Aerospace Elevator 8: Managing the Human Firewall: ITAR, Export Controls and the Employees Who Keep the Secrets

Aerospace New Zealand is excited to host 'Aerospace Elevator 8' in partnership with Dentons.

Join James Warren and Kate Rouch to unpack the challenges of managing export controls and protecting sensitive information, through the people that handle it everyday.

This session will focus on the legal issues and risks when dealing with prospective and current employees, who may work with sensitive information. It will cover employment law obligations, human right considerations, and their interaction with security requirements. We will also examine what happens when confidentiality is breached and how organisations can act to mitigate the risks.

Details:

Friday 29th May - 12:00pm-1:30pm NZST

Webinar Link can be found here.

James Warren

James is a Partner in Dentons employment and workplace health and safety team based in Auckland with extensive experience working in both the UK and New Zealand. He advises organisations, such as aerospce primes, on a full range of employment, security and health and safety matters, including workforce change, investigations, security and serious harm incidents. James has particular expertise in supporting organisations operating in high-risk, safety and security-critical environments, helping them navigate regulatory obligations, incident response, and workforce management. He is consistently recognised in The Legal 500.

Kate Rouch

Kate is a Partner in Denton's Public Law and Litigation team based in Wellington, specialising complex litigation for both public and private sector clients. She brings broad experience across criminal prosecution and defence, civil disputes, and disciplinary proceedings in regulated industries. Kate advises on the intersection between individual rights and organisational regulatory and compliance frameworks, and is a skilled advocate in protecting individual privacy in high-stakes litigation. She works closely with government entities and industry participants on risk, liability, and regulatory compliance relevant to major projects and disputes, such as the intersection of security and human rights law. Kate was recognised as a Future Leader in NZ Lawyer's 2025 list.

Please note: due to the online nature of this event, details such as date, timings and speakers are subject to change. All ticketed attendees will be informed of any changes as soon as possible.

The Zoom link for this webinar will also be sent to registered attendees before the event begins.

See you there!

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