U.S. Trade with Canada

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1 CONECT and the Canadian Consulate General of New England Present: U.S. Trade with Canada October 15, 2014 Essex Resort, Essex, VT

2 CONECT and the Canadian Consulate of New England Present a Seminar: U.S. Trade with Canada 12:00PM 12:30PM 1:05PM 1:35PM 1:45PM Registration Welcome & Networking Lunch Seminar Chair, Claudia Ashton, A.N. Deringer, Inc., CONECT Board Member, Vermont State Chair Keynote Address: Aaron Annable, Acting Consul General of Canada to New England Beyond the Border Action Plan Move to Ballroom for Afternoon Sessions U.S. and Canadian Government Regulations Panel One Border Pilot Program and the Beyond the Border Action Plan Also, border processing, documentation, clearances, and penalties. James Spina, Director, Business Development, BorderConnect Canadian Imports A Regulatory Update Benoît Chiquette, Regional Director General for the Quebec Region, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Beyond the Border Action Plan from the Canadian Perspective Casey Durst, Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Vermont Beyond the Border Action Plan from the New England Perspective 2:55PM NAFTA Celebrates 20 Years Mike Roll, Partner, Pisani & Roll, LLP North American Free Trade Declaration Discovery Activity Reviews Country of Origin Determination Verification of US Importers and Exporters Broker Compliance Controls Related to Program Declarations 3:40PM Networking Break 4:00PM Compliance & Logistics Panel: Best Practices & Tips from the Experts Moderator: Paula Connelly, Law Offices of Paula M. Connelly Missy Forey, Director of Global Trade and Import Compliance, Burton Corporation Best Practices for Transporting Goods, and Meeting both Canadian and U.S. Compliance Rules Tammy Hetrick, Director, International Trade Compliance, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters/Keurig Inc. Best Practices for Transporting Goods, and Meeting both Canadian and U.S. Compliance Rules Jaime Seidner, Senior Customs Consultant, Dentons Canada Non-Resident Importer Program Matthew Parrott, Director of Transportation, A.N. Deringer, Inc. Cross Border Traffic via Truck. Small Parcel, Rail and Ocean, and General Logistics Processes 5:30PM Closing Remarks - Claudia Ashton, A.N. Deringer, Inc. 5:45-7PM Networking Reception will be held in the Atrium

3 Speaker Bios: Aaron Annable is the Acting Consul General of Canada to New England, based in Boston. Aaron was previously Head of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at the Canadian Consulate General for 4 years, where he managed the mission s political outreach and public affairs in the region. He has worked on a number of cross-border energy issues, both renewable and non-renewable, and has maintained a strong focus on the promotion of Canadian energy resources. Prior to his time at the Consulate General, Mr. Annable held several positions within Canada s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, where he worked on numerous Canada-U.S. and trade policy issues. He has also completed short-term assignments at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., and at the Consulate General in Minneapolis. He graduated from McGill University with a degree in Political Science (International Relations) and is from Montreal, Quebec. Claudia Ashton is Manager of Marketing and Inside Sales for A. N. Deringer Inc. She is a strong advocate of developing programs to keep internal and external constituents well informed of regulatory and environmental changes that impact international trade. Moreover, Ashton is accountable for ensuring that the Deringer brand consistently conveys exceptional customer service and a strong commitment to compliance. Prior to joining Deringer in 1998, Ashton served as Marketing Associate for a communication consultant in Virginia where she managed public relations and marketing campaigns for a variety of stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Subsequent to graduating from university, Ashton began her five year tenure in retail management with the nation s premier department store chain. Subsequent to successfully completing the company s Executive Training Program, she was promoted to areas of increasing responsibility within the chain. Claudia holds a Bachelor s of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and a Master s in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from George Washington University, Washington, DC. In addition to participating in continuing education to keep abreast of industry changes, Ashton is an active member of the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA). She is CONECT s Vermont State Chair. Benoît Chiquette has worked for the Canadian federal government for over 25 years, and he has been the Regional Director General for the Canada Border Services Agency, Quebec Region since June In this role, he is responsible for a region that has more than 2,000 employees, including 1,200 uniformed staff members at more than 80 points of service mainly along the 813 km of shared border with the United States, which serve all modes of transportation (land, rail, marine and air). The Quebec Region also handles integrated activities in the areas of intelligence, immigration enforcement and criminal investigations, and delivers the travelers and commercial programs. In addition, it is responsible for an immigration detention center and a container examination center, for border services at three international airports, for monitoring vessels along 2,500 km of coastline, and for mail processing centers. Mr. Chiquette served as Senior Director, Public Affairs at the CBSA from 2008 to 2010, after which he was promoted to the position of Director General of Communications. During this period, he represented the CBSA on the 2010 Government Partners Public Affairs Group (GPPAG), which was co-chaired by Public Safety Canada and the Public Affairs Bureau of the Government of British Columbia. In this capacity, he was involved in defining the mandate of the GPPAG, implementing an operations concept for communications management related to security for the Winter Olympics, designing and participating in the emergency exercises (bronze, silver and gold), as well as providing aroundthe-clock communication services related to security and emergency issues in support of the organizations responsible for security. Paula Connelly is a principal in the Law Offices of Paula M. Connelly, a law firm specializing in Customs and international trade matters. She has been practicing law since 1991 and prior to working as an attorney, worked as a licensed Customs broker for several customs brokerage companies in the Boston area. She has over 20 years experience in Customs and international trade matters and works with numerous importers and exporters in addressing and resolving import and export compliance issues. In addition, she lectures on numerous import and export related topics and teaches a Customs Brokerage exam preparation course in the Boston area.

