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Trade Agreements: Clean Energy & Climate Change
Welcome & Introduction:
David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange
Opening Remarks:
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon District 3, US House of Representatives
8:20 The Paris Climate Accords: Renewed Commitment & New Market Opportunities
Moderator:
Steve Olson, Chair, World Trade Center Los Angeles
Panel:
Ambassador (ret.) Mickey Kantor, Former Secretary of Commerce and Trade Representative, United States
Ambassador Akira Muto, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Sarah Montgomery, Economic & Trade Counsellor, British Embassy Washington
Andrew Jory, Minister-Counsellor (Trade), Embassy of Australia
9:10 International Partnerships to Advance California's Climate Goals
Opening Remarks: Sen. Bob Hertzberg, Senate Majority Leader, CA State Senate
Moderator:
Stephen Cheung, President, World Trade Center Los Angeles
Panel:
Carlos Gimenez, Consul General, Mexico Secretariat of Foreign Affairs
Zaib Shaikh, Consul General, Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles
Dr. Hillel Newman, Consul General, Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest
Emily Cloke, British Consul General in Los Angeles, UK Consulate General