Keynote Mr. Barry Hore, Chief Operations Officer, South African Revenue Service (SARS)
15:00 - 16:30
Round Table 1: Are we ready to implement the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation? What is the role of Customs and other border agencies in increasing economic competitiveness and improving border efficiency for trade and travel?
Facilitator:Mr. Stephen Morris, Chair, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, FIATA
Mr. Paul Campbell, Group Manager, Border Operations, New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS)
Mr. David Holly, Assistant Secretary, Intellectual Property, Aid for Trade and Other Issues Branch, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
16:30 - 17:00
Refreshment and contact break Sponsored by CrimsonLogic
Panel 1: Information Technologies accelerating Trade Facilitation - How can IT help meet commitments stemming from the WTO Agreement? Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Koh, Director, Trade Facilitation Centre of Excellence, Crimsonlogic
Panel 2: Data Quality and other ways in which the private sector can contribute to raising the efficiency and effectiveness of border procedures.
Moderator: Ms. Helen Cochrane, Director, Government Revenue Solutions, De La Rue
Mr. Gordon Wright, Senior Manager, Cargo Security Processes & Standards, International Air Transport Association, IATA - presentation
Mr. Alioune Dione, Customs Senegal, Head of IT
Department & Mr.Mor Talla Diop, Gainde 2000, Business
Development Manager - From Automation of Customs Procedures to Paperless -
A Qualitative Leap towards Business improvement in Senegal - ppt
17:00 – 17:30
Dr. Waiel Said, E-government Portfolio Director, SW Project, Qatar General Directorate of Customs - ppt
Refreshment and contact break Sponsored by A-T Solutions
12:00 - 13:30
Round Table 3: Innovation in Customs as a means of boosting trade
Facilitator: Mr. Guillaume Laurency, Innovation Director,
Government Services & International Trade, Bureau Veritas