5 Key Elements to Export Compliance Risk Assessments
While most U.S. companies and universities understand that they need to comply with the U.S. export controls regulations, how to do that can be challenging to figure out...
Limited resources drive most organizations to carefully prioritize actions. How do you know what to work on first? The answer to that is rooted in how well you understand your actual risks. Do you have a sound strategy for identifying potential gaps in your export compliance program? In this webinar, we’ll cover the following topics and more:
- Brief overview of the U.S. export controls regulations (EAR, ITAR, and OFAC)
- 5-element framework for conducting a comprehensive risk assessment of an export compliance program
- 3 key factors behind determining the actual “level” of risk
- Technique for prioritizing corrective actions
Who Should Attend:
- Anyone with direct or indirect responsibility in driving export controls compliance or export compliance in their role
- Participants should have a basic level of understanding of the U.S. export control regulations
- Export compliance leaders, export control officers, research compliance administrators, sponsored program administrators at universities, or research compliance leaders at non-profit research institutions
This webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Jennifer Saak, who has 20 years of experience in export controls compliance and scientific research at Fortune 500 companies. Webinar participants are invited to submit questions during the webinar; the final 30 minutes of the webinar will be allotted to answering attendees' questions.
Can’t make the live broadcast of this webinar? Don’t worry; you will receive access to the webinar, via recording and PowerPoint presentation.
Speaker and Presenter Information
Jennifer Saak: Managing Director/Traliance
Jennifer Saak is the Managing Director of Traliance, a firm she founded that provides export control services for technology and research organizations in the public and private sector.
Dr. Saak has 20 years of experience in export controls compliance and scientific research at Fortune 500 companies. She has provided compliance solutions to top U.S. research universities, leading academic medical centers, non-profit research organizations, and a variety of industrial companies. Her expertise is in export controls risk assessments, commodity and technology classifications, training, deemed exports, and business process improvements. Dr. Saak has designed and delivered training on export controls compliance for teams based in the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, India, China, and Japan.
Prior to forming Traliance, Dr. Saak was the Technology Trade Compliance Leader of a $50 billion multi-national petrochemical company based in Saudi Arabia. In that role, she created and led a team responsible for developing export compliance processes for sites located in 10 different countries. Dr. Saak created a global classification process for a product and technology portfolio regulated by multiple export control classification numbers. She also served as a research engineer with General Electric (GE), developing advanced polymeric and ceramic materials for various industries, including transportation, energy, automotive, pharmaceutical, and consumer electronics.
Dr. Saak is an active speaker for the Association of University Export Control Officers (AUECO), National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International. She has 7 U.S. and international patents, 6 technical publications in peer-reviewed journals, and multiple management and innovation awards. Dr. Saak earned a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University and a B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University. She is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with a focus on business process improvements.
Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government, FDA, Foreign Governments/Agencies
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Website
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Organizer
Export Compliance Training Institute
