On May 16, IPI celebrated World Trade Week with a special briefing examining global trade issues, including multilateral trade partnerships such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), pending free trade agreements (FTAs), the impact of trade on U.S. job creation, and trade negotiation challenges regarding intellectual property, data flows, and IT services.
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Keynote Address
Stan McCoy
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for IP and Innovation,
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Keynote Address
The Right Honorable Mike Moore
New Zealand Ambassador to the United States
Additional Comments
The Honorable Luis Valdivieso
Peru Ambassador to the United States
| Panel | How Expanding Trade Benefits U.S. Job Creation |
| Panelists: | William C. Lane, Washington Director, Caterpillar, Inc. Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D., George Mason University Daniel Griswold, Director of Herbert Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute Moderator: Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, IPI |
| Panel | Pending Challenges: Exploring Patents, Copyrights, Data Flow & IT Services |
| Panelists: | Laura Lane, Managing Director and Head of International Government Affairs, Citigroup, Inc. Robert Hoffman, Vice President, Global Public Policy, Cognizant Technology Solutions Richard Kjeldgaard, Deputy Vice President, International Intellectual Property, PhRMA Stevan Mitchell, Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy, Entertainment Software Association Moderator: Tom Giovanetti, President, IPI |