A FALL FORUM 2007 PRE-CONFERENCE
Detailed Program Agenda (with Presenter Materials)
Biltmore Resort & Spa
Phoenix, Arizona
November 27-28, 2007
co-convened by the National Governors Association, State International Development Organizations, the National Center for State Courts, and the National Association of Attorneys General
sponsored in part by: Canadian Consulates General of Los Angeles, Phoenix, & Tucson | Provincial Governments of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec | Procter & Gamble Company | Chevron Corporation | Pfizer | Wal-Mart | Association of American Railroads
Tuesday | Wednesday
All meetings will take place in the Biltmore Resort & Spa Phoenix unless otherwise noted.
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Main Foyer,
Conference Center |
Registration |
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8:00 am – 8:30 am
McArthur 1 |
Welcome, Seminar Introduction, and Workplan
Presiding
Representative Phillip FRYE, North Carolina and Chair, Labor & Eco-
nomic Development Committee, NCSL
Welcome
Armando BRAS, Director, International Trade & Investment, Department
of Commerce, Arizona |
8:45 am – 9:45 am
McArthur 1 |
Working Breakfast
Trade 101: What State Policymakers Need to Know
Over a light breakfast, experts will outline some of the basics state
officials need to know about international trade and reasons for state
policy-makers to be engaged on the issue.
Presiding
Representative Sheryl ALLEN, Utah and Past Chair, Economic
Development, Trade & Cultural Affairs Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Bob STUMBERG, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center,
District of Columbia
Kay WILKIE, Director for International Policy, New York State
Department of Economic Development and Chair, USTR Intergovern-
mental Policy Advisory Committee |
10:00 am - 11:30 am
McArthur 1 |
Adjusting to Free Trade, Technology, and Mobile Capital
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is a federal program designed to
help balance the 'winners' and 'losers' of free trade. But globalization
often is blamed for industrial and workforce shifts when technology
and mobile capital may also be culprits. TAA expired on September
30, 2007 and Congress is studying an ambitious proposal from Senate
Finance Chairman Max Baucus to retool the program. This session will
provide an update and look at TAA's role in the politics of free trade
and competitiveness.
Presiding
Representative Phillip FRYE, North Carolina and Chair, Labor &
Economic Development Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Paul PIQUADO, Executive Director, Office of Trade Policy,
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development,
District of Columbia
Howard ROSEN, Executive Director, Trade Adjustment Assistance
Coalition, District of Columbia
 Trade Adjustment Assistance Legislation Comparison Chart
Presentation
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm
McArthur 2 |
Luncheon and Keynote Address
Hosted by Procter & Gamble
Presiding
Representative Sheryl ALLEN, Utah and Past Chair, Economic
Development, Trade & Cultural Affairs Committee, NCSL
Speaker
Kent ENNIS, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, Arizona |
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
McArthur 1 |
Roundtable Follow-up
During this hour, participants will engage in a facilitated discussion on
the issues raised thus far and anticipated in the Trade Policy Leader-
ship Seminar.
Presiding
Jeremy D. MEADOWS, Senior Policy Director: Trade & Transportation,
NCSL State-Federal Relations Division, District of Columbia
Facilitator
Peter RIGGS, Executive Director, Forum on Democracy & Trade, New York |
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
McArthur 1 |
Playing by the Rules: Consumer Protection and Product
Safety with Global Supply Chains
Recent headlines about tainted imports have raised many concerns
about consumer protection, product safety and enforcement of trade
and regulatory rules when complex global supply chains create
confusion about accountability. This session will examine the role of
trade rules and domestic regulation, the roles of both federal and state
governments in ensuring import and consumer safety in an era of
globalized supply and demand, and the myriad enforcement challenges
facing firms and government.
Presiding
Darcy RENFRO, Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Janet Napolitano,
Arizona
Speakers
Laura CALIGUIRI, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, District of Columbia
Honorable Marc DANN , Attorney General, Ohio
R. Scott MILLER, Director of National Government Relations, Procter & Gamble, District of Columbia
Presentation |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
McArthur 1 |
Building Trade and Institutional Capacity
State officials are particularly concerned about investor-state dispute
resolution mechanisms, such as NAFTA Chapter 11, that create private
rights of action. Companies and negotiators assert that such
mechanisms are needed to prevent insufficient or corrupt judicial
systems abroad from thwarting the negotiated objectives and oppor-
tunities of trade agreements. Might institutional and anti-corruption
development assistance be another way of attacking the same
problem? This session will define Trade Capacity Building, look at how
U.S. development assistance ties in with trade, and consider possible
state roles -- as providers and beneficiaries -- of such capacity
building assistance.
