2023 Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference Agenda  
June 15 – June 16, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM 
             MGM Hotel & Casino Center 101 MGM National Ave.                       Oxon Hill, MD 20745, US

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DAY 1: ATF | Thursday, June 15 – ATF

7:30 - 8:30 | Light Continental Breakfast in Bellagio Ballroom #1

8:30 – 9:00 | ATF Introduction (General Updates and Announcements)

• AD Varisco & DAD Lange
• FESD Chief Taylor
• NFA Chief Stely
• FATD Chief Ryan
• FIPB Chief Shear
• ORA Chief Chu

9:00 – 10:30 | Gov Contracts and Government Furnished Equipment: What’s Exempt and What Isn’t 

(FEID, NFA, FESD)

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 - 11:30 | ATF Imports – Foreign Trade Zones and Customs Bonded Warehouses 

(FESD)

11:30 – 12:00 PM | New Marking Requirements and New Gunsmithing Rules – Real Word Examples 

(FEID)

12:00 – 1:00 PM | Sit Down Lunch with Keynote Speaker –

Rick Patterson, Liberty’s Keystone, LLC

1:00 – 2:00 PM | Tax and Trade Bureau – Basics and Common Scenarios                                              

Robert Fielding, Excise Tax Auditor

2:00 – 2:45 | Machine Gun Demonstration Letters – Criteria for Approval (differences for import and domestic transfers) and Current Enforcement Efforts / Corrections to NFRTR - Best Approaches

2:45 - 3:00 - Break

3:00 – 4:45 | ATF Round tables

• NFA x2
• FATD x2
• Field Ops x2
• FESD x2
• FEID x 3
• TTB x 1

4:00 - 6:00 | Networking Reception

DAY TWO: Export | Friday, June 16

7:30 – 8:30 | Light Continental Breakfast in the Bellagio Ballroom #1

8:30 – 9:00 | DDTC Licensing Introduction / Updates (General Updates and Announcements, ITAR Reorg, etc.)  

Samantha Sison, Licensing Analyst

9:00 – 10:00 | DDTC Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA), Manufacturing Licensing Agreements (MLA), Warehouse Distribution Agreements, and Defense Services.     

LCDR Caitlin Calhoon (USN), Agreements Officer

10:00 – 10:15 | Break  

10:15 – 11:15 | Brokering – Basics and Common Scenarios

Tom Trotto, Licensing Analyst

11:15 – 12:00 | Commodity Jurisdictions

Nick Memos, Foreign Affairs Officer

12:00 - 1:00 | Sit Down Lunch

Panel Discussion with Hon. R. Clarke Cooper, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

1:00 – 1:30 | BIS Introduction/Updates    

Steven Clagett – Director, Nuclear & Missile Technology Controls / Firearms & Ammunition Controls

Tim Mooney – Regulatory Policy Specialist

Ron Rolfe – Senior Engineer

1:30 – 2:15 | BIS Country Issues and Sanctions

Steven Clagett – Director, Nuclear & Missile Technology Controls / Firearms & Ammunition Controls

Tim Mooney – Regulatory Policy Specialist

Ron Rolfe – Senior Engineer

2:15 – 3:00 | BIS – Exemptions and Common Scenarios  

Steven Clagett – Director, Nuclear & Missile Technology Controls / Firearms & Ammunition Controls

Tim Mooney – Regulatory Policy Specialist

Ron Rolfe – Senior Engineer

3:00 – 3:15 | Break and Light Snack   

3:15 – 5:00 | DDTC/BIS Round tables 

• DDTC Licensing x2
• DDTC Agreements x1
• DDTC Policy x1
• BIS Licensing x2
• BIS Policy and Exemptions x1