2023 ECJU Export Control and Sanctions Symposium - London

Wednesday, 29th November 2023

Agenda

0830 Tea, coffee and reception

0915 Part One – Plenary session

  • Welcome and introduction
  • Trading in a changing world
    • Keynote Speaker - Rosemary Pratt, Director ECJU
    • Followed by talks from FCDO, MOD, Policy and Sanctions teams

     1100 - 1130 Tea and Coffee

     1145 - Part Two workshops

There will be a choice of six one-hour workshops, each workshop running three times

  • First workshop 1130 - 1230
  • Lunch and networking at the Exporters Village 1230 - 1345
  • Second workshop 1345 - 1445
  • Tea and Coffee 1445 - 1510
  • Third workshop 1510 - 1610

1620 -  Plenary Washup and End of Symposium


Workshop Topics

  1. The Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and the application assessment process
    Led by ECJU’s FCDO team.
     
  2. Protecting classified information and material: MOD Form 680 (with an exercise), exhibition clearances and Private Venture grading
    Led by ECJU’s MOD licensing team
     
  3. Understanding unnecessary delays to licence applications and how to get it right first time.
    Led by ECJU Licensing Unit

To cover incomplete essential fields; incorrect or absent supporting documentation eg end user undertaking; incorporation concerns; excessive quantities

 

  1. HMRC Workshop: why goods are intercepted by Customs, Enforcement Action and Outcomes
    Led by HM Revenue & Customs

Why Border Force intercept goods, Customs enforcement action and outcomes
 

  1. Technical Assessment Unit Workshop: Are My Items Controlled?
    Led by the ECJU Technical Unit

 

  1. Update on the modernising ECJU's services and the future system for processing licences: including the LITE programme
    Led by the Transformation Team and LITE Project Team
     
  2. ITAR - Beginners Workshop
    Provided by Brinley Salzman - EGADD
     
  3. ITAR - Intermediate Workshop
    Provided by George Grammas - Partner at Squire Patton Boggs