AGENDA
8:00 – 8:55 am | Breakfast
Sponsored by Jones & Vining
8:55 – 9:00 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Thomas Crockett, Vice President, Government Affairs, FDRA
9:00 – 9:30 am | Kickstart: 2025 Footwear Supply Chain and Trade Challenges in Focus
- Peter Hohensee, VP Global Supply Chain North America, Rack Room Shoes
- moderated by Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
9:30 – 10:00 am | The Evolution of Enforcement: Critical Updates with Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
- Eric Batt, Director, Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
10:00 – 10:30 am | Morning Break
Sponsored by Trillora Packaging Solutions
10:30 – 11:15 am | Shoe Nearshoring in Practice: Understanding Portland’s Made in Old Town Initiative
- Elias Stahl, CEO & Co-Founder, Hilos
- Claire Juttelstad, Former Director of Manufacturing, KEEN; former Sr. Manager of Manufacturing Innovation, Under Armour
- Becky Edington, Former VP of Footwear Development, NIKE
- Lisa Abuaf, Director of Development & Investment, Prosper Portland
- moderated by Matthew Claudel, Founder & CEO, Field States
11:15 – 11:35 am | A Supplier Perspective on Trade and Logistics in 2025
- Jim Salzano, President & CEO, Jones & Vining
11:35 am – 12:05 pm | Ports, Pricing, and Pick-Ups: Getting Product to Customers
- Chris Chase, Marketing Manager, Port of Los Angeles
- Cesar Sanchez, Business Development Manager, Port of Long Beach
- moderated by Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
12:05 – 12:30 pm | PFAS Fun and More! Tracking Chemical Safety
- Bao Vu, Partner, Stoel Rives
12:30 – 1:15 pm | Lunch Break
Sponsored by Farrow
1:15 – 1:45 pm | Pete Mento Sounds Off
- Pete Mento, Commercial Director, Customs & International Trade, DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
1:45 – 2:15 pm | So Much to Discuss: In Search of Silver Linings in Trade
- Quinn O’Rourke, Director of Compliance and Logistics, LaCrosse Footwear
- Christopher Scalisi, CCS, National Account Executive, Farrow
- Travis Smith, President, Trade Risk Guaranty
- Leslie Levy August, Chief Marketing Officer, KYG Trade
- Andrew Leatuali’i Savini, Vice President, LRQA
- moderated by Thomas Crockett, Vice President, Government Affairs, FDRA
2:15 – 2:30 pm | Quick Hits on De Minimis
- Sara Bowersox, Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance, KEEN
2:30 – 2:45 pm | Footwear Flashpoints
- Peter Erren, CEO, Erren Recondition
- David Kalman, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Trillora Packaging Solutions
2:45 – 3:15 pm | Shoe Trade Jeopardy for Cash and Prizes!
3:15 pm | Closing Remarks and Wrap-up
4:00 – 5:30 pm | Tour of the Made in Old Town Campus
Join Becky Edington and team for an exclusive walk-through of the future Made in Old Town district, including the Innovation Hub, Supplier Ecosystem Tower + Sneaker Museum. See the future of advanced manufacturing and sustainable footwear assembly at HILOS. Network with city, state and industry leaders. Hear about the district scale vision, and meet the industry partners bringing it to life.
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