Event details and registration for the:
WIT‑NC, TTRA, & PAEI 2026 Global Trade Compliance Best Practices Conference — October 14, 2026:
Leading the Trade Community brings together three respected association leaders — WIT‑NC, TTRA, and PAEI — for a candid conversation about the trade profession today. Host Jeff Rittener speaks with Gabrielle Griffith, Ken Montgomery, and Gieselle Perez about their personal journeys, the missions of their organizations, and their collaboration behind the 2026 Global Trade Compliance Best Practices Conference. Now in its 19th year, the conference is recognized as a best‑in‑class gathering for policy and compliance professionals nationwide. This episode highlights the value of community, practitioner insight, and shared leadership in a rapidly evolving trade landscape.
Guest on Show:
Gabrielle Griffith is a seasoned trade compliance professional with over twenty years of experience across government, commerce, and high-tech sectors, including ten years as a Director at BPE Global, giving her a keen, pragmatic grasp of the ever-evolving global trade and sanctions landscape. She currently serves as President of Women in International Trade – Northern California (“WIT-NC”) and is a frequent panelist and moderator known for distilling complex import and export issues into clear, conversational insights.
Ken Montgomery is the Executive Director of the Technology Trade Regulation Alliance (TTRA), based in Washington, DC. In this role, he supports member companies with global trade regulations and compliance in the U.S. and major trading partner countries through advocacy, education, benchmarking, and identification of best practices. Ken currently serves as an observer delegate for the International Chamber of Commerce at the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee and Review Subcommittee meetings in Brussels.
Gieselle E. Perez is a Senior Trade Compliance Manager at NVIDIA Corporation. She oversees product classification, sanction party screening, conducts trade compliance audits, assists with global licensing, and interfaces with internal business groups advising on trade regulations. She is a seasoned trade professional with extensive experience in the semiconductor sector. She is the current President of the Professional Association of Exporters and Importers (PAEI), where she enjoys organizing trade compliance events that benefit the trade community.
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