The Future of NAFTA and North American Economic Integration
Friday, October 6, 2017
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Georgetown University Law Center
Gewirz Student Center, 12th floor
120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Welcome & Introduction
Álvaro Santos | Georgetown University Law Center
9:15 am – 10:45 am: Panel 1 | The Balance of NAFTA
Panelists
Rufus Yerxa | President, National Foreign Trade Council
Laura Dawson | Director, Canada Institute – Wilson Center
Gerardo Esquivel | Professor, El Colegio de Mexico
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Panel 2 | Wither NAFTA 2.0?
Chair/Discussant:
Jennifer Hillman | Georgetown University Law Center
Panelists
Debra Steger | Professor, University of Ottawa
Melinda St. Louis | Director of International Campaigns, Global Trade Watch
Antonio Ortiz Mena | Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group
Chad Bown | Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Panel 3 | Domestic Measures to Bolster NAFTA
Chair/Discussant:
Matthew Carnes | Georgetown University Department of Government/School of Foreign Service
Director, Center for Latin American Studies
Panelists
Dany Bahar | Fellow, Brookings Institution
Celeste Drake | Policy Specialist, AFL-CIO
Edward Alden | Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Mario Delgado | Senator, Mexican Senate (MORENA)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Closing Reception
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