DAY TWO - Wednesday 4th June 2003

Chairman : Mr. Randy Campbell, Executive Director, National Association of Foreign Trade Zones, Washington, USA

SESSION ONE

09.30		CUSTOMS AND TAX REVIEW (Part II)
		Mr. Robert Verrue
		Director General, Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels
		Mr. Walter De Schepper
		International Location Advisory Services Corporate, Ernst & Young, Brussels
10.30		Coffee

SESSION TWO

11.00		DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF PORTS AND AIRPORTS THROUGH FREE ZONES including case studies on Egypt, Panama, Ecuador and Iran
		Dr. Mohamed El-Ghamrawy
		Chairman, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, (GAFI) Egypt
		Mrs. Ursula Matras
		International Airport Consultant and Corporate Marketing, Airport Consulting Vienna G.m.b.H. Austria
12.00		IMPLEMENTING ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN EVOLVING POLICY ENVIRONMENT
		Mr. Khwezi Tiya
		Executive Manager - Zone Operations, COEGA Development Corporation, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12.30		Luncheon

SESSION THREE

14.00		IDENTIFYING MARKETS FOR FREE ZONES WINNERS AND LOSERS
		The Hon. Jaya Krishna Cuttaree
		Minister of Industry, Mauritius, President of the ACP Council of Ministers (African, Caribbean & Pacific Group of States)
		Mr. Kaya Tuncer
		Chairman, Aegean Free Zone Development & Operating Co. ESBAS, Izmir, Turkey
		Mr. Hector Vargas
		President, Comite de las Zonas Francas de las Americas, Costa Rica
		Professor Garel Rhys
		Director, Centre for Automotive Industry Research (CAIR), Cardiff, University Business School, UK
15.30		Tea

SESSION FOUR

16.00		SECURITY AND VERIFICATION UPDATE including the C-TPAT initiative
		Mr. Jayson P. Ahern
		Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, USA
		Mr. Nigel Harvey
		International Marketing Director, Intertek Testing Services International Ltd. UK
17.00		CHAIRMAN'S SUMMING UP AND CLOSE OF TWO DAY CONFERENCE