Customs Compliance in Europe 2023 Conference – 7-8 November 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany
Customs Compliance in Europe 2023 Conference, 7-8 Nov 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany
Our annual gathering for European customs and trade compliance professionals, discussing topics ranging from CBAM, EU Customs Reform, FTAs, Transfer Pricing to Supply Chain Diligence.

Customs Compliance in Europe
Our annual gathering for European customs and trade compliance professionals, discussing topics ranging from CBAM, EU Customs Reform, FTAs, Transfer Pricing to Supply Chain Diligence.
Speaker panel includes:
♦ Mr. Frederic Jacquot, Head of Customs & Excise, Airbus
♦ Ms. Gudrun Klingenburg, Head of Global Customs & Foreign Trade, Villeroy & Boch AG
♦ Mr. Tamas Toth, Head of Global Customs and Foreign Trade, Ivoclar Vivadent AG
♦ Mr. Jens Nilson, Director, Trade Compliance Europe, Xylem Europe GmbH
♦ Mr. Dominik Klein, Head of Customs, LANXESS
♦ Ms. Siobhan MacLennan, Global Customs & Excise Manager, Pernod Ricard
♦ Mr. Michael Schaefer, Partner, Deloitte
♦ Mr. Pablo Muniz, Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
♦ Mr. Michael Landwehr, Vice President Customs and Foreign Trade, GEA Group
♦ Ms. Esra B. Derya, Global Customs Compliance Transform Lead, Philips
And other specialists in customs compliance.
♦ Mr. Frederic Jacquot, Head of Customs & Excise, Airbus
♦ Ms. Gudrun Klingenburg, Head of Global Customs & Foreign Trade, Villeroy & Boch AG
♦ Mr. Tamas Toth, Head of Global Customs and Foreign Trade, Ivoclar Vivadent AG
♦ Mr. Jens Nilson, Director, Trade Compliance Europe, Xylem Europe GmbH
♦ Mr. Dominik Klein, Head of Customs, LANXESS
♦ Mr. Christoph Steinke, Head of Global Customs and Compliance, HP
♦ Ms. Siobhan MacLennan, Global Customs & Excise Manager, Pernod Ricard
♦ Mr. Michael Schaefer, Partner, Deloitte
♦ Mr. Pablo Muniz, Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
♦ Mr. Michael Landwehr, Vice President Customs and Foreign Trade, GEA Group
♦ Ms. Esra B. Derya, Global Customs Compliance Transform Lead, Philips
Should you wish to join our esteemed speaker panel at the Customs Compliance in Europe Conference, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com
The agenda for Customs Compliance in Europe Conference is prepared by and for industry professionals, and includes the most interesting topics, currently pertinent to the field.
♦ Update from Brussels: current regulatory issues in EU customs compliance.
♦ Update on latest developments in Free Trade Agreements (excluding TCA).
♦ EU embargos regarding the Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of company not dealing with dual-use goods.
♦ EU proposal for the supply-chain diligence initiative: going beyond the scope of the German supply-chain law.
♦ Sustainability, environment and Customs, are we the right stakeholder?
♦ EU Customs Reform: Vision – Content – Status
♦ Panel Discussion: sustainability, environment and Customs, are we the right stakeholder?
♦ Managing customs duty footprint.
♦ Customs management systems: A differentiating advantage in the supply chain.
♦ Interactive discussion: transfer pricing connected to customs valuation.
♦ TCA inc Windsor Accords – practical update.
♦ Round Table Discussions: round table topics to be chosen by the Speakers & Delegates from questions and answers during the presentations. An opportunity to talk informally peer to peer.
Please contact your NielsonSmith representative to discuss the programme in more depth.
If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com
Van Bael & Bellis is a leading independent law firm based in Brussels with more than 30 years of experience in EU trade and customs law, specialising in trade defence instruments, investigations and export controls. The firm has an office in Geneva dedicated to WTO matters. With nearly 70 lawyers coming from 20 different countries, we offer our clients the support of a highly effective team of professionals with multi-jurisdictional expertise and an international perspective. Our expertise is focused and specific, resulting in deep experience within our specialisations, which include EU competition law, EU regulatory law and Belgian business law.
MyTower offers TMS & GTM solutions adapted to the management, optimisation, transport compliance and trade compliance operations for shippers. Thanks to our modular approach, we can offer you highly reliable solutions adapted to your organisation and upgradeable in SaaS mode.
About Customs4trade (C4T)
C4T has developed CAS, a collaborative hub built on the Microsoft Azure platform delivered as a service (SaaS). It is designed to manage regional and worldwide customs and trade compliance quickly and accurately, with a digital-first approach, helping customers stay ahead of the digitisation of customs processes. CAS provides customers with continual updates and feature enhancements, including the incorporation of any changes to legislation and compliance regulation—along with Azure’s signature accessibility, scalability, and security.
Forward-thinking companies are turning to C4T to help them navigate customs and trade with native-cloud software and managed services for their organisation’s highest strategic benefit.
For more information or to contact the company, please visit www.customs4trade.com.
Deloitte provides audit, risk advisory, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries; legal advisory services in Germany are provided by Deloitte Legal. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte’s approximately 264,000 professionals are committed to making an impact that matters.
Making an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most – for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.
At SEIA we didn’t start with possible, we started with what we needed and worked until we created new possibilities. Our solutions fundamentally transform how trade compliance is performed through state-of-the-art risk management dashboards based on advanced data analytics. Our tools are the result of innovation through cooperation across industries to achieve a dashboard system that provides transparency like never before, actionable user centric metrics, and critically, management of SEIA’s Risk Red Flags in real time. We can integrate with systems from across your organization (such as trade management systems, screening software, or other compliance programs) to ensure you get “good data” in one place for the insights you want, and the risk assurance that you need.
In the rapidly expanding global economy, multinational companies have the opportunity to reduce international customs and trade compliance costs by accelerating the movement of goods to achieve both short-term and long-term competitive advantages. However, the appropriate Global Trade Management (GTM) software must be in place and fully integrated with a company’s overall IT infrastructure (e.g. ERP Host System) and its customs and trade compliance business processes in order to increase efficiency, ensure transparency, minimize compliance risk, and save on costs.
MIC is the worldwide leading provider of global customs and trade compliance software solutions. More than 800 customers, in 55+ countries, on six continents, use MIC customs and trade compliance software. We specialize in the integration of global customs and trade compliance systems based on specific corporate structures and consider regional and national legal requirements. We ensure efficient customs operations and compliance within the legal frameworks. 1 GTM Source System with 1 GTM Compliance Database, 1 Graphical User Interface, and 1 consistent Service Organisation worldwide – delivered as SaaS (Cloud) solutions.
Should you wish to become our Partner at this event, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com
Full 2-Day Conference Ticket Price for 1 person
including the Company-wide Post-Event Microsite license for 1 year – 1399 euros
Please note, we will not charge VAT on this price. The price includes all sessions, lunch, refreshments and available documentation. Please contact us for Group Booking Discounts. Please note: “Vendor” companies may attend as sponsors only.
Conference Venue
Steigenberger Parkhotel
Königsallee 1A,
40212 Düsseldorf,
Germany
Accommodation allotment
Arrival: 6th of November 2023
Departure: 8th of November 2023
Room Rate: superior single room incl. breakfast – € 199,00 per room/night inc. VAT
Check In:From 3:00pm on the day of arrival
Check Out: until 12:00pm (noon) on the day of departure
The allotment is available until the 9th of October 2023.
The reservation can be made using the keyword Nielson Smith. A free cancellation for individual reservations is not possible later than 1 week prior to arrival date. Late cancellations or No-Shows will be charged at 90% of the agreed room rate for the entire stay. Individual reservations can be made under the following contact details:
Tel.: +49 211 1381 0
Fax: +49 211 1381 592
E-Mail: duesseldorf@steigenberger.de