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Baker Institute Webinar – USMCA’s Entry into Force: Prospects and Challenges for North American Trade

Venue: Virtual. The USMCA enters into force on July 1. Its implementation poses important challenges for corporations, investors and other key actors, who will have to interpret the agreement, wait for rules and regulations to be rolled out, retool their business models to conform to it and understand the new general incentives landscape for trade and investment. This webinar explores the prospects for success and the challenges of implementing the new USMCA.  Speakers include:  C.J. Majoney, J.D., Deputy United States Trade Representative for Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere; Charles “Chip” Roh, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North America; former Deputy Chief Negotiator, North American Free Trade Agreement for the United States; former Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Kenneth Smith-Ramos, Agon International Trade Consultants; former chief negotiator for the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Mexico; Colin Robertson, Canadian Global Affairs Institute; former member, Deputy Minister of International Trade’s NAFTA Advisory Council and the North American Forum; former member, negotiation team for the Canada-US FTA and NAFTA; Tony Payan, Ph.D., Fellow for Mexico Studies, Baker Institute and Director, Center for the United States and Mexico, Baker Institute; and moderator David Gantz, J.D., Fellow in Trade and International Economics, Baker Institute.  For more information and to register, please consult the following link: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2099/