Beth Peterson is the President of BPE. Prior to founding BPE, Beth was vice president of Marketing for Open Harbor where she was charged with leading the company’s marketing and solutions initiatives. Prior to Open Harbor, Beth served as the vice president of product strategy for Qiva, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, where she was responsible for the design and development of Qiva’s suite of supply chain execution and international trade solutions targeted to the logistics market. Beth joined Qiva via the acquisition of Capstan, where she led the development of an international trade logistics solution founded on Internet technology. Prior to this, Peterson managed Hewlett Packard’s $7.5 billion / year U.S. import operations and CAT audit. Peterson joined HP from DHL Airways, Inc. where she was a logistics services manager. Beth has over 21 years experience in the logistics and international transportation business. She offers additional domain expertise as a licensed customs broker. Beth is a CBP Trade Ambassador for the redesign of the Automated Commercial Environment. Beth is a Western Regional Committee member for the America’s Association of Exporters and Importers. Beth is the President of Women in International Trade – Northern California. Beth was awarded the Organization of Women in International Trade Member of the Year for 2006.

Marian E. Ladner is a member of the firm in the International Trade Practice of Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall in the firm's Houston office, primarily centering her practice on Regulatory Compliance with import and export requirements. Ms. Ladner helps companies create and streamline strategic sourcing and supply-chain operations, with an emphasis towards minimizing duties through participation in government preference programs, such as NAFTA, FTZs, CBI, GSP, and AGOA. Throughout her career, Ms. Ladner has provided legal interpretations and advice throughout the nation to leading members of the trade community, including multinational importers and exporters, customs brokers, freight forwarders, shippers, and to Customs employees, such as auditors, import specialist; fines, penalties, and forfeitures officers; agents; and inspectors. Ms. Ladner: • Advises clients on the development and implementation of internal compliance programs addressing export controls, “deemed” exports, economic sanctions, Anti-boycott issues, Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and has provided training on same • Assists clients in navigating the myriad of complex regulatory trade compliance requirements, while maximizing transfer pricing strategies and resulting client profits. Ms. Ladner has spoken extensively on issues related to Customs compliance and trading internationally, and on such topics as import and export, foreign trade zones, free trade, NAFTA, speaking to such groups as the American Association of Exporters and Importers, Direct Seller’s Association, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, National Bonded Warehouse and Cargo Association, National Association of Importers and Exporters, Women in International Trade, and the Southern California Importers and Exporters Association. In 2002, Ms. Ladner was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O’Neill, to serve on the Treasury Depa

Ms. Adamson has dedicated a career span of some 33 years in international transportation and trade. Currently, she is Regional Vice President of Roanoke Trade Services, Inc., an International Insurance Broker. Her responsibility includes providing marine cargo insurance and Customs Bonds to their International Shipping clientele in the southeastern territory of the United States. She is a licensed insurance agent also holding underwriting authority for Lloyd’s of London. Prior to joining Roanoke Trade Services, Inc., she served as vice-president of an International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker for over 22 years. She became a licensed Customs Brokers in 1987. Her professional profile includes a two-year term as President of the Women’s Transportation Club of Charleston, SC, and President of Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity. She was awarded the “Career Woman of the Year” by the Charleston Business & Professional Women’s Club. She served as President for a two-year term, of the Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of Charleston, SC, while holding various committee chairs throughout her twenty plus year’s membership in that organization. She served on the board of directors of the S. C. International Trade Conference. Additionally, she is currently on the Executive Committee of the S. C. World Trade Center and serves as a director of the South Carolina World Trade Center Education Foundation. Having served on the board of the Maritime Association of the Port of Charleston, she was chairperson of their Government Affairs Committee. In 2006, she received their “Beacon Award” for her distinguished service to the maritime industry in the Port of Charleston. As the first women elected to the board of directors of the National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America, Inc., she represented Freight Forwarders, Customs Brokers and logistic providers throughout the southeastern portion of the United States and Pu

Andrea Ewart is a trade attorney with her own law firm, Andrea M. Ewart, P.C., which works with companies to minimize the costs and delays associated with importing products into the United States and to navigate the controls the U.S. Government imposes over the export from the United States of computer-related products and services. Ms. Ewart also consults for businesses and governments in developing countries, particularly in the Caribbean. Her clients have included the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), members of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), and the governments of Algeria, Dominica, Grenada, and Guyana. In June, 2004 Ms. Ewart was the guest presenter at the JEA’s Export Week where she presented seminars on “US Customs & Market Access.” Ms. Ewart has also presented and written several articles about the impact of trade policy and trade agreements on developing countries and their implications for businesses. Prior to opening her own firm, Andrea Ewart worked with the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, where she counseled and represented clients on U.S. customs law and enforcement, U.S. export control laws, and African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Caribbean Basin Initiatives (CBI) preferential programs. As part of the firm's public law practice, she also closely monitored various legislative and regulatory initiatives, participated in various legislative coalitions, and worked with U.S. legislative personnel. Andrea Ewart is admitted to the Washington D.C. and the Florida Bars, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and is an active member of several professional organizations. As Program Chair to the Institute of Caribbean Studies, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, policy analysis, and education on issues that impact the Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora, she advises the Institute on trade issues.

