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Customs & Trade Facilitation Forum17th May 2017 | 8.30 - 14.00Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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Provisional Agenda

8.30 – 9.00 Registration and Networking

9.00 – 9.10 Welcome Remarks H.E. Hamad Buamim (tbc) President & CEO, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry Deputy Chair, World Chambers Federation

9.10 – 9.20 Opening Remarks H.E. Humaid Mohamed Ben Salem Chairman ICC UAE

9.20 – 9.40 Keynote Remarks • H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih Director Dubai Customs

• Ana Hinojosa Director Compliance and Facilitation World Customs Organization 9.40 – 10.30 Panel - Trade Digitalization Fortune 500 companies incur more than $81 billion of unnecessary supply chain and working capital

costs due to inefficiencies. Digitization provides cost and time savings and boosts productivity, while secure platforms provide an extra layer of protection against fraud. With approximately 12% of global trade in goods being conducted via international e-commerce, the consumer space and physical supply chain has already been transformed by digital innovations. What is the expected impact for users and stakeholders in this fast changing environment?

Moderator: Kimble Winter Global Chief Executive Officer Logistics Executive Group



Panel: Younis Othman Director, IT Department Dubai Customs

Norman Schenk Chair, ICC Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs, UPS

Bashar Kilani Regional Executive for Middle East IBM

10.30 – 10.40 Networking Break

10.40 – 11.30 Discussion on the Gulf Cooperation Council VAT Implementation Framework The UAE government announced the establishment of a Federal Tax Authority in October of 2016,

two years ahead of the planned launch of 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) in 2018. It is estimated that this will generate the UAE government more than Dh12 billion in additional revenue in 2018. During the first phase of the VAT implementation, companies with revenues between Dh1.87 million and Dh3.75 million will be provided with the option of registering for VAT. In the second phase of implementation, all companies will be legally bound to register under the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) VAT system. How does the UAE Government plan to assist companies in implementing the VAT system and how will it impact the local and international business community? Which products and services will be concerned by the VAT?

In Discussion with: Senior Representative (tbc) UAE Ministry of Finance Moderated by: Prof Dr. Christian Kaeser Chair, ICC Commission on Taxation Global Head of Tax, Siemens AG




11.30 – 12.20 Panel - Maximizing the benefits of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement The UAE was the first country in the Arab world to ratify the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)

Trade Facilitation Agreement. Expected to boost global trade flows by over US$1 trillion a year, the Agreement which entered into force in February 2017 will generate tremendous opportunities for traders of all sizes by making cross-border trade easier, quicker and less costly. What progress is being made to ensure effective implementation and what is the potential for investment and regional supply chains? What role can and should the private sector play to ensure reforms are matching business realities and commercially meaningful?

Moderator: Donia Hammami Head of Customs and Trade Facilitation, International Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Panel: H.E. Sultan Darwish Director of Trade Negotiations & WTO Department UAE Ministry of Economy

Dr. Alaa Ezz Secretary General Federation of Egyptian Chambers, Eurochamber-Egypt & ICC Egypt

Carlos Grau Tanner Director General Global Express Association

12.20- 12.30 Closing Remarks Mahmood Bastaki Chair, ICC UAE Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation CEO, Dubai Trade

12.30 – 14.00 Networking Lunch



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• BA in Administration and Marketing from Davies and Alkenes University

• In charge of managing one of the biggest federal institution which is the UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce

and Industry, the official representative of the UAE private sector. He has a long history of accomplishments in the UAE

process of modernization and development since 1997, particularly in the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

• He is considered one of the economic officials who have a clear vision in achieving the managerial missions of private and

public enterprises. He focuses on achieving the best results through working with a highly qualified professional team.

Accomplishments

• Establishing and participating in the joint Business Councils

• Active participation and contribution in many projects and laws pertaining to Private Sector

Humaid Mohammed Ben Salem Secretary General of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce – United Arab Emirates (ICC – UAE)

Former Member of the UAE National Assembly (Parliament)

With more than 21 years of proven experience in Customs work, Ahmed Mahboob has served Dubai Customs since 1994, where he gradually advanced through different managerial and leadership positions.

