2019 FTDC Program

Agenda

Each segment and speaker will spend time discussing new tariff impacts and tips to help mitigate them, or best practices to lower costs elsewhere.

Sunday, October 27

  • 5:00 pm — Registration (Sponsored by Geodis)
  • 6:00 pm —  Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by RCS Logistics)

Day 1—Monday, October 28

8:00 am — Breakfast and Exhibits (Breakfast Sponsored by Apex Global Logistics)

SETTING THE STAGE

9:00 am — Welcome Address & Update on Port Operations During the Age of Tariffs

9:15 am — Key Note: The Global Supply Chain, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

  • Sam Ruda, Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

9:45 am — Key Note: Brimstone or Hellfire? How lowering sulphur will impact the future of sustainable shipping

  • Takashi Masuda, SVP Marketing and Commercial, Ocean Network Express (ONE)

10:15 am — Networking Break (Sponsored by Geodis)

TRANSMITTING THE DATA & INFORMATION

10:45 am — Booking Your Goods with an Air Carrier—Beating the December 15th Tariff Deadline

  • Mike Piza, Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development & Customs Brokerage, Apex Logistics International
  • Evan Rosen, President, Americas Region, EFL
  • Dean Tracy, Executive Vice President & COO, RCS Logistics
  • Moderated by Phil Marlowe, President/Logistician, Acuitive Solutions

11:15 am — A guided tour with the team at Geodis

  • The Geodis Team: Erin Williamson, Compliance Manager, US Customs Brokerage Product, and Mari Bermejo, Customs Brokerage Operations Manager
  • This section covers:
    • Origin Customs
    • 24-Hour Rule
    • CSI Process
    • Documentation Process
      • Ocean
      • Air
    • China Tariff Considerations

11:45 am – Getting Your Entries Through Customs & Other Tools to Consider in the Age of Tariffs

  • Jeff McCauley, Vice President, Global Accounts, Thomson Reuters
  • Jeremiah Pomerleau, Director Supply Chain & Trade, Indigo Trade Solutions
  • Kerry Rasmussen, Manager, Major Accounts, Farrow
  • Moderated by Quinn O’Rourke, Director of Compliance and Logistics, LaCrosse Footwear

12:15 pm – Lunch (Sponsored by Port of Long Beach, Wolverine Worldwide)

MOVING THE GOODS

1:30 pm – Critical Port Enhancement Review (10-minute quick hits)

  • Ken Uriu, Business Development Manager, Port of Long Beach
  • Chris Chase, Marketing Manager, Port of Los Angeles
  • Sue Coffey, Director of Business Development, The NW Seaport Alliance

2:00 pm – Gotta Have My Shoes—how to get your goods through port ASAP (of course we’ll discuss tariffs)

2:30 pm — Circumnavigating in Crocs—an interactive discussion on footwear logistics with a global brand

3:00 pm — Networking Break (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters)

3:30 pm – Optimized to Ship—ways to get your packaging right-sized

  • Ryan Gaither, International Sales Executive, BillerudKorsnäs

4:00 pm — Convergence or Divergence: How to wrestle with buying global trade and logistics software in a hyper-speed market

  • Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, Journal of Commerce

4:30 pm — Like a Good Neighbor, Cargo Insurance is There

5:00 pm — Adjournment & Raffles

5:30 pm — Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by EFL)

Day 2—Tuesday, October 29


FOOTWEAR POLICY POTPOURRI

8:00 am — Breakfast and Exhibits (Breakfast Sponsored by Indigo Trade)

9:00 am — FDRA resource review for brands on supply chain visibility, customs classification and product safety compliance

  • Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)

9:30 am — Trade War & the Impact on Footwear

  • Matt Priest, President & CEO, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)

10:00 am — Footwear Family Trade Therapy Session—an industry sounds off

  • Tariff Mitigation
  • Exclusion Process
  • MTBs

10:30 am — Intellectual Property & Third-Party Platforms Pontification

  • Thomas Crockett, Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)

11:00 am — Networking Break (Sponsored by Micropak)

11:30 am — The Science of Footwear Sustainability

  • Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)
  • Erin Augustine, Director, Responsible Sourcing, Wolverine Worldwide

12:10 pm — Product Safety Updates You Absolutely Need Right Now

  • Bao Vu, Of Counsel, Stoel Rives

12:30 pm – Lunch (Sponsored by the Port of LA, The NW Seaport Alliance, Superdryers)

LET’S TALK FOOTWEAR CUSTOMS FROM HERE ON OUT

1:45 pm – Critical Updates with Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

  • Eric Batt, Director, Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center, Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

2:30 pm — Interactive Sample Review

  • John Pellegrini, Customs Counsel, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)
  • Stacey Kalkines, National Import Specialist, Footwear, Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
  • Aliya Grosfeld, Laboratory Directory, Tariff Solutions, LLC

3:30 pm — Networking Break (Sponsored by Stoel Rives)

4:00 pm — The John Pellegrini Footwear Customs Concepts Hour

5:00 pm — Adjournment & Raffles

5:30 pm — Casual Cocktails at the Bar (Sponsored by Farrow)

A Special Thanks To Our Generous Sponsors!