Please join Alba's panel to discuss the latest status of the Supreme Court's decision on IEEPA tariffs, and what you should be doing to be prepared.  We'll also highlight the Alba Trade Advisory Services you can leverage to be ready for when the decision is made public.

• Potential outcomes of the Supreme Court's decision on the legality of the IEEPA tariffs
• What you should be doing to be prepared
• What Trade Advisory Services could you leverage?
• How Alba can assist

We'll of course answer your questions on these topics and more too.

 

If you'd like to submit a question to pose to the panel, please add it to your registration.

Julie brings more than two decades of experience leading global customs organizations for some of the world’s most complex and highly regulated supply chains, transforming intricate international regulations into strategic advantages for Fortune 100 companies. Most recently, Julie served as Executive Director, Global Customs in the Office of General Counsel at RTX, where she led a global program focused on reducing enterprise risk, optimizing duty spend, and enabling supply chain teams to move at the speed of business without compromising compliance.

Throughout her career, Julie has played a visible role in shaping U.S. trade policy. She served on the Customs Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), advising the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Homeland Security on commercial customs operations, and has held multiple elected leadership roles with the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) — including Chair of the Board of Governors and Export & Global Committee leadership roles. Her persuasive voice in Washington contributed to reforms, created industry standards, and a stronger public-private collaboration across the global trade ecosystem.

Vince Iacopella is a licensed Customs Broker and past president of the Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association. He's now Chairman of the Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders. In March 2013, he was appointed to the 13th Commercial Customs Advisory Committee for Customs and Border Protection, better known as COAC.

 

Vince served on the 14th COAC as Trade Co-Chair. While on COAC, Vince worked on customs broker regulations, automation of trade data in ACE, and e-commerce Sec 321 de minimus policy. Vince serves as the Los Angeles Vice Chair of the District Export Council of Southern Council, and is on the Board of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Vince is also on the Board of Governors of the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI).

 

At Alba, Vince works on growth strategy initiatives that drive value to Alba's mid-market and global customers.  Vince focuses collaboration with US Government agencies, such as the COAC, which allows the trade to influence CBP policy and align it to the commercial interests of the private sector.

Alexandra Kleinschmidt, a Licensed Customs Broker with over 20 years of global logistics experience, also joins Alba’s leadership team. Most recently, Alex served as Vice President of Sales for the Americas at PSA BDP, leading a team of over 40 commercial executives across the region. She previously held the role of Corporate License Holder and VP of Customs Brokerage and Trade Consulting at Crane Worldwide.

Alex brings operational and commercial leadership experience across customs brokerage, trade consulting, project and heavy-lift forwarding, and ocean transportation. Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, and having lived and worked across South America, Europe, and Asia, Alex offers a multilingual, multicultural approach to global supply chain strategy.