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Agenda

8:00 AM Registration
Commerce Department Lobby
9:00 AM Opening Remarks
Al Frink, Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
US Department of Commerce
9:10 AM State of Play in the Doha Round
Christine Bliss, USTR
9:20 AM Service Industry Priorities in the Doha Round
Robert Vastine, President, Coalition of Service Industries
9:30 AM Q & A
9:50 AM Transparency Disciplines in the WTO
Michael Gadbaw, Vice President & Sr. Counsel International Law & Policy
General Electric Company
Ekrem Sarper, Program Manager - Financial Services, Transparency, and Domestic
Regulation, Coalition of Service Industries
10:10 AM Temporary Entry in Trade Negotiations
Theresa Brown, Director of Immigration Policy, US Chamber of Commerce
10:20 AM The GATS and Sub-Federal Regulation
Richard Self, Principal Associate – International Trade Policy, Nathan Associates
10:30 AM Q & A - Discussion
11:00 AM -
12:30 PM
Concurrent Industry Roundtables
(Boxed lunches will be provided in the lobby to bring to breakout sessions)

 

Insurance (DOC Room 1411)
Panelists:
- Brad Smith, American Council of Life Insurers
- Coletta Kemper, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
- David Snyder, American Insurance Association

Moderator: Bob Vastine, Coalition of Service Industries
Rapporteur: Ann Main, USTR

Securities, Asset Management and Banking (DOC Room B841-B)
Panelists:
- Cory Strupp, Bankers Association for Finance & Trade
- Peter Bass, Goldman Sachs

Moderator: Emily Altman, Morgan Stanley
Rapporteur: Whit Warthin, US Department of the Treasury

Telecommunications and Information Technology (DOC Room B841-A)
Panelists:
-Doug Schoenberger, AT&T
-Alan Miller, Information Technology Association of America

Moderator: Thomas E. Santaniello, CompTIA
Rapporteur: Ken Schagrin, Office of the US Trade Representative

Audio Visual Services (DOC Room 1410)
Panelists:
-Laura Lane, TimeWarner
-Mary Pittelli, Discovery Communications

Moderator: Bonnie Richardson, MPAA
Rapporteur: Anissa Whitten, US State Department

Express Delivery Services (DOC Room 3407)
Panelists:
-James Min, Federal Express
-Andy Shoyer, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
-Anthony Alverno, US Postal Service

Moderator: Sue Presti, Air Courier Conference of America
Rapporteur: Dennis Marvich, US Department of Transportation

Energy Services (DOC Room 1412)
Panelists:
-Tim Richards, GE
-Alexander Karsner, EnerCorp
-Rick Plaeger, Burlington Resources
-Peter Evans, MIT

Moderator: Bill Whitsitt, Domestic Petroleum Council
Rapporteur: Lana Ekimoff, US Department of Energy

Professional Services (DOC Room 1414)
Panelists:
-Susan Jones, AICPA
-Ellen Delage, American Institute of Architects
-Greg Spak, White & Case

Moderator: Charlie Heeter, Deloitte & Touche
Rapporteur: Michael Gorman, US Department of Commerce

Education & Training (Reagan Bldg - TIC Training Room A)
Panelists:
- Michael Goldstein, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
- Charles Fishman, C.L. Fishman, P.C.

Moderator/Rapporteur: Jennifer Moll, US Department of Commerce

Healthcare Services (Reagan Bldg - TIC Training Room B)
Panelists:
-Leonard Karp, Philadelphia International Medicine
-Shannon O’Kelly, Presbyterian Hospital

Moderator/Rapporteur: Ann Reed, US Department of Commerce

12:45 PM Plenary Session (Return to Auditorium - Rapporteurs to Report)
  • Insurance
  • Securities, Asset Management & Banking
  • Telecommunications
  • Audio Visual Services
  • Express Delivery Services
  • Energy Services
  • Professional Services
  • Education
  • Healthcare Services
2:00 PM Closing remarks / End of Session