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Susan Ariel Aaronson is Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. Aaronson conceived of and directs the Hub, which aims to educate policymakers, the press and the public about domestic and international data governance issues from digital trade to public data governance.
Aaronson is also a Cross-Disciplinary Fellow and affiliate at GWU’s Institute for International Economic Policy, the Institute for Science and Technology Policy and the Sigur Center. She is also a Senior Fellow at the think tank Center for International Governance Innovation (GIGI) in Canada where she publishes much of her research
Aaronson is currently directing projects on mapping data governance; and writing on comparative advantage in data; trade as a tool to counter disinformation; data and national security, and America’s approach to stimulating AI. Her research has been funded by the Hewlett, MacArthur, Koch, Ford, and Rockefeller Foundations; governments such as the Netherlands, U.S., and Canada; the UN, ILO, and World Bank, and U.S. corporations including Ford Motor and Levi Strauss.
Dr. Aaronson is a frequent speaker and writer on international economic developments. She regularly writes op eds for Barrons. Aaronson has commented on economics on "Marketplace, "All Things Considered," Morning Edition," NBC, CNN, the BBC, and PBS. Previously, Aaronson was a Guest Scholar in Economics at the Brookings Institution (1995–1999); and a Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute 2008-2012. . Aaronson was also the Carvalho Fellow at the Government Accountability Project and the Minerva Chair at the National War College.
GWU is a member of the Public Interest Technology Network and as the designated representative Aaronson works to encourage education and research that facilitates public understanding of technology and technology that serves the public. She is a member of the Advisory Board for Human Rights Under Pressure (a doctoral program funded by the German and Israeli government to teach human rights); and the Advisory Board of Business and Human Rights.org. In recent years, she has been a pro-bono advisor to the UN Special Representative on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. She has also consulted for the ILO; the World Bank; Free the Slaves; the Ford Foundation; the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; the Progressive Policy Institute the Stanley Foundation; several corporations; and the governments of Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands, among others. In her spare time, Aaronson enjoys triathlons and ballet.
Panel - USA/Canda, in partnership with ITI and TECHNATION Thursday @ 3:25 PM
Matthew is currently the Head of Digital Trade, Asia-Pacific in the Department for International Trade’s Trade Negotiations Group. Matthew is currently leading the development of the UK’s policy on digital trade agreements and will lead policy negotiations in the upcoming Digital Economy Agreement with Singapore.
Prior to this, Matthew was the Chapter Lead for the Digital Trade chapter of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and has represented the UK on digital trade in various forums, including the WTO, UNCTAD and Commonwealth.
Before joining the Department for International Trade, Matthew was a parliamentary advisor focussing on foreign affairs and digital, culture, media and sport.
Panel - Australia/New Zealand/Singapore, in partnership with Austrade Thursday @ 8:20 AM
Sabina leads techUK's international policy and engagement. Based in Brussels, she manages our EU policy priorities as well as our international trade agenda.
Sabina leads techUK’s engagement with the European Union institutions, as well as the EU Member States. Outside of the EU, her work is focused on key trade partners, such as the USA and Japan, as well as key international organisations, such as the WTO and the OECD. Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor in the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.
Sabina is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club, co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, where she has led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.
She holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.
Panel - Japan, in partnership with JEITA Thursday @ 9:40 AM
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Panel - Where does the UK go from here? Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Julian David is the CEO of techUK, the Digital Technology Trade Association.
Julian leads techUK's 60 strong team in representing over 800 member companies, comprising global and national champions and more than 500 SMEs. He is a member of the UK Government and Industry Cyber Growth Partnership, the Digital Economy Council and the Department of International Trade’s Strategic Trade Advisory Group. He is also the Vice President for National Trade Associations, on the Executive Board of DIGITALEUROPE, Vice President representing Europe on the board of WITSA the Worldwide IT Association, and a member of the board of the Health innovation Network, the South London Academic Health Science Network.
techUK Welcome Thursday @ 8:00 AM
techUK Welcome - afternoon Thursday @ 1:10 PM
Launch of techUK Blueprint for UK Digital Trade Thursday @ 1:15 PM
Fireside Chat Thursday @ 1:30 PM
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene represents Washington’s 1st Congressional District, which spans from northeast King County to the Canadian border and includes parts of King, Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom counties.
