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2026 AGENDA
WIFI sponsored by Vi3
*This FDRA event is worth 5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs): ICPA-062026-3-0226
8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration & Breakfast
sponsored by Port of Long Beach
9:00 am – 9:30 am | Live Shoe-In Show: Election Day Special: What the Midterms Mean for Global Trade
- Thomas Crockett, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, FDRA
- Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
- Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA
9:30 am – 10:00 am | America's Trade Gateways: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Era of Changing Trade
Policy- Chris Chase, Director of Cargo Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
- Cesar Sanchez, Business Development Manager, Port of Long Beach
- Brian Kobza, Chief Commercial Officer, IMC Logistics
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Trade, Tension, and the Future of Retail
- Semaj Neville, Vice President, Business Development, Steve Madden
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Networking Break
sponsored by EFL Global
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Bonds Aren't Boring
- Travis Smith, President, Trade Risk Guaranty
- Sara Bowersox, Director, Global Trade Compliance, KEEN
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Inside U.S. Customs: Enforcement Priorities and What Importers Need to Know
- Linda Birck, Assistant Center Director, Apparel, Footwear, and Textiles Center, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Legal & Regulatory Update: What Every Company Needs to Know for 2027
- Bao Vu, Partner, Stoel Rives
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch & Networking
sponsored by SUPER DRY International
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm | Forecasting the Next Global Supply Chain Shock: How Geopolitical Risk Could Reshape
Footwear Sourcing- Alina Park, Founder, Ekho Labs
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | The Obligatory AI Panel: How AI is Reshaping Logistics, Warehousing, and Trade Compliance
- Richard Lin, President & CEO, TransOcean Carrier
- Josh Cloer, General Manager, North America, Nomagic
- Leslie Levy August, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, KYG Trade
- Court Reeves, Senior Manager, Technology Solutions and Digital Products, APL Logistics
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | HTS Classification Workshop: Trends, Mistakes & Testing Tips
- Aliya Grosfeld, Laboratory Director, Tariff Solutions, LLC
- Quinn O'Rourke, Director of Compliance & Logistics, LaCrosse Footwear
3:30 – 4:00 pm | ShoeTrade Jeopardy
4:00 pm | Conference Adjourns
- Thomas Crockett, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, FDRA
Portland Events Hotel Block
Book your group rate for FDRA November Portland by October 14
group rates for Monday, November 2 – Friday, November 6
*PLEASE NOTE: Event attendee contact information may be shared with our event sponsors. This information allows sponsors to provide additional resources, updates, or offers related to the event or their services. **REFUND POLICY FOR FDRA EVENTS: FDRA will issue no refunds for cancelled registrations for its summits less than 14 days prior to the event date (this includes in-person and digital events). FDRA members can transfer their registration to another attendee for the same event. Any questions on this policy should be directed to Andy Polk.
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