The Quest for the Global Green Lane: Improving Cargo Security from Concept to Reality

Nearly four years ago, CSIS hosted a speech by then-Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service Robert Bonner in which he outlined a bold plan for improving the security of international trade through a Container Security Initiative and other measures that would establish a "global green lane" for safe commerce.

To reflect on where we have come since then, and to look ahead to the future of trade security, CSIS presents a day-long conference featuring expert perspectives from around the world for a comprehensive look at the ongoing quest to realize this vital international security imperative.

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Diplomacy and Security—CSI and the Effort to Make the Global Green Lane Vision a Reality
    - Robert C. Bonner, Partner, Gibson Dunn

Congress and the Green Lane
    - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
    - Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)

Bringing it all Together—Case Study: Canada-US Cargo Security Project
    Chair: Louis Belanger, Laval University
    - Raymond Gagnon, National Infrastructure Project
    - Louis Morneau, Quebec Ministry of Public Security
    - Marcel Savard, Quebec Provincial Police

Implementing the WCO Framework
    - Michael Schmitz, Director of Compliance and Facilitation, World Customs Organization

Private Sector Perspectives on Supply Chain Security
    Chair: Frank Cilluffo, George Washington University
    - Randy Koch, General Electric Security
    - Kevin Smith, General Motors Corporation
    - Joel Webber, Couri & Couri PLC