2026 FALL Advanced Conference Trade at the Speed of Mission: Keeping U.S. Industry Competitive and Compliantoctober 26-27, 2026 | crystal gateway marriottclick HERE TO REGISTER | Conference Committee Board Liaison: Jen Martin, Leidos Backup: Sam Johnson, L3 Harris Conference Director: Kim Strosnider, Covington Speaker Co-Chair(s): Tracy Gronewold, Hillspire | Christine Minarich, RTX Hotel Chair: Elizabeth Rea, SNC Pubs Chair: Stephana Henry, HPE A/V Chair: Ovril Maddan, Leidos Business Office: Donna Dietz | sia@siaed.org |
Day 1: Monday, October 26, 2026
8:00am - 8:15am | Opening Remarks
Dave Allman, SIA President
Kim Strosnider, SIA Conference Director
8:15am - 9:15am | Keynote Panel
Speakers and Description to be Announced
9:15am - 10:30am | Compliance by Design: Building Exportability into the Product Lifecycle
Speakers to be Announced
Description: How engineering, capture/business development, contracts, supply chain, security, and trade compliance can make exportability decisions early, including through assessment of export jurisdiction / classification, consideration of technology release, and mapping out the use of authorizations.
10:30am - 11:00am | Break
11:00am - 12:00pm | Roundtable Discussion
Speakers and Description to be Announced
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch
1:00pm - 2:15pm | Implementing AI Compliantly: Ensuring Trade Controls Considerations Are Part of the Equation
Speakers to be Announced
Description: During this panel, we will highlight key considerations for compliance professionals advising the business on AI implementation.
2:15pm - 3:15pm | Maximizing License Exemptions, Exceptions, and Exclusions
Speakers to be Announced
Description: As industry is being asked to accelerate in response to national security demands, license exemptions and exceptions present one avenue for compliant acceleration. Companies and universities also are focusing on “carve outs” or exclusions for fundamental research and public domain/published materials. This panel looks at key challenges in this area, strategies for overcoming those challenges to maximize the use of these measures, and case studies that show how exemptions, exceptions, and exclusions can be effectively used.
3:15pm - 3:45pm | Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm | Navigating Challenges in Cross-Border Compliance Programs
Speakers to be Announced
Description: Companies with global footprints need to be attentive to more than U.S. law as they implement their trade compliance programs, including non-U.S. export/import laws, countersanctions measures and conflicts of laws, and local data privacy measures that may require creative solutions in compliance program implementation.
5:00 | Wrap Up & Adjourn
5:15 | Reception
Day 2: Tuesday, October 27
8:15am - 8:25am | Opening Remarks
Kim Strosnider, SIA Conference Director
8:25am - 9:00am | Keynote
Speakers and Description to be Announced
9:00am - 10:30am | Trade Enforcement Panel
Speakers and Description to be Announced
10:30am - 11:00am | Break
11:00am - 12:00pm | Proactive Assessments and Audits in Compliance Programs
Speakers to be Announced
Description: In light of the increased focus on trade controls enforcement as discussed in our previous panel, hear about approaches to effective internal assessments and auditing in light of changing regulations as a way to stay ahead of and proactively address compliance challenges.
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Beyond the List: Screening, Ownership & Due Diligence in a High-Risk Trade Environment
Speakers to be Announced
Description: Restricted party screening is increasingly only the first step in evaluating trade licensing and risk. This panel will explore how companies assess ownership (including OFAC’s 50% rule), end users, intermediaries, and other red flags and determine when additional diligence is necessary before proceeding with a transaction; the use of tools to assist with this process; the proposed BIS Affiliates’ Rule and how even its proposal changed how industry is considering third parties; and overlaps between trade controls and anticorruption due diligence.
2:30pm - 3:30pm | Human Side of Export Compliance: Building a Culture that Escalates Problems
Speakers to be Announced
Description: How organizations encourage employees to raise concerns, avoid “business-pressure overrides,” and make compliance escalation part of normal operations, as well as considerations in addressing potential whistleblower complaints.
3:30pm - 4:00pm | Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm | Beyond Export Controls: Challenges with Tariffs, Critical Minerals, and Other Emerging Issues
Speakers to be Announced
Description: Trade compliance counsel at companies increasingly must deal with more than the ITAR and EAR. This panel will explore emerging issues related to tariffs, critical minerals, and other issues that are being added to trade compliance teams’ responsibilities.
5:00 | Wrap Up & Adjourn