Contributors Acknowledgements Production Bianca Gay-Fulconis Designer, 1-Pact Edition Tanya Korniichuk Illustrator, 1-Pact Edition Alison Moore Editor, Astra ContentWorld Economic Forum Houssam Al Wazzan Lead, Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) Kimberley Botwright Deputy Head, Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics and Head, Responsible Trade and Governance, World Economic ForumPwC Stijn van Doorn Senior Associate, Customs and International Trade, PwC Netherlands and Fellow, Trade Compliance, World Economic Forum Selly Ng Manager, Customs and International Trade, PwC Netherlands and Fellow, Trade Compliance, World Economic Forum The authors would like to thank Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum, and Claudia Buysing Damsté, Partner, Customs & International Trade, PwC Netherlands, for their expert project steering and inputs. The Forum would like to thank the Trade Compliance Practitioners for their insights in shaping this publication. Thanks are particularly extended to the following for thoughtful comments and reviews: John Besec, Director of Customs and Trade Affairs, Microsoft; Jochen Brodbek, Trade Compliance Governance and Crises Management, Novartis; Aaron Dunne, Head of the Global Trade Law Office, DHL Group; Kari Finch, Global Trade Services, General Mills; Steve Johnsen, Vice-President, International Trade Compliance, Bayer; Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, Founder and President, Circulor; William Petty, Global Product Development Manager, Trade and Customs Consulting, A.P . Moller – Maersk; Maneesh Sagar, Chairman, RS Metrics; Ted Sherman, Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance, Hasbro; Desi Stoeva, Product Marketing, RS Metrics. PwC Netherlands would like to thank the Customs and International Trade professionals within the PwC Network for their comments and reviews. This includes contributions from PwC professionals across territories in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Canada and the United States. Trade Compliance for Leadership: Navigating a Shifting Global Landscape 24

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