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Check out our sizzle reel from AIAG's 2025 North American Customs and Trade Town Hall!
November 5, 2026 • Detroit, MI
AIAG North American Customs & Trade Town Hall
Registration
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November 5, 2026
Detroit, MI
Earn Valuable Continuing Education Credits
US Licensed Customs Brokers: Earn official CBP continuing education credits toward your 2027 Triennial Status Report (TSR). Attending fulfills 6.5 credits, completing 32.5 percent of your total 20-credit requirement in a single event.
Customs Specialists and Logistics Professionals: Earn 6.5 NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) credits to maintain your CCS, CES, or MES designations.
Featured Speakers
Agenda
7:30 AM
Check-In Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location
Prefunction/Exhibit Area
8:30 AM
Welcome Address
Location
Presentation Room A-B
8:40 AM
CAPE – The (Currently) Final Frontier
Location
Presentation Room A-B
9:25 AM
Turn Trade Complexity into Financial Opportunity
Location
Presentation Room A-B
10:10 AM
Networking Break
Location
Prefunction/Exhibit Area
10:40 AM
Trade Compliance Tips From a Former CBP Auditor
Location
Presentation Room A-B
11:10 AM
U.S. Customs Market Update & Succeeding as an Importer in this New Landscape
Location
Presentation Room A-B
11:55 AM
Networking Luncheon
Location
Pre-Function/ Exhibit Area
12:55 PM
CBSA Updates: What Automotive Importers Need to Know Now
Location
Presentation Room A-B
Breakout Session: Mexico Customs & Regulatory Outlook: Modernization, Compliance, and Supply Chain Impact
Location
Presentation Room C
1:40 PM
From Certification to Strategic Value: Elevating Supply Chain Security Programs
Location
Presentation Room A-B
Breakout Session: EAR Expansion into Emerging Tech
Location
Presentation Room C
2:25 PM
Networking Break & Exhibitor Drawing
Location
Pre-Function/Exhibit Area
2:55 PM
Agentic AI and the Next Generation of Automotive Trade Compliance
Location
Presentation Room A-B
3:40 PM
Beyond Compliance: Preparing for the Future of USMCA
Location
Presentation Room A-B
4:25 PM
Global Economic & Geopolitical Outlook: Preparing for What's Next
Location
Presentation Room A-B
5:10 PM
Customs & Trade After-Hours Reception
Location
Prefunction Area
Event Highlights
Event Sponsors
Sponsorships are available for a wide variety of budgets and provide opportunities for thought leadership conversations, interactions and branding.
Disclaimer: AIAG is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the improvement of the global automotive supply chain. As the collective voice of OEMs and suppliers, our sole purpose is to provide neutral forums, best practices, standardized tools and training to address common industry challenges. AIAG maintains strict independence from all political parties and does not engage in any political advocacy. Furthermore, as a mission-driven association, AIAG has no ownership stake in the businesses of technology and service providers. Our work is exclusively focused on fostering collaboration for the betterment of the global automotive industry.
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Exhibitors
FAQs
Additional Hotel Information
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Additional Hotel Information
Hotel Indigo
Book at hotel website and under rate preference choose Group Code and enter code J61 or call (877) 846-3446 and give them group rate code J61
The Atheneum Suite Hotel
Call the Reservations Department at (800) 772-2323 to reserve their room under the block "Automotive Industry Action Group."
Parking Information
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Parking Information
Parking is free in the One Campus Martius garage (1188 Farmer St) just behind the building.
Instructions for parking:
Drive into the garage and park anywhere. Before leaving your car, MAKE NOTE OF YOUR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. When you get to registration, go to the AIAG employee by the Parking Validation sign and give him your license plate number. Upon leaving you just drive out of the lot.
Attendee List
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Attendee List
Sponsors and Exhibitors are given an attendee list before the event. If you do not want your contact information shared with the sponsors and exhibitors, please email Shannon Osburn at sosburn@aiag.org and indicate your desire to opt out and she will remove you from the contact list.
Cancellation Policy
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Cancellation Policy
Registrations cancelled 30 or more business days prior to the program date will receive a full refund. Registrations cancelled less than 30 business days prior to the program date, as well as NO SHOWS, will forfeit all fees. Substitutions are welcome.
Event App
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Event App
The AIAG event app will be used for this event. Items such as directory, agenda, sponsors and exhibitors, presentations, maps, surveys and other materials will be available exclusively on the event app. App instructions will be sent to all attendees prior to the event date.
Dress Code
Open
Dress Code
Business Casual
Virtual Attendees
Open
Virtual Attendees
The link for the event will be sent to the email you used at registration within 24 hours of the event start time.
