Ambassador Gary Doer Canadian Ambassador to the United States

John Negroponte Director of National Security

Rear Admiral Michael Parks U.S. Coast Guard Commander for the Ninth District

The Henry T. King, Jr. Annual Conference has served as the premier forum for addressing the issues confronting the Canada-U.S. relationship. For nearly three decades, the annual conference has united members of the respective governments, corporate leaders, legal practitioners, scholars, and the media in one forum to address issues from security and trade, to energy and the environment. Along the way, the event has fostered the development of longstanding professional linkages and personal friendships on each side of the border.

The 2012 Conference, entitled The New Perimeter Initiative: Will Security Trump Trade?, will be held March 22-23, 2012 at Case Western Reserve Law School, 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

Co-Chaired by the Honorable Jim Peterson and Jim Blanchard, the Conference will analyze the ongoing border negotiations of the Beyond the Border Working Group and Regulatory Cooperation Council and their implications for business, security, and trade.

Keynote speakers and panelists include Amb. Gary Doer; John Negroponte, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Hon. Ann McLellan, PC, OC, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada; Laura Dawson, PhD, Dawson Strategic; Kelly Johnston, In House Counsel, Campbell’s Soup; Paul Vandevert, In House Counsel, Ford Motor Co.; Birgit Matthiesen, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters; Theresa Brown, Sentinel HS; Chris Sands, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute; and much more. 

EVENT REGISTRATION
Paid registration includes all meals and 7.25 CLE credit hours. $500 - Non-CUSLI members $375 - CUSLI members, academics, retirees, Case & Western law alumni, government officials Free - Students who pre-register (includes lunches, but not banquet) This event is open to the public. Space is limited. Registration will open Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 online.