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2026 Summer Back to Basics Conference 
July 13-15, 2026
The Westin - Arlington Gateway | 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA

DAY 1: MondayJuly 13, 2026

7:15    Registration & Breakfast

8:15    Opening Remarks 

8:30  | Overview of Export Control Regimes & Regulations Panel

Tom Donovan, SIA Board Advisor, Northrop Grumman Corporation  
Josh Richter, SIA Board Vice President, Leonardo DRS Inc. 

Day 1 - Session 1 - Overview of Export Control Regimes and Regulation - FINAL.pdf

9:40 | Q & A

9:45  |  Trade Compliance Programs

Jennifer Weinel, SIA Board Advisor, Northrop Grumman Corporation

10:20 |  Q & A

10:30 Break

10:45 | Submission Tools

Charlie Liebetrau, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, (DECCS)  
Candace Goforth, SIA Board Member, Goforth Trade Advisors

11:20 | Q & A

11:30 | DDTC Registration

Dan Cook, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls - Compliance

11:50 | Q & A

12:00 Lunch

1:00 | Commodity Jurisdiction and Classification Panel

Candace Goforth, SIA Board Member, Goforth Trade Advisors
Susan Daoussi, Defense Technology Security Administration    
Chris Weil, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls 

2:30 |  Q & A

2:45 | Break

3:00 | Commodity Jurisdiction and Classification Panel (Continued)

4:40 | Exercise

4:45 |  Q & A

5:00    Day 1 Adjourn

5:15   Reception



Society for International Affairs | PO Box 127, Garrisonville, VA  22463
Phone:  703-946-5683 | sia@siaed.org

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