Massachusetts Export Center

2023 Expo Speaker Lineup


  



  Special Keynote Speaker
Thea Kendler
Thea D. Rozman Kendler

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
  Pre-Expo Opening Speaker
Kevin Wolf
Kevin J. Wolf
Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration 
  Speaker Lineup (alphabetical)
Brian Amero 
Brian Amero
Director of Global Compliance & Ethics
Teradyne, Inc.
Svetlana Aptekman
Svetlana Aptekman
CEO
Hi-Gear Products, Inc.
Lindsay Barich 
Lindsay Barich
Founder & CEO
Unitrans Worldwide, Inc.
Ronald Baumgarten
Ronald Baumgarten

Of Counsel
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Southeast Asia & Pacific
Bruce Bishop
Bruce Bishop
President & CEO
CrossTek Membrane Technology LLC  
Laura Black 
Laura Black
Senior Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Former Director of Policy, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), U.S. Department of the Treasury  
Orga Cadet 
Orga Cadet
Associate
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Luiz da Costa 
Luiz da Costa
Director, Global Import-Export & Trade Compliance
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
George DuChaine
George DuChaine
Senior Export Compliance Manager
DHL Express
Julia Dvorko
Julia Dvorko
Central & Western MA Regional Director
Massachusetts Export Center
Claire Ehmann
Claire Ehmann
Deputy Associate Administrator for International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
Richard Foy 
Richard Foy
Eastern Regional Director
Export Import Bank of the U.S.  
Lauren Gleason 
Lauren Gleason
Chief Administrative Officer, Maritime
Massachusetts Port Authority  
Charles Gray 
Charles Gray
Vice President & General Counsel
Teradyne, Inc.  
Janet Johnson 
Janet Johnston
Senior Export Control Officer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thea Kendler
Thea D. Rozman Kendler
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Kathleen Newell 
Kathleen Kinahan-Newell

Trade Compliance Manager
Massachusetts Export Center
Ada Loo 
Ada Loo
Associate General Counsel, Government & Trade
Cadence Design Systems  
Melissa Mannino 
Melissa Mannino
Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Former Chief of Enforcement & Litigation, Office of Chief Counsel for Industry & Security
Anthony Mirenda
Anthony Mirenda
Co-Chair, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice
Foley Hoag LLP
Isa Mirza 
Isa Mirza
Senior Advisor
Foley Hoag LLP
James Mulvehill 
James Mulvehill
Managing Director, Trade & Customs
KPMG LLP  
Paula Murphy 
Paula Murphy

Director
Massachusetts Export Center
Rory Murphy
Rory Murphy
Vice President, Government Affairs
U.S. China Business Council
Karen Nies Vogel 
Karen Nies-Vogel
Director, Office of Exporter Services
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security  
Bonita Oehlke 
Bonita Oehlke
Market Development
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources  
Doug Palmer 
Doug Palmer
Senior Trade Reporter
POLITICO
Sydney Palmer 
Sydney Palmer
Manager, Export Controls & Sanctions
KPMG LLP  
Jim Paul 
James Paul
Director, Boston Office
U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service  
Luciano Racco 
Luciano Racco
Co-Chair, International Trade & National Security Practice
Foley Hoag LLP
Joseph Raycraft 
Joseph Raycraft
Export Finance Manager
U.S. Small Business Administration  
William Reinsch
William Reinsch
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Senior Advisor & Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Jeff Rittener 
Jeff Rittener
Chief Trade Officer & General Manager, International Trade Group
Intel Corporation  
Kristen Rupert 
Kristen Rupert
SVP External Affairs & Executive Director, International Business Council
Associated Industries of Massachusetts  
Barb Secor 
Barb Secor
Vice President, Global Trade Compliance
Thermo Fisher Scientific  
Don Seiffert
Don Seiffert
Managing Editor
Boston Business Journal
Mark Sullivan 
Mark Sullivan
Executive Director
MA Office of International Trade & Investment  
Kiel Ursin 
Kiel Ursin
ATA Carnet Specialist
Boomerang Carnets  
James White
James White
CEO
KBMO Diagnostics
Scott Whitehouse 
Scott Whitehouse
Practice Lead, Security & Compliance
C3 Integrated Solutions, Inc.  
Kevin Wolf
Kevin J. Wolf
Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration 
Joe Wyson 
Joseph Wyson
Cofounder and Executive Vice President
OCEANAIR, Inc.