Description

The webinar topic: Spring Continuation of Conversations on AI in the International Trade Arena: Intelligent Workflows in Regulated Environments session is in response to event attendee surveys requesting to cover this topic in more detail. 

Featured Speaker(s):  will review protocols and best practices. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. By registering one agrees to be compliance with NAFTZ policy/guidelines and emailed up to once per sponsor (if applicable).

This session will cover the latest developments and resources. One will be able to:

• How AI agents function as operational teammates across classification, validations, exception handling, and reporting.
• A blueprint for designing intelligent workflows that combine humans, systems, and agents into a coordinated operational model.
• Governance and controls required to deploy agents safely in regulated and audit-sensitive environments.
• Where AI agents deliver the biggest value first and which areas still require human judgment.
• How trade and compliance teams can prepare now for a future of continuously improving, semi-autonomous operations.

SPEAKER(s)

Hal Berman is a Co Founder, Chief Product Officer (CPO), and CEO of Trade Insight AI, a Portland, Maine–based company pioneering AI driven solutions for international trade classification and compliance. He is also the President of Global Trade Services.ai and a long time consultant in global trade compliance.

Penny Chen is the CEO of Pax. She holds a PhD from MIT and was previously a research scientist at Amazon and Flexport, where she built AI algorithms for large scale supply chain and trade compliance problems. At Pax, she leads the development of AI-powered software for foreign-trade zones, duty drawback, and broader trade compliance. She also advises organizations on adopting AI thoughtfully and responsibly in regulated environments. 

Jeff Tafel, CAE, is the President of NAFTZ. He is a member and mission-focused non-profit professional with nearly 30 years of association senior management experience and specializes in developing and executing strategy.

Educational CREDIT

Collect up to 1 CCS/CES/LCB credits and 1 credit towards your Certified Zone Specialist (CZS) or Accredited Zone Specialist (AZS) certification renewal when you attend the LIVE 1-hour webinar event. NOTE regarding CCS/CES/LCB credits - per NEI Policy, attendees should NOT detrimentally rely on the content of the activity for compliance, auditing, or other enforcement purposes based on the NEI's accreditation approval.  

The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) is registered with the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) as a sponsor for continuing education. NCBFAA has final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CCS/LCB credit. Any credit requests must be received immediately following the LIVE event with any requests received after this timeframe subject to NCBFAA review process.   Please note that there are no prerequisites or advance preparations required to attend this seminar. 

Learn more about AZS and CZS credit eligibility for webinar attendance on their applicable websites.