Past event, WITA event

The Present and the Future: Trade in the Asia-Pacific

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM (EST)

Horizon Ballroom | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004

New agreements, such as CPTPP; regional arrangements such as the Pacific Alliance, ASEAN and APEC; the on-going trade dispute between the U.S. and China. What do these things mean for global commerce, trade policy, and what is their impact on relations among some of the largest economies in the world? These are just a few of the topics we will discuss as WITA looks at the state of trade in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Present and the Future: Trade in the Asia-Pacific

Panel I: Embassy Perspectives

Elisabeth Bowes, Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Australia

Andrea Phua, Economic Counselor, Embassy of Singapore

Han-Koo Yeo, Minister-Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Matias Pinto Pimentel, Head of the Economic Department and Trade Attaché, Embassy of Chile

Moderator: Douglas M. Bell, Global Trade Policy Leader, Ernst & Young

Panel II: Private Sector Perspectives

Dr. Kevin Lu, Partner & Chairman of Asia, Partners Group

Drew Quinn, Director of Trade and Development Policy, GE

Barbara Weisel, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors

Moderator: Orit Frenkel, President, Frenkel Strategies, and Executive Director, American Leadership Initiative