6th Customs & Trade Compliance Asia Summit 2023
Increasing trade volumes together with greater scrutiny of cross-border flows and a stringent focus on compliance with export control and customs regulations create significant challenges for supply chains. Moving goods internationally can be complex and costly for businesses in today's competitive - global markets. Effective trade compliance ensures that goods are classified correctly, and the origin and valuation of goods are accurately declared according to the laws, sanctions, and regulations. Any professional involved in the cross-border buying or selling of goods is touched by trade compliance considerations. Whether employed in supply chain operations, planning, procurement, or finance, the failure to understand and plan around import/export regulatory requirements can lead to unanticipated costs and a lot of wasted time. Product delays, stock-outs, emergency shipments, additional warehousing costs, and customs penalties are all common consequences of compliance failures.
For a firm to truly be successful in its international operations, trade compliance must be an essential part of its international business strategy and its strategic planning and operations. By attending the 6th Customs & Trade Compliance Asia Summit 2023, attendees will learn not only about the most important and critical aspects of trade compliance, but also how to integrate trade compliance into the strategic and operational dimensions of their company.
THOUGHT LEADERS

Aagu Chaudhary (Singapore)
Director Sales
OCR Services Inc.

Binh Le
Solutions Consultant
Global Trade, Asia & Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters (Singapore)

Cyndi Sim
Trade Compliance Manager
Intel Technology Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Dharambir Bharti
Global Trade Compliance Manager
KLA Corp. (Singapore)

Mary Elizabeth Chelliah
Principal Trade Specialist
Ministry of Trade & Industry (Singapore)

Humairah Ibriam
Director Export Control
Infineon Technologies (Singapore)

Jack Wong
Group International Trade Compliance Officer /Ag. Logistics Director / ESG Chair
Serial Microelectronics Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Jimmy Lim
Senior manager, Global Logistics, Inventory, Transportation, MCE
Equinix (Singapore)

Ketan Tadsare
Partner
Taxcraft Advisors LLP (India)

Laura Smolorz
Export Control Professional
Schaeffler AG (Germany)

Manish Shaikh
General Manager
Capricorn Logistics Pvt Ltd. (India)

Mugun Damodaran
Head of Export Control, Asia Pacific
Schaeffler (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (Singapore)

Ng Chee Yong
Operations Director APAC
Leica Biosystems Danaher (Singapore)

Philip Ho
Customs & Trade Manager APAC
Singapore Swarovski Singapore Trading Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Rajat Chhabra
Partner
Taxcraft Advisors LLP (India)

SundaraRaman Anandan
Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Expert
Ex Head Logistics, Coca Cola (Singapore)

Umesh Thapliyal
Director, Asia / China Export Control Program
Intel Corporation (Singapore)

Vishal Gupta
Partner
Taxcraft Advisors LLP (India)

Vishal Singh
Global Trade Compliance Manager Asia
Texas Instruments (Singapore)

Zafar Khan
Head Regulatory Affairs South East Asia & Regional Scientific affairs Lead
Mondelez International AMEA Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Zoe Martinez
Global Trade Portfolio Lead
Asia & Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters (Australia)

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
- Latest international trade policies and regulations
- Export control regulations and compliance obligations
- Global customs compliance program
- Transfer pricing adjustments and customs valuation
- Customs clearance audits & post-clearance audits
- Recent disputes and enforcement trends

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Customs/ Import/ Trade/ Export Compliance
- Global/ International Trade Compliance
- Trade/ Regulatory Counsel
- EXIM Compliance
- STPI/ SEZ Compliance
- Commercial
- Legal, Regulatory & Government Affairs


WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
- Utilizing free trade agreement to the fullest
- Assessing the effectiveness of your Global Customs Compliance Program
- How to implement strategies to help you to manage duty costs by utilizing free trade agreements, special programs and transactional structuring
- Best practices for obtaining and maintaining AEO certification
- Opportunity to exchange views with the experts, gain insight into recent cases and gather new ideas for your daily practice
- Case study on developing and implementing a Centralized Customs Clearance Pilot