  Manufacturers,  Cotton  Sourcing  Summit,  China  and  Asia  Textile  Forum,  Prime  Source  Forum,  and  others.      Ms.  Hughes  served  as  the  first  President  of  the  Organization  of  Women  in  International  Trade  (OWIT)  and  is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Washington  Chapter  of  Women  in  International  Trade  (WIIT)  and  WIIT  Charitable  Trust.  In  1992,  she  received  the  Outstanding  Woman  in  International  Trade  award  and  in  2008,  the  WIIT  Lifetime  Achievement  Award.  Ms.  Hughes  has  an  M.A.  in  International  Studies  from  the  Johns  Hopkins  School  of  Advanced  International  Studies  and  a  B.S.  in  Foreign  Service  from  Georgetown  University.    John  Pellegrini  USFIA  Customs  Counsel    McGuireWoods  LLP    John  Pellegrini’s  practice  is  concentrated  on  the  regulatory  and  commercial  aspects  of  international  trade.  He  represents  clients  with  respect  to  government  regulation  of  the  import-­‐export  trade,  duty  planning,  admissibility  requirements,  litigation  in  the  U.S.  Court  of  International  Trade,  representation  before  the  various  federal  agencies  which  regulate  trade  in  the  United  States,  and  the  commercial  aspects  of  international  trade.    His  clients  include  multinationals,  general  merchandise  retailers,  importers,  exporters,  domestic  and  foreign  manufacturers,  commission  agents,  trade  associations  (United  States  Fashion  Industry  Association  and  the  Footwear  Distributors  and  Retailers  of  America),  and  international  marketing  companies.    Mr.  Pellegrini  counsels  clients  in  issues  relating  to:  classification  and  appraisement  of  imported  merchandise;  questions  involving  the  origin  and  admissibility  of  merchandise;  drawback;  warehouse  and  foreign  trade  zone  issues;  export  licensing  and  export  controls;  defense  of  civil  penalty  and  criminal  investigations  and  prosecutions;  foreign  asset  control  restrictions;  boycott  compliance;  and,  legislative,  judicial  and  administrative  proceedings,  including  trade  policy  cases.  Mr.  Pellegrini’s  practice  areas  include:  business  tax,  international  transactions,  and  consumer  products.    Previously,  Mr.  Pellegrini  was  a  Partner  at  Ross  &  Hardies  in  New  York  City.  Prior  to  that,  he  served  as  Senior  Attorney  at  U.S.  Customs  Service  and  Senior  Attorney  at  J.C.  Penney  Company,  Inc.    Mr.  Pellegrini  studied  law  at  the  New  York  University  School  of  Law  and  Columbia  University  School  of  Law,  and  he  received  his  undergraduate  degree  from  Boston  College.  Mr.  Pellegrini  is  a  member  of  the  Bar  of  the  State  of  New  York.            

