As the United States and the European Union open negotiations on trade, our friends at Farm Foundation will be hosting a forum on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The session, next Wednesday, July 17th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will focus on food and ag issues, especially tariffs, tariff-rated quotas and non-tariff barriers across multiple sectors.
Moderating the discussions will be J.B. Penn of Deere & Company, a Trustee of Farm Foundation, a member of the Board of IPC and a former USDA under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Presenting perspectives on TTIP will be:
Sue Taylor of Leprino Foods Company, discussing dairy industry priorities.
Matt O’Mara of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, discussing his industry’s vision of trans-Atlantic trade.
William Kerr of the University of Saskatchewan, who will outline the approaches of the United States and European Union to geographical indications (GI), the practice of using a name to imply specific qualities related to the product’s geographic origin.
Craig Thorn of DTB Associates, LLP, will discuss U.S. industry views of GI.
David Biltchik, consultant to the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, will discuss the European objectives for GI.
After short presentations by each of the speakers, the floor will be opened for discussion.
The session is free, and if you can’t attend in person, you can view the webinar here. Registration information is also available through that website.