BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250731T160000Z DTEND:20250731T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Let's Talk Tariffs: A Live Expert Q&A on Current U.S. Trade Policy DESCRIPTION:Tariffs and trade policy may sound like D.C. buzzwords but their impact hits much closer to home. From supply chain disruptions to rising input costs\, businesses right here in Abilene are feeling the ripple effects of shifting U.S. trade strategy.\n\nJoin us for an eye-opening webinar featuring Chris Siepmann\, a top international affairs expert whose work has influenced more than $100 billion in global commerce. Now Managing Director at Weller James\, Chris brings unmatched insight from both the public and private sectors including his role as Director of Trade Enforcement at the U.S. Trade Representative's Office\, where he helped shape key pieces of U.S. China trade policy during the "Trump 1.0" era.\n\nWhether you're a manufacturer\, agricultural exporter\, logistics provider\, or small business dependent on global goods\, you'll gain a sharper understanding of how global decisions affect your bottom line in West Texas. \n\n\n\nThis is your chance to get behind-the-scenes insight into the forces shaping global trade - and what small local businesses can do now to prepare.\n\n\n\n\n\nMore About our Speaker:\n\nChris Siepmann is an international affairs expert whose work has impacted over $100 billion in global commerce. As Managing Director at Weller James\, he advises on geopolitical risk\, international business strategy\, trade policy changes\, reshoring & nearshoring\, foreign direct investment\, trade compliance\, and related topics. Prior to entering the private sector\, he served as Director of Trade Enforcement at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative\, where he advised senior government executives on the U.S. - China tariffs and exclusions\, the U.S. China "Phase One" trade deal\, and a wide range of other trade-related issues during "Trump 1.0." Before that\, Chris led U.S. government investigations into unfair international trade practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Tariffs and trade policy may sound like D.C. buzzwords&mdash\;but their impact hits much closer to home. From supply chain disruptions to rising input costs\, businesses right here in Abilene \;are feeling the ripple effects of shifting U.S. trade strategy.

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Join us for an eye-opening webinar featuring Chris Siepmann\, a top international affairs expert whose work has influenced more than $100 billion in global commerce. \;Now Managing Director at Weller James\, \;Chris brings unmatched insight from both the public and private sectors&mdash\;including his role as Director of Trade Enforcement \;at the U.S. Trade Representative&rsquo\;s Office\, where he helped shape key pieces of U.S.&ndash\;China trade policy during the &ldquo\;Trump 1.0&rdquo\; era.

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Whether you'\;re a manufacturer\, agricultural exporter\, logistics provider\, or small business dependent on global goods\, you&rsquo\;ll gain a sharper understanding of how global decisions affect your bottom line in West Texas. \;
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\nThis is your chance to get behind-the-scenes insight into the forces shaping global trade - and what small local businesses can do now to prepare.
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\nMore About our Speaker:
\nChris Siepmann is an international affairs expert whose work has impacted over $100 billion in global commerce. As Managing Director at Weller James\, he advises on geopolitical risk\, international business strategy\, trade policy changes\, reshoring &\; nearshoring\, foreign direct investment\, trade compliance\, and related topics. Prior to entering the private sector\, he served as Director of Trade Enforcement at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative\, where he advised senior government executives on the U.S. - China tariffs and exclusions\, the U.S. &ndash\; China &ldquo\;Phase One&rdquo\; trade deal\, and a wide range of other trade-related issues during &ldquo\;Trump 1.0.&rdquo\; Before that\, Chris led U.S. government investigations into unfair international trade practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce'\;s International Trade Administration.

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