Non-members who wish to attend: Please contact Dolorez Dumas-Aris, our Chapter Administrator, at
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Following a wave of major tariff announcements by President Trump in recent days—and the extension of the suspension on country-specific reciprocal tariffs to August 1—finance leaders must be prepared to respond to rapidly shifting trade dynamics. Join us for a timely in-person event on July 15 featuring keynote speaker
Damon V. Pike—one of the nation’s top customs and trade experts. Following a keynote address by Damon, he will be joined by a panel of Bay Area CFOs and senior executives who will share how their organizations are actively adapting their tariff strategies in real time—related to enterprise risk management, financial forecasting, and global supply chain planning.
Damon brings over 35 years of experience advising multinational companies on the complex rules governing the cross-border movement of goods and services. He currently serves as the Technical Practice Leader of BDO USA’s Customs & International Trade Services practice. Previously, he spent 12 years at a Big Four firm as the National Director of that firm’s customs consulting practice. In 2005 he was nominated to serve as a Federal Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade, and is an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta where he teaches "Customs Law" based on the casebook of the same name he co-authored—the only U.S. law school casebook ever published in this field.
CFO and Senior Executive panelists include:
- Kevin Cullen – CFO, Olson & Co. Steel, Inc.
- Roop Lakkaraju – Executive Vice President and CFO, Bio-Rad Laboratories
- DeAnna Luna – Vice President, Global Trade & Sanctions Compliance, Supermicro
1.5 CPE credits available
Event agenda:
5:30pm – 6:15pm Networking; heavy appetizers and drinks served
6:15pm – 6:25pm Announcements
6:25pm – 7:15pm Keynote presentation – Damon Pike
7:15pm – 8:00pm CFO panel discussion
8:00pm – 8:30pm Networking; dessert served