Rethinking Free Trade: The New Rules of Global Integration

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Webinar «Rethinking Free Trade: The New Rules of Global Integration»Date: January 22 Time: 9 am EST | 3 pm CET | 10 pm SGT Language: EnglishSimultaneous Interpretation to Spanish Available Via: ZoomOrganized by: We Are InnovationFundación Internacional BasesAbout the Webinar: Join us for a discussion on how traditional global integration models are being challenged in today's world. Our experts will analyze Trump-era policies, US-China tensions, the Mercosur-EU trade agreement, rising protectionism, and the return of industrial policy, exploring what these changes mean for the future of free trade.About the Speakers: Veronique de Rugy (FRA) is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, taxation, tax competition, and cronyism. Her popular weekly columns address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. She has testified numerous times in front of Congress on the effects of fiscal stimulus, debt and deficits, and regulation on the economy.Stephen Ezell (USA) is vice president for global innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and director of ITIF’s <a href="https://itif.org/centers/life-sciences-innovation/" title="https://itif.org/centers/life-sciences-innovation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Center for Life Sciences Innovation</a>. He also leads the <a href="https://gtipa.org/" title="https://gtipa.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance</a>. His areas of expertise include science and technology policy, international competitiveness, trade, and manufacturing. Ezell is the coauthor of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0161IX8GM?keywords=stephen%20ezell&amp;qid=1458586112&amp;ref_=sr_1_5&amp;sr=8-5" title="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0161IX8GM?keywords=stephen%20ezell&amp;qid=1458586112&amp;ref_=sr_1_5&amp;sr=8-5" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Innovating in a Service-Driven Economy: Insights, Application, and Practice</a> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300168993/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theinfotechin-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0300168993" title="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300168993/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theinfotechin-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0300168993" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage</a> (Yale, 2012).Oscar Guinea (ESP) is a Senior Economist at ECIPE. He is the author of several studies in the field of international trade, digital markets, industrial policy, and healthcare. He contributes regularly to debates on EU trade policy in newspaper articles and seminars. His research interests include globalisation, technological change, economic dependencies, and European relations with the Mercosur countries. Oscar is the author of a regular column in the Spanish newspaper El País where he writes about EU trade and economic policy.Stewart Paterson (UK) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation. He spent 25 years in capital markets as an equity researcher, strategist and fund manager. He has worked in London, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Singapore in senior roles with Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse First Boston, CLSA and more recently, as a Partner and Portfolio Manager of Tiburon Partners LLP.About the Moderator: Federico N. Fernández (ARG) is a visionary leader dedicated to driving innovation and change. As the CEO of We Are Innovation, a global network of 45+ think tanks and NGOs, Federico champions innovative solutions worldwide. His expertise and passion for innovation have earned him recognition from prestigious publications such as The Economist, El País, Folha de São Paulo, and Newsweek. Federico has also delivered inspiring speeches and lectures across three continents, authored numerous scholarly articles, and co-edited several books on economics.

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