2022 WITA Virtual Intensive Trade Seminar

Washington International Trade Association in partnership with the Institute for International Economic Policy at George Washington University and the World Trade Center DC proudly presented the four-part Virtual Intensive Trade Seminar.

The 2022 Intensive Trade Seminar was held virtually on Zoom over three days, September 30, October 3, and October 4.

Speakers help attendees increase their professional knowledge by learning the nuts and bolts of trade policy directly from career trade policy professionals from across government, industry, and law.

2022 Speakers Include:

• Nasim Fussell, Partner, Holland & Knight; former Chief International Trade Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
• Viji Rangaswami, Vice President, Federal Affairs, Liberty Mutual; former Chief International Trade Counsel and Staff Director, U.S. House of Representative Committee on Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee
• Paul H. DeLaney, III, Partner, Kyle House Group; former International Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance; former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Trade Representative
• Douglas M. Bell, Global Trade Policy Leader, Ernst & Young; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Trade and Investment
• Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner, Hogan Lovells, former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
• Michael J. Smart, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors; former Director for International Trade and Investment, National Security Council
• Tricia Van Orden, Acting Director of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat for the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
• Deanna Okun, Managing Partner, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP; former Chairwoman of the U.S. International Trade Commission
• Stacy J. Ettinger, Partner, K&L Gates; Former Senior Legal and Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer; Former Associate Chief Counsel, Import Administration
• Vanessa Sciarra, Vice President for Trade and International Competitiveness, American Clean Power Association; former Vice President, Legal Affairs and Trade & Investment Policy, National Foreign Trade Council
• Juan A. Millán, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Monitoring and Enforcement; former Senior Legal Advisor, U.S. Mission to the WTO
• Thomas Beline, Partner, Cassidy Levy Kent LLP; formerly, Office of the Chief Counsel for Enforcement and Compliance at the U.S. Department of Commerce
• Stephen P. Vaughn, Partner, International Trade Team, King & Spalding; former General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Jennifer Hillman, Professor from Practice; Former Member, WTO Appellate Body
• Bruce Hirsh, Principal, Tailwind Global Strategies; former Chief International Trade Counsel Senate Finance Committee
• Kevin Wolf, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security
• Bob Stack, Washington National Tax, International Tax Group, Managing Director, Deloitte Tax LLP; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, Office of Tax Policy, Department of Treasury
• Loren Ponds, Practice Co-Lead, Tax Policy, Miller Chevalier; former Majority Tax Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
• Sarah Stewart, Executive Director, Silverado Policy Accelerator; former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environmental and Natural Resources
• Kelly Milton, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environmental  and Natural Resources, Office of the United States Trade Representative
• Dan Mullaney, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Office of the United States Trade Representative
• Daniel Bahar, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors LLC; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services and Investment
• Barbara Weisel, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors LLC; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Click here for more details on the WITA site.