First sworn into the House of Representatives in November 2012, Suzan brings a unique voice to the nation’s capital with more than two decades of experience as a successful technology entrepreneur and business leader.
Suzan takes on a wide range of challenges both in Congress and in the 1st District and is a leader on issues of technology, health care, trade, taxes, environmental conservation, and agriculture.
Suzan currently serves as the Vice Chair on the House Ways and Means Committee, which is at the forefront of debate on a fairer tax code, health care reform, trade deals, and lasting retirement security. She serves on the Select Revenue Measures and Trade Subcommittees.
Suzan also serves as Chair of the forward-thinking New Democrat Coalition, which is one of the largest ideological coalitions in the House, and is co-chair of the Women's High Tech Caucus, Internet of Things Caucus, and Dairy Caucus. She is also a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus.
Suzan spent part of her early childhood in Newport Hills and Mercer Island before her father lost his job. After fourth grade, her family moved all over the country in search of work. Through hard work and financial aid, she earned her BA in biology from Reed College.
She started her career in immunology research before earning an MBA from the University of Washington and embarking on a successful career as a technology leader and innovator. Over more than two decades as an executive and entrepreneur, she helped to start drugstore.com as Vice President of Marketing and Store Development, and served as CEO and President of Nimble Technology, a business software company based on technology developed at the University of Washington. Suzan also spent 12 years at Microsoft, most recently as corporate vice president of the company’s mobile communications business.
Before being elected to Congress, Suzan served as Director of the Washington State Department of Revenue. During her tenure, she proposed reforms to cut red tape for small businesses. She also enacted an innovative tax amnesty program that generated $345 million to help close the state’s budget gap while easing the burden on small businesses.
Suzan’s mix of real-world experience in the private and public sector gives her a deep understanding of how to build successful businesses, create jobs, implement real fiscal accountability, and adopt policies that provide individuals with access to opportunity.
Keynote Address Thursday @ 3:15 PM
Stephen Dietz is a career diplomat serving as First Secretary (Trade) at the Australian High Commission in London, where he leads on the bilateral trade relationship. Since joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2009, he has served in Australia’s Mission to the World Trade Organization and in Canberra as a trade lawyer and negotiator. Stephen has also held appointments as Associate to the Hon Justice John Dowsett AM QC at the Federal Court of Australia and as Congressional Fellow to US Senator Bob Casey. Stephen holds degrees from Bond University, the Australian National University and Columbia Law School, where he was a John Monash Scholar.
Panel - Australia/New Zealand/Singapore, in partnership with Austrade Thursday @ 8:20 AM
Panel - Australia/New Zealand/Singapore, in partnership with Austrade Thursday @ 8:20 AM
Martina is passionate about policy-making and technological innovation. She is a post-doctoral researcher focussing on digital trade and data flows at the European University Institute and she acts regularly as a consultant for several institutions including the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the World Bank. On top of regulatory issues connected to data flows, including trade governance, cybersecurity and privacy, her research covers topics related to digital transformation and digital education. Martina founded and manages FabLab Western Sicily, a non-profit organisation that brings creative digital education to Sicilian schools and she was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 for her work with Oral3D, a start-up she co-founded in the area of 3D printing and dentistry. For her work in these areas, she was listed in 2018 among the 15 most influential Italian women on digital issues.
Panel - Where does the UK go from here? Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Graham Floater is Director of Trade Policy at DIT. As part of his role, he oversees digital trade strategy and negotiations. Previously, Graham has held international roles at HM Treasury and the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. He also has 10 years of experience in the private sector on trade, finance and tech strategy.
