European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit, 16-17 October 2024, Washington DC, USA

European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit, 16-17 October 2024, Washington DC, USA

Our Annual 2-Day Summit on European, EU and EU Member State Import and Export Trade Controls: The Strategy and Policy Perspective.

European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit

Our Annual 2-Day Summit on European, EU and EU Member State Import and Export Trade Controls: The Strategy and Policy Perspective.

We all understand the extra territoriality of US Defence Controls but are you fully up to date on what is taking place ‘across the pond’?

In Europe, sanctions and export controls are forcing themselves onto the corporate compliance agenda as never before. Trade war is discussed openly and earnestly for the first time and as always, the pressure means you as the compliance executive must find solutions. The need for keeping up to date has never been so important. By working closely with our US and EU trade compliance clients we understand the issues you are working with and have produced a program which over two days will give you a clearer understanding of the European export Regulations, open lines of communication with EU and EU Member State Regulators and shed light on the solutions available.

As a senior executive it is your role to ensure compliance but beating a path through the smoke can take time and limited resources, so where do you go for balanced, authoritative advice?

Every year in Washington D.C. Nielsonsmith will be bringing a select group of EU Member State and EU Commission Regulators together, along with specialist corporate executives to discuss and understand how best to work with the regulation. In depth, one-hour, interactive presentations allow you to ask the questions you need unbiased answers to.

Nielsonsmith is a boutique trade compliance conference company here for the long term, we understand corporate budgets for compliance training are limited so price our events with this in mind, please drop us a line to learn more.

  • Mr. Stephane Chardon, Head of Sector Trade & Security, European Commission
  • Mr. Wim Boer, Project Leader, Fiscal, Team Anti-Terrorism Financing (TATF) and Sanctions (FIOD), The Netherlands
  • Mr. Renato Antonini, Partner, International Trade & Regulatory Compliance, Brussels, Steptoe LLP
  • Mr. Byron Maniatis,  Of Council, Steptoe LLP 
  • Mr. Joshua Fitzhugh, VP, Global Trade, Flex
  • Ms. Carmen Fellows, VP, International Trade Governance & Offset Manager, Leonardo DRS
  • Mr. Ermal Kroi, Head of the Export Control Operations for the Americas Region, Infineon Technologies
  • Mr. Andreas Witdouck, EU Policy advisor, Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs, Belgium
  • Mr. Aaron Gothelf, Assistant General Counsel – Trade & Regulatory Affairs, The Walt Disney Company
  • Ms. Vedia Eidelman, Regional Head of the Global Trade Law Office, DHL
  • Mr. Krzysztof Kołodziej, Head of Unit – Export Control of Dual-Use Items and Sanctions, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland
  • Mr. Erik Zietse, Corporate Director, Head of Global Trade, Henkel

Should you wish to join our esteemed speaker panel at the European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com

  • Update from the EU Commission
  • New in EU sanctions 
  • Prohibitions and Restrictions (P+R) in trade in goods: Kimberley, CITES, Cash control, cultural goods, drug precursors, etc. How to navigate in the legislative jungle for US exporters.
  • Practical aspect of VDs in the EU
  • Latest changes in sanctions circumvention enforcement & Export controls enforcement
  • Highlights of Sanction Investigations
  • Making Data Actionable for Trade Compliance: How to move from interesting numbers to informative strategic insights
  • Panel Discussion: the dichotomy in trade compliance within Europe
  • Updates in EU Dual Use 
  • Compliant Technology Transfers
  • The fragmentation of export controls and emerging trade barriers in the EU – a new challenge for compliance
  • Panel Discussion: AI in EU export controls – surveying the threats (mil/dual use AI applications) and opportunities (AI solutions for export control compliance), and how EU is or may step in going forward
  • The resurgence of industrial policy: navigating the trade challenges in semiconductors and critical raw materials
  • 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

The agenda for the European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit is prepared by and for industry professionals,


Should you wish to join our esteemed speaker panel at this event, please contact Mr. Alex Terry on alex.terry@nielsonsmith.com

Please contact your NielsonSmith representative to discuss the programme in more depth.

Steptoe is an international law firm recognized for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. 

Our top-rated cross-border economic sanctions and export controls practice, with lawyers in Washington DC, Brussels and London, is well-placed to provide our clients with thought leadership, policy advocacy, and informed guidance on international trade laws and regulatory requirements. We have track record in supporting our clients in regulatory compliance, due diligence, and enforcement investigations in the US, EU and across the world.


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.

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 – 

European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit: 2 Day Conference

Standard Price (Book And Pay By the 16 of October 2024) – 2199 USD

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

Hotel Washington

515 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, United States

https://www.thehotelwashington.com

Conference Accommodation

The booking link for reservations is ready:  European Trade Controls Compliance Strategic Summit.

Single occupancy Room Cost: 459 USD + 14.5% DC Tax