Washington International Trade Association
and
The George Washington University
International Trade and Investment Program
proudly present our two day
Intensive Trade Seminar
The WITA/GWU Intensive Trade Seminar is a two-day overview of how the US Government formulates and enforces trade policy. The panels and speakers of the seminar provide unique opportunities for attendees to increase their professional knowledge base and broaden their network of contacts by learning the nuts and bolts of trade policy making.
The WITA/GWU Intensive Trade Seminar brings current issues in trade policy to life. Participants will interact with career trade professionals, pose questions directly to policy makers, and learn in depth about the ever-shifting trade landscape. Attendees will come away not just understanding the trade policy-making process, but just as importantly, knowing its key components and key players.
Register Here
Who should attend
The two-day Intensive Trade Seminar is especially geared toward newly arrived embassy staff working on economic and trade issues;
Others who will benefit include graduate students* seeking a career in trade policy; others new to the trade policy field; and anyone serving the import/export community.
Due to space constraints, the Intensive Trade Seminar is not open to the press. ( *for graduate credit at GWU, please email GWU ITIP Program Coordinator Kyle Renner at itip@gwu.edu )
Panel Topics: Overview
The opening panels will provide an overview of trade policy responsibilities in Congress and in agencies across the US Government. This framework will provide the context for the remaining panels of the two-day program. Other topics to be examined include policy monitoring and dispute settlement; enforcement and remedies; FTA’s and other trade agreements; and much more.
Our Speakers
domywriting.com benefitsSpeakers are career trade policymakers from the US Government and Capitol Hill, the private sector, NGO’s, and other players in the trade policy arena. We carefully select speakers with years of experience on their given topic, as well as an ability to convey that experience clearly to students.
For updates and speaker confirmations, please check the Eventbrite webpage.
Dates and Venue
The Intensive Trade Seminar will be held Sept. 28-29, 2016, at the GWU Elliott School of International Affairs.
Our classroom is the state-of-the-art State Room, on the 7th Floor of the Elliott School building at 1957 E St. NW—across from the State Dept, and blocks from USTR, Commerce, and other key trade policy making agencies.
Certificate of Achievement for attendees who complete the entire two-day seminar.
WITA-GWU Intensive Trade Seminar: Tentative Schedule
DAY ONE: Wednesday Sept. 28 8:00 AM: REGISTRATION, Check in, Packet pickup. Light breakfast/coffee. City View Room 8:15 AM: Program Opening and Introductions State Room 8:30 – 9:30: AM Seminar 1: Trade Policy Making in Congress (House Perspective)Angela Ellard, Chief International Trade Counsel & Staff Director, House Ways and Means Committee
9:30 – 10:30 AM Seminar 2: Trade Responsibilities in the Executive BranchMarideth Sandler, CEO and International Trade Advisor, Sandler Trade LLC
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break City View Room 10:45 – 11:45 PM: Seminar 3: US Trade RemediesStephen Claeys, Trade Counsel, U.S. House Ways & Means Committee, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration
Stacy J Ettinger, Chief Counsel, Senator Charles E Schumer, U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
11:45 – 1:00 PM:Lunch session (lunch is included) City View Room 1:00 – 2:00 PM: Seminar 4: Policy Monitoring and Dispute SettlementJohn Liuzzi, Director for Trade Agreements Negotiations and Compliance for the U.S. Department of Commerce
Dan Brinza, Senior Counsel for Dispute Settlement, Office of the United States Trade Representative
2:00-3:00pm: Seminar 5: Transatlantic Trade and InvestmentMarjorie Chorlins, Vice President, European Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Esther Kim, Delegation of the European Union
3:00 – 3:15 PM: Break City View Room 3:15 – 4:30 PM: Seminar 6: TPP Session: Status and ProspectsNicole Bivens Collinson, President, International Trade and Government Relations, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Alberto Hart, First Secretary, Embassy of Peru
4:30 – 5:30 PM: Networking Social City View RoomDAY TWO: Thursday Sept. 29 8:15 AM: Registration desk opens. Light breakfast/coffee. City View Room 8:30 – 9:30 AM: Seminar 7: Trade Policy Making in Congress (Senate Perspective)
Jayme White, Chief Advisor for International Competitiveness and Innovation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
9:30 – 10:15 AM: Seminar 8: Trade Promotion CoordinationPat Kirwan, Department of Commerce, Dir, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat
Tricia Van Orden, Deputy Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce
10:15 – 10:30 AM: Break City View Room 10:30 -11:30 AM: Seminar 9: Trade, Economic Development and Capacity BuildingKatrin Kuhlmann, Founder, New Markets Lab
Andrea Durkin, Principal, Sparkplug LLC
11:30 – 12:45 PM:Lunch session (lunch is included) City View Room 1:00 – 2:15 PM: Seminar 10: Intellectual Property RightsRichard Kjeldgaard, Owner, Kjeldgaard PLLC
Jonathan Engler, Attorney, Intell. Property, Partner at Adduci Mastriani and Schaumberg LLP
2:30 – 3:30 PM: Seminar 11: Services in Regional, Plurilateral, and Multilateral NegotiationsChristine Bliss, President, The Coalition of Service Industries
3:30 – 4:00 PM: Awarding of Certificates and Program Closure*Sorry, NO FREE PASSES may be used for this event*
WITA has a 48 hour cancellation policy.
Any cancellations within 48 hours of the event are billed to cover costs.