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David  M.  Spooner  USFIA  Washington  Counsel  &  Partner    Barnes  &  Thornburg  LLP    David  M.  Spooner  is  a  partner  in  the  Corporate  Department  in  Barnes  &  Thornburg’s  Washington,  D.C.,  office.  Mr.  Spooner  represents  governments,  trade  associations,  and  corporate  clients  on  international  trade  matters,  including  trade  remedies,  trade  policy  and  customs  issues.  He  uses  his  past  experience  as  a  high-­‐level  political  appointee  in  the  Executive  Branch  and  on  Capitol  Hill  to  assist  clients  with  their  advocacy  efforts  before  both  branches  of  government,  as  well  as  before  foreign  governments.      Prior  to  entering  private  practice,  Mr.  Spooner  served  as  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  Commerce  for  Import  Administration.  In  that  capacity,  Mr.  Spooner  led  U.S.  Government  enforcement  of  trade  remedy  laws,  principally  the  antidumping  and  anti-­‐subsidy  laws.  He  administered  the  Foreign  Trade  Zone  system;  oversaw  apparel  trade  policy  and  the  implementation  of  laws  governing  trade  in  apparel;  managed  trade  remedy  negotiations  at  the  World  Trade  Organization  (WTO),  as  well  as  dispute  resolution  proceedings  at  the  WTO;  chaired  U.S.-­‐China  talks  on  macroeconomic  reforms  and  the  steel  industry;  and  supervised  the  US  Department  of  Commerce’s  import  safety  initiatives.      Prior  to  his  Senate  confirmation  as  Assistant  Secretary,  Mr.  Spooner  served  as  the  Chief  Textile  and  Apparel  Negotiator  and  Transition  Coordinator  in  the  Office  of  the  U.S.  Trade  Representative  (USTR).  While  at  USTR,  he  was  a  principal  negotiator  for  free  trade  agreements  with  Central  America,  the  Dominican  Republic,  Singapore,  Australia,  Chile,  Panama,  Bahrain,  United  Arab  Emirates,  Colombia  and  Peru,  principally  negotiating  customs  enforcement,  apparel  and  textile,  origin  and  safeguard  provisions.  He  was  heavily  involved  in  building  support  for  congressional  passage  of  the  Bush  Administration’s  trade  agenda.  Mr.  Spooner  also  negotiated  a  comprehensive  apparel  trade  agreement  with  China  and  concluded  bilateral  customs  and  quota  arrangements  with  several  nations.      Before  his  appointment  to  USTR,  Mr.  Spooner  worked  on  Capitol  Hill,  managing  the  Washington  D.C.  office  and  serving  as  the  legislative  director  and  press  secretary  for  a  member  of  Congress,  serving  as  Communications  Director  for  the  U.S.  House  Committee  on  Agriculture,  and  working  for  the  U.S.  House  Committee  on  Rules,  which  manages  debate  and  amendments  in  the  House  of  Representatives.      Mr.  Spooner  earned  his  J.D.  from  the  College  of  William  &  Mary  School  of  Law  and  his  B.A.  from  the  University  of  Virginia.  He  is  admitted  to  practice  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  Virginia  and  before  the  U.S.  Court  of  International  Trade  and  the  U.S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Federal  Circuit.    Norma  Gascon  Senior  Manager,  Customs  &  International  Trade    PwC  Mexico    Norma  is  a  Senior  Manager  in  PricewaterhouseCoopers’  WMS  -­‐  Customs  &  International  Trade  Practice,  based  in  Mexico  City.  She  has  more  than  20  years  of  experience  in  customs  and  foreign  trade  matters.  Norma  has  provided  consulting  and  compliance  services  on  Free  Trade  Agreements,  Customs  Process  Reviews  and  support  on  the  Reconciliation  and  Validation  of  Information  contained  within  Inventory  Control  Systems  for  temporary  import  transactions.  She  has  experience  providing  customs  services  in  several  industries  aiming  to  provide  quality  services,  according  to  the  applicable  laws.    In  recent  years,  she  has  been  involved  in  Due  Diligence  (restructuring,  creation  of  NewCo  and  customs  remediation  plans)  and  managing  the  development  and  implementation  of  electronic  customs  tools  bearing  in  mind  fiscal  and  customs  matters.      Norma  has  experience  working  with  several  clients,  which  has  widened  her  vision  of  products  and  services  that  are  offered  in  the  market  on  foreign  trade  matters.  

