Hear the latest updates in export controls from US Department of Commerce, DGA, Airbus and Boeing

June 18, 2015 - PRLog -- In December 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement − a group of 41 countries including the United States − agreed to add so-called cybersecurity items to its list of controlled dual-use items. On May 20, 2015, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), proposed a rule to implement the new dual-use controls. The proposed rule imposes an export licensing requirement for the export, re-export or transfer (in-country) of cybersecurity items to all destinations, except Canada*.

Defence Exports 2015, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands in September, will enable attendees to examine "cybersecurity items” with the US Department of Commerce under the proposed rule. Key presentations to discuss cyber security include:

· An update from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, U.S Department of Commerce
· New IT Approaches and Compliance
Kathleen Palma, Executive Counsel, International Trade Compliance, GE Aviation
· Cybersecurity, Drones, CJs and CCATS
Curtis M. Dombek, Office Managing Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Reid Whitten, Associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
· Trade compliance strategies in a dynamic regulatory environment
Kathryn Greaney, Vice President of Global Trade Controls, the Boeing Company

For more information and to view the conference brochure visit www.defence-exports.com/prlog

Bird & Bird LLP, International Atomic Energy Agency, Pak Armoring Pvt. Ltd and The Boeing Company are the latest to confirm their attendance, to take advantage of the early bird discount rate visit the website.

Expert Speaker Line-up Includes:

· Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, U.S Department of Commerce
· Major General Jean-Luc Tinland, Director of the Armaments Department, DGA
· Jon Erik Strømø, Director, Section for Export Control, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
· Georg Pietsch, Directorate General Exports, Ministry of Economics & Technology, Germany
· Alexander Groba, Coordinator U.S. Regulations, Airbus Group
· Kathryn Greaney, Vice President of Global Trade Controls, The Boeing Company
· Carmen Fellows, Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance, Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies
· Björn Uggla, Vice President Export Compliance, SAAB AB
· Nicolas Fribolle, Trade Compliance Director, Meggitt Sensing Systems
· Beth Mersch, Director, Global Trade Management Europe, Northrop Grumman Corporation
· Stan Hoppenbrouwer, Group Export Control Director, Thales
· Nancy Fischer, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The event has sold out year on year, those interested in attending are advised to secure their place early and take advantage of the £200 early bird discount which expires 30^th June 2015.

For more information visit www.defence-exports.com/prlog
Alternatively contact the team on: +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 or email jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk

Defence Exports 2015 is sponsored by: Amber Road, Hohmann Rechtsanwalte, OCR Services, Pillsbury and Sheppard Mullin

Defence Exports
30th September - 1st October 2015
Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
www.defence-exports.com/prlog

* JDSupra Business Advisor, 11 Jume, 2015. To view the article: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/us-department-of-commerce-proposes-35320/

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