Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Explore the indispensable role of automation and supply chain mapping tools in mitigating risks with UFLPA for U.S. apparel and footwear importers. We'll discuss how these new tools, enhanced by Open-Source Intelligence and Machine-Learning, use diverse data sources to facilitate detailed product reports that extend to shipment level.
Mapping of the supply chain and its involved parties through several tiers is essential to work toward due diligence obligations, down to the lowest tier of supply, by linking raw material production and supplier practices across your value chain and providing data into supply chain actors. We will also dive into the rise of 'Intellectual-Property leakage.' Such thorough analysis is vital for minimizing the risk of forced-labor involvement in the supply chain. Importers are tasked with incorporating the results of these tools into their compliance program to predict and avoid supply chain disruption, CBP holds, added costs, UFLPA standards, and ESG issues.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- The value of shipment-based output reports using proactive prediction scoring against benchmarks, and explore what the return on investment (ROI) automated mapping tools bring to the U.S. apparel industry.
- How machine learning and diverse data sources, including traceable data lineage, be used to detect forced labor across different tiers of suppliers and help companies in aligning with the UFLPA Operational Guidance for Importers issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- About the secure use of these tools to guarantee data confidentiality and exclusive access to vital insights and the importance of safely deploying these technologies within your firewall for enhanced security, which is crucial for protecting intellectual property.
Speakers:
Vincent Iacopella
EVP Growth and Strategy
Alba Wheels Up
Vince is a licensed Customs Broker and past president of the LA Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association. Vince is Chairman of the Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders. In March 2013, he was appointed to the 13th Commercial Customs Advisory Committee for Customs and Border Protection, better known as COAC. He served on the 14th COAC as Trade co-chair in. While on COAC Vince worked on customs broker regulations, automation of trade data in ACE, and e-commerce, Sec 321 de minimums policy. Vince works externally and within Alba on strategy and initiatives that drive value to mid-market and global customers through this approach. Vince focuses collaboration with US Government agencies, such as the COAC, which allows the trade to influence CBP policy and align it the commercial interests of the private sector and allows the private sector to align their practices with long term strategic policy of government regulatory agencies.
Director Business Development
mesur.io
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Philip moved to New Jersey with Colgate Palmolive, playing a pivotal role in implementing SAP enterprise software, specifically in the supply chain domain. His work at Colgate was marked by pioneering global firsts in collaboration with SAP, demonstrating his innovative approach in supply chain management. Later, Philip joined mesur.io after his tenure as a management consultant in an analytics firm. At mesur.io, he's involved with the Earthstream® platform, focusing on responsible sourcing and supply chain compliance. This role aligns with his commitment to addressing critical issues like labor conditions and safe food and water sourcing, echoing mesur.io's mission to tackle humanity's pressing problems through technology. Outside work, Philip is an aviation enthusiast, holding a pilot's license and enjoying sailplane flying. He's also passionate about sailing, navigating various water bodies.
Moderator:
Nate Herman
Senior Vice President, Policy
AAFA
Nate Herman oversees AAFA’s Policy department, managing the association’s lobbying, policy, and regulatory affairs activities. Nate leads AAFA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, formulating and implementing CSR policy and representing AAFA and the industry on CSR issues before governments, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. In addition, Nate develops all apparel and footwear industry data and statistics as AAFA's resident economist. Prior to joining AAFA, Nate worked for six years at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration assisting U.S. firms in entering the global market. Nate spent the last two years as the Department's industry analyst for the footwear and travel goods industries. Nate received a Masters of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the University of Delaware in 1992.
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