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Scott  Exo  Country  Manager,  USA  Better  Cotton  Initiative  (BCI)    As  USA  Country  Manager  for  the  Better  Cotton  Initiative,  Scott  works  with  farmers,  coops  and  merchants  to  expand  the  supply  of  US  grown  Better  Cotton.  Scott  has  over  15  years  of  experience  with  market-­‐based  approaches  to  sustainable  agriculture,  including  eight  years  as  executive  director  for  Food  Alliance,  a  certification  program  for  sustainably  grown  and  processed  food  products.  Scott  holds  dual  Masters  degrees  in  geography  and  urban  and  regional  planning  from  the  University  of  Hawaii  at  Manoa.  He  lives  in  Portland,  Oregon.    Clay  Hickson  Vice  President,  Strategy  &  Business  Development  Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP)    As  Vice  President,  Strategy  &  Business  Development  at  Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP),  Mr.  Hickson  manages  international  operations  and  helps  develop  and  refine  WRAP’s  strategy,  specifically  focusing  on  managing  relationships  with  global  brands  and  retailers  and  with  governmental  and  other  stakeholder  organizations.  WRAP  is  a  non-­‐profit  team  of  global  social  compliance  experts  dedicated  to  promoting  safe  and  ethical  manufacturing  around  the  world  through  certification  and  education.  Previously  Mr.  Hickson  was  Executive  Director  of  TowsonGlobal  Business  Incubator,  where  he  helped  early-­‐stage  companies  succeed  in  the  global  economy.  He  also  was  Managing  Director  of  Rhôton  Hill  Group,  a  management-­‐consulting  firm  he  established,  which  provided  international  marketing,  corporate  communications,  strategic  planning  and  cross-­‐cultural  communications  services.      Mr.  Hickson  has  developed  and  taught  training  programs,  seminars  and  college  courses  that  have  prepared  executives  for  doing  business  in  international  environments.  He  is  Chairman  Emeritus  of  the  Maryland-­‐China  Business  Council,  serves  on  the  boards  of  directors  of  the  Asian  Pacific  American  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  of  the  National  China  Garden  Foundation.  Mr.  Hickson  received  his  MA  in  International  Relations  from  the  School  of  Advanced  International  Studies  at  The  Johns  Hopkins  University  and  received  his  BA  in  International  Relations  from  The  George  Washington  University.  He  also  studied  Chinese  at  Columbia  University.    Ryan  Lynch  Head  of  Advisory  &  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  BSI  Professional  Services,  Inc.    Ryan  Lynch  has  worked  with  colleagues  and  customers  over  the  past  decade  to  design  solutions  to  support  transparency  and  collaboration  across  complex  supply  chains  within  a  variety  of  industries.  As  Head  of  Advisory  &  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  at  BSI,  Ryan  leads  the  development  and  delivery  of  CSR  advisory  services  to  support  multinational  businesses  establish  sound  practices  to  improve  performance,  manage  social/environmental  risk  throughout  the  supply  chain  &  make  informed  decisions  based  on  data  leveraging  BSI’s  best-­‐in-­‐class  software  tools.  He  has  designed  and  managed  supply  chain  risk  management  programs  and  software  tools;  and  has  conducted  assessments  and  trainings  in  factories  and  farms  in  North  America,  Europe,  China,  India,  Southeast  Asia  and  Central  America.                

