Online seminar
Details
In both economies there is an interest in using trade policy to advance climate goals, including ongoing U.S.-EU talks aimed at a fresh approach to sustainable and fairly produced steel and aluminum. The American German Institute and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung aim to stimulate debate on this evolution in transatlantic trade policy during the third year of their "Transatlantic Trade Week".
Program
Session One: The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council and the Future of Friendshoring
This session covers avenues for enhancing the TTC’s trade deliverables, including bilateral aspects like conformity assessment, mutual recognition agreements, climate, and supply chain security and resilience, as well as multilateral issues like global trade rules and reform of the WTO. The decision by U.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen to pursue a critical minerals agreement reflects the key role that friendshoring is likely to play in transatlantic economic policymaking.
Welcoming Remarks:
Paul Linnarz, Director, KAS Office USA
Jeffrey Rathke, President, AGI
Panelists:
Kai Whittaker, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU)
Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council & Senior Director, McLarty Associates
Peter Harrell, Former Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness, National Security Council
Matthias Kraemer, Head of External Economic Policy, Federation of German Industries
Moderator:
Peter Rashish, Vice President & Director, Geoeconomics Program, AGI
Session Two: Reconciling Trade and Climate Policies: The WTO and Beyond
Welcoming Remarks:
Paul Linnarz, Director, KAS Office USA
Jeffrey Rathke, President, AGI
Panelists:
Chad Bown, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Maria Martin-Prat, Deputy Director-General, DG Trade, European Commission
William Reinsch, Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Claudia Schmucker, Head of the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, German Council on Foreign Relations
Concluding remarks from Kai Whittaker, Member of the German Bundestag
Moderator:
Peter Rashish, Vice President & Director, Geoeconomics Program, AGI
