The 11th annual WCO PICARD Conference was held from 27 to 29 September 2016 in Manila, Philippines and concluded successfully after three days of thought-provoking presentations by speakers and dynamic discussions among participants.
This year’s PICARD Conference was attended by more than 250 participants from 54 countries, representing Customs administrations, academic and research communities, international and regional organisations, and the private sector.
The annual PICARD Conferences have positively impacted the work of Customs since 2006, providing a platform for informed dialogue between Customs administrations, universities, and research institutes on topics relevant to Customs and international trade. This year the Conference was hosted by the Philippine Bureau of Customs with support from Korea Customs Service (KCS).
The Conference started with opening remarks by WCO Secretary General, Dr Kunio Mikuriya, the Commissioner of the Philippine Bureau of Customs, Captain Nicanor Faeldon, and the Undersecretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines, Ms Antonette Tionko.
The research work, discussions and presentations for this year’s conference evolved around the four key topics: digital customs, revenue matters, illicit trade, and security.
It also benefited from an interdisciplinary approach to research and policy analysis on Customs matters, international trade, and borders. A keynote address on tobacco control and taxation was given by Luk Joossens from the Belgian Foundation against Cancer and Association of European Cancer Leagues.
The Conference concluded with a Youth Forum, which enabled students from universities across China, the Philippines, Russia and Ukraine to discuss topics integral to Customs as well as future career possibilities in the field of Customs and international trade.
This year, some 100 INCU members and representatives of INCU Institutional Members and Affiliates attended the PICARD Conference in Manila either as speakers and/or delegates including: 2 INCU Management Committee Members, 2 INCU Advisory Board Members, 2 INCU Honorary Fellows and 1 INCU Secretariat Member.
INCU Member and Affiliate Speakers at PICARD Conference 2016
A number of INCU members and/or representatives of INCU Institutional Members and Affiliates delivered presentations and speeches at the conference:
- Samuel Bautista, Academy of Developmental Logistics, Philippines
- Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Victoria University, Canada
- Wieslaw Czyzowicz, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- Leszek Bartlomiejczyk, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- Salamat Ali, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan & Nottingham University, UK
- Andrew Grainger, INCU & Nottingham University, UK
- Ferdinand Nague, Nague Malic Magnawa & Associates Customs Brokers, Philippines
- David Widdowson, Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Mikhail Kashubsky, Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Dennis Ndonga, Murdoch University, Australia
- Luz Bacani-Dasmarinas, Asian Institute of Maritime Studies, Philippines
- Feiyi Wang, Shanghai Customs College, China
- Susana Wong Chan, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- Sergei Chizhikov, North-Western Institute of Management, Russia
- Juha Hintsa, Cross-Border Research Association, Switzerland
- Akshay Pottathil, Centre for Information Convergence & Strategy, USA
- Peter Laurel, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Philippines
- Xinyi Ye, Shanghai Customs College, China
- Aprryl Angeli Ajon, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippines
- Jacquelyn Carandang, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippines
- Angelica Macatangay, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippines
- Kathleen Hernandez, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippines
- Vasylyna Zinkiv, University of Customs and Finance, Ukraine
- Valentina Pudonina, ITMO University, Russia
- Daria Goncharova, ITMO University, Russia
- Marina Vinkskaya, ITMO University, Russia
- Maksim Popov, ITMO University, Russia
- Roman Lapa, ITMO University, Russia
- Andrey Nikolayev, ITMO University Russia
INCU Moderators at PICARD Conference 2016
Several INCU Members acted as moderators/discussants of conference sessions:
- David Widdowson, Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Wieslaw Czyzowicz, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- Dennis Ndonga, Murdoch University, Australia
- Juha Hintsa, Cross-Border Research Association, Switzerland
- Andrew Grainger, Nottingham University, UK
- Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Victoria University, Canada
- Elena Bogdanova, ITMO University, Russia
Individual INCU Members and Representatives and Students of Institutional Members and Affiliates:
INCU Individual Members and Representatives of Institutional Members and Affiliates who participated in the PICARD Conference 2016 also include:
- 1 representative of Afghanistan Customs Department, Afghanistan
- 1 representative of Cross-Border Research Association, Switzerland
- 1 representative of DMMA College of Southern Philippines, Philippines
- 1 representative of International School of Asia and the Pacific, Philippines
- 1 representative of St Benilde Center for Global Competence, Philippines
- 1 representative of the Academy of Developmental Logistics, Philippines
- 1 representative of the Centre for Information Convergence & Strategy, USA
- 1 representative of the PMMS College, Philippines
- 1 representative of the University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- 1 representative of the Verona University, Italy
- 1 representative of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, Zimbabwe
- 1 representative/student of the University of Customs and Finance, Ukraine
- 10 representatives of ITMO University, Russia
- 10 representatives of the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies, Philippines
- 2 representatives of Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana
- 2 representatives of Nottingham University, UK
- 2 representatives of Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lanka
- 2 representatives of the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies, Australia
- 2 representatives of the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila, Philippines
- 2 representatives of the PMI Colleges, Philippines
- 2 representatives/students of the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- 3 representatives of Adamson University, Philippines
- 3 representatives of the Nague Malic Magnawa & Associates Customs Brokers, Philippines
- 3 representatives of the North-Western Institute, Russia
- 3 representatives of the Russian Customs Academy, Russia
- 4 representatives of Federation of the Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industry, Italy
- 4 representatives of Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya
- 4 representatives of the Royal Malaysian Customs Academy, Malaysia
- 6 representatives of Shanghai Customs College, China
- 6 representatives of the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippines
- 7 representatives of Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Philippines
- Akshay Pottathil, USA
- Andrew Grainger, UK
- Ashok Sadhwani, USA
- Aydin Aliyev, Azerbaijan
- David Widdowson, Australia
- Dennis Ndonga, Australia
- Diomari Estor, Philippines
- Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Canada
- Ferdinand Nague, Philippines
- Lars Karlsson, Sweden
- Lee Wakefield, USA
- Mikhail Kashubsky, Australia
- Salamat Ali, Pakistan
- Samuel Bautista, Philippines
- Wieslaw Czyzowicz, Poland
Conference presentations and other materials will soon be available on the WCO and INCU websites.