As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in Canada, the fully updated 2025 program will focus on the complex interplay between U.S. and Canadian export/reexport controls, and the nuances of applying U.S. requirements to the Canadian context.

For more than a decade, this acclaimed event has gathered senior U.S. and Canadian government officials, as well as legal and compliance experts from aerospace, defense, technology, satellite, space, logistics and many more industries.

The Current and Future State of Canadian Unilateral Trade Policy
Speaker

Robert Brookfield

Director General, Trade and Export Controls Bureau
Global Affairs Canada

Special Update on Disruptive Technology Task Force Progress
Speaker

Kevin Kurland

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce

Speaker

Benjamin J. Hawk

Deputy Chief for Export Control and Sanctions, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section
U.S. Department of Justice

Technology Restriction Priorities and Expectations
Speaker

Evan Broderick

Deputy Director for ICTS, Bureau of Industry Security
U.S. Department of Commerce

With so many new compliance challenges, benefit from key takeaways on:

  • New Canadian Export Controls on Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors: How Canadian Industry is Responding and Defining ECL Requirements
  • China: Avoiding Missteps When Applying the FDPR and 734.4/de minimis Thresholds
  • Managing Canadian Employee Contractor/Subcontractor Engagement Under the ITAR, EAR and Controlled Goods Program: TAA Clauses, ITAR Exemptions and Deemed Reexports
  • Cloud Computing: Managing Workloads in Compliance with Controlled Goods, ECL, ITAR, and EAR
  • The Future of Foreign Military, Security, and Intelligence End User/Users Rules: Military/Intelligence Proposed Rule Revisions and Understanding Extraterritorial Risks
  • The Most Complex Classification Challenges and How to Resolve Them: Practical Guidance for Navigating Canadian, ITAR and EAR Dilemmas
Session Highlights for 2025

A Close Look at the New Canadian Export Controls on Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors: How Canadian Industry is Responding and Defining ECL Requirements

The Intricacies of Managing Canadian Employee & Contractor/Subcontractor Engagement Under the ITAR, EAR and Controlled Goods: Managing Missteps Around TAA Clauses, ITAR Exemptions and Deemed Reexports

Simplifying the Practicalities Behind EAR 734.99 (b), Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) and MEU, MIEU and CCMC Rules: How to Apply Complex China Export/Reexport Requirements in Practice and Avoid the Key Compliance Traps

Key Classification Challenges: Evaluating Discrepancies in the Categorization of EAR, ITAR, and Canadian ECL, CPG

Supplier Circumvention and Your Screening Program: Monitoring Third-Party Intermediaries to Mitigate the Risk of Export and Sanctions Violations

The Multijurisdictional AI and Cloud Computing Landscape: Demystifying U.S., EU and German Regulatory Efforts and Key Differences with Canadian Requirements

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER FACULTY
Speaker

Robert Brookfield

Director General, Trade and Export Controls Bureau
Global Affairs Canada)

Speaker

Evan Broderick

Deputy Director for ICTS, Bureau of Industry Security
U.S. Department of Commerce

Speaker

Kevin Kurland

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce

Speaker

Paula Folkes-Dallaire

Associate Assistant Deputy Minister
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Speaker

Jennifer Leahy

Senior Leader, International Trade Compliance Canada
GE Aerospace

Speaker

Laura Palencia

Trade Compliance Manager
Thales Canada, Defence and Security