Forging a New Path in North American Trade and Immigration

The U.S., Mexico and Canada have benefited from over two decades of openness to trade, migration and investment through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Businesses in these nations utilize North America’s world-class manufacturing platform to be more efficient and increase their competitiveness worldwide. In turn, consumers have enjoyed lower prices and greater product variety. This conference explored what the future may bring to this deep economic relationship and the challenges and opportunities presented by the proposed United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). Topics included:

• Rules of origin, supply chains and trade diversion.
• Digital trade and cross-border data services.
• Energy sector investment and regulation.
• Migration, workforce and the integration of labor markets

Agenda

Thursday, September 26
7:30 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Welcome & Opening Remarks Pia Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert S. Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
9:15 a.m.	Plenary Session Moderator: Robert S. Kaplan Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Former Mexico Secretary of Economy of Mexico and Mexico’s USMCA representative
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Panel 1: Rules of Origin: U.S. Content of Imports, Supply Chains and Trade Diversion Moderator: Carlos E. Zarazaga, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Alonso de Gortari, Dartmouth College | Presentation Eddy Bekkers, World Trade Organization | Presentation Daniel Chiquiar, Banco de México | Presentation
12:00 p.m.	Lunch & Keynote Introduction: Luisa del Rosal, Southern Methodist University Timothy J. Kehoe, University of Minnesota | Presentation
1:15 p.m.	Panel 2: Services and Digital Trade: Policy, Data Location and Data Services Moderator: Mike Sposi, Southern Methodist University | Presentation Anupam Chander, Georgetown University | Presentation Joshua P. Meltzer, Brookings Institution | Presentation
2:45 p.m.	Panel 3: Energy Sector: Investment, Regulation and Binational Strategy Moderator: Mine Yücel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Enrique Marroquin, Hunt Mexico | Presentation Pedro Niembro, Monarch Global Strategies | Presentation Curt Anastasio,  GasLog Partners LP | Presentation
4:00 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m.	Economic Implications for the U.S. of a North America Without NAFTA or USMCA Moderator: Matthew Rooney, George W. Bush Institute Christine McDaniel, George Mason University | Presentation Kei-Mu Yi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; University of Houston | Presentation
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn
5:30 p.m.	Reception
6:15 p.m.	Dinner Introduction: Marc Giannoni,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Anne Osborn Krueger, Johns Hopkins University
Friday, September 27
8:00 a.m.	Registration & Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Plenary Session Moderator: Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Raymond Robertson, Texas A&M University | Presentation
9:45 a.m.	Panel 4: Migration, Workforce and the Integration of Labor Markets Moderator: Jim Hollifield, Southern Methodist University Jeffrey S. Passel, Pew Research Center | Presentation Madeline Zavodny, University of North Florida | Presentation John B. Sutcliffe, University of Windsor | Presentation
11:15 a.m.	Concluding Remarks Jesus Cañas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas