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Post NAFTA: US, Germany, Canada and Mexico in the Global Economy

Implications of the renegotiated NAFTA for future free trade agreements

The NAFTA agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico will be replaced by the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The agreement was signed on October 1st, 2018 and presents a number of important indications about the future direction of the Trump Administration trade policy.
March 27, 2019

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is organizing together with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) a one-day seminar on “Post NAFTA: The United States, Germany, Canada and Mexico in the Global Economy.”The speakers will engage in an in-depth exploration of how the post-USMCA policy and business environment will impact the closely interlinked economies in North America and Europe. The conference will also focus on to what extent the USMCA can be seen as a model for future free trade agreements.

Program

Seminar (by invitation only)
Keynote Speaker:
Anthony Wayne, Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, who will speak on the topic “The Outlook for U.S. Trade Policy in North America,
Europe and Beyond”

Among the topics to be discussed during the sessions:

”How U.S. trade policy has changed under President DonaldTrump – Perceptions from abroad and at home”

“USMCA: A model for future free trade agreements?”

“Impact of the USMCA on North America and the Europea Union in the global economy”

Among the Panelists invited: Bill Reinsch
Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Tomas Baert
Head of the Trade and Agriculture Section, Delegation of the European Union
Dan Ciuriak
Senior Fellow, Center for International Governance Innovation
Dr. Laura von Daniels
Deputy Head of Research Division of the Americas, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Cesar Parga
Chief of Section Competitiveness, Innovation & Technology, Organization of American States (OAS)
Colin Robertson
Vice President and Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Guillermo Malpica Soto
Head of the Trade and NAFTA Office, Embassy of Mexico
Aaron Shull
Managing Director and General Counsel, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jake Colvin
Vice President, National Foreign Trade Council
Dr. Claudia Schmucker
Head of Program, Globalization and World Economy, German Council on Foreign Relations
Sarah Goldfeder
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy

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Date and time

March 27, 2019
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Venue

Foundation Office Washington, D.C.
1233 20th Street NW, #610,
20036 Washington, D.C.
United States
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Contact

Dr. Hardy Ostry

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Head of the Washington, D.C. office

hardy.ostry@kas.de

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