Business Talks on Cross-border paperless trade

Trevor O'Regan is Director of Economic Development Consultants Ireland (EDCI). He has more than 25 years of professional experience working on trade facilitation, trade promotion, trade information and single windows, free trade agreements, regional economic integration and regulatory reform for the EU, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and the Irish Government in ASEAN, South Asia, the Western Balkans, Southern and Western Africa and the Caribbean. Most recently, he was Team Leader for the EU-funded ARISE+ project based in Hanoi, Vietnam supporting the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Trevor is Member of the Advisory Board of Geoscience Ireland and is an approved advisor for the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation. He also works for Sustainable Food Systems Ireland providing expertise in trade and sustainable development and is on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) roster of approved consultants for Advice for Small Businesses.

Trevor is based in Ireland but has spent a significant part of the past 10 years working in SE Asia including 4 years living in Singapore.

International Trade Expert, President and CEO with more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Head of Global Share, renowned for edoxOnline, the powerful and comprehensive web-based platform for the management, digitalization and streamlining of trade documents processes.

Responsible for ensuring that the organization maximizes the value it achieves through knowledge, providing innovative solutions, improving processes and consequently, maximizing results.

The mix of technology and expertise being provided through Global Share & edoxOnline let all the Company’s clients benefit from the innovative solutions for International Trade.

Graduated in International Commerce. Master in Economics and Business Administration (MBA). 5 years of experience having worked for International Banks (Letters of Credits; Collections; Factoring/Forfaiting; SWIFT, etc). More than 18 years of experience in the agribusiness sector having worked for multinational companies in Trade execution of International Contracts.

During the last 15 years, he’s been playing a key role in transforming the International Trade; in particular, the streamlining of business processes and the digitalization of international trade documents.

With naturally analytical mind in identifying process improvements, a deep knowledge and expertise in the field, and a continuous improvement approach, he seeks to develop trustful relationships as the foundation of strong long-lasting partnerships.

Prior to joining New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra, Daniel spent 13 years with the New Zealand Customs Service working in a variety of roles including Border Operations and Trade.

Daniel led the Joint Electronic Verification System (JEVS) project between New Zealand & China Customs. JEVS is the Certificate of Origin data transfer program which removed the requirement for paper-based certificates of origin.

Daniel and his team were awarded IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Award in 2017. Daniel is also a two-time recipient of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) award having won in 2016 for “Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement” and in 2017 for “Data Analysis for Effective Border Management”.

Daniel’s role in Fonterra has a global function where he oversees Customs compliance, policies and procedures in Asia, the America’s, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This has given Daniel a vast perspective on the variety of capabilities relating to paperless trade.

Fonterra is currently a member of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group who provide global customs agencies with a private sector perspective when designing policies. Fonterra are also currently the Chair of the WCO Private Sector Asia Pacific Group who focus on improving trade within the APAC region.

Hakan is an Advisor for Technology & Innovation at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub in Hong Kong with a focus on Open Finance, Digital Currencies and Payments. Before joining the BIS, he was the Global Open Banking & Open Data Practice Lead at Mastercard, based in Zurich. Hakan is an expert for open data ecosystems, open banking & open finance regulation, API standardization, instant and cross-border payments. 

He is an internationally recognized thought leader in his area of expertise, and member of various international working groups. He brings more than 14+ years of technology & strategy consulting and product development experience at Mastercard, Accenture and Infosys – in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

A seasoned professional with over 20 years of techno-business experience in IT, Trade & Logistics, Telecom, Banking in various capacities including Product Director, Project Manager & Chief Architect. Past 17 years, Solomon has spent in driving implementations of mission critical Trade Facilitation systems aka National Single Windows, Customs Management, Port Logistics & Trade Compliance systems across Asia, Africa, Middle East and Americas in more than 15 countries.

Solomon has acquired a lot of expertise and understanding in Trade & Logistics, Supply Chain Processes, Compliance and Regulatory procedures on Cross Border Trade, Supply Chain Risk Management, Customs polices & procedures, National Trade policies, Free Trade Agreements, best practices on Trade procedures, Port Logistics, Port Community Systems and Customs Clearance Systems.

As a Senior Product Director and Chief Architect of the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP), Solomon leads and shapes the company's flagship product. TFP is CrimsonLogic's next generation suite of Trade Facilitation Products used in more than 20 countries. Solomon also contributes to the technology roadmap for the company and is now implementing advanced technology initiatives like Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation etc for TFP.

He has expertise in managing the development of a wide range of Trade Products, dealing with complex system implementations that involve large technical teams and business stakeholders. He also leads the successful delivery of the crucial systems, business consulting, business process improvement, providing technical guidance, customer & stakeholder management at senior level.

Mr.D.Godunov has over twenty years of international experience, including in the areas of international diplomacy, trade facilitation, financial negotiations, the WTO accession and regional integration.

He joined UNCTAD SG Office in 2008.  From 2009 he is with UNCTAD ASYCUDA Programme dealing with advocacy of customs reforms and trade facilitation in countries with economies in transition.

Mr.Godunov is UNCTAD ASYCUDA Regional Coordinator for the Central East Europe, Caucasus and Central/North Asia.  He oversees projects in Gibraltar/UK, Albania, Kosovo, BiH, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia on implementation of e-declaration systems, single window, e-certification, cross-border data exchange, regional transit, e-commerce support and others.

Mr.Godunov is an active participant of international and regional conferences, expert groups meetings and workshops. He is promoting partnerships with international and bilateral donors.

Mr.Godunov has a master's degree in international relations and economy. He speaks English, French and Nordic languages.