Panel - Where does the UK go from here? Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Keynote Address Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Panel - Japan, in partnership with JEITA Thursday @ 9:40 AM
Ambassador Tan Hung Seng is Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Ambassador Tan joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990, and served as Singapore’s Permanent Representative to ASEAN from August 2013 to January 2019, and Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, with concurrent accreditation to Libya, from July 2009 to July 2013. He was also concurrently accredited as Ambassador to the State of Kuwait until October 2012. Ambassador Tan’s other overseas postings included the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore to Thailand in Bangkok, where he was Deputy Chief of Mission/Counsellor from 1999 to 2003; and two stints in the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore to the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo as Deputy Chief of Mission from 2003 to 2005, and First Secretary from 1992 to 1995.
Ambassador Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore and did post-graduate studies at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), under the Raffles/Chevening Scholarship. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2011 and the Long Service Medal in 2013. Ambassador Tan is married to Mrs Kayo Suzuki-Tan and they have two daughters.
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Gaynor currently is the Deputy Director for Digital Trade and Telecoms within the Department for International Trade’s Trade Negotiations Group, where she is responsible for the teams negotiating the digital and telecoms chapters of the UK’s free trade agreements programme and the WTO joint initiative on e-commerce, and leading the development of the UK’s digital trade policy.
Before that, she was the Deputy Director for Trade Remedies where she led a team to design and deliver a UK trade remedies function to tackle instances of unfair trade post Brexit. Gaynor was also responsible for delivering the Trade Act (2021) through Parliament.
Before joining the Department for International Trade, Gaynor worked in Consumer and Competition Policy in the department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy where she led work to deliver the consumer and competition aspects of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and the digital content provisions in the Consumer Rights Act (2015).
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Mr Kerneis achieved his Ph. D. in European Law in 1990 in France. He was Legal Expert in the European Commission in Brussels from 1988 to 1990, and then worked for the European Banking Federation, as International Affairs Adviser. He was appointed Managing Director of ESF (European Services Forum) in 1999. ESF is the voice of the European services industry in the international trade and investment negotiations. ESF activities cover more than 30% of EU total trade in BOP terms (+/- €2 Trio/y) and 50% of total EU trade in value added terms. ESF represents the services sectors interests in all aspects that are related to services trade, being at multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral, looking at digital trade, at all the cross sectoral issues like mobility of business personnel, public procurement, sustainable development, and all the sector specific issues.
He is a long-standing member of the DG Trade Civil Society Contact Group in the European Commission. Mr Kerneis is member of all the European Domestic Advisory Groups (DAG) set by the EU FTAs, and chairs the EU-Singapore DAG established in 2020. He participated to all WTO Ministerial Conferences as Commission’s advisor. In 2014, he has been appointed member of Commission’s Advisory Group for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the United States. In December 2017, he was appointed member of DG Trade’s Expert Group on Trade Agreements.
He is a regular speaker on trade in services and investment conferences and author of articles on trade in services and investment related issues in various books and publications.
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Christophe Kiener has been working on international trade negotiations for more than two decades, in areas ranging from industrial tariffs, to agriculture, services and investment. He is currently serving as Acting Director in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade, with responsibilities for the Far East, services and digital trade, investment policy and intellectual property.
Since 2016, Mr. Kiener has been heading DG Trade’s Unit for Services and Digital Trade. In this capacity, he is notably leading the EU’s negotiating team in the WTO negotiations on e-commerce. He is also supervising all EU bilateral negotiations on services and digital trade, and used to co-chair the negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Simon Manley, CMG took up his post as the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, United Nations and other International Organisations based in Geneva in April 2021.
Simon oversees the work of the UK Mission in Geneva and represents the United Kingdom in its engagement with over 35 international organisations, agencies and offices based in the city. These include the UN Human Rights Council, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Telecommunications Union, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, CERN, and the World Economic Forum.
