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GRANTEE ONLY: Webinar: Hosting a Regional Fundamentals & Securing Operator Support

December 17, 2025 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Description

This event is hosted in response to attendee requests to cover this topic in more detail.   

This session will cover the latest opportunities. This includes:

  • Reasons to host Regional Fundamentals
  • Define support efforts to bring to area
  • Explore how to promote to user/operators)
  • Understand why important as grantee to host fundamentals trainings 

Featured Speaker(s):  Miguel Zamora, Louisville Riverport Authority (FTZ #29), David Sikkink, Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 (FTZ9) and Danielle Converse, Port of Corpus Christi, will highlight key steps to compliance and best practices. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Note by registering one agrees to be compliant with NAFTZ Guidelines and if applicable sharing registrant information with confirmed sponsor(s) and be emailed once per sponsor. 


Danielle Converse is the Foreign Trade Zone Manager at the Port of Corpus Christi, FTZ 122. Danielle has served as the Foreign Trade Zone Manager for the Port of Corpus Christi since 2019. She graduated from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a Bachelor of Science, and has more than 20 years’ experience with federal, state, and local regulations. Danielle has been an active member of NAFTZ since joining in 2019, serving on the Grantee Committee, the Social Media Taskforce, and is currently Chair of the Sponsorship Taskforce. While her time in the FTZ industry is short, Danielle’s excellent working relationships with operators and local U.S. Customs officials have ensured the successful implementation and continuation of the Foreign-Trade Zone program in the Corpus Christi region.

Miguel Zamora II, Executive Vice President at Louisville Riverport Authority (FTZ #29)

Miguel A. Zamora II is a Supply Chain and Logistics professional with over three decades of experience. Throughout his career he has partnered with executives and entrepreneurs to develop cost-effective solutions for their supply chain challenges with a focus on international supply chains and distribution. Miguel believes that a customer-focused approach to supply chain planning is essential for creating a profitable and efficient organization.

Throughout his career, Miguel has worked with a diverse range of manufacturing and distribution companies, including Tier One Automotive, Appliances and Retail Electronics, Consumer and Industrial Electronics and Retail Distribution firms. His expertise lies in visualizing, planning, and executing a variety of internal and external supply chain solutions that effectively eliminate costs and time adders that do not provide value to customers. Key to his success has been a reliance on process definition and Kaizen methodologies. Notably, Miguel has considerable experience in establishing and managing 3PL operations, including those related to Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) operations.

In addition to overseeing Operations, Real Estate and Economic Development Activities for the Louisville Riverport Authority, Miguel leads the administration and promotion of Foreign-Trade Zone #29, for which the Authority serves as the Grantee. Under his leadership, FTZ #29 has grown over 50% since 2021, to include twenty-nine sites or sub-zones throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone program provides a variety of import savings and compliance benefits to firms involved in all forms of international trade.

David Sikkink currently serves as the Administrator of the Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 (FTZ9), a division of the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. FTZ #9 is the Grantee for the state of Hawaii and is one of the oldest and most diverse FTZ projects in the nation, overseeing the state’s general-purpose zones and subzones, which services over 390 clients. FTZ9 also operates a general purpose zone warehouse facility at Pier 2, Honolulu Harbor, for the State of Hawaii which has come to be known as the “Hub of International Trade” for the state.

Mr. Sikkink has been involved with the Foreign-Trade Zone program for over a decade and has served as FTZ9’s Administrator since 2011.


Mr. Sikkink oversaw the development and construction of the Homer A. Maxey International Trade Resource Center which was opened in early 2015 and completed FTZ9’s plan to create a “one-stop shop” for international trade in Hawaii.

Prior to being involved with the Foreign-Trade Zone program, Mr. Sikkink led new media development teams in the creation of digital and interactive media, websites, and software development in Hawaii and on the mainland. He has also owned two New Media and Video Production companies and was instrumental in the development of one of the first commercially available multimedia software programs produced for the consumer market.


Mr. Sikkink is originally from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in

Business Management from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Time

Eastern Time zone (2:00 - 3:00 PM)

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Prior to the webinars, participants will receive an e-mail with directions to secure the call-in number and passcode to be used to access the webinar. Any questions or concerns call 703-309-6640 or email vcartwright@naftz.org.

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National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Name: Victoria Cartwright
Phone: (703) 309-6640
Email: vcartwright@naftz.org
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