As trade negotiations between the United States and Korea continue apace, understanding Trump’s trade agenda, the lessons from past negotiations, and who the key U.S. agencies and players are, is key to keep up with developments.

Join WITA, the Korean Innovation Research Center, and the Asia Society Policy Institute for a half-day intensive trade seminar discussing key aspects of U.S.-Korea economic relations and U.S. trade policy. Speakers include Wendy Cutler, Everett Eissenstat, Han-koo Yeo, Greta Peisch, and Sally Laing.  

To view a full Seminar schedule, click here.

Program Agenda and Speakers

6:30–7:15 PM ET

Session 1: Key U.S. Trade Dynamics – Understanding the Trump Trade Agenda

Everett Eissenstat, Partner, Public Policy Practice Group, Squire Patton Boggs; former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director, National Economic Council; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; former Chief International Trade Counsel, United States Senate

Sally Laing, Partner, Akin; former Chief International Trade Counsel, Democratic Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance; former Assistant General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

J. David Park (Moderator), Partner, Arnold & Porter

7:15 – 8:00 PM ET 

Session 2: U.S.-Korea Trade Issues & Negotiations

Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office U.S. Trade Representative

Yeo Han-koo, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; former Trade Minister, Republic of Korea

Tami Overby (Moderator), Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group; former President of the U.S.-Korea Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

8:00–8:45 PM ET

Session 3: Key U.S. Trade Agencies, Players, and Roles

Ryan Majerus, Partner, King & Spalding; former Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration; former Senior Policy Advisor for Supply Chains, National Economic Council, The White House

Greta M. Peisch, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP; former General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; former Senior International Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

Michael Smart (Moderator), Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors; former Director for International Trade and Investment, National Security Council, The White House; former Trade Counsel, Democratic Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

8:45–9:30 PM ET

Session 4: Digital Trade & Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)

Jonathan McHale, Vice President, Digital Trade, Computer & Communications Industry Association; former Deputy Assistant USTR, ICT Services and Digital Trade, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Yongwook Paik, Professor, Kaist College of Business

Tiffany Smith, Vice President, Global Trade Policy, National Foreign Trade Council; former Director for Market Access, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Haeyoon Kim (Moderator), Founder and Publisher, Korea Tech & Trade Watch; former Nonresident Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America; former Senior Researcher, Economic Section, Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C.