Simon has been a member of Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service since 1990. He was British Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra from October 2013 until August 2019. Simon has held a number of senior roles in the FCO (now FCDO) in London, including Director-General, Covid-19 (2020), Director, Europe (2011 to 2013), Director, Defence and Strategic Threats (2008 to 2011) and Head of CounterTerrorism (2006 to 2008). Earlier in his career, he worked at the UK’s Mission to the United Nations in New York, and was twice seconded to the European Union: the first time to the European Commission and the second to the Council of the European Union.
Simon was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2009.
Simon studied Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford and International Relations at Yale University Graduate School. He is married to Maria Isabel Fernandez Utges Manley. They have three daughters.
Keynote Address Thursday @ 11:00 AM
Dr. Minako Morita-Jaeger (Fellow, the UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Sussex) has been working for international trade policy for more than 20 years. Prior to her current work, she served as a research fellow of the International Trade Policy Unit of the London School of Economics; an economic affairs officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva; a WTO services trade negotiator at the Japanese Delegation to the international organisations in Geneva; and a principal trade policy analyst at the Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) in Tokyo. Her areas of expertise include: FTAs; WTO; Asia-Europe trade relations: trade and investment; services trade and regulatory cooperation. She holds a Ph.D in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics; an MA in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe in Belgium; an MA in International Law and Economics from the World Trade Institute in Switzerland; and a BA in economics from Keio University in Japan.
Panel - Japan, in partnership with JEITA Thursday @ 9:40 AM
Sam is responsible for the UK’s trade and investment relationships across the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore and covering Natalie Black’s maternity leave. He leads a team of over 200 staff working in British Embassies and High Commissions to support UK businesses. He joined the UK’s Department for International Trade in April 2019, where he was Deputy HM Trade Commissioner for Southeast Asia. Before joining DIT, Sam worked for the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, where he was head of UK Science Policy and Relations. Sam’s Civil Service career began in 2001 as a graduate FastStreamer in the Department for Trade and Industry, where he ran a Minister’s Private Office before becoming the Head of External Relations for the Department. He spent 6 years in Asia with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, boosting science and technology partnerships with Southeast Asia and China. Sam’s structural biology research at Mount Sinai, New York, was published in the journal Science and he has a Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Bath.
Keynote Address Thursday @ 8:10 AM
Panel - Japan, in partnership with JEITA Thursday @ 9:40 AM
Antony Phillipson was appointed British Consul General in New York in November 2017. In February 2018, Antony was named Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America (HMTC). As Consul General, Antony leads the Government’s work promoting UK economic, commercial, political and consular interests in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Fairfield County, Connecticut. As HMTC Antony leads the work of the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) driving forward the UK’s wider economic and prosperity objectives in North America as the UK leaves the EU and prepares for future trade agreements with countries around the world.
Antony took up his roles as Consul General and HMTC at an important time, with the total UK-US trade in goods and services worth more than $200 billion annually and supporting more than a million jobs on each side of the Atlantic. The US and UK are each other’s largest foreign direct investors and trading partners.
Antony has an extensive background in trade and investment promotion and policy, and brings unique experience and international insight to the role. Most recently, Antony was Director of Trade and Partnerships in the Department for Exiting the European Union. As a member of the senior leadership team he was at the heart of policy making on Brexit as well as having a specific focus on implications for our trade arrangements with the EU and third countries. That followed on from four years as High Commissioner to Singapore, one of the UK’s most important prosperity partnerships in Asia.
Antony has held many high-ranking posts in Her Majesty’s Government since joining the civil service in 1993. His previous positions include:
Antony has a degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. He is married to Julie and they have three sons. In his spare time, Antony enjoys watching almost any sports, theatre and the arts.
