WCO Technology Conference & Exhibition 2022 | World Customs Organization | 17 October 2022 | Maastricht, Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht, Nederland

Its is Under the theme “Driving Customs performance with data and technology in the changing landscape of global trade”, the Technology Conference is aimed at exploring technology-supported solutions enabling Customs to operate in a fully digital environment and create an operating model that captures and exploits data from across the trade ecosystem.

2022 Speakers

Mr. Olivier DION
CEO, Onecub

Mr. Syed AFTAB HAIDER
CEO, Pakistan Single Window Company

Mr. Ahmed AL KHALIFA
Chairperson, WCO Council

ENG Khalid AL MARZOOQI
Director of Strategic Planning Division and Projects Management Office (PMO) Abu Dhabi Customs

Mr. Mahmood ALBASTAKI
DP World

Ms. Teo ANGIE
Head, International Relations Singapore Customs

Mr. Randy BARNBY
Senior Director of Business Development & Strategy, S2 Global

Mr. Gadi BENMOSHE
Aeler Technologie, SA

Mr. John BESCEC
Representative of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) and Chair of the ICC Global Customs and, Trade Facilitation Commission

Ms. Ujjwala BHAGWAT
Additional Director
National Customs Targeting Centre (NCTC), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India

Mr. Raju BODDU
Comptroller of Customs, Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Mr. Robert BOS
Deputy General Manager, Nuctech Netherlands

Mr. Darko BRODIC
Accountable Manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Customs administration of the Netherlands

Mr. Viboon CHAOJIRAPANT
GM, Government Solutions, GUUD (International) Pte Ltd

Mr. Juan Diego CHAVARRIA VALVERDE
Technical Officer, Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Ms. Erica CHAVEZ CASTILLO
Latam Government Director, Microsoft

Prof. Zhiqiang CHEN
Chairman and President, Nuctech

Mr. Claudio CHIFA
SDX Network

Mr. Joel CHOI
Data Analyst, BACUDA Project, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Mr. Geoff CLELLAND
Sales Director, GScan

Mr. Jailson DA LUZ COSTA
SIGMAT Expert, ECOWAS Commission / TFWA Program

Mr. Kevin DAVIES
Global Director, Ports and Borders, Smiths Detection

Mr. Neolúcio DE VASCONCELOS
Infrastructure Coordinator, Secretariat of the Federal Revenue of Brazil

Mr. Alexander DE VOET
Europe Lead for Accenture Border, Services IndustryAccenture

Ms. Aukje DE VRIES
State Secretary for Benefits and Customs, Ministry of Finance, The Netherlands

Prof. Walter DE WIT
Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Mr. Guido DE WIT
Program Manager Carbon Footprinting, Topsector Logistiek

Ms. Anoush DER BOGHOSSIAN
Head of the Trade and Gender Unit, Founder and Chair of the WTO Gender Research Hub
WTO

Mr. Michael DOHERTY
Detection technology expert and ENTRANCE Project partner

Mr. Yannick DUJARDIN

Mr. Prasanna ELLANTI
Global Lead for Accenture Border Services Industry, Accenture

Mr. Nawar FAEK
Global Delivery Lead in Customs, Borders and Trade, Netcompany-Intrasoft

Moderator Ms. Vyara FILIPOVA
Technical Officer,Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Ms. Sandra FISCHER
DHL Express Global Head of Customs

Mr. Dan GARCIA
SIMS Worldwide Inc.

Mr. Paolo GENTILONI
Commissioner for Economy, European Commission

Mr. Joris GROENEVELD
Customs Co-Chairperson of the WCO Technical Experts Group on Non-Intrusive Inspection (TEG-NII)

Mr. Mathieu GUILLEBAUD
Product Development Director, Leidos

Mr. Frank HEIJMANN
Head of Trade Relations, Dutch Customs

Mr. Christopher HOGG
Private Sector Co-Chairperson, WCO TEG-NII

Ms. Valentina ION
Director Strategy Public Finance Industry, Microsoft

Mr. Henk JAN GERZEE
Chief Product Officer, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)

Mr. Seongik KIM
Deputy Director in Big Data Analysis Division, Korea Customs Service, KCS

Mr. Arno KOOIJ
Deputy Director General, Dutch Customs

Dr. Mathieu LABARE
Dataminer, Risk Management Department
General Administration of Customs and Excise, Belgium

