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
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 – Test Your Knowledge! (get ready for a surprise)
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
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
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
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