Law and development innovation center working with partners around the world to build legal and regulatory systems that will support inclusive market growth

Washington, DC
Joined June 2013
Looking forward to tomorrow's @UNESCAP investment panel and to discussing how regional trade agreements can be (and are already being) reconceptualized to address sustainable development! @TaraFrancisV @IndulekhaThomas @mushfiqursr
Look forward to the two exciting panels on e-commerce and investment organized by @UNESCAP @UN @wto & @SgSMUSOL @sgSMU this Friday! Register now at forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…!
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Always an honor to host @Harvard_Law Chayes Int'l Public Service Fellows & working with @AtaNalbantoglu was particularly remarkable. His work on circular economy & food waste is making a difference & @UNESCAP invited @NewMarketsLab to present report to global audience this week!
Chayes International Public Service Fellows ​address COVID-19 challenges as part of their global advocacy work hvrdlaw.me/cJA650C6hHH
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"What is the outlook for regional trade integration in Africa?" I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with the remarkable @AfCfta Secretary General @MeneWamkele adeptly moderated by @remkorteweg for @AIGinsurance series w/ partner @GtownLawIIEL Link: aig.co.uk/util/insight-page/…
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Fantastic internship opportunity in international investment law for Spring 2021 @GtownLawGlobal @NewMarketsLab @YeutterUNL
ICSID is accepting applications for its Spring 2021 #Internship Program (deadline Nov. 15). If you are enrolled in a graduate degree program and interested in building a career in international investment law—this is a great opportunity. Details at bit.ly/3owWZri
Really looking forward to participating in the webinar series & presenting ongoing research on model approaches in Regional Trade Agreements for building back better & investment in times of crisis @miamikic @henrysgao @StephenOlsonHF @TradeEconomista @SimonEvenett @NewMarketsLab
No trick and treating this year? Don't worry we have prepared more fun for those days....register early
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#AfCFTA Secretariat will begin advertising positions soon - talented trade experts and lawyers take note! @NewMarketsLab @TradeLabGeneva @TradeExperettes
The #FoodSecurity Program is pleased to announce #ResetTheTable, a project where we will release commentaries on challenges to global #foodsecurity that call for renewed U.S. leadership. Catch the first commentaries by @katrin_kuhlmann & @JoeGlauber1: ow.ly/xHXA50BsXSl.
For early career lawyers, law students, and others interested in international investment law, highly recommend @GtownCAROLA career panel and other upcoming sessions! Tagging @NewMarketsLab @TradeLabGeneva
Join us tomorrow for a discussion on Career Paths in Int'l Investment Law w/ Alvaro Galindo & Anne Marie Whitesell @GeorgetownLaw Borzu Sabahi @bskartvedt and Daniel Uribe @South_Centre Moderated by @alvarsantos
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Highly recommend the fantastic Trade Vulnerability Index created by @Luciangal2 and @uwisrc and honored to be part of this timely symposium @afronomicslaw!
Jan Y. Remy (@Luciangal2), @uwisrc & Jason Cotton's brilliant post explains their Trade Vulnerability Index & argues for an inclusive process for evaluation of SDT, beyond economic assumptions, to capture vulnerabilities of developing & LDCs afronomicslaw.org/2020/08/19… @Kholofelo_M
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New Markets Lab retweeted
The Introduction to our new #Symposium on "Vulnerabilities in the Trade and Investment Regimes in the Age of COVID-19" convened by Clair Gammage (@clairgammage) & our Editor & @SchulichLaw's Olabisi Akinkugbe (@bisi_akins) with essays by 7 experts is 👇🏿 👏🏾 afronomicslaw.org/2020/08/18…
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Glad to see my blog w/ @chantalline of @UNCTAD on trade & sustainable development covered by @GuardianNigeria - global challenge & Africa's leadership will be instrumental; UN warns against lopsided trade rules, climate change, others guardian.ng/business-service…
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Excited to share my new @Agrilinks blog on regulatory flexibilities in agriculture with Bhramar Dey of @CatholicRelief - will be posting more on this & regulatory flexibilities in trade as well! Regulatory Flexibilities Bridge Gaps Between Seed Systems agrilinks.org/post/regulator…
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Follow/retweet if interested in #Trade, law & #SDGs. My non-profit @NewMarketsLab class of global law grads & students from @GeorgetownLaw @Harvard_Law @Yale etc. contributing to book on trade agreements & development. Will post findings & suggestions/collaborators welcome!
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New Markets Lab colleagues and alumni take note! @NewMarketsLab
Teachers of #IntellectualProperty from developing countries and countries with economies in transition are invited to apply for the 17th @WIPO-WTO two-week colloquium taking place in Geneva from 15-26 June 2020. Deadline to apply 15 March 👇 bit.ly/2VgXxFw
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AfCFTA ratifications now up to 30
Replying to @AfCFTA_Expert
@AfCFTA March Update: 30 African countries have now deposited their instruments of ratification with the @AUC
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Trade preference programs like AGOA are meant to facilitate trade, but impact is in the details. Good read & great quote from fellow preferences veteran @KimAElliott Africa’s beef with America – Why African farmers struggle to export to the United States
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New Markets Lab retweeted
Our 6th episode of the Trade Matters #podcast is live! Katrin Kuhlmann, Visiting Professor at @GeorgetownLaw and President + Founder of @NewMarketsLab talks #trade and economic growth in emerging markets. iTunes: go.unl.edu/hu4n Spotify: go.unl.edu/u98n
New Markets Lab retweeted
Katrin Kuhlmann, President and Founder of New Markets Lab moderating our panel on The Trade Agenda: What's at Stake for Developing Countries? #tradeagenda
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Just Announced! Launch of the “Young Women Transform Prize: Enabling Youth-Led Economic Empowerment” for youth-led & youth-serving orgs. Apply by April 30: youthpower.org/2018-PRIZE @USAID @YPLearning @StanChart @VolvoGroup #YoungWomenTransform
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Learn more about N. Mason work with @FeedtheFuture IL Food Security Policy: The Political Economy of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs in Africa bit.ly/2CGkiWI @jayne_thom #fertilizer @HambuloN
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