Presiding
Kathe FALLS, Director, International Trade, Department of
Economic Development, Georgia and Vice President, SIDO
Speakers
Curtis BENTLEY, Legislative Analyst, Office of Policy and Legal
Analysis, Maine
Thomas R. HARDY, Chief of Staff / Senior Advisor, U.S. Trade &
Development Agency, Virginia
William WAREN, Policy Director, Forum on Democracy & Trade,
District of Columbia |
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
McArthur pre-function |
Reception
Hosted by the Canadian Consulates General in cooperation with
the Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Presiding
Representative Steve CONWAY, Washington and Immediate Past
Chair, Labor & Economic Development Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Representatives of the Canadian Consulates General and
Provincial Governments |
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Main Foyer, Conference Center |
Registration |
8:00 am - 9:45 pm
McArthur 1 |
Working Breakfast
Reaping the Benefits of Trade
USTR's mission is to negotiate trade agreements that open new mar-
kets for American-made goods abroad. How effective have recent
agreements been? How can states help their companies -- particularly
small- and medium-sized businesses, who are credited with most
American innovation and job growth -- benefit from these trade deals?
What policies, programs, and funding streams – at the federal or state
level -- work?
Presiding
Representative Steve CONWAY, Washington and Immediate Past
Chair, Labor & Economic Development Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Kathy HILL, Manager, International Office, Department of
Economic Development, Iowa and President, SIDO
Patrick KILBRIDE, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and
Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, District of
Columbia
Laki KONDYLAS, District Manager - Phoenix, Australian Trade
Commission, Arizona
Presentation
John LICHTSINN, Contract Manager, Armor Works, Arizona |
10:00 am - 11:30 am
McArthur 1 |
NAFTA and "Lessons Learned" on Labor and Environment
With over a decade of experience with the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), all three participating nation’s have learned a
few lessons about the agreements effects on labor and environmental
issues. Many of the investor-state disputes have focused on environ-
mental concerns. Presumably some of this experience factored into
the recent “Bipartisan Trade Deal” between congressional Democrats
and the U.S. Trade Representative. This session will review some of
these “lessons learned” and their impacts on states.
Presiding
Brian FARR, Assistant Attorney General, Utah
Speakers
Joe FREEDMAN, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S.
Environment Protection Agency, District of Columbia
Presentation
Albert LOUIE, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade, Ontario Province
Presentation
Mark W. SHUMAR, State Coordinator, International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, District of Columbia
Presentation |
11:45 am - 1:30 pm
McArthur 1 |
Working Lunch
NAFTA and the Security & Prosperity Partnership
Joint Session with NCSL Transportation Committee
An outgrowth of NAFTA, “the Security and Prosperity Partnership of
North America (SPP), launched by the leaders of Mexico, Canada and
the United States in March 2005, aims to promote growth and eco-
nomic opportunity, increase security, and improve the quality of life
of our peoples” (http://www.spp.gov/). But what are the SPP’s specific
goals? How does it build on NAFTA? How does it affect state infra-
structure or regulatory regimes? This session will try to define the
SPP and look at implications for states.
Presiding
Representative Dan SILVA, New Mexico and Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Senator Randy BROGDON, Oklahoma
Dale FURNISH, Professor Emeritus, College of Law, Arizona State
University
Birgit MATTHIESEN, Commercial Officer (Market Access), Canadian
Embassy, District of Columbia |
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2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
McArthur 1 |
NAFTA, Trucking, and Cross-Border Movement
Joint Session with NCSL Transportation Committee
NAFTA has increased the flow of goods across America’s northern
and southern borders, but efforts by the U.S. Department of Trans-
portation to implement changes to motor carrier limitations along
the Mexican border have evoked concerns on Capitol Hill and in
many states. Other obstacles, such as the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative, have arisen that threaten to impede the cross-
border flow of goods and people. This session will provide an up-
date on some of these issues and highlight state legislative,
regulator, and economic development interests.
Presiding
Representative Linda HARPER-BROWN, Texas and Vice Chair,
Transportation Committee, NCSL
Speakers
Benoit CAYOUETTE, Head of Motor Freight Transportation Policies
Division, Transportation Ministry, Quebec
Presentation
Lenor MONTEMAYOR, Assistant Director, Motor Vehicle Division,
Department of Transportation, Arizona
Presentation
Mark W. SHUMAR, State Coordinator, International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, District of Columbia
Presentation
Suzanne TE BEAU, Chief Counsel, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, District
of Columbia
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