PACIFIC ARRANGEMENTS:
A GBD Conference in Two Parts on
Trade and Trade Agreements in Asia and the Pacific

Friday, May 20, 2016
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(Morning Registrations opens at 8:30 a.m.)
The St. Regis Hotel
923 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC   20006

Part I - The Chandelier Room 

Trade in the Pacific: The View from Australia
Keynote Address By
The Hon. Joe Hockey
Australian Ambassador to the United States

Country Perspectives Panel

This panel with Philip Houlding of the New Zealand Embassy, Kunihiko Kawazu from the Embassy of Japan, Jolene Tan from the Embassy of Singapore, and Erin Ennis of the US-China Business Council.

Through Corporate Eyes

Trade policy experts from leading companies will speak on the second morning panel, Through Corporate Eyes, including Christopher Padilla of IBM, Sarah Thorn of Walmart, Ed Brzytwa of the Information Technology Industry Council, and Nickolas Giordano from the National Pork Prodcuers Council.

Part II - Gavel Day Lunch in The Ballroom 

At the this Fourth Annual Gavel Day Lunch, Yuri Unno of Toyota, the current chairman of the GBD Board of Advisers, will hand her gave to the incoming chairman, John Murphy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

Across the Table:
An Off-The-Record Lunchtime Discussion with
Angela Ellard
Staff Director of the Trade Subcommittee
House Committee on Ways and Means and
 John Murphy, of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Moderator

Price: General Admission  $150 for the full event, including both morning panels and the Gavel Day Lunch.  There is no charge for GBD members or press, and U.S. Government staff are welcome at the morning panel sessions at no charge.  The special U.S. government rate for the lunch is $45.00. 

To Register, simply click the link below, follow the prompts, and register for the moring policy discussion, the Gavel Day lunch, or both.  We look forward to seeing you on May 20. 

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