Event Recording: WITA Academy Mini Virtual Intensive Trade Seminar: Tariffs

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States Imports.

Please join the WITA Academy as we do a deep dive on what we might expect to see in the next Trump Administration on tariff policy; the legal authorities he may use to implement the tariffs; and what this may mean for the U.S. and global economies.

All sessions of the Tariff Intensive Trade Seminar are off-the-record/.

2024 WITA Academy Tariff Virtual Intensive Trade Seminar will be held virtually on Zoom.

Free for Embassy, Ministry, and Government Officials from All Countries!

(Must register with official government email)

Free for Full Time Students

(Must register with university email)

This event is free to attend for students, embassy, ministry, and government officials thanks to the support of our WITA Academy sponsors, Microsoft, Coupang, the Cristena Bach Yeutter Charitable Trust, and the American Apparel & Footwear Association!

9:00 AM ET: Making the Case: Tariffs and the Economic Impacts

Nova Daly, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Wiley Rein LLP; former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Investment Security & Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs

Ed Gresser, Vice President and Director for Trade and Global Markets, Progressive Policy Institute; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Policy and Economics, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Christine McDaniel, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Non-resident Fellow, Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; former Senior International Trade Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, The White House

Michael Stumo, CEO, Coalition for a Prosperous America

Moderator: David Lynch, Global Economics Correspondent, The Washington Post

9:55 AM ET: Tariff and Trade Law Primer: The Legal Basis for Tariffs and Oversight

Kathleen Claussen, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; former Associate General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Everett Eissenstat, Partner, Public Policy Practice Group, Squire Patton Boggs; former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director, National Economic Council; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; former Chief International Trade Counsel, United States Senate

Sally Laing, Partner, Akin; former Chief International Trade Counsel, United States Senate Committee on Finance

Moderator: Neena Shenai, Partner, International Trade Investment and Market Access, WilmerHale; former Trade Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means

10:45 AM ET: Global Responses: Negotiation, Retaliation, Multilateral Trade

Wendy Cutler, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Washington, D.C. Office; former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Non-resident fellow, Bruegel; former Director, Directorate for Trade at the European Commission

Kenneth Smith Ramos, Partner, Agon; formerly Mexico’s Chief Negotiator for the USMCA, Office of the Secretariat of the Economy

Steve Verheul, Principal, GT&Co Executive Advisors; former Special Advisor, Trade Policy, Canada’s Deputy Minister of Finance

Andrew W. Shoyer, Partner & Co-Lead, Global Arbitration Trade and Advocacy, Sidley Austin LLP; former Legal Advisor, U.S. Mission to the WTO; former Assistant General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Moderator: Kate Kalutkiewicz, Senior Managing Director, McLarty Associates; former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Trade, National Economic Council; former Director for European Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

11:35 AM ET: Sectoral Impacts: What it May Mean for Farmers, Consumers and Firms

Edward Balistreri, Duane Acklie Chair and Professor of Economics, Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kevin Dempsey, President and CEO, American Iron and Steel Institute

Stacy Ettinger, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade, Solar Energy Industries Association

Jon Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation

Steve Lamar, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

Moderator: Thomas Beline, Partner, Cassidy Levy Kent; former Office of the Chief Counsel for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce

WITA has a two-day cancellation policy for this event

* Most sessions will be available to paying attendees to watch at a later time. However, certain sessions may not be recorded to facilitate more open discussion.

** If your agency or business does not use Zoom, we can work with you to make content available on an accessible platform for later viewing. All Diamond Sponsors will receive one free pass to attend the Intensive Trade Seminar.

Event Venue

Online