Exploring the operational impact of global regulatory changes

Sharon Martin

Principal, Global Trade, Ernst & Young

Sharon A. Martin is a Principal with Ernst and Young’s U.S. Global Trade practice. Sharon has extensive experience advising clients on both trade compliance and strategic planning related projects. Sharon has worked with clients in a variety of industries: aerospace, consumer products, energy, technology, industrial products, retail including footwear and apparel, and pharmaceutical, to name a few. Sharon has managed a number of projects which involve the evaluation of a company’s customs function, conducting transactional reviews, developing recommendations on process improvements, and assisting the company implement leading practices. As part of this, Sharon works with clients to establish optimally designed global trade functions. Sharon also spends a considerable amount of time providing strategic advice to clients in the area of global customs duty planning. Specifically, Sharon has coordinated global customs valuation planning projects, including the implementation of first sale for export programs. Sharon has also assisted companies utilize preferential trade agreements, take advantage of other customs related special regimes, including duty drawback. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Sharon was a member of Arthur Andersen’s International Trade and Customs Services Group where she worked on similar projects. Sharon has also worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration in Washington, D.C., as an International Trade Analyst in the area of Antidumping and with the Office of Russian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Sharon is a licensed U.S. Customs broker. Sharon routinely is a co-host to EY’s annual thought leadership symposiums where she facilitates discussions with client participants to understand leading practices around current trade topics. Sharon graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell University and received her M.A. degree from Syracuse University in International Relations.

Zoe Martinez

Proposition, Global Trade, Asia and Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters

Zoe is a global trade loving professional that started her career working in International Trade Logistics for a global multinational. Having specialized in free trade agreement utilization and bridging technology gaps between supply chain partners across Asia Pacific, Zoe shifted to compliance automation and spent many years travelling around the world consulting, designing and implementing global trade management software.

Today Zoe leads Thomson Reuters’ ONESOURCE Global Trade proposition across Asia and the emerging markets. As a Global Trade Proposition Lead, she works with large organizations propelling their adoption of technology to meet their global trade compliance requirements, reduce landed costs and eliminate disruption to the supply chain. In addition to driving engagement and ensuring customers get the most out of the ONESOURCE Global Trade Platform, Zoe’s goal is to grow the ONESOURCE Global Trade business across the Asia Pacific region.

Lucy Tillet

Senior Product Marketing Manager – EU, Thomson Reuters

Lucy is a qualified Project Manager with expertise in the design and delivery of complex policy, strategy and business transformation at pace and scale. Her experience includes leading various Brexit and Single Trade Window Customs Projects within HM Revenue and Customs. She is now a Senior Product Marketing Manager for TR within the Global Trade segment and specializes in the European Market.