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Trade and Cargo Security Summit Recap and CBP's Expanding Enforcement

September 23, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (MDT)

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Trade and Cargo Security Summit Recap and CBP's Expanding Enforcement

Customs enforcement no longer looks like a single inspection at the port. CBP now sees itself first and foremost as a law enforcement agency, shifting emphasis from trade facilitation toward aggressive, multi-front enforcement that reaches importers, brokers, carriers, and other intermediaries.

This session opens with a recap of this year's Trade and Cargo Security Summit, distilling the key themes, emerging threats, and enforcement priorities that defined the event and translating them into actionable intelligence for trade and compliance professionals.

We will then unpack how CBP's posture is showing up in daily practice, including:

- Where brokers get pulled in. How importer noncompliance expands across the supply chain to brokers, carriers, and other parties and what that means for your reasonable supervision and control obligations and 19 CFR Part 111 exposure.

- The tools CBP is using to drive compliance: Requests for Information (CF 28), Notices of Action (CF 29), entry rejections, audits and focused assessments, penalties, prior disclosure scrutiny, forced labor enforcement, cargo holds, detentions and seizures, False Claims Act, and enhanced targeting.

- What "law enforcement first" means for your operations: documentation, record keeping, and how you communicate with the agency.

- Practical strategies to reduce risk: tightening internal controls, preparing for inquiries and audits, advising clients who aren't fully compliant, and positioning your organization as a credible, cooperative partner without overexposing yourself.

Instructor: Jennifer (Jen) Diaz, Diaz Trade Law  

Jennifer (Jen) Diaz is the President and Founder of Diaz Trade Law. Jen is a Board-Certified International Attorney specializing in customs and international trade. For 20 years, Jen has counseled businesses of all sizes on complex customs issues and has a strong record of success in mitigating federal administrative enforcement actions. Jen has been recognized by Chambers Global and USA, “Super Lawyers” as a Top International Attorney, has an AV rating of “Preeminent,” and is considered a leading expert in International Trade Law by the Florida Bar. 

Beyond her legal practice, Jen is a champion of organizations within her industry and served as President of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT International) as well as OWIT South Florida. A frequent media commentator, Jen is a nationally recognized thought leader and has authored book chapters for The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association, numerous Bloomberg Law articles, and other leading publications. Jen is the Editor of the Customs and International Trade Law blog recognized by the U.S. Library of Congress as being an important part of the legal historical record. Jen resides in Miami, Florida, with her daughter and husband.

Instructor: Dana Watts, Diaz Trade Law

Dana Watts focuses her practice on all aspects of customs law, including forced labor-related detentions, customs valuation, tariff classification, Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs, country of origin and marking determinations, and free trade agreements. She regularly files protests, prior disclosures, ruling requests, and responses to Requests for Information (CF-28s) and detention notices with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She helps companies of all sizes draft customs compliance materials, perform merger and acquisition-related due diligence, and search for customs-related savings opportunities. She has experience litigating both customs cases at the U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as False Claims Act cases involving customs issues in federal courts. Dana has been a licensed U.S. Customs Broker for fifteen years.

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$150 Nonmembers

$75 Members

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Name: Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute
Email: institute@wtcdenver.org
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