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The Institute of International Economic Law—together with El Colegio de México and Georgetown’s Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas—hosted a conference on “The Future of North America” on November 13, held at El Colegio de México in Mexico City.
Across a series of expert panels, participants explored the key forces shaping the region’s future—from economic integration and sustainability to migration, security, and industrial policy. Each session fostered dynamic dialogue among leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The event was held with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English.
The Institute of International Economic Law hosted the Global Trade Academy in Washington, DC, from November 5–7, 2025, at the law offices of King & Spalding. This year’s Academy brought together participants from more than ten countries—representing government, private practice, industry, and academia—for three days of lively, substantive discussion on today’s fast-moving developments in U.S. trade law and policy. Designed for professionals navigating an evolving global landscape, the program equipped attendees with timely insights and practical tools to address emerging challenges in international trade.
The Institute was honored to welcome two distinguished keynote speakers. Kurt Campbell, Chairman and Co-Founder of The Asia Group and former Deputy Secretary of State, and C.J. Mahoney, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel of Microsoft and former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative.
On October 13–15, the Sovereign Debt Forum, the Institute of International Economic Law, and Georgetown Law hosted DebtCon, welcoming more than one hundred presenters from around the world, alongside hundreds of participants joining in person and online.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The keynote by Bank for International Settlements economic advisor Hyun-Song Shin, with a discussion chaired by International Monetary Fund general counsel Yan Liu, examined how changing global financial structures shape sovereign debt management. In addition, Lee Buchheit joined Bloomberg’s Tracy Alloway for a fireside chat reflecting on lessons from decades of debt restructuring practice.
Across the program, DebtCon underscored its commitment to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and advancing research on the most pressing challenges in sovereign debt.
Going into its 47th iteration, Georgetown Law's International Trade Update is the premier continuing legal education program for the trade and customs bar, offering an annual assessment and forecast of key legal and policy developments. Sessions will cover trade litigation outcomes and implications, critical issues and enforcement trends at federal agencies, trade remedies, trade negotiations and disputes, challenges facing Congress and the judiciary, and other pressing topics for trade and customs practitioners and their clients.
This year's conference will take place on March 12-13 online and live in Washington, DC at Georgetown Law.
The Center on Inclusive Trade and Development is housed at the Institute of International Economic Law and was founded in 2022. It aims to bring together scholars, students, practitioners, NGOs, business and labor leaders, and international organizations to find solutions to the challenges facing the international trading system and develop global approaches to making trade rules more inclusive and sustainable.
The Sovereign Debt Forum is one of the Institute of International Economic Law's initiatives founded in 2019. Its work focuses on low- and middle-income countries at risk of sovereign debt distress, as well as countries that have recently gained market access and have limited debt management experience. This year, the Forum will host DebtCon 8 in Fall 2025.
