Provisional Agenda

Thursday 17 October 2013

8:00–9:00Registration of Participants – Foyer Moot Court Room

9:00–17:0020 Years of NAFTA and the NAAEC– Moot Courtroom

9:00–9:05Welcome and Opening Remarks, by David Angus, JPAC Chair

a)Approval of the provisional agenda

9:05-9:10 Welcome Remarks by Lee Paddock, Associate Dean for Environmental

Studies, George Washington University Law School

9:10–9:25 Opening Presentation: Summary of research, issues and public comments as

a result of the JPAC 20 Year Review, by Geoff Garver, JPAC member

9:25–9:45Keynote Presentation: NAFTA and NAAEC at 20: Is North America AchievingIts Environmental Goals?by Victor Lichtinger,First Executive Director of the CEC and Former Minister of the Environment of Mexico

9:45–10:05Question and Answer Period

10:05–10:15Break

10:15–11:00Expert Panel: Goals and Objectives of NAFTA and the NAAEC,facilitated by Pauline Browes,JPAC member

This Panel will reflect on the sustainable development goals the NAFTA countries set to achieve through the NAAEC and the CEC. The panelists will highlight the key successes and shortcomings in attaining these goals from the distinct perspectives of Canada, Mexico and the United States, individually and collectively.

Colin Robertson, Senior Strategic Advisor, McKenna, Long and Aldridge LLP

Alberto Bustani,President, Bustani Sustainable Growth Strategies

Serena Wilson, Director, George Mitchell Scholarship Program

11:00–12:00Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

12:00–13:00 Lunch [provided]

13:00–13:45Expert Panel: Integrating Trade and Environment for Increased Environmental Protection,facilitated by Jonathan Waterhouse, JPAC member

As the first environmental agreement linked to a trade agreement, the NAAEC sought to ensure mutually supportive economic and environmental policies, and to avoid the creation of trade barriers while maintaining high levels of environmental protection. This panel will discuss how the CEC has fared nearly 20 years into this endeavor.

Scott Vaughan, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Isabel Studer,Director, Instituto Global para la Sostenibilidad

Carroll Muffett,President and CEO, Center for International Environmental Law

13:45–14:45Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

14:45–15:00Break

15:00–15:45Expert Panel: Setting the North American Agenda for Increased Environmental Protection,facilitated by Adriana Nelly Correa, JPAC member

Recognizing the interconnectedness of their environments, through the NAAEC, Canada, Mexico and the United States committed to ensuring high levels of environmental protection in their territories and to cooperating regionally on environmental issues. This panel will discuss how the NAAEC has contributed to higher levels of environmental protection over the past two decades, and how the CEC has shaped the North American environmental agenda.

Donna Tingley, Board Member, Natural Resources Conservation Board

Maite Cortes, Executive Director, Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco

Jeff Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

15:45–16:45Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

16:45–17:00Wrap-up, by the JPAC Chair David Angus

Friday 18 October 2013

9:00–12:0020 Years of NAFTA and the NAAEC (cont.) – Moot Courtroom

9:00–9:10Opening Remarks, by JPAC Chair David Angus

9:10–9:20Recap ofPrevious Day’sDiscussion, by Scott Vaughan

9:20–11:20Round Table Discussions: Looking to the Future: What needs to change and what should be our priorities?

  • Facilitated Round Table discussions
  • Break-out
  • Report back
  • Public discussion

11:20- 11:50Submissions on Enforcement Matters Portal, by Dane Ratliff, Director of the SEM Unit

11:50–12:00 Wrap-up by the JPAC Chair David Angus

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