Past Events - 2021

2021

Annual Symposium on International Trade

ABCI XVII SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Between Fish and Carbon: The Landscape following the WTO MC12, the COP-26, and gearing up for Carbon-Tax Adjustment Measures

Thursday, December 9, 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm EST
Welcoming and Introductory Remarks

Padideh Ala’i, Professor of Law, WCL
Aluisio de Lima-Campos, Chairman, ABCI

PANEL I – UN COP-26’s and WTO MC12’s Expected Outcomes

Moderator: ABCI Board, Márcia Pulcherio

Speakers:              Karsten Steinfatt, Senior Advisor to Deputy Director-General Anabel González

Ambassador Alexandre Parola, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO

Ambassador Santiago Wills, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the WTO

Thursday, December 10, 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm EST

PANEL II – A practical overview: What to expect on U.S-China Trade,

Welcoming Remarks

Minister-Counselor Rodrigo Godinho, Brazilian Embassy in Washington DC

U.S. and EU Carbon-Tax Adjustment Measures: Implementation Status and Impact on Third Countries

Moderator: ABCI Board, Renata Amaral and Lucas Queiroz Pires

Speakers:              Otaviano Canuto, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South

Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics

Emily Rees, Senior Fellow, ECIPE, Managing Director, Trade Strategies