Jeannette Chu - National Foreign Trade Council 

Jeannette L. Chu serves as the Vice President for National Security Policy at the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) and the Executive Director for NFTC's Alliance for National Security and Competitiveness. She brings the voice of business to policymakers on key national security issues including export controls, sanctions, forward technologies, foreign investment review and strategic competition with China. Concurrently, Jeannette is also a non-resident senior associate role with the Trustee Chair for China Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A recognized expert on the economic and national security aspects of U.S.-China relations, Jeannette previously led the national security regulatory compliance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) following a 31 year career in federal law enforcement. She was the Export Control Attaché at the US Embassy Beijing, the Immigration & Naturalization Service Officer-In-Charge in Guangzhou and Beijing, and served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Industry & Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, where she received Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards; she also received the Commissioner's Award for Border Enforcement from the Attorney General and Meritorious Service Awards from the U.S. State Department. Jeannette volunteers as a mentor for the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and Ascend Greater Washington Chapter where she also serves on the Executive Board. She is a frequent speaker on U.S.-China relations and national security, technology leadership and economic security issues. Jeannette holds a BA in Political Science from The American University, Washington, DC.

Jen Fernandez – Sidley Austin LLP

Jen Fernandez is a member of the Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy group. She focuses her

practice on counseling clients in a wide range of industries with compliance advice on a variety of

international trade laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International

Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), as well as the anti-boycott requirements and Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) supply chain regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She advises clients on international trade risk assessments, including in connection with investments, offerings and acquisitions. She also conducts internal investigations, handles voluntary self-disclosures, and designs and implements trade controls compliance programs.

Jen regularly represents clients in complex cross-border transactional and counseling matters that touch

U.S. national security and foreign investment, including reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and advising on restrictions under the Outbound Investment Security Program. She has advised clients on these issues in dozens of transactions, including conducting due diligence, analyzing potential national security issues and strategies, negotiating deal terms, representing clients in CFIUS filings and meetings with the U.S. agencies, and negotiating CFIUS mitigation arrangements. Jen received her J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law. Prior to attending law school, she received her B.A. in International Affairs/ International Politics from The George Washington University.

Dirk Petersen – AMETEK Inc.



Dirk Petersen is the Vice President of Trade Compliance for the Electronics Instruments Group of AMETEK Inc. He has over 38 years of aerospace experience, having held management positions in manufacturing, quality, sales, contracts, and aftermarket support; 20 of those years have been in trade compliance. Dirk currently supports numerous AMETEK businesses with contracts and regulatory compliance guidance. He is responsible for FAR/DFAR guidance, export/import classifications, licensing support, contract negotiation, tariff analysis, administration of trade compliance training, and serves as an Empowered Official for AMETEK.  Dirk has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, an MBA from Bentley University, and is a Licensed Customs Broker.