Jerald Beiter is the Corporate Ethics and Compliance Officer/Export Compliance Officer for Sallyport Global Holdings, Inc. After earning his BS

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1 Jerald Beiter is the Corporate Ethics and Compliance Officer/Export Compliance Officer for Sallyport Global Holdings, Inc. After earning his BS degree in Engineering Science, Mr. Beiter worked in Reliability, Maintainability and Integrated Logistic Support at the Patuxent River Naval Air Test Center in southern Maryland before moving to the Naval Air Systems Command in Washington DC. He transferred to the Department of Commerce in 1987 where he began his career in export compliance with the Bureau of Export Administration (currently the Bureau of Industry and Security) where he served as a Senior Engineer in the Office of Technology and Policy Analysis. He was promoted to Chief of the Non-proliferation Branch and then served as Director of the Office of Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy. He was a member of the US delegation to the Coordinating Committee (now the Wassenaar Arrangement), conducting interagency and international negotiation for 11 years. In 1998, he moved to the private sector where he established and implemented trade compliance programs with Bell Labs/Lucent Technology, Hughes Network Systems and most recently with Booz Allen Hamilton before joining Sallyport

2 STEVEN A. CASAZZA Manager, Technology Release General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. As Manager of Technology Release for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), Steve Casazza reports to the Government Affairs department in leading defense trade program planning, technology security & foreign disclosure solution development, exportability design strategy, regulatory policy advocacy and export license & FMS Case facilitation. Before joining GA-ASI in 2016, Steve served as Manager of Licensing & Trade Policy at Sierra Nevada Corporation. In this position, he was responsible for enterprise technology security & foreign disclosure planning and export license strategy. Prior to his work at Sierra Nevada Corporation, Steve was an Export Policy Analyst in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports & Cooperation. In this capacity, he supported the US Army in Export Control Reform, technology transfer policy development, export license reviews and FMS case approvals. Steve currently is a Member of the Defense Trade Advisory Group and Member of the Defense & Aerospace International Trade Advisory Committee. Steve has also served as Chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation Export Committee and Guest Lecturer on Export Control Systems at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 2016 Nuclear Policy Leadership Initiative Program. Steve holds both a BA in International Affairs and MA in International Science & Technology Policy from The George Washington University. Steve also holds his Level III International Acquisition Career Path Certification from the Defense Acquisition University.

3 Candace M. J. Goforth Managing Director Goforth Trade Advisors LLC Candace Goforth is the Managing Director of Goforth Trade Advisors where she provides clients with strategic and practical day-to-day solutions involving defense trade and export controls. She is a subject matter expert on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Prior to her current position, Candace served over thirteen years in the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) leaving as the Director for Policy. As Director, she oversaw the Department of State s implementation of the Export Control Reform initiative and was intimately involved in the revision of the control lists. Candace was also a key player in the drafting of the definition of specially designed. In addition to being Director, Candace held numerous positions in DDTC to include Licensing Officer, Senior Agreements Officer, Commodity Jurisdiction Analyst, Senior Foreign Affairs Officer and Compliance Specialist. Candace was also the Division Chief for Training, and was charged with the training of all new Licensing and Agreements Officers. Candace received her Master s of Arts in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University.

4 Corinne Kaplan Vice-President Affiliate Trade Compliance, Airbus North America Corinne Kaplan is the Vice-President, Affiliate Trade and Export Compliance within Airbus- North America. In this capacity since April 2011, Ms. Kaplan leads the Trade compliance guidance and operational support to the international business units of Airbus in addressing U.S. export laws and regulations. She brings to this position 30+ years of experience in export control and management of multinational Space and Defense programs in Europe and in the U.S. Previously, Ms. Kaplan has held several procurement and project management positions, leading multinational teams in Space and defense projects first in Europe and then in the U.S. Ms. Kaplan is a member of ABA (American Bar Association), NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), WIA (Women in Aerospace), SSPI Mid- Atlantic chapter (Society of Satellite Professionals) and Washington Space Business Round Table (WSBR). She recently co-authored the U.S chapter of the Export Control Law and Regulations Handbook third edition published by Wolters Kluwer in Ms. Kaplan received a post-graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Nancy and is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Ecole Nationale d Electricité et de Mécanique of Nancy, France.

