Global Trade Live – Export Controls

Will Barns-Graham is the executive editor and content lead at the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade.

An experienced global trade journalist and event content specialist, he has been the host of the Chartered Institute’s industry-leading Global Trade Live webinar for almost a decade and is the lead editor of its Global Trade Today newsletter. He has also hosted, led agenda design and facilitated panels at various industry events, including the Import Export Show, Multimodal and the International Food and Drink Event.

Will has also been the lead content contributor on several collaborative projects with governments and business organisations in the UK and overseas. This includes the ‘Open to Export International Business Awards’ which resulted in the Chartered Institute being named a Small Business Champion by the World Trade Organization and the International Chamber of Commerce.

He is a NCTJ-qualified journalist, having gained a distinction on the Press Association’s Level 3 Diploma. He has also gained an MA in Social Anthropology from SOAS and a BA in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Oxford.

Daniela Turiccki has worked in imports and exports for the past twelve years. She originally began her journey in the metal industry working with minor metals, importing and exporting globally. Importing raw material from China, Canada, USA and Peru, which was then manufactured into finished goods that were then exported worldwide. She has worked with agents and companies in EMEA, Asia, Australia, South America, USA and Canada. She has extensive knowledge of customs documentation, letters of credit, liaising with third party providers and managing key accounts for Blue Chip companies. She also has handled dangerous goods and shipped these via road, sea and air.

Daniela moved into the aerospace industry where she has in-depth knowledge of export licensing controls including ITAR/EAR, working on contracts with the US Government, UK Government and various military and civil customers worldwide . She has provided contractual support to businesses, reviewing tenders, prime contract proposals and RFQ’s, identifying contractual risk and associated mitigation, non-disclosure agreements, TAA and Memorandum of Understanding. She has also supported in the preparation of UK and EU grants, working alongside HMRC and other government bodies.