Moderator Mr. Christian LEMBKE
Technical Attaché ,Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Mr. Nigel LIDSTER
Campaign Manager Homeland Security – Leonardo Cyber and Security Division

Mr. Michael LISCI
Digicust

Mr. Larry LIZZA
Director of ROCB ESA

Mr. Christopher MABELITINI
Acting Director, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and E-Commerce, Office of Trade, Trade Policy & Programs,, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Mr. Abdoulaye MAHAMADOU MAIGA
Head of cooperation and international relations, General Directorate of Customs of Mali

Mr. Giulio Maria MANCHINI
Policy Officer, EU border management innovation policy, DG Home, European Commission

Dr. Toni Männistö
Head of Research, Cross-Border, Research Association (CBRA)

Dr. Kunio MIKURIYA
Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Ms. Maiko MIYAKE
TFWA Program Manager, World Bank

Mr. Leonel MOLINA
Head of Customs and Trade Modernization and Innovation, Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Guatemala

Ms. Lilian NYAWANDA
Commissioner of Customs and Border Control, Kenya Revenue Authority

Mr. Peter O'DONOGHUE
SVP Leidos, Civil Group Chief Technology Officer, Leidos

Mr. Brendan O'HEARN
Deputy Director, Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Mr. Shinji ODA
Deputy Director in charge of WCO affairs, International Cooperation Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau Ministry of Finance, Japan

Ms. Melissa ODEGAARD
Director, Marketing S2 Global

Ms. Jenia PETEVA
Policy Officer, DG Reform, European Commission

Mr. Solomon RAJ JOSEPH
Senior Product Director, CrimsonLogic

Mr. Ananth RATHAKRISHNAN
Deputy Secretary (Customs) in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India

Mr. Alejandro RINALDI VELASCO
CEO, Customs-hub

Ms. Suja RISHIKESH MAVROIDIS
Director of Market Access Division, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Mr. Jad RIZK
Presales Manager, Webb Fontaine Group

Mr. Roderick RODENBURG
RosemanLabs

Dr. Boriana RUKANOVA
Senior Researcher, Delft University of Technology

Mr. Ian SAUNDERS
Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Customs and Border Protection (US CBP)

Mr. Keiji SHIBATA
Deputy Director General, Japan Customs

Mr. Maarten SIES
TradeLens, Dubai Customs

Mr. Micha SLEGT
Senior Scientific Adviser, Dutch Customs

Ms. Ozlem SOYSANLI
Technical Officer, Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Mr. Mike SQUIRRELL
CTO, TTEK Inc.

Ms. Satoko SUZUKI
NEC

Mr. David TAYLOR
Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Mr. Gerassimos THOMAS
Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Mr. Richard THOMPSON
Vice President Marketing, Smiths Detection

Mr. Ricardo TREVINO CHAPA
Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO)

Mr. Ram Ben TZION
Chief Executive Officer, Publican Trade Solutions

Ms. Roxanne UDINK

Mr. Samson URIDA
Head of the Department for International Relations, Revenue Service of Georgia

Ms. Manon VAN BEEK
Representative of the Netherlands in the, EU Wise Persons Group

Mr. Wilhelmus VAN HEESWIJK
Customs detection technology expert, DG TAXUD, European Commission

Ms. Nanette VAN SCHELVEN
Director General of Dutch Customs

Mr. Herman WAGTER
Program Manager, Topsector Logistiek

Ms. Louise WIGGETT
Customs Connect

Mr. Mark WIJSMAN

Ms. Katie WONG
Accenture’s Global Lead for Single Trade, Window and Trade Platforms

Mr. Mike YAP
Vice-President, Trade Compliance (Business), CrimsonLogic

Mr. Eric ZANIN
CEO, Symetrica

MODERATOR:

Mr. Chris THIBEDEAU
Founder, TTEK Inc.

Moderator Mr. Andrew FARRELLY
CEO, CT Strategies

2022 Sponsors

CORPORATE SPONSORS:
• Smiths Detection

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• LEIDOS

GOLD SPONSORS:
• S2 Global
• Publican
• NUCTECH
• LEONARDO
• Custom Connect
• CARGOES
• DHL

SILVER SPONSORS:
• TTEK
• GSCAN
• Customs Hub
• CUUD
• VIKEN DETECTION
• WENN FONTAINE
• netcompany
• intrasoft
• DCSA