☀ Good morning from our Climate and Trade Summit. Here’s what we will be discussing for the future of climate and trade policy. 👇
1:00pm — Welcoming Remarks
Sasha Mackler, Executive Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
1:05pm — The White House Climate and Trade Task Force
Ben Beachy, Special Assistant to the President, White House
1:15 pm — Keynote Remarks: The U.S. Carbon Advantage
Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council
1:25pm — Panel 1: Industry Perspective: The U.S. Carbon Advantage
Brandon Farris, Vice President, Government Affairs, Steel Manufacturers Association
Sean O'Neill, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Portland Cement Association
Michael Parr, Executive Director, @Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance
Aram Zamgochian, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, ESS, Inc.
Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council
1:50pm — Fireside Chat: Revisiting the Trump Administration’s Stance on Environment and Trade
Dennis Shea, Former Deputy United States Trade Representative, and the U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), 2018-2021
George David Banks, Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center, Former Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment at the National Economic and National Security Councils, 2017-2018
2:00pm — Fireside Chat: The Need for the PROVE IT Act and Comparative Data
Representative John Curtis (R-UT)
Representative Scott Peters (D-CA)
Lesley Jantarasami, Managing Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
3:00pm — Keynote Remarks: COP, Congress & Collaboration
Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee
3:10pm — Keynote Remarks: A New Energy Marshall Plan
Brian Deese, Former Director, National Economic Council
3:30pm — Fireside Chat: The Case for Merging Trade and Climate Policy
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Xan Fishman, Senior Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
4:00pm — Panel 2: Border Carbon Design: Where Policy and Politics Meet
George David Banks, Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center; Former Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment at the National Economic and National Security Councils, Trump Administration
Jane Flegal, Market Development and Policy Lead, Stripe Climate and Frontier
Maureen H., Co-Founder and Chaiman of Silverado Policy Accelerator
John Jacobs, Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
4:30pm — Fireside Chat: Future Trade Policy: Next Steps
Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Sasha Mackler, Executive Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
5:00pm — Closing Remarks
Margaret Spellings, Bipartisan Policy Center President and CEO
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