On November 8, Altana Technolgies is hosting Directions, our second annual summit in NYC, convening leadership across governments, enterprise, logistics, financial services, and civil society to discuss building trusted supply chains in an era of dislocation.
This is a salon-style event featuring former Secretary of Defense and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, DHS Undersecretary Robert Silvers, Head of Maersk Customs and former Director of the WCO and DDG of Swedish Customs Lars Karlsson, former Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Alan Bersin, Jeremy Bash, Nada Sanders, Ana Hinojosa, Christopher Fussell, Eugene Laney Jr., Ph.D., and more.
There is still a few seats open. If you’d like to learn more about the event and apply to attend, please visit the event website: https://lnkd.in/eVSFSsFi
Highlights at the Regional Workshop on AEO in Central Asia held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan this week.
First day of the intensive workshop was dedicated to enhance the implementation of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in Central Asia.
Customs officials, industry experts, and trade facilitators across the CAREC region gathered to share insights, challenges, and best practices.
Session Highlights:
The Value Proposition of the AEO Program set the tone, emphasising the balance between security and facilitation within the supply chain.
Korea’s transformative journey in Customs Modernization offered invaluable lessons in streamlining processes without compromising control.
Insightful country experiences, including Indonesia, the Philippines, China and CAREC countries provided practical perspectives on self-assessment and validation processes within the AEO framework.
Key Takeaways:
A clear consensus on the need for a harmonised approach to AEO implementation and mutual recognition.
Acknowledge the role of digitalisation in modernising customs procedures and facilitating trade.
Recognising the importance of inter-agency cooperation and data sharing for an effective AEO scheme.
Collaborative Spirit:
The day was marked by active participation and a collaborative spirit among attendees. Discussions went beyond the theoretical aspects of the AEO program, delving into the operational, regulatory, and partnership aspects essential for a robust trade facilitation ecosystem.
Delivering a Key Note Speech at the 5th Huawei Supply Chain Forum, Thriving Intelligent Supply Chain Ecosystem in Beijing.
I talked about ’Global Trade 2.2 – How integrated end-to-end solutions can deliver smarter borders providing predictable trade super highways supervised by digital trade corridors in an ecosystem of trust’.
Here with Tang Qibing, CEO of Huawei Supply Chain Management.
It was a great, well-organized and very interesting event.
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