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Gary  Barraco  Director  of  Global  Product  Marketing    Amber  Road    Gary  is  responsible  for  developing  strategic  product  marketing  direction  and  presenting  the  Amber  Road  brand  and  solutions  worldwide.  As  the  platform  evangelist,  Gary  develops  and  launches  customer  insights,  go-­‐to-­‐market  plans,  product  messaging  and  content,  and  field  marketing  tactics  which  establish  Amber  Road’s  solutions  as  a  standard  in  the  Global  Trade  Management  space.      Previously,  Gary  was  VP,  Industry  Development  for  ecVision  for  9  years  prior  to  its  acquisition  by  Amber  Road.  He  also  held  marketing  positions  with  tech  companies  where  he  was  instrumental  in  implementing  programs  that  yielded  exponential  growth  and  spearheaded  alliance  relationships  with  a  range  of  third-­‐party  organizations.  He  has  20  years  of  active  military  service  where  his  primary  specialty  was  providing  marketing  support  to  Army  National  Guard  recruiting  and  retention  operations  in  New  Jersey.    Gary  received  a  BS  from  the  State  University  of  New  York  and  is  currently  pursuing  a  Master’s  degree  at  Moravian  College.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Apparel  and  Footwear  Association,  Footwear  Distributors  Retailers  Association,  Outdoor  Industry  Association,  US  Fashion  Industry  Association,  Council  of  Supply  Chain  Management  Professionals,  and  American  Association  of  Exporters  and  Importers  where  he  serves  on  various  committees  and  planning  groups.      Suzanne  Richer  Director  of  Trade  Advisory  Practice    Amber  Road    In  2015,  Suzanne  M.  Richer,  joined  Amber  Road  to  lead  the  development  of  a  Trade  Advisory  Practice,  when  they  acquired  her  firm,  Customs  &  Trade  Solutions  Inc.  A  licensed  customs  broker  and  Certified  Classification  Specialist™,  Ms.  Richer  has  extensive  experience  in  advising  corporations  on  Export  and  Import  Audits,  Export  Controls,  Focused  Assessments,  C-­‐TPAT  cargo  security  applications  and  validations,  classification,  valuation,  and  the  ISA  program.      Prior  to  joining  Amber  Road,  she  established  Customs  &  Trade  Solutions,  Inc.  in  1998  and  led  a  trade  advisory  practice  for  based  off  18  years  of  experience  of  work  in  the  ports  of  Detroit,  Miami,  Newark,  and  Philadelphia.  Ms.  Richer  has  conducted  Supplier/Factory  Assessments  and  conducted  training  globally,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  Italy,  UK,  Germany,  France,  throughout  Asia  as  well  as  South  America.  Her  expertise  in  global  customs  programs  has  earned  many  firms  the  coveted  Tier  3  status  within  the  C-­‐TPAT  program.  Her  work  in  ISA  has  earned  many  of  her  clients  the  title  of  Trusted  Partner  with  Customs  and  Border  Protection.      In  2006,  she  was  recognized  by  the  Journal  of  Commerce  as  one  of  the  top  20  Women  in  Transportation  and  in  2011,  she  was  featured  in  the  newly  released  book,  Million  Dollar  Conversations,  focused  on  women  leaders  within  their  industry.  Ms.  Richer  is  currently  working  towards  her  black  belt  in  Six  Sigma  certification.  Ms.  Richer  is  a  featured  speaker  at  lectures  in  the  U.S.  and  internationally.  She  has  conducted  over  3000  hours  of  training,  authored  12  books  on  international  trade,  and  provided  training  for  the  National  Customs  Brokers  &  Freight  Forwarders  Association,  CSCMP  New  York  and  Paris  Roundtables,  Mid-­‐West  Importers  Trade  Association,  and  the  Federal  Maritime  Commission.      Ms.  Richer  is  the  President  of  CSCMP  –  NYC  and  actively  conducts  training  in  the  U.S.  and  overseas  for  the  Global  Trade  Academy.  Ms.  Richer  earned  her  Masters  degree  in  Economics  from  Eastern  Michigan  University  and  her  Bachelors  of  Economics  from  the  University  of  Michigan.  She  has  studied  language  courses  at  the  University  of  Strasbourg,  France  and  Osaka,  Japan.  In  addition  to  her  books,  her  articles  on  international  trade  topics  appear  in  the  Shipping  Digest,  Supply  Chain  Management  magazine  and  Logistics  Management.  Contact  her  at  [email protected]  or  609-­‐896-­‐2210,  Ext.  101.    

