WIT-NC Presents a Community Webinar
Wednesday, July 8 5:30 - 8:00 PM PDT
With Speakers:
Michael Hoffman - Director, Western Regional Office, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lani Tito - Export Administration Specialist, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dan Fisher-Owens - Partner at Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP
Slone Pearson - VP and Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade at Fortive
And moderator:
Shiva Aminian - Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Structure: Our new normal - we bring the webinar, you bring the wine!
Please join us for a roundtable discussion focused on recent rules issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and their impact on industry. The event will be moderated by Shiva Aminian from Akin Gump, and she will be joined by Dan Fisher-Owens of Berliner Corcoran & Rowe, Slone Pearson from Fortive, and Michael Hoffman and Lani Tito from BIS.
Discussion topics will include:
- The expanded military end-use/end-user restrictions, including an overview of the changes and some examples of due diligence that companies are now expected to undertake.
- Changes to the foreign-produced direct product rule, and what the changes mean for U.S. companies that may have previously taken advantage of this rule.
- What is going on with Hong Kong? What changes can industry expect as the U.S. reconsiders Hong Kong's special status?
- Where does BIS stand with changes to export controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies? When can industry expect to see more movement in this area?