April 11, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM EDT | KPMG | Suite 1800, 150 Elgin Street | Ottawa, Ontario 

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Charlotte Duval-Lantoine at [email protected]

• Conference program
• Conference presentation
• Conference report

Podcasts

• Deputy Minister Rob Stewart on Canada's Position in Global Trade
• Is Canada Squeezed Between American Unilateralism and the Brussels Effect?
• National Security and Trade
• North American Elections and Preparing the Six Year Review of CUSMA
• The Future of Trade is Regional

Program

07:30 - 08:20 Registration

08:20 - 08:25 Welcoming Remarks

• Dr. David Perry, President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

08:30 - 09:15 Keynote Speech

• Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of Trade

09:15 - 10:00 Energy Transition and Trade: Can Canada Deliver Promised Energy Exports?

• Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald-Laurier Institute (virtual)
• Christopher Smilie, Siemens Energy
• Eric Miller, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group
• Moderator: Dr. Monica Gattinger, University of Ottawa

10:00 - 10:30 Morning Break

10:30 - 11:25 EU Trade Activism: Is Canada Squeezed Between American Unilateralism and the Brussels Effect?

• Karina Häulsmeier, German Embassy of Canada
• André von Walter, EU Delegation to Canada
• Vasileios Tsianos, Neo Performance Materials 
• Fred Morency, Schneider Canada
• Moderator: Claire Citeau, Trade Bridges

11:30 - 12:00 Student Showcase: USMCA Implementation 

• Moderator: Dr. Meredith Lilly, Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

12:00 - 13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 - 13:45 Fireside Chat: State of Canadian Trade

• Marie-France Paquet, Global Affairs Canada
• Stephen Tapp, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

13:50 - 14:40 North American Elections and Preparing the Six Year Review of CUSMA

• Dr. Jeff Kucik, University of Arizona
• Steve Verheul, GT & Co
• Jacqueline Marquez, Foreign Investment and Trade Mexico Canada Association
• Moderator: Sarah Goldfeder, General Motors

14:40 - 15:10 Afternoon Break

15:10 - 15:55 The Future of Trade is Regional 

• Jonathan Fried, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
• Dr. Tim Sargent, Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Dr. Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
• Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation
• Moderator: Dr. Meredith Lilly, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

16:00 - 16:45 National Security and Trade

• Sarah Goldfeder, General Motors
• Trevor Neiman, Business Council of Canada
• Vincent Rigby, Former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister
• Mark Schaan, Innovation, Science, Economic Development Canada
• Moderator: Adriana Vega, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

16:45 - 16:50 Closing Remarks

• Dr. David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

16:50 - 18:30 Reception

Sponsors

This event is made possible thanks to: 

Strategic Sponsors

• Lockheed Martin Canada
• General Dynamics
• Irving Shipbuilding
• Hanwha Ocean and Defence
• Cenovus

Organizing Sponsors

• Simon Reisman Chair in International Economics
• Norman Paterson School of International Affairs