20-21 NOV 2018 | FAIRMONT ABU DHABI, UAEwww.kwglobaltrade.com

SUMMIT & EXHIBITION

ORGANISERLEAD PARTNER

BRONZE PARTNERS LEAD INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER

GLOBAL PARTNERS & EXHIBITORS

E X H I B I T I O N & P R O G R A M M E G U I D E

GTDW ANTI ILLICIT TRADE & BRAND PROTECTION SUMMIT

SPEAKERSKEYNOTE WELCOME ADDRESS BY

H.E. SULTAN BIN SAEED AL MANSOORIMINISTER OF ECONOMY UAE

SPEAKERS

David M. Luna

President & CEOLuna Global Networks

Advisory Council Member

GTDW Advisory Council

Gordon Wright

HeadCargo Border Management

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Ernesto Bianchi

DirectorTrade and Customs Fraud, Tobacco and Counterfeit Goods,

Agricultural and Structural Funds

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), European

Commission

Dr. Edward Kafeero

Associate Professor International Trade

Law & CustomsUniversity of Dubai

RepresentativeInternational Network

of Customs Universities (INCU)

Devrol Dupigny

Chief Operations Officer

Crime Stoppers International

Gary McPhail

DirectorHer Majesty’s Revenue &

Customs

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BYDR MUKHISA KITUYI

SECRETARY-GENERALUNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

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Andrew Keable

CEOKW Group

ChairmanGTDW Advisory Council

Bruno Delaye

PresidentEntreprise & Diplomatie

Abier Wasouf

Regional Anti-Counterfeit Counsel

MEADanfoss

Christopher Clague

Managing Editor / Global EditorialLead Trade & GlobalisationThe EconomistIntelligence Unit

Cameron Walker

Regional Brand Protection Manager, Middle East, Africa

and IndiaBeiersdorf Middle East

Asir Ratan Singh

DirectorMadras Security Printers

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Jeffrey Hardy

Director-GeneralTransnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade

(TRACIT)

Hans Schwab

Chief Information OfficerWISeKey

Khaldoun Odeh

Associate DirectorGlobal Security

MSD

Lenka Wram

Senior Business Consultant

AllexisJerome Pichot

Head of Product Marketing,

Authentication and Traceability

De La Rue

Leonardo Macedo

Judge for Customs Appeals

(Administrative Court) (Tax and

Customs Auditor)Administrative Tax

Appeals Council (CARF), Brazil

Tarkan Demirbas

Vice PresidentMiddle East

Philip Morris International

Wael Adhami

Head of Brand Protection

Middle East, Africa & Pakistan

Johnson & Johnson

Tobias Freeman

Senior Legal OfficerSiracusa International Institute for Criminal

Justice and Human Rights

Dr Michael Suchoba

FounderAllexis

Moutaz Abdullat

General Legal Counsel

Ferrero Gulf Countries

Mohammed Al Fayyad

Director – Customer Care and

AftersalesGeneral Motors

Middle East

Michael Ellis

CEO and FounderEllis & Associates

Global Ltd

Malek Hannouf

ChairmanGulf Brand Owners

Protection Group (BPG)

Head of Intellectual Property

DepartmentMiddle East & Africa

Louis Vuitton

Dr. Manal A.Samad Najd

Head of VAT Audit & Tax Refund Department

Ministry of Finance, Lebanon

LecturerAmerican University of

Beirut (AUB) & Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)

Rodney Van Dooren

Director Illicit Trade Prevention

EEMA & Duty FreePhilip Morris International

Rani Wehbe

Senior Adviser – Middle East

International Road Union (IRU)

Dr Samir Hamrouni

Chief Executive Officer

World Free Zones Organization

Natalie Wong

Senior Regional Investigations

Manager EMEA Global Security &

Brand Protection UnitUL International

Said Ouchnak

E-Commerce DirectorALMALL Senthil Alagar Raju

Senior Marketing Manager

Madras Security Printers

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DAY 1, TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2018

