Trade Policy Leadership Seminar
AN NCSL FALL FORUM PRE-CONFERENCE
co-convened by the National Governors Association, the State International Development Organizations, the National Center for State Courts, and the National Association of Attorneys General
sponsored in part by the Canadian Consulate General - Atlanta, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, FMC Corporation, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and Procter & Gamble
The 2008 Trade Policy Leadership Seminar (TPLS) will be held December 10-11 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta. This year's seminar will touch on all the pressing trade issues of interest to states today, including the U.S.-Chinese trade relationship, the anticipated trade agenda of the newly-elected President and Congress, and strategies for trade-based growth in a time of global financial turbulence. Session descriptions are available on the preliminary detailed agenda.
As in years previous, this year's TPLS program will be open to state government officials in all branches who wish to discuss today's international trade issues and learn their state policy implications. Registrants are asked to fill out the appropriate form (see column at right) depending on if they are registering for the whole meeting or just the pre-conference.
Preliminary Agenda Sketch
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Welcome |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am |
Trade 101: What State Policymakers Need to Know |
| 10:15 am – 11:45 am |
Trade Development in Turbulent Times |
| 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm |
Understanding the Past in Order to Influence the Future: American Trade Policy and the Potential Role of States |
| 1:45 pm – 3:30 pm |
Trade Enforcement: Intellectual Property Rights |
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3:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
Forecasting the Trade Agenda for 2009 |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Fall Forum Reception - World of Coke |
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| 8:00 am - 9:30 am |
Federal Preemption & Trade Case Study: Financial Services |
| 9:45 am - 11:15 am |
The U.S.-China Relationship: Are States Caught in the Middle? |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: States’ Trade Policy Priorities Today |
Detailed Preliminary Agenda
2008 TPLS Promotional Flier 
Planning Committee:
Diana Hinton Noel
Committee Director: Labor & Econ. Development
National Conference of State Legislatures |
Kay Alison Wilkie
Director for International Policy
NYS Department of Economic Development |
David Parkhurst
Director, Econ. Development & Commerce Cmte.
National Governors Association |
Chris Whatley
Director, Washington Office and SIDO Liaison
Council of State Governments |
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Richard Van Duizend
Principal Court Management Consultant
National Center for State Courts |
Karen Cordry
Bankruptcy Counsel
National Association of Attorneys General |
 Economic Development & Trade Issue Page
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