Tutorial on Trade Issues for Non-specialists (1:30 - 4:30) - Hill Ballroom

• Robert A. Connolly, Associate Professor of International Finance and Economics and Senior Research Fellow (Center for the Study of the American South)
  
  Presentation on the Organization and Mechanics of Trade Policymaking: using Douglas Irwin's book, Free Trade Under Fire (1:30 - 2:30)
  
  Break (2:30 - 2:45)
  
  Discussion (2:45 - 4:30)
  

Reception at Morehead Planetarium (6:30 - 8:00)
Welcome:

• John Kasarda, University of North Carolina CIBER Director
• Jim Fain, North Carolina Secretary of Commerce
  

Continental Breakfast (7:45 - 8:45) - outside Hill Ballroom

Introduction: Plenary Meeting (9:00 - 9:30) - Hill Ballroom

Welcoming Comments:

• Peter Cunningham, Director of International Trade, North Carolina Department of Commerce
• Steve Jones, Dean, Kenan-Flagler Business School
• Molly Corbett Broad, President, The University of North Carolina

Session 1: Plenary Meeting (9:30-11:00) - Hill Ballroom
Global Competitive Conditions and Trade
Moderator: John Kasarda, University of North Carolina CIBER Director

• Frank Vargo, Vice President, International Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers
• Mark D. Nguyen, Director, Multilateral Trade Services, White & Chase, LLP
• J. David Richardson - Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Economics and International Relations, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Break (11:00-11:15)

Session 2: Plenary Meeting (11:15 - 12:30) - Hill Ballroom
State-Level Responses to Changing Competitive Conditions
Moderator: Marsha VendeBerg, Senior Advisor, California World Trade Commission

• Peter Cunningham, Director of International Trade, North Carolina Department of Commerce
• Jim Clinton, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board
• Rep. Daniel Bosley, Commonwealth of Massachusetts - House of Representatives

Lunch (12:30-2:00) - Old Well Room

Panel Introduction: Mayor Daniel L. Stewart, Plattsburgh, New York

• David Devine, Director, Trade Consultations and Liaison Division, Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• James Perttula, Senior Policy Advisor/Team Leader, Trade and International Policy Branch, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Session 3: Plenary Meeting (2:00 - 3:15) - Hill Ballroom
Federal - State Interactions of Trade Policy and Its Consequences
Moderator: Greg Bischak, Senior Economist, Appalachian Regional Commission

• Christina Sevilla, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison, USTR
• Kay Wilkie, International Policy Analyst, New York State Department of Economic Development
• Thomas Oatley, Associate Professor, Political Science, UNC - Chapel Hill

Session 4: Plenary Meetings (3:15 - 3:30) - Hill Ballroom
Instruction for breakout meetings and introduction of breakout discussion leaders - Bob Connolly

Break (3:30 - 4:00)

Session 5: Breakout Session 1 (4:00-5:30) - Locations announced during session 4
Topics and discussion leaders

1. Service Trade Issues: Mark Nguyen
2. Improving Trade Data and Analysis: Kay Wilkie
3. Innovative Export Promotion Efforts: Sam Troy, Peter Cunningham
4. Domestic Industry - Competitiveness/Restructuring: John Coleman
5. Community and Workfoce Adjustment: Carol Conway, Pat Conway, Stu Rosenfeld
6. Trade Adjustment Assistance - Reform/Utilization: Dianne Creech and Roger J. Shackleford
7. TBA: Bob Connolly
   

Reception and Dinner (6:15 - 9:00) - Chancellor's Ballroom

Keynote Speakers:

• Early N. (Phil) Phillips, Jr., Former US Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean
• John Basset, President, Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company

Continental Breakfast (7:45 - 8:45)

Session 5: Breakout Meeting Session 2 (9:00 - 10:30) - See easel outside Hill Ballroom for room locations
Each small group to develop Top 10 list of action items and indicate top three priorities.

Break (10:30 - 11:00)

Session 6: Plenary Meeting (11:00 - 12:30) - Hill Ballroom
Presentation of Breakout Meeting Priorities by Breakout Meeting Chairs

Lunch (12:30 - 1:30)
Quick conference wrap-up followed by announcement of subsequent conference site; preview of conference website with reports, presentations, etc.