4 Casey Owen Durst is the Area Port Director of St. Albans, Vermont with operational and tactical oversight of 18 Ports and Stations in Vermont and New Hampshire, as well as the Trusted Traveler Vetting Center in Williston, Vermont. Her operational territory covers over 125 miles, spanning two states with command of 315 personnel. The operational environment includes the full scope of passenger processing, trade facilitation and enforcement in air, land, rail, and small vessel processing. Prior to her position as Area Port Director, Ms. Durst served as the Director, Field Programs, Office of Field Operations. In this capacity, her goal was to develop and sustain the operational workforce by managing and creating policy as well as national programs to meet operational requirements. Under her leadership, Field Programs was responsible for managing labor-related issues, the National Uniform Program, the Honor Guard, Chaplaincy and basic and advanced training for a workforce of 26,000. Ms. Durst has a Bachelor s of Arts from St. Andrews University. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute s Leadership for a Democratic Society, as well as the Senior Leader Program at the George Washington University s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership and CBP Leadership Institute. Area Port Director Durst is the recipient of the Commissioner s Ambassador Award, and the Commissioner s Customer Service and Professionalism Award. She also received acknowledgment for Service and Recognition for Service, and commended for her support for the Forward Deployed Operation Command Center during Hurricane Katrina. Missy Forey is the Director of Global Trade and Import Compliance at Burton Snowboards in Burlington, VT. Missy oversees the importing and exporting at Burton to ensure compliance with the global laws and regulations enforced by Customs and other government agencies. In addition to Customs compliance, Missy negotiates and manages international freight moves into North America via air and ocean. Missy began her career at Burton in 2000 as a Trade Specialist and has held various positions within the Trade Department. Prior to working at Burton, Missy worked for a Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding company, A.N. Deringer, Inc. whereshe obtained her Brokers License. Missy is an alumnus of SUNY Plattsburgh where she graduated with a degree in Sociology and Psychology. Missy enjoys cooking and spending time with her family on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Tammy Flanders Hetrick is the Director, International Trade Compliance for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters/Keurig Inc. Tammy worked at US Customs for nearly a decade in Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures. In 1996, she left the government to work for Burton Snowboards, the world s leading producer of snowboards, with satellite offices in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Ms. Hetrick developed and maintained a global customs compliance program involving coordination of internal and external customs-related personnel, policies, and procedures around the world. In 2010 Ms. Hetrick moved on to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters/Keurig Incorporated where, as Director of International Trade Compliance, she created and continuously refines a best in class International Trade Compliance Program with a focus on US/Canada transactions. Matthew Parrott, is the Director of Transportation, LCB & CCS,for A.N. Deringer, Inc. Matthew launched his career with Deringer more than 20 years ago and has consistently contributed to the company in a variety of positions with increasing responsibility. Matt is the Director of Transportation and serves on Deringer's leadership team. He has operational oversight of Deringer s freight forwarding services, worldwide agency network, and domestic and international transportation processes and strategies. Matt has successfully grown and managed this service offering, while ensuring the delivery of excellent customer care and streamlined, efficient international transportation services. In addition to his role as Director of Transportation, Matt acts as District Manager for several of Deringer's key air and vessel facilities including those in Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Matthew Parrott sits on the Board of Directors for the Can Am Border Trade Alliance and the CVPH Foundation in Plattsburgh, NY. His comprehensive experience includes the management of various customer service centers, including Assistant Branch Manager (Sweetgrass, Montana), Branch Manager (Buffalo, New York & Hartford, Connecticut), and District Manager. Furthermore, as Director of Logistics and Northern Border Operations he was instrumental in driving the growth of Deringer s warehousing and distribution services. He is a licensed U.S. Customs Broker, Certified Customs Specialist, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from LeMoyne College. Michael Roll is a Partner at Pisani & Roll LLP. Mike is an accomplished international trade lawyer and represents clients in virtually all areas of import-export laws and regulations. He has over 20 years of experience in the private sector and is

5 a former partner of a prominent national law firm. He is an accomplished, well-known authority on U.S. and foreign preferential trade programs, including NAFTA, GSP, CBI and IFTA. He also has extensive import transaction audit experience as well as experience in assisting companies develop comprehensive import compliance programs. Mike represents both small and large companies in diverse businesses that are subject to Customs audits. These industries include mass merchandising/retailing, telecommunication, electronics, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, toys and textiles. He successfully counseled the first technology/telecommunication company to be accepted into Customs Importer Self-Assessment program by providing assistance with the company s program application. In addition to the above, Mike is well-versed in the C-TPAT program, and has assisted numerous clients become approved C-TPAT certified participants. With regard to trade compliance, Mike has substantial enforcement experience, representing clients in civil penalty proceedings, prior disclosures, disclosure verifications, Customs investigations, seizures, detentions and liquidated damage cases. In addition, he is fluent in Spanish and has presented trade compliance seminars in both English and Spanish. Mike has spoken on NAFTA rules of origin, as well as U.S. and Mexican customs procedures throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. He is the author of numerous articles on international trade issues. Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University s School of Foreign Service, where his studies focused on international business and Latin America. He obtained his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a Notes & Comments Editor of the Fordham International Law Journal. Mike is a member of the Illinois and California bars, and is admitted to practice before the Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Jaime Seidner is the Senior Customs Consultant in the National Commodity and Sales Tax Group for Dentons Canada. Jaime specializes in customs compliance planning and duty saving strategies. He provides support on the Customs impact to matters concerning accounting, transfer pricing and taxation (both direct and indirect). Jaime also consults extensively on Canadian non-resident importer issues in relation to both the associated Customs and import (GST) issues. In addition to his vast experience in Canada, Jaime has worked on a wide range of customs projects in the United States, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Jaime has been involved with setting up Foreign Trade Zones in the United States and has been an active member of both the American Association of Exporters and Importers and the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones. James Spina is the Director of Business Development for BorderConnect. James began his career with Canada Customs over 31 years ago. During his tenure with Canada Customs, he worked as a front line officer, manager and Director in traffic and commercial operations at land border as well as air operations. He was an instructor at the Customs national training facility teaching in the recruit training program as well as advanced drug enforcement. As a subject matter expert, James completed two international training assignments with recruits in the Cayman Islands and Senior Management in Bermuda. James spent his last 4 years at Canada Customs working as a Senior Program Advisor with the emanifest Project traveling extensively in both Canada and the United States to deliver presentations. He retired from Canada Customs in September In May 2014, James was invited to join BorderConnect as their Director of Business Development. He is considered a subject matter expert in the area of Customs Operations, including emanifest and the provision of advanced commercial information. He has worked with a variety of Canadian and American government agencies including the U.S. Commercial Service to promote trade with Canada.