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Main Event
Final Agenda
Event Agenda (1430-1900)
1430: Registration Open
1500-1510: Welcome from the Deputy Chair, Harry Clark
1510-1540: Remarks from former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Kevin Kurland, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce
1540-1600: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, Jeanine McGuinness, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1600-1610: Break
1610-1700: China's 2026 Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Zhiguo Yu, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing, China
1700-1800: Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable discussions will occur simultaneously and participants will be able to meet with subject matter experts to ask questions regarding each respective topic.
Roundtable 1: Trade with China
The Trade with China Roundtable brings together industry, government, and compliance professionals to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and regulatory risks of doing business with China. Through practical dialogue, participants can share experiences, examine export controls and sanctions considerations, and identify approaches to managing risk while supporting lawful trade.
▪ Zhiguo Yu, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing, China
▪ Kyle Barnett, Export Controls and Sanctions Advisors
Roundtable 2: Export Enforcement
The Export Enforcement Roundtable brings together former government enforcement officials to discuss enforcement priorities, emerging risks, and lessons from recent cases. Through practical dialogue, participants can strengthen compliance programs, better understand regulatory expectations, and identify ways to prevent violations of export controls and sanctions.
▪ Kevin Kurland, ISECS Trustee and Ambassador for North America
▪ Stephen Wilcox, CEO ECS Advisors and ISECS Chair
Roundtable 3: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The AI Roundtable will provide opportunity for compliance professionals to explore the use of artificial intelligence in export controls and sanctions compliance and to discuss trends in this emerging field. Through practical dialogue, participants can share experiences, assess benefits and risks, and identify responsible approaches to using AI while maintaining human oversight, accountability, and regulatory compliance.
▪ Harry Clark, ISECS Deputy Chair, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
▪ Charlene Goldfield, Export Controls and Sanctions Advisors
1800-1900: Networking Event
The Networking Event provide participants the opportunity to build relationships, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Through informal conversation, participants can broaden their professional networks, share experiences, and establish connections that support their work in export controls, sanctions, and international trade.
Guest Speaker
Kevin Kurland
Kevin Kurland is an ISESC Trustee for North America. He previously served as both principal deputy assistant secretary for export enforcement and acting principal deputy assistant secretary for strategic trade and technology security, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce.
Speakers
Harry Clark
Jeanine McGuiness
Jeanine McGuiness
Harry is ISECS' Deputy Chair and the leader of Orrick’s International Trade & Investment team. He advises major companies and industry associations on a variety of international trade and investment rules.
Jeanine McGuiness
Jeanine McGuiness
Jeanine McGuiness
Jeanine concentrates in U.S. trade and investment laws applicable to cross-border transactions, focusing on U.S. economic sanctions, anti-money laundering laws, anti-boycott laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Zhiguo Yu
Jeanine McGuiness
Stephen Wilcox
Zhiguo Yu is and international trade lawyer with more than 20 years of combined experience in government service and private practice. Before joining Zhong Lun Law Firm, Mr. Yu served as a senior legal advisor and investigator at the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM).
Stephen Wilcox
Charlene Goldfield
Stephen Wilcox
Stephen is the CEO of ECS Advisors and the Chair of ISECS. He previously worked as the Acting Assistant Director, Export Control Officer Program for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as the BIS Regional Export Control Officer for Russia and Germany.
Kyle Barnett
Charlene Goldfield
Charlene Goldfield
Kyle is a former senior U.S. Diplomat, who served as the Regional Export Control Officer ("ECO") for the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China.
Charlene Goldfield
Charlene Goldfield
Charlene Goldfield
Charlene is a National Security and Sanctions attorney with extensive government and private practice experience, including roles at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Troutman Pepper Locke.