You are invited to join the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance in-person or online for our 5th biennial CME Group Foundation Symposium, "Toward A New International Trading System," that will focus on insights from law, policy, and industry, the stakes for U.S. agriculture, and how path dependency shapes the future of trade.
This symposium offers a unique opportunity to connect with leaders who have deep expertise in international trade drawn from government, industry, international organizations, and academia. This symposium is free and open to the public, hosted by the Yeutter Institute with support from the CME Group Foundation.
Please join us on April 21, 2026 from 8am - 1pm (CT) in the Great Plains Room on Nebraska East Union for a day filled with insightful discussions, networking, and learning, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of trade!
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 the event, please visit: https://go.unl.edu/CME
Panel topics and speakers:
Additional speakers to be announced...
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
For more information on this event, please visit: https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/
More details at: https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/