IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Session information
Goods at the border: the three amigos and 2026 USMCA review
Monday 5 October (1115 - 1230)
Committee(s)
International Commerce and Distribution Committee
(Lead)
North American Regional Forum
Description
This session will assess the current status of the 2026 USMCA review process, which began on 17 September 2025 with the publication by USTR and the Mexican Ministry of Economy of the call for the 60-day “public comment” phase of the review. The nations involved must choose whether to renew the USMCA for 16 more years, with another joint review after six years; to withdraw from the USMCA, following a minimum of six months’ notice to the other members; or to continue the USMCA without renewing it, in which case the agreement remains in force for 10 more years and expires in 2036. The session will provide an update on the current situation, including the status of negotiations and agreements.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Sabrina A Bandali | Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Membership Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
| Christopher Blake | Hahn Loeser & Parks, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; LPD Council Member, LPD Council |
| Horacio Lopez-Portillo | Lopez Portillo Consultores, Mexico City, Mexico; Vice Chair, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
Speakers
| Valerie Hughes | Rogers, Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Philip Luck | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Hugo Romero | Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico |