Monday in Washington, October 12, 2015

Christopher Columbus

Columbus Day, National Holiday in the United States

WILL THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LIVE UP TO ITS PROMISE? 10/12, 8:30am-5:30pm. Sponsor: Cato Institute. Speakers: Susan Aaronson, George Washington University; Axel Berger, German Development Institute; Marjorie Chorlins, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO; Iana Dreyer, Borderlex; Fredrik Erixon, ECIPE; Michelle Egan, American University; John Gillingham, Harvard University Center for European Studies; Gary Hufbauer, Peterson Institute; Vinod Aggarwal, University of California; Joost Pauwelyn, Georgetown University Law Center; Harsha Singh, International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development; Susan Danger, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union; Nancy McLernon, Organization for International Investment; Jim Kolbe, German Marshall Fund; Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations; Damien Levie, Delegation of the European Union to the United States; Fran Burwell, Atlantic Council; Phil Levy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Peter Rashish, Transnational Strategy Group; Alberto Alemanno, HEC Paris & NYU Law; Per Altenberg, Swedish Board of Trade; Greg Shaffer, University of California; Laura Baughman, Trade Partnership; Gabriel Felbermayr, Ifo Institute; Gabriel Siles-Brugge, University of Manchester.

STATE MEDIA IN RUSSIA: WHAT'S PROPPING UP “PUTIN'S MAJORITY”. 10/12, 4:30-6:00pm. Sponsor: Elliott School, George Washington University. Speaker: Sergei Parkhomenko, Radio Journalist, Ekho Moskvy