Export Control Recordkeeping and Compliance Automation



As companies move to automate most processes, exporters need to make sure that adequate recordkeeping is factored in.  Gone are the days when you could keep hard copies of all your export records in filing cabinets in your office. These days you may be required by your company to reduce or eliminate the amount of paper you keep. So how do you go about essentially re-creating paper files in the digital world?  How can you use automated compliance tools to enhance your compliance program and retain the right records?  What are the government agency's views regarding the extent to which automation is a required compliance element?

 

This webinar will address this critically important topic of importance to Export Compliance Officers and their legal resources.

 

The following topics will be covered:

  • Regulatory requirements for recordkeeping for export control agencies – what do the regulations say?

  • What is the government recommending with regard to compliance automation?

  • What transactions and which persons are subject to recordkeeping requirements?

  • Export control documents vs. general commercial records

  • Best practices for recordkeeping in the paperless era

  • Challenges of auditing electronic records

  • Advice for maintaining files for shipping documents, classification, and licensing determinations

  • Recordkeeping for reform-related reclassification decisions

  • Internal mini-audits of export paperwork

  • Challenges of dealing with freight forwarders, air couriers, and other third parties who generate documents on your company’s behalf

  • Legal considerations: investigations, discovery, attorney-client privilege

This webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Felice Laird who is a leading expert on US encryption export controls. Webinar participants are invited to submit questions during the webinar; the final 30 minutes of the webinar will be allotted to answering attendees' questions.

Speaker and Presenter Information

 

Felice Laird

Senior Consultant

Felice Laird has over twenty years' experience helping companies comply with the US Export Administration and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.   Felice specializes in transactional work, reviewing clients' product lines to establish licensing requirements and then providing guidance on how best to deal with any government restrictions on export.  Felice is a subject matter expert in encryption export controls and has helped both large and small firms navigate the complex restrictions on data security technologies.

 

Prior to becoming a consultant, Felice worked at the Department of Commerce in what is now the Bureau of Industry and Security.  She also worked as an International Trade Analyst at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison and as an Export Compliance Administrator for GTE Corp (now Verizon).  

 

Felice served on the encryption working group of the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA), as well as serving as a PECSEA member during the Bush Administration.  Felice is active in the National Council on International Trade and Development and TechAmerica’s Export Committee.  She has a BA from the University of New Hampshire and a MS in International Business from the American University.

 

[email protected]
phone: 301-229-2573

 

 

"I was a little worried that an hour and a half would drag, but Ms. Laird's demeanor is excellent and engaging. She clearly is an expert in the field, yet came across like one of my favorite helpful colleagues."
Bridget Blackburn, Export/Legal Policy Director, ProSoft Technology, INC
Attendee of DIY Encryption Classification Webinar

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government


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    When
    Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET


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    Export Compliance Training Institute


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