2021 Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance Annual Summit

The Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) represents a network of more than 40 world-leading think tanks dedicated to advancing a positive view of trade, globalization, and innovation for the benefit of the global community. The GTIPA’s annual summits bring together alliance members with world-leading experts to explore creative solutions to the difficult economic, trade, and innovation challenges facing the international community. This year’s summit will explore: COVID-19 and digital transformation; the future of the WTO and global trade; transforming global supply chains for greater resiliency; getting intellectual property and data policies right to support innovation; and how states and regions can introduce effective public policies to stimulate local innovation. The event can be attended in-person or watched via livestream.

ITIF is pleased offer this event in-person for vaccinated registrants at our offices in Washington, DC. Please note that registration is required to participate and space is limited. All in-person guests will be required to follow our health and safety policies. The event will also be live-streamed to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Keynote:

• Matt Murray, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Panel 1: COVID-19 and Digital Transformation

• Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, IPAG
• Stefano da Empoli, I-Com
• Jaci McDole, Senior Policy Analyst, ITIF
• Carlo Maria Rossotto, Principal Investment Officer, Global Head, Upstream Telecom Media and Technology, Infrastructure, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Karlo Valentín, Partner, EYEX
• Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, ITIF

Panel 2: The Future of the WTO and Global Trade

• Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International
• Chris Hattingh, Deputy Director, Free Market Foundation
• Kyungjin Song, Executive Director, Innovative Economy Forum
• Philip Thompson, Policy Analyst, Property Rights Alliance
• Barbara Kolm, Founding Director, Austrian Economics Center (moderator)

Panel 3: Supply Chain Transformation: A Force for Economic Development and Resilience

• Hubertus Bardt, Managing Director & Head of Research, German Economic Institute
• Chris Caine, President, The Center for Global Enterprise
• John Neuffer, President & CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
• Pietro Paganini, Co-Founder and Curiosity Officer, Competere
• Emily Benson, Associate Fellow & Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS (moderator)

Panel 4: Maximizing Global Innovation: Why Robust IP Protectionsand Open Data Flows Matter

• Mincheol Choi, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade
• Nigel Cory, Associate Director, Trade Policy, ITIF
• Natalia Gonzalez, Director of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Libertad y Desarrollo
• Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, USPTO
• Mark Schultz, Director, Intellectual Property Program & Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Endowed Chair in IP Law, University of Akron School of Law
• Philip Stevens, Executive Director, The Geneva Network

(moderator)

Panel 5: Stimulating Innovation, from Regions to Nations: Result from the North American Competitiveness Index

• Carolina Agurto, Partner, Fundación Idea
• Eric Miller, President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group
• Sean Randolph, Executive Director, Bay Area Economic Council
• Brad Wood, Senior Advisor, Innovation and Industrial Policy, Embassy of Canada
• Luke Dascoli, Economic & Technology Policy Research Assistant, ITIF (moderator)

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