International AEO Conference in Sao Paulo

This week I was in Brazil to speak on the Annual Allianca Procomex conference on AEO Brazil. The theme of this year was “AEO programmes in South America” and regional programmes.

These are always amazing conferences, it was the 4th time the event was arranged.

More than 350 people attended the conference this year, despute being held in Xmas week. Previous years it has been the week before.

Under-Secretary Ronaldo Medina from Receita Federal, opened the conference with a passionate speech about AEO Brazil.

The AEO Brazil programme is now, after 4 years, entirely moved to operations and tjis week we closed the AEO project after four years. An emotional moment.

Dr. Enrique Canon, Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Director of Uruguay Customs såoke about AEO in the 182 Member States of WCO and its importance for the world economy and the trade supply chain, Dr. Canon is a very good speaker.

Dr. Ernani Checcucci, Director of Capacity Building of the WCO – and my old colelague and very dear friend – spoke on all WCO initiative on AEO and the upcoming WCO Global Conference (WCO AEO IV) in Kampala in March 2018.

I delivered a Key Note Speech on AEO Trends and Regional AEO Programmes including AEO EU and the regional AEO programme of the East African Community (EAC) plus how a regional orogrammebin South america can be developed and implemented,

Brazil and Bolivia signed a cooperation agreement for support in the AEO area.

I also chaired panel on Private Sector views of AEO in five countries; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay.

it was great to meet all conference participants, colleagues and friends again. So many prople expressed their gratefulness over the work I and KGH have done in Brazil supporting the design, development and implementation of the revolutionary AEO Brazil.

I was really moved by all wonderful words. Obrigado!