Talking TPP

The conference will discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from a variety of perspectives - the Executive and Congressional branches, economic, geopolitical, industry and labor. Topics to be covered will include:

• Prospects for Congressional approval of TPP
• Impact of TPP on economic relations in the Pacific
• TPP membership expansion
• Investment issues
• Investor-state dispute settlement
• Environment
• Labor

• Intellectual property issues
• State-Owned Enterprises
• Key market access issues, including
  • Autos
  • Agricultural products
  • Textiles and apparel
  • Services

• Everett Eissenstadt, 
  Chief Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
• Jeffrey Schott, 
  Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Jason Kearns, 
  Chief Minority Trade Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee
• Maria Pagan, 
  Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Scott Miller, 
  Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Matthew Schruers, 
  Computer and Communications Industry Association

• Michael J. Smart, 
  Rock Creek Advisers
• Celeste Drake, 
  AFL-CIO
• Gary Horlick, 
  The Law Offices of Gary H. Horlick
• Warren Maruyama, 
  Hogan Lovells
• Richard Cunningham, 
  Steptoe & Johnson
• Joseph Damond, 
  Biotechnology Industry Organisation

• Admittance at no charge
• RSVP required. Please send RSVPs to Mr. Jason Everett at jeverett@ili.org
• Space is limited, students will be admitted if space is available