PROGRAMMEORGANISER OPENING REMARKSAndrew Keable, CEO, KW Group; Chairman, GTDW Advisory Council

CHAIRPERSON OPENING REMARKSDavid M. Luna, President & CEO, Luna Global Networks; Advisory Council Member, GTDW Advisory Council

KEYNOTE SPEECHES• KeynoteWelcomeSpeech:H.E.SultanBinSaeedAlMansoori,Minister of Economy, UAE• KeynoteSpeech:DrMukhisaKituyi,Secretary-General,United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD• KeynoteSpeech:TarkanDemirbas,VicePresidentMiddleEast,Philip Morris International• KeynoteSpeech:MalekHannouf,Chairman,Gulf Brand Owners Protection Group (BPG); Head of Intellectual Property Department – Middle East & Africa, Louis Vuitton

MORNING REFRESHMENTS

Global Illicit Trade Environment Index 2018: Middle East LaunchChristopher Clague, Managing Editor / Global Editorial Lead, Trade & Globalisation, The Economist Intelligence Unit

Policy Recommendations To Complement The Global Illicit Trade IndexJeffrey Hardy, Director-General, Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT)

NETWORKING LUNCH

PANEL DISCUSSION 1Strategic Alliances and Cross-Industry Partnerships for Enhanced Cooperation and Operations toCounter Illicit Trade

• Mobilisingstrengthsandcapacitiesbetweenbusinessesacrossindustries,multilateralorganisationsand associations to educate and to raise awareness of the impact of illicit trade to the business, consumer and media community• Initiatinginteractionwithlocal,regionalandinternationalauthoritiestoprotectcustomers,intellectualpropertyand legitimate business development

Moderator:Gordon Wright, Head, Cargo Border Management, International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Panelists:• BrunoDelaye,President,Entreprise & Diplomatie• DevrolDupigny,ChiefOperationsOfficer,Crime Stoppers International• RodneyVanDooren,DirectorIllicitTradePreventionEEMA&DutyFree, Philip Morris International• Wael Adhami, Head of Brand Protection Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Johnson & Johnson

CORPORATE PRESENTATION BYLenka Wram, Senior Business Consultant, Allexis

AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS

PANEL DISCUSSION 2Public – Private Partnerships and Sharing Information to Enhance Disruption of Illicit Trafficking Networks and to Mitigate the Economic and Social Impacts of Global Illicit Trade

• Unifyingborderenforcementproceduresbetweencustoms,policeandacrossborders• Identifyinggapsthatallowscriminalnetworkstoevadedetectionandenforcement• Identifyingstakeholders,sharingresourcesandimprovingintelligence:whatcanbrand&IPowners,police, customs, multilateral organisations bring to the table?• Howcanbrandownersdriveawarenessbycollaboratingwiththepolice,customs,courtsandeconomic departments through trainings and campaigns?

Moderator:Michael Ellis, CEO and Founder, Ellis & Associates Global Ltd

Panelists:• AbierWasouf,RegionalAnti-CounterfeitCounsel–MEA, Danfoss• KhaldounOdeh,AssociateDirector,GlobalSecurity,MSD• DrMichaelSuchoba,Founder,Allexis Sponsoredby:

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CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKSMichael Ellis, CEO and Founder, Ellis & Associates Global Ltd

KEYNOTE SPEECHIllicit Financial Flows IFFs and Their Implications on the Arab RegionDr. Manal A.Samad Najd, Head of VAT Audit & Tax Refund Department, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon; Lecturer, American University of Beirut (AUB) & Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)

PANEL DISCUSSION 3Next Generation Solutions to Combat Tax Evasion and to Facilitate Inspection and Control of Contraband and Counterfeit Products

