Live Export Compliance Seminar

Instructors

Scott Gearity, President - ECTI, Inc.
Scott Gearity brings nearly 20 years of consulting, training, and corporate export compliance program management experience to bear for his clients.

Mr. Gearity has substantial experience in military, dual-use, and commercial export controls. His clients have ranged in size from small start-ups to some of the world’s largest companies, with a particular focus on the information technology, telecommunications, networking, and software industries.

Mr. Gearity joined ECTI from Microsoft Corporation, where he was based in Ireland and managed the company’s export compliance program for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He continues to advise many non-US companies affected by US export controls.

Mr. Gearity holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies and economics from American University. He is a licensed US customs broker.

Timothy O’Toole, Esq. – ECTI Lead Instructor, Member – Miller & Chevalier
Timothy P. O’Toole, Esq. is a member of the law firm of Miller & Chevalier Chartered, in Washington D.C., and the leader of the export controls and sanctions group. Between his time at Miller & Chevalier and his time in government service, Mr. O’Toole has been conducting and leading large-scale defense investigations for over 20 years. Although Mr. O’Toole has substantial experience in all areas of white collar practice, his main focus is on defending enforcement actions and conducting investigations involving the economic sanctions, export controls, and anti-money laundering laws. His clients run the gamut, including U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions and public companies in the aviation, insurance, logistics, manufacturing, and oil and gas sectors.

Recognized as one of the leading international trade lawyers in the U.S. by Chambers USA, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and Global Investigations Review, Mr. O’Toole represents companies and individuals at all stages of the process, including defending enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). He also provides companies and individuals with advice on compliance with the U.S. economic sanctions, export controls and anti-money laundering laws, and interacts regularly with DOJ, OFAC, DDTC, and BIS in that capacity. Mr. O’Toole has substantial experience dealing with criminal and civil regulators, and extensive courtroom experience before judges and juries, having appeared in state and federal courts hundreds of times in a variety of civil and criminal proceedings.

Mr. O’Toole writes and speaks often about white collar defense and international trade issues at venues and media outlets around the world. He is co-chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) West Coast White Collar Crime Conference in Santa Monica and a past co-chair of the NACDL’s White Collar Crime Committee. Mr. O’Toole also hosts the firm’s economic sanctions and export controls podcast, “EMBARGOED!”.

Prior to joining Miller & Chevalier, Mr. O’Toole served as the Chief of the Special Litigation Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia where, among other things, he managed and conducted large-scale criminal defense investigations for matters pending in the local and federal courts. He is a former Assistant Federal Public Defender in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he conducted investigations and handled matters for people under sentence of death in federal proceedings.

Guest Speaker

Frank Debets, Managing Partner, Singapore – PwC
Frank is PwC’s global trade and customs consulting network leader, and the Managing Partner of PwC’s Asian Worldtrade Management Services (WMS) practice, based in Singapore. He is the project and client relationship manager for some of the largest WMS clients, both globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. On top of his managing and coordinating role, Frank advises companies on all aspects of the cross border movement of products, from a tax regulatory as well as logistics perspective.

Frank has worked with many major multinationals to analyze and improve their trade risk management profile and maximize benefits from trade regulatory opportunities. His background is in supply chain management and he combines in his customs and trade work logistical considerations as well as tax and transfer pricing regulations. His focus is on customs valuation, preferential trading rules and export controls.

Frank is the editor of WMS’s bimonthly “Trade Intelligence – Asia” publication. He chairs the Custom and Trade Committee of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, and is an FTA Advisor for IE Singapore. Frank previously chaired EuroCham’s Regional Trade Committee and was an invited member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council.

Before transferring to the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, Frank worked in PwC’s London office for six years, and as a Research Associate at INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau.

Frank received a Masters Degree in Econometrics (Operations Management) from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as well as a diploma in Systems Analysis from Hull University, UK. He is a member of the UK Institute of Export.

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TWO BACK-TO-BACK SEMINARS:

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ITAR Controls on Non-US Transactions
2-DAY SEMINAR - March 24-25, 2025

Learn the ins and outs of compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in a format that is easy to digest.

Key Topics Include:

• Export Controls Overview
• Controlled Items & Activities
• Licenses
• Agreements and US Government Approval
• Exemptions & Exclusions
• Special Issues
• Compliance Programs
• Export Control Reform (ECR) & Recent Developments
• ITAR Export Enforcement

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EAR/OFAC Controls on Non-US Transactions
2-DAY SEMINAR - March 26-27, 2025

A hands-on approach to complying with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including both export controls and antiboycott regulations, and Treasury Department trade embargoes.

Key Topics Include:

• Introduction to the Export Administration Regulations
• EAR Controls
• Sanctions
• Compliance Programs
• Export Control Reform & Recent Events
• EAR & OFAC Export Enforcement

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Daily Schedule:

• 8:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
• 9:00 – 12:00 PM Seminar
• 12:00 PM Lunch
• 1:00 – 5:00 PM Seminar

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Venue

One Farrer Hotel
1 Farrer Park Station Road, 217562
Singapore

Website
Phone: +65 6363 0101

*The cost of accommodation is not included in the seminar tuition.

Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Book early to ensure availability and to receive the best rate.

Guest room rate: S$275 Single/Double