Emerging Digital & Environmental Trade Issues in the Indo-Pacific

In partnership with Victoria University of Wellington, the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE), and the New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law (NZCIEL), the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is delighted to present an evening focused on the theme "Emerging Digital & Environmental Trade Issues in the Indo-Pacific". The event will showcase presentations by Nigel Cory and Maureen Hinman, followed by a moderated discussion and a networking reception.

NBR extends its sincere appreciation to the United States Mission New Zealand for their generous support of this delegation and event

Speak biographies:

Nigel Cory is an Associate Director covering trade policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). He is also a Nonresident Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. He focuses on cross-border data flows, data governance, intellectual property, and how they each relate to digital trade and the broader digital economy. Cory has provided in-person testimony, written submissions, and published reports and op-eds relating to these issues in the United States, the European Union, Australia, China, India, and New Zealand, among other countries and regions, and has completed research projects for international bodies such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). He is a member of the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Expert Council.

Cory previously worked for eight years in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which included positions working on G20 global economic and trade issues and the Doha Development Round. He also had diplomatic postings in Malaysia and Afghanistan.

Maureen Hinman is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non-profit policy accelerator that addresses geopolitical challenges in trade and industrial security, economic and ecological security, and cybersecurity and technological policy. She specializes in the intersections of energy, environment, and the economy, and serves as a policy advisor for the Center for Climate and Trade.

From 2018 to 2021, Himan served as the Director for Environment and Natural Resources at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). At USTR, she led a range of multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade policy initiatives. She now serves as an advisor on USTR’s Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC). Additionally, she previously served as the U.S. Department of Commerce’s senior industry trade specialist, responsible for international policy development and interagency advocacy for the U.S. environmental technology industry. Prior to entering federal service, Hinman consulted on regional integration and trade policy implementation at Nathan Associates, a Washington-based economic policy consultancy. For her work, Hinman was named to Washingtonian Magazine's 2022 and 2023 "Tech Titan" list.

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