As Executive Director of Customer Management Division, the role His Excellency assumed for several years, he successfully led the implementation of high-profile corporate projects, such as GCC customs union rules and regulations, ATA Carnet system, IATA e-Freight initiative, Cargo Reconciliation and e-Inspection projects.

He is also an active member in more than twenty local, regional and international task forces and committees, including the GCC Customs Union Technical Committee. Holder of a Bachelor degree in Sociology from the United Arab Emirates University, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih is considered as one of the most influential young public figures in Dubai and the UAE.

On March 11th 2014, His Excellency Ahmed Mahboob Musabih was appointed as Director of Dubai Customs by virtue of a decree issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih Director

Dubai Customs

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Ana HinojosaDirector Compliance and Facilitation

World Customs Organization


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The founder of Logistics Executive Group, Kim brings 35 years of executive leadership experience spanning Corporate Advisory, M&A, Trade Facilitation, Executive Coaching & Development, Executive Search, Recruitment and Outplacement across the Supply Chain, Aviation, Maritime, E-Commerce, F&B, Logistics, 3PL, Pharma, Industrial, FMCG and Retail sectors.

Commencing operations in 1999, Logistics Executive Group serves customers from offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Dubai and London. A professional Master of Ceremonies and Conference Chair, Kim holds an MBA, BA (NZ), is an ex professional rugby layer, board member for a dozen companies and Founder / Chairman of Australian registered (2006) charity Oasis Africa Australia www.oasisafrica.org.au which provides freedom from poverty through education (8000 orphaned children to date) in African slums

Kimble WinterGlobal Chief Executive Officer

Logistics Executive Group

Director Hinojosa assumed her elected post in the Compliance and Facilitation Directorate of the World Customs Organization (WCO), effective January 1, 2016, after serving nearly 29 years with the United States Custom Service/Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She leads the WCO directorate that is responsible assisting Members in implementing effective and efficient controls, ensuring fair and accurate revenue collection, and protecting society by intercepting and suppressing illicit and criminal activities. The directorate has the twin goal of securing and facilitating legitimate global supply chains through the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures. In order to accomplish this, the Directorate, working with WCO Members, develops international standards covering all aspects of trade processes, which encompass the cross border movement of people and goods, and manages a number of international conventions.Throughout her career with CBP, she held a number of leadership positions in a several different geographic locations in the United States. Although she served most of her career along the US/Mexico land border, she also served in several key leadership positions overseeing major airport operations in the Los Angeles, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas areas. Following her service as the Director, Field Operations (Regional Director) in the El Paso, Texas region, she served as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs, in Washington, DC through December 2015. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently studying French.

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Norman Schenk, UPS Vice President Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs, is responsible for shaping global customs policy and border strategies to facilitate the smooth flow of shipments across international borders. With more than 30 years of UPS experience, he was the first U.S. employee for the UPS customs brokerage services in Louisville, Ky. which now has grown to more than 3,000 employees. Norm currently serves on advisory committees to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), U.S. Department of State, and the World Customs Organization (WCO).

He currently chairs the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Customs and Trade, representing the voice of over 6.5 million businesses worldwide. Norm is also actively involved with the Global Express Association (GEA), Express Association of America (EAA), and the American Association of Exporters & Importers (AAEI). He was appointed to the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) in October 2002 and has served two terms on this advisory group to U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Schenk graduated from Widener University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and is a licensed customs broker (1985). He resides in Louisville, KY.

Norman Schenk Chair, ICC Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation

Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs, UPS


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In his role Bashar oversees the IBM business in the Gulf Countries and the Levant working with clients and partners across industries. Prior to that Bashar was the Business Unit Executive for IBM software business in MENA. Kilani has a passion for thought leadership around digital transformation, artificial intelligence, Blockchain and has spoken at many international and regional confer-ences.

Bashar began his career with IBM in the United Kingdom in 1995 and held several executive and managerial positions in software development, services, sales and marketing. He holds an MBA in Management and an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Universities of Reading and Surrey in the United Kingdom and B.Sc. in Electri-cal Engineering from the University of Jordan.

