Half-day Conference
Location: Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Ave. E., Room 3120
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Free. Registration not required. In English.

On the eve of the 7th round of negotiations for Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa, in collaboration with the Centre for European Studies at Carleton University and the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue, is organizing a half-day conference on the economics, business and politics of CETA as well as the reporting on CETA in the Canadian and European media. The goal of the conference is to raise the level of public awareness of the CETA negotiations and provide a public forum for discussing its merits and the obstacles that it faces politically.

13 :15 – 13:30 Welcoming Remarks

13:30 – 14:45 The Economics and Business of CETA

Chair: Geranda Notten, University of Ottawa

Panelists:

  • Jason Langrish, Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business
  • John Curtis, Centre for International Governance Innovation
  • Patrick Leblond, University of Ottawa

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:15 The Politics of CETA

Chair: Patrick Leblond, University of Ottawa

Panelists:

  • Terry Collins-Williams, Carleton University/University of Ottawa
  • Phil Rourke, Carleton University/University of Ottawa
  • Christopher Kukucha, University of Lethbridge

Coffee break

16:30 – 17:45 CETA and the Media

Chair: Richard French, University of Ottawa

Panelists:

  • Anca Gurzu, Embassy Magazine
  • Gerd Braune, German Newspaper Correspondent
  • Christopher Waddell, Carleton University