Influencing Trade Negotiations

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Quick Summary

Subject Matter:

Unpacking the trade negotiation process to identify where you can most effectively make your voice heard.

Aimed at:

Organizations

Duration:

3 hours plus Q&A duration

Class Sizes:

Up to 40 participants per session.

About the Course

A trade negotiation is a complex and opaque process. For those trying to advocate for preferred outcomes, it can be hard to know when to engage, with whom to speak and what to say. Trying to plug into the process at the wrong moment, with the wrong type of input or through the wrong channel is a recipe for futility.

This course breaks down the process of a trade negotiation into distinct steps. It walks through what’s happening, inside the room and inside the government in each step, and identifies the types of inputs most likely to be welcomed and heard at that point, and by whom.

Organizations who invest in the Influencing Trade Negotiations course can marshal their resources, avoid fruitless engagement and strategically present their case to the government in a manner that is timely, targeted and attractive.

Course Structure

This course breaks a trade negotiation into distinct stages, from partner selection all the way through to post implementation future work. For each stage, it covers:

What the stage involves;
What negotiators are doing;
How critical the stage is to the final outcome?
What kind of inputs from stakeholders like your organization are most likely to be welcome?
Whether extensive engagement at this stage is a good strategic use of resources and political capital;
Types of engagement from your organization likely to resonate;
Stakeholders and other influencers who have traditionally played an out-sized role at this stage.