5 Kate Koeppen has worked with BAE Systems for 10 years. She is currently the International Trade Compliance Manager for all BAE Systems Inc. US and non-us businesses. She augments ITAR, EAR, FTR, SSA and policy audits/reviews with a focus on tailored training and risk mitigation for the diverse portfolio of land, air, sea, space, and intelligence businesses. Prior to her corporate role, Kate was the Empowered Official for a $1.3 billion maritime business and provided strategic support to business leaders in licensing, compliance and integration of new acquisitions. She has also served as the Ethics and Business Conduct Manager for 5,000 employees and implemented FCPA compliance programs. Kate holds a certification as a Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance. Before joining BAE Systems, Kate worked in the financial industry in the Hamptons. She was graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in English and minor in Psychology. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Contracts and Procurement Management from UVA.

6 Daniel Perrone Raytheon Company Director, Global Trade Licensing 1100 Wilson Blvd Office of General Counsel Arlington, VA Raytheon Company 22209, USA Daniel Perrone is the Director of Global Trade Licensing in the Office of General Counsel for Raytheon Company. With 2016 sales of $24 billion and 63,000 employees, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. In his role, Mr. Perrone leads the development and management of Global Trade licensing policies, procedures, and records for the company and aids in their sustainable deployment through automation, communications, and training into the business to address the company s licensing requirements in order to drive compliant international growth. He is further responsible for the compliant submission of export and import license and permit applications to the U.S. government and the guiding of those licenses through the USG process. He works closely with functional leadership to address gaps and ensure continuous improvement across the company to drive licensing effectivity. Prior to joining Raytheon in January 2017, Mr. Perrone worked for Pratt & Whitney Canada, a United Technologies Company, based on Quebec, Canada. There, he most recently worked as a Senior Manager of Global Trade with responsibilities over the company s licensing, requirements, and customs compliance programs. Before that he worked for United Technologies in Corporate Global Trade capacity and had roles of increasing Global Trade responsibilities at other defense companies. Mr. Perrone holds a bachelor s degree and a master s degree in Political Science from Villanova University.

7 JENNIFER K. WEINEL Corporate Director and Assistant General Counsel - Export/Import Jennifer joined Northrop Grumman in 2000 and currently serves as Corporate Director and Assistant General Counsel Export/Import. In this capacity, she leads the Export/Import Law practice group in providing legal support to the Corporate Office and each of the Company s Sectors regarding Export/Import licensing and compliance under various U.S. regulatory regimes including the ITAR, EAR, OFAC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Prior to joining the Law Department, Jennifer served as Northrop Grumman s Corporate Senior Manager, Export/Import Compliance & Training and had responsibility for performing companywide training and assessments; as well as preparing, coordinating and promulgating corporate policies and procedures relating to Export/Import management. In addition, she served as the focal point within the Corporate Export/Import Management structure for interaction with the Law Department and Sector personnel on matters pertaining to Export/Import compliance. Prior to her transition to Corporate, she served as an Export Focal Point for the Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Naval (C4ISR&N) division of the Company s Electronic Systems (now Mission Systems) Sector. Before joining Northrop Grumman, Jennifer was a practicing attorney with a boutique law firm in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a Minor in Business Administration from the North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore, School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. Jennifer was is currently serving in her second term as President of the Society for International Affairs (SIA). She has served on SIA's Board of Directors since 2008 and has held the office of Vice President from and President since SIA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the international trade community on all aspects of technology transfer by providing a forum for the exchange of information on the export and import process.