Please see below the full list of participants.

The Hon. Christopher Padilla – Former Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce | Vice President, government and regulatory affairs, at IBM Corporation

Dr. Mary Lovely – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics | 2022 Carnegie Chair in US-China Relations with the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

The Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar – Former Undersecretary for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce (Acting) | International trade and national security attorney, Wiley Rein LLP

Ms. Elizabeth Drake – International trade attorney and partner at Schagrin Associates | Former international policy analyst at the AFL-CIO

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