2022 CSCB National Conference Program

Celebrating 100 Years of Success

 

Stronger Together:  A Road Map for your Business Future

Sunday, November 20, 2022

15:00 – 17:15
Marriott Hotel (Lobby)
Conference Registration
17:30 – 20:00
Delta Hotel
(2nd Floor Lounge)
Welcome Reception
sponsored by CSCB Preferred Business Partners - NFP and Intact Insurance

Monday, November 21, 2022

All business sessions will be held at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC) at 200 Coventry Road. Ottawa, ON K1K 4S3

7:45 / 8:00 / 8:15
Marriott Hotel (Lobby)

Buses leave for the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC) with delegates and companions.
08:00 – 09:30
OCEC - Atrium I
Conference Registration
08:00 – 09:00
OCEC - 106
Breakfast for Conference Delegates and registered Companions
sponsored by Invensis Technologies
09:00 – 09:05
OCEC - 118
Conference Opening - David Bosse, CSCB Chair
09:05 – 10:00 Keynote: Open Heart, Open Mind
Keynote Speaker: Clara Hughes, six-time Olympic Medalist!
10:00 - 10:15
OCEC - 106
Break
10:15  
Nordik Spa-Nature
Tour for registered Companions
Depart from Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC) at 10:15, return transport to the Marriott at 2:30 pm.
10:15 – 11:15
OCEC - 118
The Road to CARM - Panel Discussion with Mike Leahy, Director General, CARM, Kerri-Anne Whittaker, a/Director, CARM Business and Project Readiness Implementation Division, Phillippe Plourde, a/Manager, CARM Client Service Support, Eric Trudel, Manager, CARM Business Design Team and Stakeholder Engagement, Vlad Omazic, CARM Stakeholder Engagement, Regional SME, Abderrahim Boussanni, Manager, Revenue Accounting and Reporting Division, Finance and Corporate Management Branch, Valery Sina Ba, Director, Revenue Accounting and Reporting Division, Finance and Corporate Management Branch, Nathalie Bellefeuille, Acting Manager for Payment Processing and Financial Security for RPP, Finance and Corporate Management Branch, CBSA, Kristin Billey, Manager, CARM Client Experience CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Branch, CBSA.     
11:15 – 12:00 CSCB Interactive CARM Tool - Demonstration of our process maps and how you can use this new tool by Melanie Bedard, CSCB Senior Vice President 

12:00 – 13:00
OCEC - 106

Luncheon for Conference Delegates
sponsored by Descartes
13:00 - 14:00
OCEC - 118
Review of new GAA and STC  - Panel Discussion with Wendy Wagner, Partner Gowling WLG and Cynthia Elderkin, Partner Gowling WLG moderated by Melanie Bedard, CSCB Senior Vice President  
14:00 - 15:00
OCEC - 106E
OCEC - 106H
OCEC - 210

Break Out Sessions on Liability 
We need your voice
We need your opinions

15:00 – 15:15
OCEC - 106
Break
sponsored by Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc.
15:15 -16:15
OCEC - 118
IOR (Importer of Record) and Liabilities - Panel Discussion with Doug Band, CBSA, Kenn Jordan, KPMG, Wendy Wagner, Gowling WLG, moderated by Stephen Venturini, CSCB Secretary-Treasurer.    
16:15 Buses depart for the Marriott Hotel.
17:30 / 17:45
Hotel Lobby
Buses depart for Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
17:45 – 22:00
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
100 years in the making
sponsored by Avalara.  Join us for an evening of reconnecting with your community.
22:00 Buses depart for the Marriott Hotel.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

All business sessions will be held at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC) at 200 Coventry Road. Ottawa, ON K1K 4S3

8:15 / 8:30 / 8:45 Buses leave for the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC)
08:30 – 09:45
OCEC - 106
Breakfast for Conference Delegates and registered Companions
sponsored by Windmill

09:45 – 10:30
OCEC - 118

Feedback from Break Out Sessions with Carol West, President & CEO, CSCB and Melanie Bedard, Senior VP, CSCB.
10:30 - 11:00
OCEC - 118
Carol West in conversation with Erin O'Gorman, the President of the Canada Border and Services Agency (CBSA)
11:00 – 12:00
OCEC - 118
A North American Customs Broker Perspective - Panel of US and Canadian colleagues. Panel discussion with David Bosse, CSCB Chair, Robert Stein, Mohawk Global, representing NCBFAA members, moderated by Angela Collins, CSCB Past Chair.
12:00 – 13:00
OCEC - 106
Luncheon for Conference Delegates
sponsored by Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc.
13:00 - 14:00
OCEC - 118
Trusted Trader Modernization - Panel discussion with Cindy Bouchard Manager, Trusted Trader Compliance Unit, Commercial and Trade Branch, CBSA and Connie Alberelli, Manager – Trusted Trader Program and Policy, CBSA, André Lamoureux, Manager of Project Unit, CBSA, moderated by Penny Moulton, CSCB Vice-Chair.
14:00 -15:00
OCEC - 106
Forced Labour - Panel discussion with Everett Harper, CBSA and Bob Kirke, Executive Director, Canadian Apparel Federation, moderated by Jacob Mantle, Lawyer, International Trade  and Investment, BLG.
15:00 -15:15

Conference Closing

15:15 Buses departing to the Marriott Hotel and the airport.