34th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Gerri C. LeBow Hall - Drexel LeBow, Philadelphia, PA
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34th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference
International Trade Agreements and Implications for Global Growth: Mega Trade Deals
For nearly 40 years, GIC has been a proponent of open and free trade. This year’s AMT conference will focus
on the potential impacts of mega trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Co-hosted by the Drexel University LeBow College of Business, this April 19th program will highlight macro-level as well as sectoral impacts on the economy.
IMCA has accepted this program for 3 hours of CE credit towards the CIMA®, CIMC® and CPWA® certifications. If you hold the CIMA®, CIMC® or CPWA® certification(s), you may report this CE program online by logging into your My IMCA account at www.imca.org/user. Detailed reporting instructions can be found at http://www.imca.org/pages/onlinereporting. When reporting online, leave the provider name field blank and fill in the program ID# and date attended fields only.
AFCPE has approved this program for 3 credit hours. Upon completion of the approved conference or workshop, each Certificant must complete the Proof of Participation section on the CEU Form. Group leaders must provide participants with the proof of participation certificate or code for the Certificant to complete the form at http://my.afcpe.org. Please contact [email protected] for the proof of participation certificate.
CFP Board has approved this program for 3 credit hours. Please email [email protected] for the program ID.
International Trade Agreements & Implications for Global Growth has been approved for 4 CTFA credits. CTFA credits should be distributed as follows: 4 INV. This statement should not be viewed as an endorsement of this program or its sponsor. ICB Members must report these credits at www.icbmembers.org.
Agenda
8:30 AM — Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM — Welcome Remarks: George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus and Francis Professor of Finance, LeBow College of Business and GIC Board Member
9:00 AM — Session I: Regional and Sectoral Implications of Trade agreements
- Gabriel Felbermayr, Director of the IFO Center for International Economics and Chair for International Trade and International Finance at the University of Munich
- Damien Levie, Head of Trade & Agriculture Team, Embassy of the European Union in Washington DC
- Mike Dolan, Trade Policy Specialist, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- David Salmonsen, Senior Director, International Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation
- Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus and Francis Professor of Finance, LeBow College of Business and GIC Board Member
10:30 AM — Coffee Break
10:45 AM– Session II: Mega Trade Deals: Challenges and Future Implications for Global Trade
- Aaditya Mattoo, Research Head of Trade and Integration Division, The World Bank
- Robert B. Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
- Serge Shikher, International Economist in the Research Division of the Office of Economics, U.S. International Trade Commission
- Moderator: Yoto Yotov, Professor of Economics, LeBow College of Business
12:15 PM — Conclusion
George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus and Francis Professor of Finance, LeBow College of Business and GIC Board Member
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Mike Dolan
Trade Policy Specialist, International Brotherhood of TeamstersA veteran political organizer and former labor lawyer, Mike Dolan is currently the trade policy specialist and lobbyist for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is a “cleared advisor” to the United States Trade Representative on both the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and the Labor Advisory Committee, serving as the liaison to […]
Gabriel Felbermayr
Director of the IFO Center for International Economics and Chair for International Trade and International Finance at the University of MunichProf. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr is Director of the Ifo Center for International Economics at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich. Simultaneously, he holds a chair in Economics at the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. His research deals with international trade agreements, trade and labor market outcomes, trade and environment. For details, see http://www.cesifo-group.de/felbermayr-g.
Robert B. Koopman
Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade OrganizationMr. Robert B. Koopman is the Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division at the World Trade Organization. In this post Bob provides the Secretariat and Member Countries with analysis and information that promotes a deeper understanding of trade and trade policy's role in economic growth and development.
Damien Levie
Head of Trade & Agriculture Team, Embassy of the European Union in Washington DCDamien Levie heads the Trade and Agriculture Section of the European Union Delegation in Washington, DC. Before coming to Washington, he was a member of the Cabinet (personal office) of EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht from 2009 to 2012. He subsequently headed the USA and Canada team of the Directorate General for Trade at the European Commission. During that period, he contributed to the pursuit of an ambitious EU trade policy agenda with the Americas, in particular the launch of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the U.S. and the EU, for which he was deputy chief negotiator.
Aaditya Mattoo
Research Manager, Trade and Integration, World BankAaditya Mattoo is Research Manager, Trade and Integration, at the World Bank. He specializes in trade policy analysis and international trade agreements, and provides policy advice to governments. Prior to joining the Bank in 1999, Mr. Mattoo was Economic Counsellor at the World Trade Organization. Between 1988 and 1991, he taught economics at the University […]
David J. Salmonsen
Senior Director of Congressional Relations, American Farm Bureau FederationDavid Salmonsen is currently senior director of governmental relations with the American Farm Bureau Federation office in Washington, D.C. As a member of the International and Agriculture Policy Team his responsibilities include trade negotiations along with being the principal Washington contact for several Northeastern State Farm Bureaus.
Serge Shikher
International Economist, Research Division Office of Economics, U.S. International Trade CommissionSerge Shikher is International Economist in the Research Division of the U.S. International Trade Commission. His research interests are primarily in the fields of international trade, labor, international production, innovation, and macroeconomics. His recent papers investigate the determinants of trade and specialization, describe a new model of international production, and evaluate the accuracy of forecasted effects of trade agreements.
George Tsetsekos, Ph.D.
Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus Drexel’s LeBow College of BusinessDr. George Tsetsekos, serves as the Francis professor of Finance and Director of the Risk Management Center at the LeBow College of Business. He served as Dean of LeBow (2002-2012) and under his transformative leadership the college achieved national rankings and quality milestones in research and teaching.
Yoto Yotov
Associate Professor, Economics, LeBow College of Business at Drexel UniversityYoto V. Yotov is a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Economics of the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University. He is also a Fellow at the CESifo Research Network and an Associated Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Yotov’s research interests are in the area of international trade, specifically, quantifying the effects of international trade policy on various economic outcomes, measurement of international trade costs, and political economy of trade policy.
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