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Upcoming Webinar: Planning for Unpredictable Tariff & Trade Pressures


Thursday, March 27, 2025 – 1:00 ET/Noon CT

In light of the evolving global trade environment and recent tariff implementations, it’s crucial for businesses to proactively address its potential impacts on operations and profitability. This webinar will provide insights and actionable strategies to help your organization anticipate and mitigate the effects of current and future tariffs.

Key topics include:

  1. Understanding Recent Tariff Changes: An overview of the latest tariffs imposed by the U.S. government, including those affecting imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, and potential impact on various industries.
  2. Financial and Operational Implications: How increased costs related to raw materials, packaging, services, transportation, and labor can affect your bottom line, and strategies to manage these challenges.
  3. Strategic Levers for Mitigation: We will explore options such as manufacturing and distribution network optimization, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and trade preference programs to reduce tariff exposure.
  4. Scenario Planning and Risk Assessment: Discussion of ways to utilize scenario analyses to prepare for various tariff-related contingencies and conduct risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities in your supply chain.
  5. Leveraging Technology and AI: How you can incorporate artificial intelligence and other technologies to optimize inventory management, forecast financial impacts, and enhance decision-making processes.

Who should attend?

This webinar is ideal for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Chief Operations Officers (COOs), Supply Chain Leaders, Financial Analysts, Operations Managers, and anyone involved in strategic planning and risk management.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Analyze the current tariff landscape and its direct implications for their industry.
  2. Identify operational areas susceptible to tariff impacts and develop strategies to mitigate associated risks.
  3. Implement scenario planning techniques to prepare for potential tariff-related disruptions.
  4. Utilize technology solutions, including AI, to enhance supply chain resilience and financial forecasting.

Thursday, March 27, 2025 – 1:00 ET/Noon CT


Additional Information:

Participants will earn 1 CPE credit

Learning Objectives: Anticipate and mitigate the effects of current and future tariffs
Field of Study: Accounting 
Prerequisites: N/A
Advanced Preparation: N/A 
Program Level: Basic 
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based 

For more information regarding registration, refund, complaint, and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at training@riveron.com.

Riveron is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.