2020 Intensive Trade Seminar (September 18, 21, & 22, 2020)

Washington International Trade Association in partnership with the Institute for International Economic Policy at George Washington University and the World Trade Center DC proudly present the four-part Virtual Intensive Trade Seminar. 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.

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.

Participants, please contact events@wita.org for the permission code to watch the recorded sessions.

2020 Intensive Trade Seminar Schedule

DAY ONE, PART ONE- Friday, September 18th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

9:00: Session 1: The Congressional Role in Trade Policymaking
  • Angela Ellard, Chief Republican Trade Counsel and Trade Subcommittee Staff Director, House Committee on Ways & Means
  • Moderator, Kenneth I. Levinson, Executive Director, Washington International Trade Association
10:00: Session 2: Trade Responsibilities in the Executive Branch and the Interagency Process
  • Doug Bell, Ernst & Young and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Trade and Investment
  • 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, formerly served on the staff of the National Security Council, and as International Trade Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
11:00: Session 3, Part 1: Trade Promotion & Coordination 
  • Pat Kirwan, Director, Trade Policy Coordination Committee, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Moderator, Kenneth I. Levinson, Executive Director, Washington International Trade Association

Pat Kirwan’s Presentation:

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11:30: Session 3, Part 2: The USITC – Investigations and Analysis
  • Deanna Tanner Okun, Managing Partner, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP, and former Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission
  • Moderator, Kenneth I. Levinson, Executive Director, Washington International Trade Association

12:00 PM: Break

 

DAY ONE, PART TWO- Friday, September 18th, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

1:00 PM: Session 1: AD/CVD/Safeguards
  • Stephen Claeys, Pfizer; Former Trade Counsel, U.S. House Ways & Means Committee; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration
  • Stacy J. Ettinger, Partner, K&L Gates; Former Senior Legal and Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer; Former Associate Chief Counsel for Import Administration
  • Moderator, Prof. Michael Moore, Director, MA in International Economic Policy (MIEP), Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University

Stephen Claeys and Stacy J. Ettinger’s Presentation:

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2:00 PM: Session 2: Unilateral Trade Tools – Sections 301, 232 and IEEPA
  • Paul Rosenthal, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • Ronald K. Lorentzen, Senior International Trade Advisor, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • Moderator, Christopher Wenk, Vice President, Governmental Affairs, Kia Motors Corporation

Paul Rosenthal’s Presentation:

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Susan Ross’s Presentation:

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3:00 PM: Session 3: Update on the WTO
  • Mark Linscott, Atlantic Council, former Assistant USTR for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
  • Bruce Hirsh, Tailwind Global Strategies and former Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
  • Moderator, Dorothy Dwoskin, Principal, d2Strategies LLC, formerly Senior Director for Global Trade Policy & Strategy at Microsoft, and former Assistant USTR for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs

Suggested Reading Prior to the Update on the WTO Session:

3:00: Day 1 Close

 

DAY TWO, PART ONE- Monday, September 21st, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

9:00 AM Session 1: Sanctions
  • Peter Harrell, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
  • Barbara Linney, Partner, BakerHostetler; Adjunct Professor of Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Moderator, Michael Smart, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors

Peter Harrell and Barbara Linney’s Presentation:

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10:00 AM Session 2: International Tax (inc. Digital Services Taxes) and Trade
  • Bob Stack, Washington National Tax, International Tax Group, Managing Director, Deloitte Tax LLP and former DAS for international tax affairs in the Office of Tax Policy, Department of Treasury
  • Jeff VanderWolk, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, and former head of the Tax Treaty, Transfer Pricing and Financial Transactions Division at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration in Paris
  • Moderator, Warren Payne, Senior Advisor, Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office
11:00 AM Session 3: Foreign Investment and Export Controls
  • Dave Shogren, Senior Policy Advisor, Treasury Department Office of Investment Security
  • Kevin Wolf, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security
  • Moderator, Nova Daly, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Wiley Rein LLP; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security & Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

12:00 PM: Break

 

DAY TWO, PART TWO- Monday, September 21st, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

1:00 PM Bonus Session: The Art & Science of Trade Negotiating 
  • Moderator: Dorothy Dwoskin, Principal, d2Strategies LLC, formerly Senior Director for Global Trade Policy & Strategy at Microsoft, and former Assistant USTR for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs
  • Wendy Cutler, Managing Director of Washington DC Office, Asia Society Policy Institute and former Deputy USTR
  • Katrin Kuhlmann, President and Founder, New Markets Lab, and Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; former USTR Director for Eastern Europe and Eurasia
  • Arun Venkataraman, Senior Director, Head of International Affairs, Visa, former USTR Director for India and Associate General Counsel, and former Director of Policy at Commerce
  • Ambassador Darci Vetter, Global Lead, Public Affairs & Vice Chair, Agriculture, Food, Edelman and former Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the US Trade Representative (USTR)
  • Ambassador Alan Wm. Wolff, Deputy Director General of the WTO

2:30: Day 2 Close

 

DAY THREE, PART ONE- Tuesday, September 22nd, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

9:00 AM Session 1: U.S.- China Trade
  • Wendy Cutler, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute and former Deputy USTR
  • Clete Willems, Partner, Akin Gump and former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Affairs
  • Moderator, Prof. Steve Suranovic, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University 
10:00 AM Session 2: The USMCA Model
  • Nicole Bivens Collinson, President, International Trade & Government Affairs, Sandler Travis & Rosenberg P.A
  • Sam duPont, Deputy Director, German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • Moderator, Daniel Neumann, Vice President, Government Affairs for Sorini Samet & Associates LLC
11:00 AM Session 3, Part 1: Current Trade Negotiations 
  • Daniel Mullaney, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East
  • Witney W. Schneidman, Senior Advisor for Africa, Covington & Burling LLP and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • Moderator, Katrin Kuhlmann, President and Founder, New Markets Lab, and Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
11:45 AM Session 3, Part 2: U.S. Trade Agenda in 2021 and Beyond
  • Beth Baltzan, Principal at American Phoenix Trade Advisory Services PLLC, former Ways & Means Trade Counsel
  • Timothy Keeler, Mayer Brown, LLP – former Chief of Staff, USTR
  • Moderator, Kenneth I. Levinson, Executive Director, Washington International Trade Association

12:30 PM: Day 3 Close