• TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Cindy Allen

Trade Force Multiplier

CEO and Managing Director

Cindy has been actively involved in the international trade industry on a consistent basis for 35 years and has held various positions in the import and export operations, consulting, compliance, and automation arenas. Cindy established Trade Force Multiplier to assist international trade enterprises with identification of compliance risks and outlining mitigation strategies; assistance with trade technology investments; performing import and export focused due diligence for merger and acquisition activity, and offering traditional operational consulting services. She currently serves as an Advisory Board Member on the Texas A&M University Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense DHS Center of Excellence, as well as an Advisory Member to Altana, a global trade value chain mapping technology and service.

Previously, she served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at FedEx Logistics, Executive Director of the ACE Business Office at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and as Vice President at several private sector firms, and has been a licensed customs broker since 1990.

Cindy testified before the Senate Finance Committee on customs modernization in February 2023, as well as before the House Committee on Homeland Security Committee in 2008 regarding cargo security. Cindy is a past member of the DHS Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC); an executive committee member of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW); and an active member and officer of several international trade associations.

Sessions With Cindy Allen

Tuesday, 4 March

  • 10:45am - 11:30am (PST) / 04/mar/2025 06:45 pm - 04/mar/2025 07:30 pm

    Navigating the Trump Tariff Era, Part Two
    President-elect Donald Trump’s second act promises to bring with it another set of changes to the tariffs US importers face on their goods sourced abroad. Trump already has warned Mexico and Canada about increased tariffs, while China is certain to be in the crosshairs. Questions about whether these threats are merely negotiating tactics or intentional policy changes intended to bring about changes in trade patterns will persist until the industry meets in early March at TPM25. Importers, ports, shipping lines, 3PLs, and trade compliance professionals are all closely watching the situation unfold. Will it make it importing from Asia less desirable, force sourcing to nations beyond China, or drive a North American manufacturing renaissance? Will Mexico and Latin America reap the benefits of the new trade focus? To help attendees understand the state of play, experts in strategic consulting, trade compliance and tariffs will discuss the likelihood of tariffs that would produce a sea change in container shipping, and how the various entities can prepare themselves for the eventuality of increased tariffs across various sourcing regions.
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