Panel presentation featuring scholars and experts who will discuss the prospects for an Atlantic Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Presentation by Armand de Mestral, Professor Emeritus and Jean Monnet Chair in the Law of International Economic Integration, McGill University

An expert international panel will provide their perspectives on an AFTA, followed by a question and answer period:

Moderater: Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Associate Professor of European Economic Integration, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies and Associate Director, Centre for European Studies, Carleton University

Panelists:

Özlem Atikcan, Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick

Marc Bungenberg, Director of the Europa-Institut and Professor of Public Law, European Law and Public International Law at the University of Saarland

Michelle Egan, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, School of International Service, American University

Ricardo Ramirez, Founder and Partner of RRH Consultores, S.C. and former WTO Appellate Body Member

Sylvie Tabet, General Counsel and Director, Trade Law Bureau, Global Affairs Canada

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

This event is organized by Tony VanDuzer, Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law and Patrick Leblond, CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy, at the University of Ottawa. The event is co-sponsored by the Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University.