Massachusetts Export Center

2026 Expo Speaker Lineup


  


  


  Opening Speaker - February 26
Kevin Wolf
Kevin Wolf
Partner - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Mr. Wolf will provide a 2025 Export Controls Year-in-Review, discussing major export control developments and trends over the past year. Hear directly from one of the leading authorities on U.S. export controls while also having the opportunity to ask questions impacting your company's global trade compliance operations.  
  Opening Speaker - February 27
Jeffrey Gerrish
Jeffrey Gerrish
Partner – Schagrin Associates
Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Trump Administration)

Ambassador Gerrish will discuss key developments shaping global trade and will provide an outlook for U.S.–China trade relations, tariff policy, the future of trade agreements, and other trends.
  Special Guest
Kevin Kurland
Kevin Kurland
Senior Advisor - Beacon Global Strategies
Former Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
   
   
  Speaker Lineup (alphabetical)
Jeannette Chu
Jeannette Chu
Vice President for National Security Policy
National Foreign Trade Council
David Crosby 
David Crosby
Counsel
Nixon Peabody LLP
Kevin Cuddy
Kevin Cuddy
Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive, Export Regulation Office
IBM
Julia Dvorko
Julia Dvorko
Regional Director
Massachusetts Export Center
Richard Foy 
Richard Foy
Regional Director, Northeast Region
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Jeffrey Gerrish
Jeffrey Gerrish
Partner – Schagrin Associates
 
Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Trump Administration)
Christopher Grigg   
Christopher Grigg

Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
 
Former Chief, National Security Division U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Los Angeles
Meagan Jump   
Meagan Jump

Director, Global Trade Compliance
Zoll Medical Corporation
Scott Kennedy   
Scott Kennedy

Senior Advisor and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Center for Strategic and International Studies  
Kathleen Newell 
Kathleen Kinahan-Newell

Trade Compliance Manager
Massachusetts Export Center
Kevin Kurland
Kevin Kurland
Senior Advisor - Beacon Global Strategies
 
Former Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
Felice Laird 
Felice Laird

Principal
Export Strategies, LLC
Jenny Larsson 
Jenny Larsson

CIO, Global Specialty Lines
Intact Insurance
Michael MacDonald 
Michael MacDonald

Director, Trade Compliance
Allegro MicroSystems
Inu Manak 
Inu Manak

Senior Fellow for International Trade
Council on Foreign Relations
Melissa Mannino 
Melissa Mannino
Partner & Co-Leader, International Trade and National Security Team
Baker & Hostetler LLP
 

Former Chief of Enforcement & Litigation, Office of Chief Counsel for Industry & Security
Christopher Jay McCormack 
Jay McCormack

Partner
Verrill Dana LLP

Former Acting U.S. Attorney, District of New Hampshire
Anthony Mirenda
Anthony Mirenda

Partner & Co-Chair, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice
Foley Hoag LLP
Kristen Morneau
Kristen Morneau
Director, Compliance
OCEANAIR, Inc.
Paula Murphy 
Paula Murphy

Director
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
Michelle Ouellette 
Michelle Ouellette

Acting Director, Boston Office
U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Service
Douglas Palmer
Douglas Palmer
Senior Trade Reporter
POLITICO
Jim Paul 
James Paul
Employer Relations Manager
Boston University, Pardee School of Global Studies   
James Perry 
James Perry

Associate
BakerHostetler LLP
Dirk Petersen
Dirk Petersen

Vice President Trade Compliance and Contracts
AMETEK
Adam Safwat 
Adam Safwat

Partner & Co-Chair, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice
Foley Hoag LLP

Former Deputy Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division
Edward Shick 
Edward Shick

Export Finance Manager
U.S. Small Business Administration
Stephanie Siegmann 
Stephanie Siegmann
Partner & Chair, International Trade & National Security Group;
Co-Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection, and Artificial Intelligence
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
 
Former National Security Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts
Ian Stewart 
Ian Stewart

Executive Director, DC Office
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Ulrika Swanson 
Ulrika Swanson

Partner
Cassidy Levy Kent LLP
Olga Torres 
Olga Torres

Founder & Managing Member
Torres Trade Law, PLLC
Kiel Ursin 
Kiel Ursin
ATA Carnet & Communications Specialist
Boomerang Carnets  
Olivia Valone 
Olivia Valone

Strategic Growth Director
Kharon
Kevin Wolf
Kevin J. Wolf
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
 
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Karen Wyman 
Karen Wyman

Director of Global Trade Compliance, Digital Imaging
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated