9:00am- 10:00am – Registration & Check-In

10:00am- 11:00am – Welcoming Remarks and Opening Keynote

• Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, President of MIIS
• Bill Reinsch, President of National Foreign Trade Council
  • Introduction by Amb. Alan Wolff, Distinguished Research Professor at MIIS

11:00am- 12:30pm – Morning Panel

Fertile Grounds? Perspectives on Food Security Issues in Trade

• President Ramaswamy (Moderator), Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Dr. Timothy E. Josling, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University
• Mr. Gabriel Key, Consult to World Bank and UN Food and Agriculture Organization
• Dr. Dayton-Johnson is head of the Latin America group at the OECD Development Centre in Paris

12:30pm- 1:15pm – Lunch

1:15pm- 2:00pm – Afternoon Keynote Address

• Dr. Harry G. Broadman, Senior Vice President of Albright Stonebridge Group LLC and Chief Economist of Albright Capital Management LLC
  • Introduction by Amb. Alan Wolff, Distinguished Research Professor at MIIS

2:00pm – 2:10pm – Coffee Break

2:10pm- 3:40pm – Early Afternoon Panel

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Costs and Benefits of Natural Resource Extraction in Developing Countries

• Dr. Lyuba Zarsky (Moderator), Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Dr. Harry G. Broadman, Albright Stonebridge Group LLC and Albright Capital Management LLC
• Dr. John Page, Brookings Institute

3:40pm- 3:45pm – Coffee Break

3:45pm- 5:15pm – Late Afternoon Panel  -

Illicit Markets: Uncovering the Dark Side of Trade Practices

• Dr. Moyara Ruehsen (Moderator), Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Dr. William Arrocha, Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Mr. George P. Cummings, Director of Homeland Security & support services for the Los Angeles Port Police
• Tanya Shannan: Director of trafficking case management at Opening Doors

5:15pm- 5:20pm – Coffee Break

5:20pm to 5:45pm – Closing Remarks

• Dr. Yuwei Shi, Dean of MIIS Graduate School of International Policy and Management

5:45pm to 8:00pm – Cocktail Reception in Samson Reading Room