In recent years, leading economies in the Indo-Pacific concluded two major plurilateral trade agreements that exclude the United States. The Biden administration has expressed a desire to reverse this trend by re-engaging with multilateral institutions and bolstering economic engagement in this critical region. However, the domestic political environment makes neither U.S. accession to an existing trade agreement nor the launch of new talks likely in the near term. This two-part event will feature speakers from business, government and academia who will discuss the administration's trade and economic priorities in the Indo-Pacific and ways the U.S. can achieve its objectives when the usual tools for writing the rules of trade in the region are not at hand.
Event Date and Time
Day 1 - June 30, 10:00am - 11:00am ET
Day 2 - July 1, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Richard Cantor
Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
Richard Cantor
Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s
Rick Larsen
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02)
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Susan Aaronson
Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University
Peter Cowhey
Former Dean University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at Center for Strategic & International Studies
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Richard Cantor
Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
Eric Biel
Senior Advisor at Fair Labor Association