USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future

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Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, Orlando Pérez Gárate, and Robert Gulotty discuss the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and how it might shape the future of North American economic cooperation.

Flags of Mexico, Canada, and the United States flying from flagpoles.

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Speakers

Heather Hurlburt
Eric Miller
Orlando Pérez Gárate
Robert Gulotty

Date and Time

Nov 13: 5:30 - 6:30 pm CST

Doors Open: 5:15 PM

Location

Chicago Council Conference Center, 130 E Randolph Street; or via YouTube

Who Can Attend

For All

REGISTRATION

This event is open to the public.

About This Event

North American trade is being stress-tested in real time. Tariffs, supply chain pressures, and competing political priorities are redefining economic integration across the continent, with consequences for manufacturers, farmers, and consumers. As the 2026 USMCA review approaches, critical questions emerge: How will each country's competing priorities shape the renegotiation, and how might the outcome impact prices, jobs, and cross-border supply chains? Will the review strengthen or further strain North American economic cooperation? Join us for a conversation with Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, and Orlando Pérez Gárate, moderated by Robert Gulotty, as they discuss what’s to come for the continent's most vital trade relationship.

About the Speakers

Heather Hurlburt

Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Program, Chatham House

Heather Hurlburt has spent her career bridging the gap between international affairs and American politics and is an Associate Fellow in the US and the Americas Program at Chatham House. From 2022 to 2024, she served as chief of staff to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, overseeing strategy and management for the agency carrying out President Biden's worker-centered trade policy.

Eric Miller

President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group

Eric Miller is President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a consultancy that advises clients globally on policy and regulatory matters related to international trade, natural resources, and tech. He is a Senior Advisor to the Trade and Geopolitics Practice at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and has advised more than 40 governments worldwide on trade and economic matters.

Orlando Pérez Gárate

Partner, Tsuru

Orlando Pérez Gárate is a partner at Tsuru and an expert in international trade law, dispute resolution, and investment arbitration. He spent over two decades with Mexico's Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, leading the country's defense in numerous international investment arbitrations and dispute settlement proceedings.

Robert Gulotty

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago

Robert Gulotty is an associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Chicago engaged in research on the origins of the international trade regime and the effects of domestic institutions on foreign economic policymaking. His work appears in "International Organization," "The Oxford Handbook of Historical Institutionalism," and "The World Trade Report."