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RESERVE A SPOT
Date:
Wednesday April 30, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm US/Eastern
Location:
Zoom
Agenda:

 Trade and Tariffs: Navigating a rapidly changing regulatory and operational environment

How leading companies are assessing policy impact and responding.

 

Speakers Bob Woods and Everson Ascencio.

 

Bios

Everson Ascencio, Partner in PwC's Customs & Trade

Overview

Everson is a Partner in PwC’s Customs & Trade practice and a seasoned trade professional with over 25 years of experience in customs, trade compliance, and operations. He has worked in complex industries and markets, with expertise in customs compliance, sanctions, import and export compliance, and business process automation.

Relevant experience

• Technology-driven change for import, export, customs, and sanctions processes
• Led Global Trade function for a Fortune 10 Cloud, software, and hardware company
• Led Global and Regional Customs functions for a Fortune 50 automotive manufacturer • Specialist in negotiations with trade representatives and cross-border negotiations
• Deep knowledge in customs regulations for both Import and Export operations and
• Technology implementation experience in Microsoft, Amazon, and Google platforms

Kyle holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan, and a systems degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil.

 

 

Speaker:   Bob Woods, Partner, Finance Modernization

Overview

Bob is a Partner in PwC’s Finance Transformation team with 21+ years of consulting and industry experience in the offices of the CFO and COO. His consulting and services experience is focused on strategy, design, and deployment of process-oriented, automation-enabled solutions powered primarily on the Microsoft suite of technologies.

Additionally, Bob has held a role as a Chief Operating Officer at a global gaming eCommerce company operating an end-to-end strategy, sales, distribution, and support business powered by Microsoft Cloud services. Bob holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and is a licensed US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Illinois and Washington.

Expertise

•Modern Finance technology-enabled transformations on Microsoft Cloud

•Industry executive in eCommerce, gaming, and distribution

•Sales-to-ship, support, and service optimization

•Enterprise strategy, business development, and program management

•Target operating model and organizational design

•ERP assessment and optimization

•Deal readiness and post-merger integration

 

Experiences

•eCommerce offer/product launch and revenue automation portfolio

•Cloud and AI capital asset financial data governance program

•Gross and operating margin insights and improvement program

•Transfer pricing and intercompany re-design and automation

•SAP S4, FI-CO, RAR and Vertex implementations

•Regulated Industries business unit stand-up and O2C implementation

•Digital Advertising business unit re-design and O2C re-implementation

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