WITA Member: $300
WITA Member (Government): $200
Full Time University/Student : $200
Non-Member: $400
Individual bundles available: $50-100/part (Must be a WITA Member)
For group rates (3 or more ticket purchases), email Diego Anez (danez@wita.org) to receive a special rate.
To get WITA member pricing, click here.
Format and Dates:
Over three days, speakers help attendees increase their professional knowledge by learning the nuts and bolts of trade policy directly from career trade policy professionals from across government, industry, and law.
Each part will highlight a different aspect of U.S. and international trade law and policy.
The 2023 Intensive Trade Seminar will be held virtually on Zoom
- Friday, September 29th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (US/Eastern)
- Friday, September 29th, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (US/Eastern)
- Monday, October 2nd, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (US/Eastern)
- Tuesday, October 3rd, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (US/Eastern)
Final 2023 Curriculum and Faculty
Part 1: Friday, September 29
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Role of the U.S. Congress and Government Agencies
9:00 AM ET: The Congressional Role in Trade Policymaking
Nasim Fussell, Senior Vice President, Lot Sixteen; former Chief International Trade Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
David Skillman, Managing Director, Arnold & Porter; former Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to Congressman Earl Blumenauer, former Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means
Moderator: Paul H. DeLaney, III, Partner, Kyle House Group; former Vice President, Trade and International, Business Roundtable; former International Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance; former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
10:00 AM ET: Trade Responsibilities in the Executive Branch and the Interagency Process
Douglas M. Bell, Global Trade Policy Leader, Ernst & Young; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade and Investment, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner, Hogan Lovells; former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
Moderator: Michael J. Smart, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors; former Director for International Trade and Investment, National Security Council, The White House; Executive Circle Member, Institute for International Economic Policy, GWU
11:00 AM ET: International Trade Administration and the Department of Commerce
Tricia Van Orden, Director of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat for the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
11:30 AM ET: U.S. International Trade Commission – Investigations and Analysis
Catherine DeFilippo, Director of Operations, United States International Trade Commission; former Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission
Moderator: Henry Almond, Partner, Arnold & Porter; former International Trade Analyst, U.S. Department of Commerce
Part 2: Friday, September 29
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Trade Law, Enforcement, and Dispute Settlement
1:00 PM ET: AD/CVD/Safeguards
Stacy J. Ettinger, Partner, K&L Gates; former Senior Legal and Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer; former Associate Chief Counsel, Import Administration
Vanessa Sciarra, Vice President for Trade and International Competitiveness, American Clean Power Association; former Vice President, Legal Affairs and Trade & Investment Policy, National Foreign Trade Council
Moderator: Nova J. Daly, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Wiley Rein; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security & Policy, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury; former Director for International Trade, National Security Council, The White House
2:00 PM ET: USTR Role in Monitoring and Enforcement
Juan A. Millán, Deputy General Counsel for Monitoring and Enforcement; former Senior Legal Advisor, U.S. Mission to the WTO
Moderator: Thomas Beline, Partner, Cassidy Levy Kent; former Office of the Chief Counsel for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce
3:00 PM ET: USMCA and the Rapid Response Mechanism
Josh Kagan, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; former Deputy Director, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor/ILAB
Lewis Karesh, former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Thea Mei Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor/ILAB; former Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy Director, and Chief International Economist, AFL-CIO
Moderator: Nicole Bivens Collinson, Managing Principal, Operating Committee, and International Trade and Government Relations Practice Leader, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Part 3: Monday, October 2
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Investment, Sanctions, and International Tax
9:00 AM ET: Investment Controls
Daniel Bahar, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services and Investment, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Laura Black, Senior Counsel, Akin; former Director of Policy and International Relations, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Office of Investment Security, U.S. Department of Treasury
Moderator: Jeannette Chu, Vice President for National Security Policy, National Foreign Trade Council; former Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce; Senior Export Control Attaché, U.S. Embassy in Beijing
10:00 AM ET: Export Controls and Sanctions
Jason Prince, Partner, Crowell & Moring; former Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), U.S. Department of Treasury
Robert Slack, Partner, Trade and National Security, Fenwick & West LLP; former Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Moderator: Neena Shenai, Senior Legal Director & Chief Counsel for Global Trade, Medtronic, and Nonresident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; former Trade Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means; and former Senior Adviser, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
11:00 AM ET: International Tax and Trade
Catherine Schultz, Vice President, Tax and Fiscal Policy, Business Roundtable; former Vice President for Tax Policy, National Foreign Trade Council
Bob Stack, Managing Director, Washington National Tax, International Tax Group, Deloitte Tax LLP; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury
Moderator: Ken Ash, Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade (Adelaide); former OECD Director of Trade and Agriculture
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Part 4: Tuesday, October 3
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
U.S. and Global Trade Policy Update
9:00 AM ET: WTO Agenda
Angela Ellard, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization
Moderator: Sarah Thorn, Senior Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart Stores, Inc
10:00 AM ET: U.S. Engagement in Asia
Wendy Cutler, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Washington, D.C. Office; former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Clete Willems, Partner, Akin and Non-resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy NEC Director, The White House; former Chief Counsel for Negotiations, Legislation, and Administrative Law, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Moderator: Barbara Stallings, IIEP Distinguished Visiting Scholar, William R. Rhodes Research Professor, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Schwarzman Scholars Program, Tsinghua University
10:45 AM ET: Inclusive Trade & Development
Nicole Bivens Collinson, Managing Principal, Operating Committee, and International Trade and Government Relations Practice Leader, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Katrin Kuhlmann, Visiting Professor of Law; Faculty Co-Director, Center on Inclusive Trade and Development, Georgetown Law; Member, Trade Advisory Committee on Africa, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Moderator: James Foster, Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics, George Washington University; Research Associate, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Oxford University
11:30 AM ET: FTAs, Executive Agreements and U.S. Trade Policy
Professor Kathleen Claussen, Georgetown Law; former Associate General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Everett Eissenstat, Partner, Public Policy Practice Group, Squire Patton Boggs; former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, The White House; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; former Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
Moderator: Michael J. Smart, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors; former Director for International Trade and Investment, National Security Council, The White House; Executive Circle Member, Institute for International Economic Policy, GWU
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The four-part Intensive Trade Seminar, cohosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy at George Washington University, is geared towards individuals who want to learn how trade policy is made in Washington, DC. Past attendees include those in business, law, academia, NGOs, embassies and the U.S. Government.
Participants gain insight from trade professionals, pose questions to policy makers, and learn about the ever-shifting trade landscape. Attendees come away with an understanding of the trade policy-making process, the role of its key players, and the important issues facing policy makers.
The curriculum is focused on helping attendees broaden their understanding of trade policy making, those seeking a career in trade policy, others new to the trade policy field, and anyone serving the import/export community.
We also encourage the international community working on economic and trade issues, and others who want to learn more about international trade, to participate in this program.
If you cannot view every session at the time it is originally offered, most sessions* will also be available off-line to paying attendees (access code will be required).
To keep the dialogue open and candid, the Intensive Trade Seminar is OFF THE RECORD and is not open to the press.
WITA has a two-day cancellation policy for this event
* Most sessions will be available to paying attendees to watch at a later time. However, certain sessions may not be recorded to facilitate more open discussion.
** If your agency or business does not use Zoom, we can work with you to make content available on an accessible platform for later viewing. All Diamond Sponsors will receive one free pass to attend the Intensive Trade Seminar.
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