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Tariffs in 2026: Current State, Challenges, Effective Mitigation, and Refunds

As we enter the last half of 2026, tariffs remain one of the most significant challenges facing nearly every company. Procurement teams continue working diligently to secure appropriate refunds and mitigate these impacts while developing long term strategies to navigate an ever-evolving trade landscape.

We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Holloway, Director of Customs Operations at Expeditors, will again be our featured speaker at the August meeting. Stephanie brings extensive knowledge and proven experience in this area. Below is an outline of the topics she will cover:

Presentation Outline

•        Trade Environment: What’s stable vs. shifting

•        Enforcement & Risk: How CBP is evaluating importers

•        IEEPA Refunds: Where things stand and what to watch

•        Duty & Strategy: What’s practical vs. theoretical

•        Operating Model: How to structure compliance effectively

•        Q&A session

If your company has, or will have, any exposure to tariffs (That’s probably all of us!), you will not want to miss this session.

Procurement leaders are under pressure to do more than manage spend—they’re expected to drive measurable business value. This member-only webinar explores how AI-native cost intelligence is reshaping procurement into a strategic profit lever.

Join Gautam Pasari, Founder and CEO of True ValueHub, a 2025 ISM Supply Chain Trailblazer winner, for a focused discussion and case study on how organizations can move upstream in the cost lifecycle, increase transparency across global supply networks, and accelerate sourcing decisions without compromising rigor. You’ll gain practical insight into how AI is enabling faster, more informed collaboration across engineering, sourcing, and supplier ecosystems.

What you’ll learn:

• Why early-stage cost intelligence matters
  Understand how influencing the first 70–80% of cost during design can unlock greater savings and reduce downstream trade-offs.
• How to build transparency and tariff resilience
  See how breaking costs into clear drivers—materials, manufacturing, logistics, and carbon—creates a shared understanding with suppliers and strengthens your ability to model and respond to tariffs and trade shifts.
• How AI is accelerating sourcing cycles
  Explore how AI-enabled workflows can compress RFQ timelines from months to days, enabling real-time collaboration and more strategic decision-making.

Learning Objectives

• Identify how early-stage cost intelligence influences 70–80% of total product cost and apply this insight to improve design-phase decision-making.
• Evaluate cost drivers across materials, manufacturing, logistics, and carbon to improve transparency, strengthen supplier alignment, and model the impact of tariffs and trade changes.
• Apply AI-enabled approaches to accelerate RFQ and sourcing processes, reducing cycle times and enabling more effective real-time collaboration.