ITAR for Executives, A Defense Trade Solutions Webinar, powered by Skill Dynamics

Thursday 26th March, 12:00 EDT

In today's defense and dual‑use environment, executive decisions have never carried more weight or more personal exposure. ITAR compliance is no longer a back‑office technical activity. It is a board‑level risk area that directly affects corporate strategy, revenue predictability, customer trust, and executive accountability.  "ITAR for Executives" is a fast‑paced, executive‑level briefing designed to give senior leaders the knowledge needed to make informed decisions, ask the right questions, and confidently oversee their organization's ITAR obligations.  Whether your organization builds hardware, develops software, provides services, or integrates foreign‑origin technologies, this briefing gives executives a clear understanding of how ITAR exposure occurs and how to manage it proactively. 

Why This Matters for Executives 

Recent export‑control trends show increasing emphasis on individual liability, stronger enforcement, and closer scrutiny of leadership oversight.  Executive awareness is no longer optional. It is a corporate safeguard. 

Agenda (45 minutes)

The Executive Stakes

  • Why ITAR matters at the leadership level 
  • How compliance affects growth, M&A, valuations, and customer trust 
  • The current enforcement landscape and rising executive accountability 

  ITAR in Plain English

  • What the ITAR actually regulates (defense articles, technical data, defense services) 
  • How violations occur even without shipments 
  • What executives often underestimate 

  Jurisdiction & Classification: The Executive Trigger Point

  • Why JCA is the foundation of every ITAR decision 
  • Organizational risks when JCA is missing or incorrect 
  • How leadership can validate and govern this process 

  High‑Risk Scenarios Executives Should Recognize

  • Hiring and foreign-person access 
  • International travel, demos, marketing, and collaboration tools 
  • Data handling, subcontractors, cloud storage, and digital ecosystems 
  • Brokering, partnerships, and foreign investment 

  Building an Executive‑Ready ITAR Compliance Program

  • Governance, controls, and leadership accountability 
  • Resourcing the Empowered Official 
  • What "good" looks like at the organizational level 
  • Questions executives should be asking their teams 

Target Audience 

This session is designed specifically for: 

  • C‑Suite leaders 
  • Presidents, VPs, and General Managers 
  • Board members and corporate officers 
  • Business development and strategy executives 
  • Engineering and program leadership 
  • Anyone responsible for approving, funding, or overseeing ITAR‑sensitive decisions 

Executives do not need prior ITAR knowledge to benefit from this briefing. 

Steven Casazza brings two decades of experience shaping defense trade and export strategies.  He founded Defense Trade Solutions (DTS), with the mission to strengthen alliance relationships that protect U.S. warfighters, and that practical focus continues to guide his work. He previously served as an International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Empowered Official, building global trade compliance programs at mid-tier defense firms, operationalizing Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure (TSFD) requirements to secure export policy approvals for critical technologies, and helped establish Foreign Military Sales & Direct Commercial Sales export policy and export-control reform requirements while supporting the Department of Defense. He is a serving member of the Department of State's Defense Trade Advisory Group and Vice Chair of the National Defense Industrial Association International Division.  Today, DTS helps aerospace and defense companies remove friction, navigate complex regulations, and accelerate approvals by translating policy into practical processes, aligning commercial growth with U.S. national security and foreign policy priorities while moving at the speed of business.