Senior Government officials and leading importers to speak at ACI’s Import Compliance conference

March 12, 2012 - PRLog -- American Conference Institute’s National Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement, scheduled for June 20-21 in Washington, DC is widely regarded as the premier industry benchmarking and networking event for import compliance professionals and international trade attorneys. Now in its 7th successful year, this highly anticipated event will provide attendees with practical insights on the latest customs and import compliance developments impacting their bottom lines.

The 2012 program is fully updated, and includes a new speaker line-up and session topics.

Attendees will benefit from a unique opportunity to hear from Ellen McClain (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transborder Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security) on the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security.

New Keynote Speakers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

● Monika Brenner (Chief, Valuation & Special Programs Branch, CBP)  
● Charles Steuart (Chief, IPR & Restricted Merchandise Branch, CBP)
● Jeremy Baskin (Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, CBP)
● Carlos Ochoa (Supervisory Program Manager, C-TPAT / Industry Partnership Programs, CBP)
● Susan Dyszel ( ITDS Team Lead, CBP)  
● Rich Halverson (National IPR Coordination Center, ICE)  
● Cindy Covell (Executive Director, Regulatory Audit, CBP)
● Anne Maricich (Assistant Director-Trade-Los Angeles Field Office, CBP)  
● Florence Constant (Chief, Partnership Programs Branch, CBP)
● Cindy Allen (Executive Director for ACE Business, CBP)
● Domenic Veneziano (Director, Division of Import Operations and Policy, FDA)

Attendees will network and benchmark their compliance practices with new industry speakers from Target, 3M, Nike, Del Monte, Cardinal Health, Northrop Grumman, Tyco, Cisco, FedEx, U.S. Steel Corporation, DRS Technologies, A.N. Deringer, Williams-Sonoma and Momentive.

The event is expected to sell out, and seating is limited. For more information and to register, interested parties can call 1-888-224-2480 or visit http://www.americanconference.com/import.