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Maintaining Trade Compliance in an Age of Protectionism
January 15, 2026
5:00 PM PST - 8:00 PM PST
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Dow Jones
One Post Street Suite 400
San Francisco , CA 94104
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Presentation Agenda
● Introductions
● Defined terms: What is protectionism?
● Why are we talking about this today?
● Overview of trade compliance landscape
● 12 month playbook
● Deep Dive
● BIS 50/Affiliates Rule
○ What is it?
○ How to screen for it
● Questions?
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Registration & Networking. With refreshments.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Presentation
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Continued Networking
Participants can earn up to 2 CPE credits
Speaker Bio's:
Lauren Stevens currently serves as Compliance Counsel at Pure Storage, where she counsels the company on everything from trade compliance to AI governance. She is a regulatory attorney by trade, with experience in both aerospace and aviation. Her debut nonfiction book, "The Future of Governance in Space" was published by New Degree Press in 2021. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Lauren worked in tech startups as well as FAANG organizations.
Linda Justice joined Dow Jones in 2019, and leads the Americas Professional Services Vertical. Linda is a Certified Anti Money-Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP). She has spent her career on investigations including thousands of due diligence and screening projects for M & A and Strategic Alliances; internal investigations including FCPA and export controls matters; and AML investigations. Linda’s expertise includes deep dives into content and data available for such projects, and eDiscovery. She has worked for Deloitte, Mintz Group, and LexisNexis.
Nearby parking (not hosted)
Mason O'Farrell Garage
325 Mason St – Open 24 hours
SFMTA Ellis-O'Farrell Garage
123 O'Farrell St – Open until 10 PM
Fifth & Mission / Yerba Buena Garage
833 Mission St – Open 24 hours
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We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
ACFE SF Bay Area Chapter board (2025-2027)
Tickets
$20.00 Chapter Member
$45.00 Non Chapter Member
$10.00 Student
$10.00 Law Enforcement