CITP Regional Policy Forum - Northern Ireland and Trade

Schedule

Fri Nov 27 2026 at 09:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

Queen's University Belfast - School of Law | Belfast, NI

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Join us at Queen's University Belfast to discuss the latest developments on international trade and their impact on Northern Ireland.
About this Event

CITP Regional Policy Forum - Northern Ireland

Join us for the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) Regional Policy Forum.

This is an in-person event which will be held at the QUB School of Law (Moot Court Room) and will bring together academic and policy experts to discuss the latest UK, European and international trade policy developments, with a particular focus on how they relate to Northern Ireland.

The Forum will provide an opportunity to explore and discuss Northern Ireland’s position in the context of EU–UK relations, the impact of growing volatility in the international trading system and the implications of these developments for Northern Ireland’s economy and trade policy.


Agenda
Conference Programme

Info: Arrival at venue (Moot Court Room) – 9:00 am – tea and coffee

Welcome Remarks – 9:20 am

Panel I – 9:30 am – 11:00 am – “The EU-UK Reset: The Trade Dimension” – Chair –Emily Lydgate (University of Sussex/CITP)

i. David Henig (European Centre for International Political Economy) – EU Trade Policy Developments and the UK Reset

ii. Fiona Smith (UK Trade Policy Observatory) - EU-UK Reset and SPS: Institutional Implications

iii. Niall Robb (Utility Regulator NI) - Electricity Markets Post-Brexit

Coffee break – 11:00 am


Panel II – 11:20 am – 12:50 – Northern Ireland in a Volatile Global Economy – Chair: Billy Melo Araujo (Queen’s University Belfast - CITP)

iv. Sylvia de Mars and Colin Murray (Newcastle University) - The Moving Puzzle: Trump, Trade Tariffs and the Windsor Framework

v. Iulia Siedschlag (Economic and Social Research Institute) - Economic Effects of the US Trade Policy on Northern Ireland’s Trade

vi. Anna Jerzewska (Trade & Borders) – ‘EU Customs Reform and Norther


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Queen's University Belfast - School of Law, Main Site Tower, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom

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