• Gettingintothemindsofcriminalsandcounterfeiters:Who-What–Why–How?• Traditionaltaxstampdesignsvsdigitaltaxstamps–howhavethingsevolved?• Integratingtaxstampswithenforcementprogrammesandsupplychains• UsingexportpricesforcustomsvaluationinDLT(blockchain)tradesystemstocombattaxevasion

Moderator:Dr. Manal A.Samad Najd, Head of VAT Audit & Tax Refund Department, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon; Lecturer, American University of Beirut (AUB) & Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)

Panelists:• AsirRatanSingh,Director,Madras Security Printers• GaryMcPhail,Director,Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs • LeonardoMacedo, Judge for Customs Appeals (Administrative Court) (Tax and Customs Auditor) Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF), Brazil

CORPORATE PRESENTATION BYSenthil Alagar Raju, Senior Marketing Manager, Madras Security Printers

MORNING REFRESHMENTS

PANEL DISCUSSION 4Harnessing New and Innovative Technologies to Optimally Fight Counterfeiting and Illicit Trade: AI, Traceability (T&T), Blockchain Technologies

• Identifyinginnovativewaystoleveragetransformativetechnologiestotrack,trace,authenticateandverifyproductsandcargo• Howcanthesetechnologiesbenefitgovernments,brandowners,logisticscompaniesandconsumers?Howdotheywork?• Whatcanwedowiththevaluableanalyticalinformationgenerated?Howdoesthisfitintheoverallfightagainstillicittradeacrossthemanystakeholders?

Moderator:Jerome Pichot, Head of Product Marketing, Authentication and Traceability, De La Rue

Panelists:• HansSchwab,ChiefInformationOfficer,WISeKey• MohammedAlFayyad,Director–CustomerCareandAftersales,General Motors Middle East• Moutaz Abdullat, General Legal Counsel, Ferrero Gulf Countries

CORPORATE PRESENTATION BYJerome Pichot, Head of Product Marketing, Authentication and Traceability, De La Rue

NETWORKING LUNCH

PANEL DISCUSSION 5Collaborating between Zones, Ports and Airports Across Borders: Illicit Trade IntelligenceNet-Centric Cooperation

• Whatcanfreetradezones,portsandairportsdotopreventbeingusedashotspotsforillicittradeandorganisedcrime?• Howcanlogisticsoperatorsandfreightforwardersplayapartincombatingthemovementofillegalcargo?• Developingregulatorybestpracticesforzones,portsandairportstoencouragelegitimatetradeflowsandsupplychainsecurity

Moderator:Rani Wehbe, Senior Adviser – Middle East, International Road Union (IRU)

Panelists:• Dr.EdwardKafeero,AssociateProfessor-InternationalTradeLaw&Customs,University of Dubai; Representative, International Network of Customs Universities (INCU)• DrSamirHamrouni,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,World Free Zones Organization • TobiasFreeman,SeniorLegalOfficer,Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights

AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS

PANEL DISCUSSION 6Intellectual Property Right Violations and Trafficking Illicit Commodities: E-Commerce and On-line Threats

• Emergingthreatsposedbyglobalchangeincommercehabits• DigitalIPenforcementandfightofcounterfeits• Challengesofinternationalprosecutionandenforcementofparalleltradeone-commerce• E-commerceandthesurgeofsmall,individualpackages:Howcanweenforceinspectionandrisksassessthecontents?Whatarethe technologies available?• Asonlinepaymentsthrive,howcanwecombatonlinefraudandpaymentorientedcrime?Howcanwecrackdownfakemerchantsand E-commerce fakers?

Moderator:Cameron Walker, Regional Brand Protection Manager, Middle East, Africa and India, Beiersdorf Middle East

Panelists:• ErnestoBianchi,Director,TradeandCustomsFraud,TobaccoandCounterfeitGoods,AgriculturalandStructuralFunds,The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), European Commission• NatalieWong,SeniorRegionalInvestigationsManagerEMEA,GlobalSecurity&BrandProtectionUnit,UL International • SaidOuchnak,E-CommerceDirector,ALMALL

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