Bashar KilaniRegional Executive for Middle East

IBM

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Christian Kaeser studied law at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz/Germany, focusing on tax law and finance (Prof. Dr. Christoph Trzaskalik). After four years as an Assistant Professor for tax law at the Universities of Mainz and Valencia, he completed his JD in 2001. Kaeser then joined a Munich-based tax advisory firm but left to join Siemens AG in 2002. After being responsible for the global tax planning of the Siemens Group and a delegation to the U.S. in 2007 and 2008, he was appointed the Global Head of Tax and Corporate Vice President for Siemens taking over the responsibility for the worldwide tax community of approximately 500 tax experts in 2009. Kaeser is the chairman of the Tax Commission of the Int’l Chamber of Commerce (ICC), president of the German Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and member of the Executive Committee of IFA. He frequently presents at German and international tax conferences, is the author and co-editor of several tax-related publications. Kaeser is the chairman of the supervisory board of WTS Group AG, a German-based tax advisory group, a member of the scientific council of PwC and Professor at the faculty of tax law of the Vienna University for Economics (WU).

Prof Dr. Christian Kaeser Chair, ICC Commission on Taxation

Global Head of Tax, Siemens AG

Ms. Donia Hammami leads all ICC policy work in the field of Customs and Trade Facilitation at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – the world’s largest business organization with a network of over 6million members in more than 100 countries. In doing so, on behalf of the business community she frequently engages with the World Customs Organization, the OECD, the WTO, UN and the G20. Moreover, Ms Hammami is the Vice-President of the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation that brings together ICC, the World Economic Forum, the Center for International Private Enterprise and the governments of Germany, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Unites States, to provide a unique public-private platform in support of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The Alliance will enhance awareness on the importance of commercially meaningful trade facilitation reforms, and leverage private sector expertise, leadership and resources to help deliver on the potential of the TFA to enable trade-led development.

Ms Hammami also serves as the Vice-Chair of the World Customs Organization’s Private Sector Consultative Group as well as at the ICC representative at the Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade. Before joining ICC, Donia held several positions at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Donia Hammami Head of Customs and Trade Facilitation, International Chamber of Commerce

Vice President, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation


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Dr. Ezz has over 25 years experience in supporting regional integration, trade & investment, and socio-economic development, as UNDP, private sector, and business federations. Presently he is a first undersecretary of state, the secretary general of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers, the Confederation of Egyptian European Chambers, the Egyptian division of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Egyptian Russian and the Egyptian-German Business Councils, and the Association of Enterprises for Environmental Conservation; the vice president of the Associació Mediterrània del Medi Ambient; the executive board member of the Med Alliance, ASCAME, BusinessMed and the German Arab Chamber; and managing editor of Environment Today and Economy Today Magazines.

Dr. Alaa Ezz Secretary General

Federation of Egyptian Chambers, Eurochamber-Egypt & ICC Egypt


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Carlos Grau Tanner is the Director General of the Global Express Association (GEA), which he joined in March 2010. GEA represents the three leading express delivery carriers (DHL Express, FedEx Express/TNT and UPS). In this capacity, he is involved in international policy issues in the areas of trade, trade facilitation, customs, post, and civil aviation, including air cargo security.

Grau holds a Law Degree from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and a Master of Arts degree in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University in Boston, USA.

Before joining GEA Mr Grau was Director, Government and Industry Affairs at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and General Manager, Gov’t and Industry Affairs at Swissair. Previously he worked for five years as an international civil servant at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.

Carlos Grau TannerDirector General

Global Express Association

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An expert in e-commerce solutions, Al Bastaki served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Dubai World Corporate Departments before taking up his current position as the CEO of Dubai Trade, the premier trade facilitation entity. He was appointed as an Advisor for the Dubai Expo 2020 bid team. A Member of The UAE National Committee of World Trade Organisation, and a Chairman of Customs & Trade Facilitation Commission - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – UAE Chapter. Al Bastaki is also the Advisory Board Member in the “National Association of Freight and Logistics - NAFL”, and a Member of the External Advisory Council at the University of Wollongong.

Al Bastaki holds a Master Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon Graduate Institute in USA (1998) and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, USA in 1993.

Mahmood BastakiChair, ICC UAE Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation

CEO, Dubai Trade

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