Panel - USA/Canda, in partnership with ITI and TECHNATION Thursday @ 3:25 PM
Adam has a global remit and leads the Sage Product Compliance Team. This team tracks changes in legislation and collaborates with national tax authorities to resolve areas of uncertainty for Sage customers and advocate for efficient, secure and intuitive regulatory procedures. In addition, Adam supports all of Sage’s product leaders to build secure, automated capabilities that help our clients meet their legal obligations. During the Covid-19 situation Adam’s team lead on understanding how to support businesses to take advantage of the many global support schemes including claiming for grants and delaying tax payments
Adam has spoken at many global events and regularly comments on tax, security, standards and emerging technologies. Adam started his working career as a UK charted accountant, working for Deloitte Haskins and Sells. After qualifying he moved into IT security, qualified as a CISA and CISM and then started consulting on effective internal controls, taking a number of rolls including setting up the IT Risk Management function for KPMG in Hungary and running their East Europe Y2K practice. Deciding it was time to rebase himself in the UK he then joined a mid-market ERP company (Scala, later acquired by Epicor) and since then has focused on building solutions that help users meet or exceed local expectations. Adam joined Sage from NetSuite where he ran the Product Marketing function to localise that product. When not exulting the joys of tax compliance and privacy management Adam is a local councillor, teaches Karate (he is a 3rd dan) and supports a number of local charities.
Panel - Where does the UK go from here? Thursday @ 2:00 PM
George has a decade of experience in International Trade. He is primarily responsible for advising multinational corporations on their trade strategy and Brexit preparedness. Prior to joining EY, George spent over six years representing the United Kingdom at the World Trade Organisation.
Extensive experience in preparing clients for the different Brexit scenarios and how to take advantage of the new trading relationship between the UK and EU.
Solid understanding and strong expertise in helping to promote and support the development of trade strategies for services-based companies operating across multiple countries.
During his time representing the UK at the WTO, he undertook many of the technical requirements needed to ensure the UK’s position in the WTO as a result of Brexit. Prior to the Referendum, he represented UK interests in several trade negotiations and in several international fora including the OECD, UN and G20.
George co-Chair’s the Trade Technical Group of the UK Professional and Business Services Council which works with a variety of HMG departments across a wide range of trade policy matters.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade (MIEx)
George is a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability and oceans management. He is always looking for ways to bring this into his professional work when dealing with supply chains and building a long-term sustainable trade strategy.
In his spare time he is an avid scuba-diving having gone as far becoming a PADI instructor.
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Nick is one of the jobshare heads of the Digital Trade Team in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, alongside Euan MacMillan. Alongside colleagues in the Department for International Trade, Nick and Euan work on ensuring the best possible outcomes for UK businesses and consumers from the digital and telecoms chapters of Free Trade Agreements, as well as being responsible for two international digital overseas networks: the Tech Hubs and, alongside DIT, the Digital Trade Network. Prior to working in DCMS, Nick spent five years at the UK embassy to the EU, working on digital, telecoms and intellectual property matters.
Panel - EU & WTO, in partnership with the European Services Forum Thursday @ 11:10 AM
Ashley Shillingsburg is Director of Federal Government Relations. She joined eBay in 2017 after nearly a decade working in senior positions on Capitol Hill. Most recently, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff for former Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), where she managed the Congressman’s policy agenda and led his work on technology issues. Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for former Congressman Bob Brady (D-PA), where she drove the congressman’s legislative agenda and served as his advisor on national security issues. Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Ashley advised Fortune 500 clients on technology and telecommunications policy. She has a BA from Georgetown University. She and her husband Michael live in Washington, DC with their two daughters.
Panel - USA/Canda, in partnership with ITI and TECHNATION Thursday @ 3:25 PM
Darren Smith is the Director of the Services Trade Policy Division at Global Affairs Canada. He has been engaged in several WTO and bilateral free trade initiatives, including the modernized NAFTA where he was the lead negotiator for the Cross-Border Trade in Services Chapter, while also overseeing the negotiating teams responsible for the Digital Trade, Telecommunications, and Temporary Entry Chapters. Prior to his current position, Darren was assigned to the Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division, as well as the Regional Trade Policy Division. Darren was also previously posted to Canada’s Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), responsible for Intellectual Property. Darren holds degrees from Queen’s University (M.A. & M.P.A.) and Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A.).
