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Conference Agenda

Three days of breakfast plenaries, luncheon sessions, panels, and intimate break-out discussions for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and global logistics professionals.

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The Third Annual Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Conference agenda was structured around breakfast plenaries, luncheon sessions, and a series of focused panels and break-out sessions across the event.

EditionThird Annual Conference
DatesNovember 12th – 14th, 2018
VenueMiami Airport Convention Center (MACC)
ThemeCompliance in Motion

Format Overview

The program combined large-room plenaries with smaller break-out sessions, giving attendees access to world-class speakers and room for more focused discussion. Daily highlights included a Breakfast Plenary on each morning and a Luncheon session on Days 1 and 2.

Day 1 & Day 2 — Morning

Breakfast Plenary sessions opened each day, setting the tone for the program ahead.

Day 1 & Day 2 — Midday

Luncheon sessions on both days provided a structured networking break with featured discussion.

All Days

Panels and intimate break-out sessions explored compliance, technology, and innovation in trade.

Indicative Session Types

Time Block Day 1 & Day 2 Format
Morning Breakfast Plenary Full-room session
Midday Luncheon Seated session with networking
Throughout Panels & break-outs Intimate group discussions

A detailed day-by-day session list was published in the conference program.

For Attendees

Reviewing the agenda in advance helps attendees plan which panels and break-outs to prioritize. See the Attendees page for information on who the conference serves and what to expect on site.

Plan Your Visit

The agenda complemented the “Compliance in Motion” theme, pairing emergent technology with resurgent innovation across the trade and logistics community.

The agenda for the Third Annual Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Conference of the Americas was crafted to balance broad industry insight with practical, role-specific learning across all three days. Mornings opened with breakfast plenary sessions designed to set a unifying tone, bringing the full delegation together to hear from leading voices shaping global trade, while afternoons branched into smaller panels and break-out discussions where brokers, forwarders, importers, exporters, and logistics partners could examine compliance, technology, and supply chain efficiency in greater depth. The structure was intentionally intimate, encouraging dialogue rather than one-way presentation, and was anchored by a central theme that invited attendees to reconsider how evolving policy, regulatory initiatives, and emergent market dynamics are reshaping the work of customs intermediaries throughout the region.