Trade Is Fashionable! USFIA Washington Trade Symposium & Issue Briefings

The United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) will host our annual summer event in Washington, D.C., with issue briefings and other special events.

AGENDA 

10:00 AM to 10:15 AM 

Welcome from USFIA 

Maureen Gray, USFIA Chair and Vice President of International Trade at Ralph Lauren Corporation 

10:15 AM to 10:25 AM 

Welcome & Meet-and-Greet

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) 

10:25 AM to 10:30 AM 

Break 

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM 

Welcome Remarks on Congressional Trade Agenda/Q&A 

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) 

10:45 AM to 11:00 AM 

Break 

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

A Look at the Landscape: Trade Policy, Customs Policy, & Politics 

David Spooner, USFIA Washington Counsel and Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Trade) 

Jon Fee, Partner at Alston & Bird LLP (Customs) 

Scott McCandless, Partner at PwC’s Washington Tax Practice (Politics/Other Issues) 

12:00 PM to 12:30 PM 

Lunch Break 

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 

Sourcing Fashion & Footwear 

Julia K. Hughes, President of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) 

Matt Priest, President of the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)

1:30 PM to 1:50 PM 

Benchmarking the Fashion Industry in 2015 

Dr. Sheng Lu, Assistant Professor at the University of Rhode Island/University of Delaware 

1:50 PM to 2:00 PM 

Break 

2:00 PM to 2:20 PM 

Update on TPP 

Julia K. Hughes, President of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) 

Rebecca Eubank, International Trade Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 

2:20 PM to 2:45 PM 

Update on ACE 

Penny Ricas, Vice President of Global Account Management, OHL 

2:45 PM to 3:00 PM 

Break 

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM 

Update on AGOA

Florie Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM 

Travel to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20006 

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM 

Rooftop Reception at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20006

USFIA Board Members are invited to join us the following day, July 31st, for the Board of Directors meeting.

Registration fees include all briefings, reception, materials, and speaker-related expenses. USFIA underwrites the majority of expenses for this event, including lunch on Capitol Hill, as a member benefit.