8:30 – 9:00 

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15                   

Welcome and Introductions

• Clare Freeman, AeA Texas Executive Director

• Marci Gentry, Global Trade Compliance Manager, Freescale Semiconductor

• Ken Montgomery, AeA Director International Trade Regulation

Part 1:     TRADE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES BEST PRACTICES

9:15 – 9:45

Using Technology to Manage Your Trade Compliance Program

• Carolyn Bettley, Americas Trade Compliance Manager, Texas Instruments

Part 2:     CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE BEST PRACTICES

9:45 – 10:15

Valuation, Assists and Transfer Pricing Practices

• Jason Waite, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

10:15 – 10:45

Classification Best Practices, Views and Ideas

• Bob Jack, Global Trade Manager, Technology Review and Classification, Hewlett-Packard Company

10:45 – 11:15

Managing Rules of Origin

• Marci Gentry, Global Trade Compliance Manager, Freescale Semiconductor

11:15– 11:30

Q&A

11:30 – 12:30   

LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

Part 3:     EXPORT COMPLIANCE BEST PRACTICES

12:30 – 1:00

Voluntary Disclosures: Whether and How To

• Christos Linardakis, Braumiller Schulz & Company LLP

1:00 – 1:30

Managing a Deemed Export Program

• Iris Knight, Export Licensing - Classification Manager, Dell Incorporated

1:30 – 1:45

Q&A

1:45 – 2:00       

BREAK

Part 4:     CHINA TRADE COMPLIANCE BEST PRACTICES

2:00 – 2:30

Complying with the BIS China Regulation and Utilizing the Validated End-User (VEU) Program

• Julie La Cross, Manager, Corporate Trade Compliance,

National Semiconductor Corporation

2:30 – 3:00

Compliance Practices and Training for Chinese Subsidiaries

• Janet Reuter, Director, Export and Import Compliance, Rockwell Automation    

3:00 – 3:30

Facilitating Customs and Export Clearance in China

• Bill Methenitis, Americas Director - Customs and International Trade, Ernst & Young, LLP

3:30 – 4:00

Q&A

4:00                       

CONFERENCE CONCLUDES