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Alice  Kipel  Executive  Director,  Office  of  Regulations  &  Rulings  U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection    Alice  Alexandra  Kipel  is  the  Executive  Director,  Regulations  &  Rulings  (RR),  Office  of  International  Trade,  U.S.  Customs  and  Border  Protection  (CBP).    Ms.  Kipel  is  an  attorney  with  over  30  years  of  experience  in  international  trade  and  customs  litigation.  She  started  her  legal  career  in  1982  at  Plaia  &  Schaumberg,  in  Washington,  D.C.,  focusing  primarily  on  Section  337  investigations  before  the  U.S.  International  Trade  Commission,  involving  various  IPR  issues,  related  appeals,  and  ancillary  proceedings  before  Customs  and  the  U.S.  Court  of  International  Trade.  In  1986,  she  joined  Howrey  &  Simon,  expanding  her  work  to  antidumping  and  countervailing  duty  proceedings,  both  at  the  administrative  and  appellate  levels,  before  the  CIT  and  the  U.S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Federal  Circuit.  In  1999,  Ms.  Kipel  moved  to  Steptoe  &  Johnson  LLP,  where  she  continued  to  focus  on  Section  337  IPR  litigation,  complex  antidumping  cases,  and  related  appeals  and  customs  issues.  Her  work  in  the  private  sector  included  close  collaboration  with  the  financial,  legal,  sales/marketing  and  logistics  personnel  at  various  multinational  corporations  to  integrate  antidumping  and  border  enforcement  compliance  controls  into  the  companies’  business  practices.  Ms.  Kipel  also  represented  asylum  seekers  in  her  pro  bono  work  at  Steptoe.      In  2015,  Ms.  Kipel  left  private  practice  and  entered  into  federal  government  service.  Before  coming  to  CBP,  she  served  as  an  Attorney-­‐Advisor  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  the  Interior’s  Office  of  the  Solicitor.  In  this  capacity,  Ms.  Kipel  provided  counsel  to  the  Bureau  of  Ocean  Energy  Management  (BOEM)  on  issues  related  to  the  Outer  Continental  Shelf  Oil  and  Gas  Leasing  Program.  She  also  defended  BOEM  in  legal  challenges  brought  against  the  bureau  before  the  Interior  Board  of  Land  Appeals.    Ms.  Kipel  was  appointed  as  a  member  of  CIT’s  Advisory  Committee  in  1993  and  served  as  the  chair  from  2008  to  2015.  She  has  also  served  in  leadership  roles  in  the  International  Trade  Commission  Trial  Lawyers  Association,  the  Federal  Circuit  Bar  Association,  and  the  Customs  &  International  Trade  Bar  Association.  While  in  private  practice,  she  authored  numerous  publications  regarding  Section  337  and  antidumping  proceedings  and  was  a  frequent  speaker.    Ms.  Kipel  earned  her  A.B.  in  history,  with  honors,  as  well  as  a  Russian  Studies  Certificate,  from  Princeton  University  in  1979,  and  her  J.D.  from  Georgetown  University  Law  Center  in  1982.  She  is  admitted  to  practice  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  before  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court,  Federal  Circuit,  CIT,  and  U.S.  District  Court  for  the  District  of  Columbia.    Alice  Buchanan  Assistant  Director  for  Partnership    U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection’s  CEE  for  Apparel,  Footwear,  &  Textiles    Alice  J.  Buchanan  is  the  Assistant  Director  of  Partnership  in  the  Apparel,  Footwear,  and  Textile  Center  of  Excellence  and  Expertise  (AFT  Center).  She  began  her  career  with  U.S.  Customs  and  Border  Protection  (CBP)  in  1992  as  an  Import  Specialist  at  the  Port  of  San  Francisco.  Since  that  time,  she  has  held  a  variety  of  positions  in  different  geographic  locations.  In  1998,  she  relocated  from  San  Francisco  to  New  York,  where  she  worked  as  a  National  Import  Specialist  Assistant.  While  in  New  York,  she  studied  fashion  design  in  the  evenings  at  the  Fashion  Institute  of  Technology.  Ms.  Buchanan  then  moved  to  Washington,  D.C.  in  2001,  where  she  worked  at  CBP  Headquarters  for  seven  years  and  served  as  the  Branch  Chief  for  the  Antidumping/Countervailing  Duty,  Account  Management,  and  ACE  Coordination  branches.  In  2009,  she  returned  to  San  Francisco  as  a  Supervisory  National  Account  Manager.      Ms.  Buchanan  became  the  Assistant  Director  of  Partnership  in  the  AFT  Center  in  June  2013.  She  currently  oversees  the  Partnership  Division  as  well  as  a  team  in  the  AFT  Center  Validation  and  Compliance  Division.  Ms.  Buchanan  enjoys  working  at  her  office  in  the  historic  San  Francisco  Customhouse,  where  she  began  her  career.        

