April 28, 2005

7:00 am - 9:00 am
 Registration

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:10 am
Welcome
Neil Shister, Publishing Director, World Trade Magazine

9:10 am - 9:30 am
Managing the Security Risks in The Global Supply Chain
Thomas A. Cook, CEO & Managing Director, American River International
Jeff White, Director of Asset Protection, Supply Chain, Kmart Corporation

  • Diligence
  • Supervision
  • More Controls
  • Additional Costs
  • Security in the Supply Chain and it's relationship to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

9:30 am - 10:30 am
Protecting Physical Assets
Thomas A. Cook, CEO & Managing Director, American River International
John Rabin, DFI Government Services
Ray Fernandez, Omni Security Consultants, Inc.
Captain James McNamara, National Cargo Bureau
Nick Cova, Director, Collaborative Network Services, Savi Technology, Inc.

  • Plant and Asset Security
  • Personnel Safety and Security
  • Utilization of Technology
  • Effective Cooperation with Government Agencies

10:30 am - 11:15 am
Break

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Major Obstacles and Solutions in Importing
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.
CBP contact (ISA specialist) TBD

  • Focused Assessment
  • Record Keeping
  • Classification
  • Valuation
  • Import Compliance and Security (C-TPAT, CSI, ISPS, 24 hour)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
 Luncheon with Guest Speaker
 Kevin Johnson, VP Security North America Region, Panalpina

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Major Obstacles and Solutions in Exporting
Kelly Raia, Import/Export Compliance Officer, Vice President & Associate Partner, American River International
Elizabeth Colvin, Trade Content Manager, TradePoint Systems

  • EAR
  • ITAR
  • Deemed Exports
  • USPPI
  • AES
  • Denied Parties
  • Fines and Penalties

2:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Round Table Discussion

How our organization has embraced Terrorism, Compliance and Security in our Supply Chains
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.
David Wirsing, Executive Director, Air Freight Forwarders Association
Jeff Lee, Chief Operating Officer, NACA Logistics
Darcy Price, Senior Manager Customs & International Trade Services, Deloitte Tax LLC
Jodi Strassberg, Manager Global Trade Compliance, Engelhard Corporation
Glenn Meeks, Security Applications, CGM Security Solutions

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Maintaining Cost Effective Logistics in a World of Uncertainty, Terrorism, Compliance and Security Issues
Chuck Montgomery, Inbound Manager, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Thomas A. Cook, CEO & Managing Director, American River International

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Summary & Questions
Neil Shister, Publishing Director, World Trade Magazine

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Networking Reception

April 29, 2005

C-TPAT Workshop
*Each participant receives a hardcopy and CD ROM of "Everything You Need to Know About C-TPAT."

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:30 am
Understanding the Pros and Cons of C-TPAT
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.
DHS person TBD

9:30 am - 10:30 am
C-TPAT from a Homeland Security Perspective
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.

10:30 am - 10:45 am
Break

10:45 am - 12:00 am
C-TPAT Workshop
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.

  • Deciding to Join
  • Application
  • Managing Vendor Questionnaires
  • Validation Process
  • ISA
  • Resource Development (ACM Announcement)

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Concluding Remarks, Summary, Questions
Neil Shister, Publishing Director, World Trade Magazine

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
One-on-One Compliance and Security Interface with Seminar Attendees with consulting senior staff advisors.
Rennie Alston, SVP, American River International & President of American River Brokerage Services, Ltd.
Kelly Raia, Import/Export Compliance Officer, Vice President & Associate Partner, American River International
Neil Lenok, Partner, American River International & Owner, Axis World Link

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet independently with consulting senior staff advisors to answer any specific questions or assist attendees in their CTPAT process.