Programme

Day 2 Wednesday 8 May

Time	Session

07:30 17:30	Registration Central Hall
09:00 10:00	Opening Ceremony Brendan O'HEARN Speaker Deputy Director • FacilitationWorld Customs Organization Ian SAUNDERS Speaker Secretary GeneralWorld Customs Organization Lingjun Wang Speaker Vice MinisterGeneral Administration of Customs of China Weizhong伟中 Qin覃 Speaker Mayer of Shenzhen Municipal People's government Shenzhen Municipal People's government Plum Blossom Hall
10:00 10:30	VIP Tour/Refreshment & Contact Break Camelia Hall
10:30 12:00	Plenary session 1 (Round table) : AEO Programme as a Key Driver for Economic Growth and Security Edward Kieswetter Speaker Commissioner / Chairperson of the WCOSouth African Revenue Service (SARS) Selina Clarke-Graham Speaker Deputy CEO, OperationsJamaica Customs Agency Helena Borges Speaker Director-General of the Tax and Customs AuthorityPortuguese Tax and Customs Authority Yuning Sun Speaker MinisterGeneral Administration of Customs of China Bashir Adewale Adeniyi Speaker Comptroller-General of CustomsNigeria Customs Service Plum Blossom Hall
12:00 12:15	AEO QUIZ
12:15 13:45	Networking lunch Camelia Hall & Central Hall
13:45 14:00	Keynote Speech Haitao MA Speaker Vice PresidentNUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED Plum Blossom Hall
14:00 15:00	Plenary session 2: Advancing Women Empowerment through AEO Programmes: Addressing Gender Related Barriers in Global Trade Rae Vivier Moderator Head: AEO South African Revenue Service Rosa Avila Speaker Head of Authorized Economic OperatorDirectorate General of Customs Dominican Republic Vianney Lesaffre Speaker Market AnalystITC Brendan Pearce Speaker Customs Counsellor New Zealand Customs Yingjie Dang Speaker Director GeneralNanchang Customs District Nnenna Ugo Awa Speaker Project Manager, AEO ImplementationNigeria Customs Service Plum Blossom Hall
15:00 15:30	Refreshment & Contact Break Camelia Hall & Central Hall
15:30 16:40	Plenary session 3: AEO Programmes in Smart Customs: Leveraging Data Analytics and Emerging Technologies for Better Risk Management and Trade Facilitation FABIANO DINIZ Speaker AEO COORDINAbrTORRECEITA FEDERAL DO BRASIL Rathakrishnan Ananth Speaker DirectorWCO Cell Werner Rens Speaker Advisor-general, head of Marketing departmentBelgian customs Long Xu Speaker R&D DirectorBiointron Biologics Co.,Ltd. Hui Zhang Speaker CHAIRMANHAINAN AUSCA INTERNATIONAL GRAINS AND OIL CO.,LTD. Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque Speaker Trade SpecialistAsian Development Bank Plum Blossom Hall
16:40 16:55	Keynote Speech Qiang Li Speaker Vice President of TencentTENCENT Plum Blossom Hall
16:55 18:00	Plenary session 4 : Global Recognition and Harmonization of AEO Programmes: Challenges and Opportunities for Customs and Businesses Susan Thomas Speaker Executive DirectorCBP Saud K. AlMuflih Speaker Lead Account Manager, AEO & Listed OrganizationsZakat, Tax and Customs Authority Ngoanamokgotho Maggie Tladi Speaker Deputy Director: Trade FacilitationSouthern Africa Customs Union Louisa Bentley Speaker Head of International RelationsHMRC Fauziah Abdul Sani Speaker Assistant Head International RelationsSingapore Customs Plum Blossom Hall
19:30 21:00	GALA DINNER (Sponsored by China Customs) Hall 5