Detailed Summit Schedule

Wednesday February 26, 2025 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast 

• Whole Event on the 9th floor

• Attendees check in and receive materials 

• Continental breakfast, coffee and tea served 

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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome, Overview of Day's Agenda & Goals

Jay Golden is an internationally recognized researcher and academic regarding the dynamics of the global sustainability transition and the transition to a net-zero carbon economy. He is the Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance at Syracuse University, where he also founded and directs the Dynamic Sustainability Lab. He also serves on the boards or as a technical advisor for multiple businesses, as well as a consultant for both public and private organizations.
 

In 2017, Golden was appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he served on the executive committee until 2024. Prior to Syracuse, Golden led major research centers at Arizona State University and Duke University. He has served as a University Vice Chancellor and University President and CEO as well as leadership positions in the private sector, including a fortune 250 environmental services company. He is the author of the recently published book, Dynamic Sustainability: Implications for Policy, Markets and National Security.

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9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Working Group #1: “Current & Emerging Regulatory Frameworks” 

• Pitch-back of Working Group deliverables ​​​​
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10:15 AM – 11:00 PM

Working Group #2: “Reducing Administrative Burdens in Supply Chain Management” 

• Pitch-back of Working Group deliverables​

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11:15 PM - 12:00 PM

Working Group #3: “Fostering Collaboration & Sharing of Information for Global Alignment” 

• Pitch-back of Working Group deliverables 

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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Lunch

 

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Keynote Address, Dr. George E. Bogden

George E. Bogden serves as the Executive Director of Trade Relations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He earned a doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar, conducting dissertation fieldwork in Kosovo as a Fulbright Public Policy Fellow. Prior to his legal training, Dr. Bogden was Associate Director of a research hub at the Hudson Institute. He later clerked at the U.S. Court of International Trade and held fellowships at Columbia Law School, Bard College, the British Library, the German Marshall Fund, and the Kennan Institute. He practiced law at King & Spalding in Washington, DC. His research has been featured in The Washington Post, and his commentary has appeared in The Atlantic, Newsweek, War on the Rocks, The Wall Street Journal, Lawfare, The Hill, The National Interest, and The Kyiv Independent, among other outlets. ​

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Bogden will be sharing his perspectives and insights into the coming four years and how traceability will continue to evolve in the U.S. and globally, especially its impacts in the footwear and apparel industries. 

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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Industry Leaders Pitchback​

Series of short presentations from industry associations regarding their current traceability work.  

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2:45 PM - 4:15 PM 

GFAT Current to Future State

• Attendees work in small groups to review the proposed GFAT Mission & Vision 

• Funding structure, advisory board & working model conversation 

• Utilize breakout rooms to dive deeper into WG next steps 

• Bathrooms and refreshments available 
   

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks 

• Thank you from the organizers 

• Information about follow-up and third summit 

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