Putting FIRRMA into Practice: What CFIUS Reform Means for Foreign Investment in the United States
Featuring a Keynote Address by Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Closing Keynote by Assistant Secretary of Treasury Heath Tarbert
Many questions around FIRRMA’s implementation remain, especially about how the new regulations will be written and implemented. Notably, enforcing agencies will have to decide what technologies will be subject to heightened scrutiny and control; whether certain countries will be exempted from this process; and if and how sensitive information provided in the context of CFIUS reviews will be shared with allies. Officials will also have to balance national security concerns with maintaining an open and welcoming investment environment in the United States.
Please join the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25 for keynote remarks by Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), follwed by an expert panel discussion exploring the key open issues from FIRRMA and how the U.S. foreign investment and export control regimes will evolve.
This event is made possible by generous support from the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and New Zealand.
Agenda:
2:00 p.m. - Event BeginsIntroductions by:
John J. Hamre
President and CEO; CSIS
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President; William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics; CSIS
2:15 p.m. - Keynote Speech
Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
House Financial Services Committee
2:45 p.m. - Putting FIRRMA Into Practice: Implications for the Investment Screening Regime
Robert D. Atkinson
President; Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Giovanna Cinelli
Lead; International Trade, National Security and Economic Sanctions Practice; Morgan, Lewis & Brockius LLP
Jason Gudofsky
Partner; McCarthy Tétrault
Clay Lowery
Managing Director; Rock Creek Global Advisors
Hidetaka Nishimura
Director; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Government of JapanModerated by:
Stephanie Segal
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow; Simon Chair in Political Economy; CSIS
4:15 p.m. - Closing Keynote
Heath P. Tarbert
Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Investment Policy; U.S. Department of the Treasury
4:30 p.m. - Reception Begins
CSIS Experts
