Commission on International Trade & State Sovereignty

Friday, May 16, 2014

12:30 PM

Registration

1:15 PM

Opening Remarks and Welcome

• JR Tolbert, Executive Director, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
• Senator Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty
• Representative Kathleen C. Keenan, Co-Chair, Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty

1:45 PM

International Trade Policy and Conference Overview

• Sharon Anglin Treat, State Representative, Maine Legislature

2:15 PM

Trade Agreements

How Pending Trade Agreements May Affect Food and Agriculture Policy

• Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Director of International Strategies, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

3:15 PM

Protecting Consumers and the Environment From Toxic Chemicals in Trade Agreements

• Baskut Tuncak, Staff Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law

5:30 PM

Reception and Dinner

Capitol Plaza Hotel
For Registered Forum Participants

7:00 PM

The European Perspective on the Trans-Atlantic Partnership – Presentation and Roundtable Discussion

• Hon. Klaus Ernst, Die Linke Party, Bundestag, Member of Committee on Economics and Energy