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March 29, 2023 | 09:00 am - 17:30 pm ET | KPMG, 150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800 | Ottawa, ON

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

• Conference Pamphlet
• Conference Report

09:00 – 9:15: Welcoming Remarks and breakfast – sponsored by UPS

09:15 – 9:45: Morning Keynote – "After NAFTA: Leading Canadian Trade Policy Through Protectionist Times" 

• Steve Verheul, Gt&Co

Listen on The Global Exchange

09:50 – 10:50: "Resurging Industrial Policy and Friendshoring"

• Mark Warner, MAAW Law/ Pilot Law LLP
• Robert Asselin, Business Council of Canada
• Mary Lovely, Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Moderated by Meredith Lilly, Carleton University

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10:50 – 11:20: Coffee Break – sponsored by Amazon 

11:20 – 12:20: Doing Trade in the Indo-Pacific

• Nadir Patel, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
• Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
• Vina Nadjibulla, University of British Columbia
• Moderated by Trevor Kennedy, Business Council of Canada

Soon on The Global Exchange

12:20 – 13:15: Lunch 

 13:20 – 14:20: Critical Minerals and Battery Supply Chains

• Photinie Koutsavlis, VP Economic Affairs & Climate Change, Mining Association of Canada
• Jean-Christophe Lambert, Lithion
• Brendan Marshall, Principal Advisor, External Affairs, Rio Tinto
• Moderated by Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association

Soon on The Global Exchange

14:25 – 14:55: Info-Primer on Canadian Trade by Marie-France Paquet, Global Affairs Canada

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14:55 – 15:25: Coffee Break – sponsored by Enbridge

15:25 – 16:25: "Industry Perspectives on Digital Trade"

• Anna Barrera, UPS
• Sarah Goldfeder, General Motors
• Jeanette Patell, YouTube
• Moderated by Adriana Vega

Soon on The Global Exchange

16:30 – 17:00: Reflections on the Day

• Sara Wilshaw, Global Affairs Canada
• Stephen Tapp, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Moderated by Meredith Lilly, Carleton University

17:00 – 18:30: Reception