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WITA’s Sanctions Series: The War, Sanctions, Supply Chains, and the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council

Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
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Please join WITA as we preview what we might expect from the second meeting of the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC). Speakers will discuss opportunities for the US and EU to work together on issues such as secure supply chains, semiconductors, rare earths, and critical minerals, which have taken on added importance in the midst of the war in Ukraine and Russia sanctions.

This event is free to attend.

Register on Zoom here

In 2021, the U.S. and EU created the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) to build bridges between the US and EU on key technology issues and to better coordinate approaches to key global technology, economic, and trade issues, in areas such as microchips, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

The first meeting of the TTC took place September 29, 2021 in Pittsburgh. This second meeting takes place May 15-16, 2022 in France.

Featuring:

Tyson Barker, Head of the Technology and Global Affairs Program, German Council on Foreign Relations

Tony Fernandes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Jordan M. Haas, Director, Trade Policy and Government Relations, Intel Corporation

Eva Maydell, Member of the European Parliament (Bulgaria)

Moderator: Former Congressman Bart Gordon, U.S. Director, Trans-Atlantic Business Council (TABC)