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Patrick  Brosnahan  National  Account  Manager  U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection’s  CEE  for  Apparel,  Footwear,  &  Textiles    Patrick  Brosnahan  has  served  with  CBP  since  1996.  He  is  currently  a  National  Account  Manager  (NAM)  assigned  to  the  Apparel,  Footwear  &  Textiles  (AFT)  Center  of  Excellence  and  Expertise  (CEE),  coordinated  out  of  the  San  Francisco  Field  Office.  Patrick  works  remotely  out  of  Chicago.  For  multiple  major  AFT  industry  importers  and  a  national  Customs  broker,  he  is  the  Trade’s  point  of  contact  with  CBP  and  acts  as  a  liaison,  and  trade  facilitator.  He  has  helped  guide  many  companies  into  the  ISA  program  and  has  significant  experience  regarding  effective  internal  controls  and  Customs  compliance  procedures,  as  well  as  with  ACE.      Patrick  has  been  a  NAM  since  2004.  Prior  to  this,  he  served  as  an  Import  Specialist  at  the  Port  of  Chicago  with  two  commodity  teams  (electronics,  and  textile  wearing  apparel  and  home  furnishings),  as  well  as  the  Enforcement  Team.  He  also  served  a  detail  at  CBP  HQ  in  Washington,  D.C.  at  the  Quota  Branch  in  2000.  Patrick  also  served  as  a  Supervisory  Entry  Specialist  at  the  Port  where  he  was  responsible  for  multiple  teams  including  broker  compliance,  reports  resolution,  live  entry  processing,  protests,  and  Entry  Team,  responsible  for  FTZs,  TIBs,  U.S.  goods  returned,  etc.  Patrick  has  an  undergraduate  degree  from  Western  Illinois  University  and  a  graduate  degree  from  the  University  of  Illinois.      Penny  Ricas  Vice  President  of  Global  Account  Management  OHL    Penny  Ricas  joined  OHL  29  years  ago  as  an  Import  Account  Representative  with  Barthco  International.  She  obtained  her  Customs  brokerage  license  in  1991,  and  quickly  moved  into  managing  the  Baltimore  branch,  and  subsequently,  assuming  leadership  of  the  Southeast  Region  in  2004.      In  2006,  Penny  accepted  the  position  of  Vice  President,  Global  Account  Management,  OHL  International.  In  this  role  Penny  liaisons  with  our  clients  to  establish  and  ensure  compliance  with  tactical  and  strategic  requirements  and  serves  as  a  dedicated  customer  advocate.    Penny  has  been  a  sitting  member  on  the  Large  Broker  Committee  of  the  National  Customs  Brokers  and  Freight  Forwarders  Association  since  2003.    She  is  also  an  active  member  of  the  International  Compliance  Professionals  Association  (ICPA)  and  The  Federal  Agency  Quality  Work  Group  (FAQWG)  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.      

