International Chambers of Commerce Christmas Luncheon

19th Annual

International Chambers of Commerce

Christmas Luncheon

Friday, December 6, 2024

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Windows On The River

2000 Sycamore Street I Cleveland, OH 44113

Keynote Speaker Sushan Demirjian

Assistant US. Trade Representative for Small Business, Market

Access, and Industrial Competitiveness

Sushan Demirjian is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing U.S. trade policy related to a broad range of U.S. manufacturing and industrial sectors, such as information and communications technology, autos, capital goods, machinery and equipment, chemicals, energy, steel and other metals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, forest products, and consumer products. She also oversees USTR's efforts to expand trade opportunities for U.S. small and medium-sized businesses.

Ms. Demirjian joined USTR in 2007 and has led market access and industrial goods negotiations in the

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and with the United Kingdom, Kenya, Japan, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). She also worked on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round negotiations related to non-agricultural market access (NAMA).

Prior to joining USTR, Ms. Demirjian was Director of International Trade at the American Chemistry Council, the key association representing the U.S. chemical industry. She also worked at the American Bar Association's Section of International Law, where she coordinated programs and activities related to international commercial law.

Ms. Demirjian holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.