Panel - USA/Canda, in partnership with ITI and TECHNATION Thursday @ 3:25 PM
Graham Stuart was elected as the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness in 2005. He joined the Department for International Trade in January 2018 as Minister for Investment. In February 2020 he was appointed Minister for Exports.
Graham was born in Carlisle. He attended school in Scotland before going to Selwyn College, Cambridge to read philosophy and law.
At Cambridge he chaired the Cambridge University Conservative Association, and founded ‘What’s On in Cambridge’
After university Graham developed a successful career in publishing, and was a member of Cambridge City Council from 1998 to 2004.
In Parliament Graham:
The Minister for Exports’ responsibilities include:
Fireside Chat Thursday @ 1:30 PM
Elizabeth has over 30 years’ experience working at executive leadership level, heading & advising on complex change and digital transformation programmes for globally recognised and respected organisations.
Elizabeth holds a variety of high profile industry representative roles including; Member of the UK Govt. Cabinet Office Small & Medium Business Panel, Chair of the Culture & Capability Working Group and Member of the Public Sector Procurement Innovation Panel, where she champions the creation of a diverse, innovative and competitive supplier marketplace.
Elizabeth is a UK Govt. Department for International Trade (DIT) Northern Powerhouse Export Champion, a Bank of England Agent, and ScaleUp Institute ‘Access to Markets & Finance’ Committee Member. Most recently, Elizabeth was appointed to the International Trade Policy Advisory Panel supporting the official negotiation teams of both nations on the Australian-UK Free Trade Agreement.
A woman in tech pioneer, Elizabeth was the first person to be an elected Director at leading technology trade associations in both the UK and Australia with techUK, where she was a Main Board Member for 8 years and serving two terms as National Deputy Chair of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). In February 2021, Elizabeth was invited to join the Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Elizabeth holds the title: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to International Trade and Digital Transformation.
Panel - Australia/New Zealand/Singapore, in partnership with Austrade Thursday @ 8:20 AM
Arun Venkataraman is Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce, advising the Department on trade and other international economic matters. Before returning to Commerce, Arun was a Senior Director at Visa, leading global government engagement strategy on a range of international policy issues including digital economy, trade, tax and sanctions. He previously served as Trade & Investment Policy Advisor at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he counseled multinational firms and other organizations on e-commerce, intellectual property rights, and U.S. and foreign trade policies. Arun has more than 15 years of experience advising officials at the highest levels of government on trade and economic policy, including in the Office of the US Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce, and as a Legal Officer in the World Trade Organization. As the first ever Director of Policy at the Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA), Arun helped shape the US government’s responses to critical challenges faced by firms in the US and in markets around the world, including China and India, and led ITA’s efforts to conclude negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and secure passage of Trade Promotion Authority legislation. Prior to serving at ITA, Arun spent several years in policy and legal roles at the Office of the US Trade Representative. Arun led the development and implementation of US-India trade policy as the Director for India, and, as Associate General Counsel, represented the United States in litigation before the World Trade Organization and in negotiations on international trade agreements. Arun also served as a Legal Officer for the Appellate Body Secretariat of the WTO, advising the seven Members of the Appellate Body on a wide range of issues raised in appeals of trade disputes between countries. Arun holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a B.A. in International Relations and French from Tufts University.
Panel - USA/Canda, in partnership with ITI and TECHNATION Thursday @ 3:25 PM
Antony Walker is deputy CEO of techUK, which he played a lead role in launching in November 2013.
Antony is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for techUK’s policy work. Prior to his appointment in July 2012 Antony was chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK’s independent advisory group on broadband policy. Antony was closely involved in the development of broadband policy development in the UK since the BSG was established in 2001 and authored several major reports to government. He also led the development of the UK’s world leading Open Internet Code of Practice that addresses the issue of net neutrality in the UK. Prior to setting up the BSG, Antony spent six years working in Brussels for the American Chamber of Commerce following and writing about telecoms issues and as a consultant working on EU social affairs and environmental issues. Antony is a graduate of Aberdeen University and KU Leuven and is also a Policy Fellow Alumni of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University.
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