USMCA 2026: Renegotiating North America's Economic Future
Heather Hurlburt, Eric Miller, and Orlando Pérez Gárate discuss the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and how it might shape the future of North American economic cooperation.
Nov
13
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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 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, advising clients on trade, economic policy, supply chain and regulatory issues, and geopolitical developments. He serves on Canada's external advisory committee on international trade policy and previously advised the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation on projects in South and Southeast Asia.
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.