USMCA Workshop:
Implications and Compliance with a Focus on the Automotive and Energy Industries
Virtual Conference
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Overview
Globalization has been a hot topic throughout the years, and every country in the world has been touched by this trend. Companies in every industry have been taking steps to expand internationally through trade and investment, including the United States, México, and Canada, in order to survive in the 21st century.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed in 1994, marked the beginning of an exponential increase of cross-border transactions of goods and services and of international capital flows between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Now, with the new free trade agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), effective as of July 2020, transactions between the United States, Mexico, and Canada will continue to grow.
This program will bring together experts from the United States, Mexico, and Canada virtually to discuss and analyze the USMCA eight months after it went into effect, with a particular focus on the Automotive and Energy Industry.
Conference Co-Chairs
Moisés Flores Gómez
Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.
Guanajuato
Sergio F. Aguilar
SAC Abogados
Mexico City
Benjamin Torres-Barron
Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
Mexico City
Tuition
- Regular Registration Fee - $25 USD
- Law Student - $0
Schedule and Faculty
All Times given are CST (UTC−6)
8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcoming Remarks
- Mark Smith, President, The Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Susan Karamanian, Chair, The Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law; Dean, Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law, Doha, Qatar
8:15 – 9:45 am
Implications and Compliance: What the Future Holds Under the USMCA
This panel will include both business and legal analysis of the implications and compliance in industry and commerce, particularly on which steps a company must follow to fulfil its obligations under the USMCA. It will cast an eye over the following, among other matters: human rights, labor, salary component, supervision of compliance, and investment dispute mechanisms.
Moderator: Sergio Aguilar, SAC Abogados, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Panelists:
Mexico:
- Carlos Monroy, Legal Director, Mazda Motor de Mexico, member of side room table of Mexican Automotive Industry “USMCA´s negotiations”, Mexico City, Mexico
- Luis Emilio Luján Sauri, Former Co-Chair of the United States - Mexico Bar Association; Partner, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- Rebecca Reyes Retana, Partner, Villar & Villar Abogados, Querétaro, Mexico
USA:
- Jennifer Permesly, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York
Canada:
- Bernard Colas, Partner, Colas Moreira Kazandjian Zikovsky LLP, Montréal, Canada
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 11:30 am
The Automotive Industry Outlook for Mexico
This panel will include both business and legal analysis of the Automotive Industry, particularly in Mexico. The panel will analyze, among other matters: the international and domestic situation of the automotive industry, electric vehicles, the industry’s future, USMCA´s impact, and new foreign trade and labor rules.
Moderator: Moisés Flores, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., Guanajuato, Mexico
Panelists:
- Lizette Gracida, Institutional Relationships and Foreign Trade Chief Executive, Toyota Motor North America de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
- Diego Valdovinos, Legal Affairs Director of LATAM, Ford Motor Company, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
- Ricardo Romero, Partner, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa, Mexico City, Mexico
- Javier Canseco, Partner, EC Rubio, Querétaro, Mexico
11:30 – 11:45 am
Break
11:45 – 1:15 pm
The Energy Industry Outlook for Mexico Under USMCA
This panel will discuss the different challenges and opportunities for the Energy Sector in Mexico, particularly resulting from USMCA investment protection mechanisms (ISDS) and looking ahead under the Biden administration.
Moderator: Benjamin Torres-Barron, Partner, Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Panelists:
- Stephanie Forrest, Sr. Associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, London, United Kingdom
- Francisco de Rosenzweig, Partner, White & Case LLP, Mexico City, Mexico
- Alexander Wilbraham, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Washington, DC
1:15 pm
Adjourn
CLE Credit
MCLE credit will not be requested in any other jurisdiction, but attendees may be able to obtain credit in other jurisdictions by self-applying for credit or through reciprocity rules. SWILCL in-person conferences are typically accredited by all mandatory CLE states, but MCLE rules, including rules governing online programs, vary in each jurisdiction. Certain programs, subjects, and formats may not receive credit in certain jurisdictions and there may be specific rules regarding who may earn credit or the maximum number of credit hours that may be earned with specific formats. Please review the MCLE regulations and rules of your jurisdiction and contact your regulatory entity if you have specific questions about the jurisdiction’s MCLE rules.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Premier Conference Sponsor - $600 USD each
- Single page company/firm advertisement in online material
- Recognition as a sponsor in all conference material, including inclusion of company/firm logo
- Recognition as a sponsor in conference marketing communications
- Oral and visual recognition as sponsor during conference
- Recognition as a sponsor on the conference website
- 6 complimentary registrants at conference
Conference Sponsor - $300 USD each
- Recognition as a sponsor in all conference material, including inclusion of company/firm logo
- Recognition as a sponsor in conference marketing communications
- Oral and visual recognition as sponsor during conference
- Recognition as a sponsor on the conference website
- 3 complimentary registrants at the conference
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Brandon White or +1.972.244.3410.
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