CUSLI - Canada United States Law Institute -Conferences & Events - 2009 CUSLI Annual Conference

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PRESENTATIONS:

2009 CUSLI Annual Conference
April 2 - 4, 2009
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009

Session 1

The North American Economic Relationship from the Canada-US Auto Pact to the Security and Prosperity Partnership - Public Perceptions and Economic Realities

	Paul Storer Professor and Chair of Economics College of Business and Economics Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington
	Birgit Matthiesen Special Advisor to the President ( US Government Relations) Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association Washington, D.C.
	Nikita Nanos President & CEO Nanos Research Toronto, Ontario

Session 2

Canada-US Economic Competitiveness in a Period of Financial Instability - A Common Cause Agenda

	Daniel Desjardins Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bombardier Inc. Montreal, Quebec
	Jeff Weedman Vice President External Business Development Proctor & Gamble Cincinnati, Ohio

Session 3

Canada-US Energy Trade, Security and Policy

Session 4

The Future of the Canada-US Relationship - Innovation and Technology

Bob Williams
President, Global Health Services
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Session 5

Regional Actors in the Canada-United States Relationship

	Ed Wolking Vice President Detroit Regional Chamber and President Great Lakes Manufacturing Council Detroit, Michigan
	Kathryn Friedman Deputy Director University at Buffalo The Regional Institute Buffalo New York

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009

Session 1A

Great Lakes Emerging Legal Issues regarding the International Boundary Waters Treaty and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

	Murray Clamen Secretary, Canadian Section International Joint Commission United States and Canada
	Captain Lorne Thomas Chief - Prevention Division United States Coast Guard, Ninth District Cleveland, Ohio
	David Naftzger Executive Director Council of Great Lakes Governors Chicago, Illinois

Session 2A

Local Governance of the Great Lakes

David B. Brooks
Senior Advisor – Fresh Water
Friends of the Earth Canada

Session 3A

Great Lakes Commercial Development of the Great Lakes

Rose Ann DeLeon
Vice President
Strategic Development
Cleveland Cuyahoga Port Authority
Cleveland, Ohio

Session 3B

North American Dispute Resolution

Elliot J. Feldman
Leader, International Trade Practice
Baker Hostetler LLP
Washington, D.C.

Plenary Session - Saturday

Canada-US Trade Policy Beyond North America

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Counsel, Lang Michener LLP
Toronto, Ontario

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2011 Annual Conference

Energy Security and Climate Change:
A Canada-U.S. Common Approach?
April April 14 - 16, 2011
Cleveland, Ohio, USA