The Institute of the Americas and the UC San Diego School for Global Policy & Strategy is pleased to invite you to a public forum entitled “Expanding North American Cooperation in an era of Changing Geo-Politics.” The forum will feature a presentation of the new book, North America 2.0: Forging a North American Future, by its two co-editors, Alan Bersin and Tom Lang and remarks by senior representatives of the North American Forum from Canada, Mexico and the United States. Remarks will be followed by a facilitated discussion and Q&A. The forum is free and open to the public but registration is required.

Agenda

3:30 pm  Opening Remarks

Richard Kiy
President & CEO
Institute of the Americas

3:40 pm  Book Presentation:   

North America 2.0: Forging a North American Future
Co-Editor: Tom Long, Reader (Assistant Professor), University of Warwick, UK

4:00pm    Expanding North American Cooperation in an era of Changing Geo-Politics

Amb. Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
US-North American Forum (NAF) Chair; Senior International Policy Advisor,
Arnold & Porter and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Goldy Hyder
Canada NAF Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
Business Council of Canada

Tom d’Aquino
Former Canadian NAF Chair and Chairman
Thomas d’Aquino Capital

Amb. Juan José Gómez Camacho
Mexican NAF representative; Former Mexican Ambassador to Canada and Senior Fellow,
SAIS at Johns Hopkins University  

Moderator:
Caroline Freund
Dean
UC San Diego School for Global Policy & Strategy