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Is your company currently exporting, planning to sell to foreign markets or importing components or technology? If so, you can't afford to miss this AeA seminar! The 2nd Annual AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council Trade Compliance Conference will provide up-to-date information on company best practices and the changing world of doing business in international markets. There will be an import/export panel specifically on India, a key partner and market for many U.S. companies, that will address the opportunity and challenge points.

Agenda

Registration, Breakfast and Networking
(8:00 am – 8:30 am)
 

Opening Remarks
(8:30 am – 9:00 am)

Greg Stein, Director Global Trade Compliance, NetApp
Betty Baker, Executive Director, AeA Silicon Valley / Northern California Council
Ken Montgomery, Sr. Director, International Trade Regulation, AeA

      Panel 1: Customs Compliance Best Practices

Internal Reviews
       (9:00 – 9:30)

   Steven Bonar, Senior Global Customs Compliance Manager, Plantronics, Inc

   Elisabeth Forrest, Global Customs Compliance Specialist, Plantronics Inc.

   Preparing for 10+2
   (9:30 – 10:00)

   Bruce H. Leeds, Senior Export/Import Advisor, The Boeing Company

   Networking Break
   (10:00 am – 10:15 am)

   Inter-company Pricing & Reconciliation
   (10:15 – 10:45)

   Jason Waite, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

   Panel 1: Questions & Answers
   (10:45 – 11:00)

Panel 2: Export Compliance Best Practices

      When ITAR Things Happen to EAR People—Why You May Be Subject to the ITAR and Not Know It
      (11:00 – 11:30)

      Felice Laird, Managing Director, Export Strategies, LLC

   Developing a Technology Control Plan
          (11:30 – 12:00)

      Jeff Rittener, Global Export Compliance Manager, Intel Corporation

      Lunch and Networking Break
      (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

         Encryption Controls for R & D
               (1:00 – 1:30)

      Panel 2: Questions & Answers
      (1:30 – 1:45)

Panel 3: General Trade Compliance Best Practices

       Assessing Risk within Your Organization
       (1:45 – 2:15)

       Jill Franze, Senior Manager, Global Customs, Cisco

    Scott Pepper, Customs Manager, Global Processes, Cisco

      A Case Study: Value Propositions via FTAs and Incoterms
      (2:15 - 2:45)

       Todd Smith, Managing Director, Trade and Customs, KPMG LLP

      Networking Break
      (2:45 pm – 3:00 pm)

      Maximizing Your Global Trade Management System
      (3:00 – 3:30)

    Lydia McClure, Senior Manager Corporate Trade, Applied Materials, Inc.

    Panel 3: Questions & Answers
           (3:30 pm – 3:45 pm)

Panel 4: India Trade Compliance Best Practices

      Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and Software Technology Parks
      (3:45 – 4:15)

       Larry Disenhof, Group Director, Export Compliance, Cadence Design Systems

   Customs and Export Clearance in India
          (4:15 - 4:45)

      C. Michael Hathaway, Vice President, International Trade Law and Policy, Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A.

Panel 4: Questions & Answers
       (4:45 pm – 5:00 pm)

End of Program
     5:00 pm

Date:       Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time:       8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration and Networking Breakfast
                8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Program
Cost:        AeA Members: $175.00     AeA Non-Members: $225.00

NetApp
Founders Theater - Executive Briefing Center
495 East Java Drive, Building 1
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

NetApp Directions

Colette Gonsalves
Events Coordinator
AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council
408.987.4248 Phone
408.987.4298 Fax

Sponsorships are still available.  Please contact Colette Gonsalves for a sponsorship package.

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