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This is ”Pushing the Envelope: Life at the Cutting Edge of Customs Innovation,” with Tom Mueller of the Cross-border Research Association. On this show, we explore the frontiers of Customs creativity, in conversations with Customs and logistics experts, technology innovators, research scientists, and other leaders in the field. Industry insiders call this show “the Pencast,” because it’s part of PEN-CP, a network for boosting Customs innovation funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 program.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
This is part 1 of a 2-part Pencast with Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner of SARS (South Africa Revenue Service) and Chairperson of the World Customs Organization.
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https://youtu.be/QYJbsB7TwHc
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Today we speak with Dr. Damien Romestant, an international expert in the areas of financial crime, anticorruption, compliance, economic sanctions and export controls. Damien works with private companies, NGOs and EU projects, and is currently Head of Economic Sanctions for the Corporate Crime Observatory.
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https://youtu.be/bwgD5r8LNI4
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
This is the third part of the conversation with SP Sahu:
Today's Pencast features Satya Prasad ("SP") Sahu, senior trade facilitation specialist at the World Bank. SP has decades of experience in trade and finance, both with the Indian Ministry of Finance and as Senior Technical Officer at the World Customs Organization.
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https://youtu.be/U2aAA9HEDsg
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
This is the second part of the conversation with SP Sahu:
Today's Pencast features Satya Prasad ("SP") Sahu, senior trade facilitation specialist at the World Bank. SP has decades of experience in trade and finance, both with the Indian Ministry of Finance and as Senior Technical Officer at the World Customs Organization.
Watch on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/_7kYoLsei8w
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Today's Pencast features Satya Prasad ("SP") Sahu, senior trade facilitation specialist at the World Bank. SP has decades of experience in trade and finance, both with the Indian Ministry of Finance and as Senior Technical Officer at the World Customs Organization.
Watch on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/-s5LdHl3VZc
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Today’s Pencast is with Prof. Andrew Grainger, an academic, teacher and consultant with over 20 years of experience in the field of trade facilitation. In particular, we discuss his ground-breaking book, Cross-Border Logistics Operations: Effective Trade Facilitation and Border Management.
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https://youtu.be/g8qRPNByTWw
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Today's Pencast is with Jose Luis Perez Diaz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alcalá and coordinator of MELCHIOR, a Horizon 2020 funded project to rapidly detect drugs, explosives, weapons and illicit goods concealed on or inside people, employing a range of novel, noncontact technologies.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Vp15joxBAJgMLzXJjktRS?si=40febb4e1cb54411
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Today's Pencast is with Jose Luis Perez Diaz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alcalá and coordinator of MELCHIOR, a Horizon 2020 funded project to rapidly detect drugs, explosives, weapons and illicit goods concealed on or inside people, employing a range of novel, noncontact technologies.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/24UYAkqGqiEXbJp1R6x4Of?si=9f70ac034b734efb
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Today's episode features Marek Helm, the CEO of GScan, an Estonia-based producer of vehicle and cargo scanning technology that uses recent developments in atmospheric ray tomography. Data provided by muons, electrons, positrons and neutrons that pass through objects, once processed by AI and machine learning, allows the non-intrusive identification of cargo contents.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wweqOu5BgEyQQqTyiajqS?si=39c388ce09c54949
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Today’s conversation is with Micha Slegt, a senior scientist in the customs laboratory of the Customs Administration of the Netherlands. After earning a PhD in chemistry, Micha has worked for Dutch Customs for 17 years as senior chemist and researcher. He’s currently in Brussels for a year, furthering his education via a posting with Belgium Customs.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kf6BrJYXv4Q4DqvNom9y3?si=57098bcb157e4f8f