Protectionism in the Pandemic – Webinar – April 21, 2020

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 9:00 ET/14:00 UK/15:00 CET/21:00 CST

Governments around the world are imposing trade controls that may cut off access to life-saving equipment.  GW Law held an open webinar on protectionism in the COVID-19 pandemic – the barriers to imports and exports that threaten to deepen the pandemic.  The program materials are below.

https://youtu.be/-y1c5w8R0jM

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Background article (with key resources) for this webinar

The April 21, 2020 webinar had registrants from over 25 countries and five continents

The panelists discussed:

Presented with the kind cooperation of the National Foreign Trade Council

Panelists

Simon Evenett, University of St Gallen (Switzerland) – Bio  COVID-19 Trade Report

Robert Anderson, Hon. Professor, U. Nottingham (WTO-retired) – Bio – WorksKeeping markets open while ensuring due flexibility for governments in a time of economic and public health crisis: the role of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) (draft – forthcoming, Public Procurement Law Review)

Jean Heilman Grier, Djaghe Consulting (Washington DC) – Bio WorksPerspectives on Trade:  ‘US Temporarily Lifts Procurement Ban’

Tom McSorley, Arnold & Porter (Washington DC) – Bio  Humanitarian aid US Export Controls

Zornitsa Kutlina-Dimitrova, European Union – DG for Trade – BioWorks

Moderators:  Christopher Yukins, GW Law School; Vanessa Sciarra, National Foreign Trade Council; Laurence Folliot Lalliot (University of Paris Nanterre (joining from Dakar))

Resources on COVID-19 and Procurement

Previous Webinars (and recordings)

Fighting Fraud in COVID-19 Sourcing – Webinar – April 9, 2020

Straight Talk: Emergency Procurement in the COVID-19 Pandemic – April 2, 2020

Public Contracts and the Coronavirus – Online Colloquium – March 24, 2020