Melissa Miller Proctor is an associate of the Firm, resident in the Orange County office of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg and Glad & Ferguson, P.C. Ms. Proctor advises both exporters and importers on a wide range of international trade issues. On the import side, she conducts compliance assessment reviews of import operations and drafts customs compliance and procedures manuals; assists with valuation, classification and country of origin/marking issues; provides guidance on preferential trade programs and free trade agreements (e.g., NAFTA, HTSUS 9801, HTSUS 9802, GSP, AGOA, CBTPA, ATPDEA); and conducts anti-transshipment reviews of imported merchandise subject to quantity restrictions. With respect to exports, she provides advice on export regulations and licensing requirements for dual-use commodities, technology and software (including encryption); export commodity jurisdiction and classification determinations; import/export licensing requirements affecting defense articles and services; sanctions regulations administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control; obtaining the release of merchandise seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and responding to penalty notices assessed by CBP for export violations and seeking mitigation of such penalties.

C-cure focuses on IT Security and Anti Malware solutions e.g. encryption, antivirus, content filtering, application security, logmonitoring etc. Mette has been working within the industry for the past 16 years and knows many of the most interesting people related to IT Security. Mette speaks on the IT Security threat,- mobile IT user behaviour where are we heading what threats can be expected in the future etc. All information explained humorously and in an entertaining way understandable to most anyone.

Sandra Valeria Jiménez Medina is the founder and President of JAG International Consulting, a law firm specialized in foreign trade advise, she is also partner in the accounting Firm Altertax. Prior to founding JAG, Valeria was partner in the Firm Monterrey Business Consultants (MBC), S.C., she was in charged of providing consulting to foreign investors from United States and Canada, in relation to customs law issues and foreign trade. Prior to MBC she was associated in DFK International for four years were she was legal assistance on Customs Law and International Commercial Law, audits on international commercial operations, and administrative proceedings on credits imposed by authorities on customs matters. Prior to this, Valeria was legal assistant of the Regional Director of the National Institute of Migration, cited in Monterrey. She was graduate with honors at the School of Law of the Technological Institute of Professional Studies of Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Monterrey, she also owns a Master degree on International Trade Law by EGADE, a Master degree in International Law by Tulane University at New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently she is a Candidate to a Phd Degree of Law Tulane University. She was awarded with the Libertad Leal Award given by the International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi, Chapter Manuel García Rendón to the most participant member on 1995. Her languages are Spanish, English and French.

Margarita Guajardo Fuentes Law degree/Abogada Associated Professor/ Profesor e investigador EXPERIENCE/ EXPERIENCIA 1998–2007 ITESM, campus Saltillo, Coahuila Law professor/ Profesor de planta en profesional, materias impartidas: Private Law/ Derecho Privado Public Law/ Derecho Público Family Law/Derecho de Familia Law History /Historia del Derecho Importation Law/Derecho Aduanero Comparative Law/ Legislación comparada Logistics/ Logística 1999-2007 Speaker / Conferencista de Bancomext y del Centro de Competitividad Internacional del ITESM, campus Saltillo Exportation price/ EL precio de exportación Módulos La Transparencia y La Administración Pública Municipal en el diplomado “Formación de Ciudadanos y Servidores Públicos” Case method/ El método de casos en los negocios. INCOTERMS International transportation /El Transporte Internacional 1996–1998 Trafic Manager/ Director de Tráfico y Logística Grupo Chen 1994-1996 Practitioner/Consultor Jurídico y Abogado Litigante 1992-1994 Government official/ Jefe del Departamento de Comercio Exterior en SECOFI 1990-1992 Advisor/Consultor y Asesor para el público en la SHCP/IRS 1990 Consultant/Consultor Jurídico En FIDENOR, Monterrey, N.L. 1990 Puente Internacional Colombia EDUCATION/ EDUCACIÓN 2007 Tulane Univeristy – Nuevo Orleáns, LA. Estados Unidos Candidato al grado de Doctor en Derecho Internacional 2002 Tulane University – Nuevo Orleáns, LA. Estados Unidos LLM 1999 Facultad de Economía – U.A. de C. Saltillo, Coahuila Master in Economics and Interantional Commerce/Maestro en Ciencias en Economía Regional y Comercio Exterior 1990 Facultad de Jurisprudencia – U.A. de C. Saltillo, Coahuila Licenciado en Derecho SPOKEN LANGUAGES / IDIOMAS Español /Ingles