Please join the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance for our 5th Biennial CME Group Foundation Symposium of the Yeutter Institute! This symposium takes place on Tuesday, April 21,2026 from 8:30am to 1:30pm, and is free and open to the public, hosted with support from the CME Group Foundation.
This year, our 2026 Symposium will be, “Toward A New International Trading System.” Join us in-person in the Great Plains Room on East Campus Union (1705 Arbor Dr, Lincoln, NE, 68503) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln or online for a day filled with insightful discussions, networking, and learning.
This event is a unique chance to connect with leaders who have deep expertise in international trade drawn from experience in government, industry, international organizations, and academia and discuss the future of global trade. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of the conversation!
This year’s panel topics and speakers include:
Perspectives from Law, Policy, and Industry
• Kathleen Claussen, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center; former Associate General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Mike Boyle, President, Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp., U.S.A.
• Moderator: Ken Levinson, CEO, Washington International Trade Association (WITA) and WITA Foundation
The Stakes for U.S. Agriculture
• Jayson Beckman, Mike Yanney Yeutter Institute Chair, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Joe Glauber, Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Jordan Dux, Senior Director of National Affairs, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
• Moderator: Steve White, Farm Director KRVN Radio
Path Dependency and the Future of Trade
• Robert Koopman, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service; former Chief Economist, World Trade Organization
• Maria Pagán, former Deputy United States Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the WTO
• Moderator: Jill O’Donnell, Haggart-Work Director, Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance
Registration
Whether attending in person or online, we kindly ask all individuals planning to attend to register for the event to ensure accurate attendance counts.
To register for this event, please go to: go.unl.edu/CME
More details at: https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/