               

 

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ATTENDEES  (Registered  as  of  03-­‐20-­‐16)  

   Abercrombie  &  Fitch  Jennifer  Polston  Senior  Manager,  Trade  Compliance    Abercrombie  &  Fitch  Gordon  Rahschulte  Director,  Trade  Compliance    Adidas  Group  Elizabeth  Little  Director  of  Customs    Amber  Road  Gary  Barraco  Director,  Global  Product  Marketing    Amber  Road  Suzanne  Richer  Director,  Trade  Advisory  Practice    Amber  Road  Jim  Weitekamp  Sales  Director    Ascena  Retail  Group  Elsa  Hernandez  Senior  Analyst,  Trade  Compliance    Ascena  Retail  Group  Kate  Kohmann  Manager,  Trade  Compliance    Ascena  Retail  Group  Donna  Sikyta  Global  Compliance Barnes  &  Thornburg  LLP  David  Spooner  Partner  &  USFIA  Washington  Counsel    Better  Cotton  Initiative  (BCI)  Scott  Expo  USA  Country  Manager    Bennett  &  Company  Linda  Wood  Vice  President,  Global  Transportation    

Braumiller  Law  Group  PLLC  Paul  Pudacz  Attorney    BSI  Professional  Services  Inc.  Ryan  Lynch  Head  of  Advisory  &  Corporate  Social  Responsibility    BSI  Supply  Chain  Solutions  &  Services  Brittney  De  Stefano  BDM  –  Apparel  &  Footwear    Indigo  Trade  Solutions,  LLC  Lesley  Couch  Principal    Indigo  Trade  Solutions,  LLC  Stephanie  Fields  Director,  Special  Projects    L  Brands  Jay  Benedict  Global  Trade  Specialist    L  Brands  Stephanie  D’Amico  AVP,  Customs  Compliance  Operations,  USA    L  Brands  Linda  Dick  Director,  Customs  Operations    L  Brands  Rhoe  Fields  Manager,  Government  Affairs    L  Brands  Mike  Hippler  Manager,  Compliance  Audit    L  Brands  Amy  Hoffman  Trade  Coordinator    L  Brands  Kathleen  Lawrence  Manager,  Customs  Planning  &  Post  Entry    

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L  Brands  Jason  Martin  Director,  Foreign  Trade  Zones  &  Export  Operations    L  Brands  Troy  Myers  Director,  Customs  Planning    L  Brands  Leigh  Schmid  SVP,  Global  Compliance    L  Brands  Michelle  Wu  Trade  Coordinator    L  Brands  Shelly  Zimmerman  AVP,  Compliance  Audit   Limited  Stores  Jason  Acevedo  Senior  Director,  E-­‐Commerce  &  Logistics    Limited  Stores  Melissa  Gregory  Director,  Logistics  &  Imports    McGuireWoods  LLP  John  Pellegrini  USFIA  Customs  Counsel    MGF  Sourcing  Dan  Bloch  AVP,  Finance    MGF  Sourcing  Michelle  Whitcomb  Manager,  Logistics  Operations    Mohawk  Global  Logistics  Kenton  Grimes  General  Manager    Mohawk  Global  Logistics  Tina  Jordan  Compliance  Manager    Northwest  Seaport  Alliance  Susan  Coffey  Director      

OHL  Penny  Ricas  Vice  President  of  Global  Account  Management    OHL  Jennifer  VanGundy  Compliance  Manager    PwC  Norma  Gascon  Senior  Manager    PwC  Maytee  Pereira  Director    PwC  Anthony  Tennariello  Partner    U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection  Patrick  Brosnahan  National  Account  Manager    U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection  Alice  Buchanan  Assistant  Director  for  Partnership,  CEE  for  AFT    U.S.  Customs  &  Border  Protection  Alice  Kipel  Executive  Director,  Office  of  Regulations  &  Rulings    Wolverine  Worldwide  Inc.  Aubrey  King  Customs  Compliance  Specialist    Wolverine  Worldwide  Inc.  Tammy  Reagan  Customs  Compliance  Supervisor    Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP)  Clay  Hickson  Vice  President,  Strategy  &  Business  Development    Worldwide  Responsible  Accredited  Production  (WRAP)  Hong  Mei  Director  of  Compliance  Assurance    Zara  USA  Inc.  Diego  Fernandez  Stearns  Logistics  Manager