BIS Update 2017: Conference on Export Controls and Policy

BIS Update 2017

BIS UPDATE 2017, the Bureau of Industry and Security’s 30th Annual Conference on Export Controls and Policy, is taking place October 3-5 in Washington D.C.  The theme of this year’s event is “Protecting American Technology – Growing American Industry.”  This conference gives the exporting community the opportunity to learn first-hand from senior U.S. Government officials about current issues and trends in export control policies, regulations and practices.  It provides attendees with the opportunity to network with colleagues in the export control industry, interact with U.S. Government officials, and learn about programs and services offered by U.S. Government and industry exhibitors.  It is one of the Department of Commerce’s most notable international trade events.

Exhibit opportunities are available.  The exhibit hall will be open during the entire conference:  on Tuesday, October 3 and Wednesday, October 4 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and on Thursday, October 5 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

BIS Update 2017 will be held at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.  To register, go to http://www.cvent.com/d/ctq7t1/4W .  For additional information, please see the BIS website at www.bis.doc.gov, or contact BIS’s Outreach and Educational Services Division at updateconference@bis.doc.gov or (202) 482-6031.

Agenda (Subject to Change)

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

  • Opening Plenary with Bureau of Industry and Security Under Secretary Mira Ricardel and Assistant Secretary Rich Ashooh
  • Luncheon Keynote Speech by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
  • Breakout sessions with USG experts
  • Evening Networking Reception

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

  • Interagency Panel plenary with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Matthew Borman and DoD, State, and Treasury colleagues

  • Luncheon Speaker Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Ellen M. Lord
  • Breakout sessions with USG experts
  • Export Enforcement Panel with Acting Assistant Secretary Richard Majauskas
  • Exhibitor Reception

Thursday, October 5, 2017

  • Roundtable Discussions
  • Export Compliance Workshop
  • EAR Know-it-All