
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE, TO BE ANNOUNCED.
This panel will consider the extent to which trends toward environmentally-friendly, low-carbon footprint production and consumption might affect the prospects for American-European trade in goods and services. Panelists will consider whether such effects will be mitigated or exacerbated by sustainability clauses in the proposed TTIP agreement on US-European trade. Questions to be considered include: How nimble are American [and European] companies in this context? Have they anticipated such changes? Do they have products and services that can be profitably traded in a ³high sustainability² milieu? Are there any advantages to American business in such an environment?
A wine and cheese networking reception will follow immediately after the panel discussion.
Speakers:
Dale Medearis, Ph.D. Senior Environmental Planner, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Damien Levie Head of trade and Agriculture Section, delegation of the European Union to the United States
Omar Oweiss Director, Germany Trade & Invest, Washington Office (tentative)
Additional speakers will be confirmed shortly.
If you have questions, please contact Steve Lund, slund@pitt.edu, Assistant Director of the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/ESCTransatlantic.