AI in Trade Compliance: From Solid Ground to Strategic Advantage

Event date/time:  September 8 from 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM (this is an in-person event only).

Location:  Husch Blackwell Conference Room at Milwaukee, The Huron Building 511 N Boadway Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202

In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, international trade leaders face unprecedented volatility—from complex regulatory hurdles and sanctions compliance to unpredictable supply chain bottlenecks. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers immense potential to solve these challenges, data privacy and national data sovereignty concerns often hold organizations back from fully leveraging cloud-based Generative AI.

Join MITA on September 8 for an insightful session exploring how Generative AI (GenAI) platforms are fundamentally changing international trade management.

Learn how global trade professionals and executives can securely harness their proprietary trade data to unlock clear financial intelligence, streamline cross-border operations, and build long-term supply chain resilience without compromising security or regulatory integrity.

Featuring real-world Do’s and Don’ts from Trek’s trade compliance journey, this session delivers actionable insights to help you move from risk to strategic advantage.

Key Takeaways
Data Sovereignty & Security: Understand how Sovereign GenAI allows organizations to process sensitive trade, financial, and supply chain data while maintaining strict local compliance and data governance.

Predictive Financial Insights: Discover how AI models transform raw trade flow data, tariff structures, and logistics costs into clear, actionable financial intelligence.

Proactive Risk Mitigation: Learn strategies to leverage AI for real-time visibility into supply chain bottlenecks, vendor vulnerabilities, and global regulatory updates.

Who Should Attend

• C-Suite Executives & Global Business Leaders
• Supply Chain & Procurement Operations Directors
• Customs, Export, & Regulatory Compliance Managers
• International Trade Finance Directors & Risk Analysts
• Logistics & IT Strategy Leaders

Speakers:

Baz Khuti, Chief Executive Officer, Sustain360.  Baz’s career has been at the forefront of technology and AI, with executive positions at GE, Schneider and Emerson Electric. He has brought to market Supply Chain Risk Intelligence, a GenAI based software platform that allows companies to identify, assess and generate Value@Risk financial exposure. With more than three decades of technology experience and leadership, Baz left the corporate world in 2015 and co-founded QiO Technologies (www.qio.io), an AI/ML driven energy optimization platform for Data Centers, clinching awards such as the Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award and the Data Center World 2023 Award for Innovative Product of the Year.

Tom Johnson, Senior Global Data Analyst – Trade Compliance, Trek Bicycles; Tom blends supply chain, forecasting, pricing, sales, marketing, and international business expertise with hands-on experience in Databricks, Power BI, and AI to turn complex data into scalable, technology-enabled solutions that drive measurable results. 

AGENDA:
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM  Registration & Networking
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM  Welcome, Opening Remarks, Speaker Remarks
2:40 PM – 3:45 PM   Speaker Presentations
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM    Q & A Session and Closing Remarks
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM   Networking Reception

Cost of Admission: This is an in-person only event.  MITA Members $35; Non-members $50;  

MITA’s events are Co-sponsored by its Platinum Sponsors:  M.E. Dey &Co,  Husch Blackwell, WEDC,  Kroll,  OEC Group,  FTI Consulting and Star7