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Conference Agenda

6th June, Tuesday

Time Session
08:30
09:30
Registration
09:30
10:30
Session 1 - Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Ms. Sahoko Shiga, Japan Customs
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Speaker
Ministry of Finance, Japan Speaker
Mr Hiroya MasudaPresident and CEOJapan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. Speaker President and CEOJapan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
Dr Kunio MikuriyaSecretary GeneralWorld Customs Organization (WCO) Speaker Secretary GeneralWorld Customs Organization (WCO)
Mr Masahiko MetokiDirector GeneralInternational Bureau of the Universal Postal Union Speaker Director GeneralInternational Bureau of the Universal Postal Union
10:30
11:00
Coffee break
11:00
11:15
Keynote Speech
Mr. Kenji Suwazono, Director General, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance
11:15
12:30
Session 2: Paradigm shift in the business and operational models for global postal supply chain and the Customs clearance
Moderator: Ms. Sahoko Shiga, Japan Customs
Dr Kunio MikuriyaSecretary GeneralWorld Customs Organization (WCO) Speaker Secretary GeneralWorld Customs Organization (WCO)
Mr Marjan OsvaldDeputy Director GeneralInternational Bureau of the Universal Postal Union Speaker Deputy Director GeneralInternational Bureau of the Universal Postal Union
Ms Sarah NicolsonAustralian Border ForceCo-Chair of the WCO-UPU Contact Committee Speaker Australian Border ForceCo-Chair of the WCO-UPU Contact Committee
Mr Isaac Gnamba-YaoChairUPU Council of Administration Speaker ChairUPU Council of Administration
12:30
14:00
Networking lunch
14:00
15:15
Session 3: Securing compliance and managing risks in postal supply chain
Mr Yoshiro Baba, Japan CustomsDirector, Post Clearance Audit, Investigation andCustoms & Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Moderator Director, Post Clearance Audit, Investigation andCustoms & Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance,
Ms Dawn WilkesProgram Manager, Security, Universal Postal Union (UPU) Speaker Program Manager, Security, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Mr Gary BarksdaleChief Inspection OfficerUS Postal Inspection Service Speaker Chief Inspection OfficerUS Postal Inspection Service
Mr Fumio ItoProject ManagerInternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Speaker Project ManagerInternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Ms Amparo EstruchDrug Control and Crime Prevention OfficerInternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Speaker Drug Control and Crime Prevention OfficerInternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
15:15
15:45
Coffee break
15:45
17:00
Session 4: Cross-border e-commerce in postal items- what data works best and how can it be utilized?
Ms Wendy EitanDirector E-commerceUniversal Postal Union (UPU) Moderator Director E-commerceUniversal Postal Union (UPU)
Mr Li WuchangVice PresidentCainiao, Alibaba Group Speaker Vice PresidentCainiao, Alibaba Group
Dr Toni MännistöHead of ResearchCross-border Research Association Speaker Head of ResearchCross-border Research Association
Mr Viggo ElsterNorwegian Customs Speaker Norwegian Customs
Ms Stephanie GloverCanada Post Corporation Speaker Canada Post Corporation
18:30
20:00
Cocktail hosted by WCO