Agenda

Theme: “You’re An International Lawyer But May Not Know It!”

Approved for 6.75 Hours of MCLE including 1 Hour of Ethics

Attire: Business Casual

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Networking Breakfast and Registration

8:45 – 8:50 a.m.

Welcome

8:50 – 9:40 a.m.

Current Issues in Export Controls and Sanctions

9:40 – 10:25 a.m.

Nearshoring Trends and Impacts for US and Mexican Companies

10:25 – 10:40 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:30 a.m.

A Primer on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS): Are You Ready for Increased Enforcement?

Derrick Kyle, Senior Associate, Torres Trade Law, Dallas, Texas
Don Pearce, Senior Trade Advisor at Torres Trade Advisory and a Retired Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement

11:30 – 12:15 a.m.

Healthcare Staffing Crisis: Can Immigration Reform Solve the Problem?

Kim Cummings, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Talent and Workforce Planning, Children’s Health, Dallas, Texas
Fred Gaona III, Partner, Frost Todd Brown, Dallas, Texas
Kathleen Campbell Walker, Partner, Dickinson Wright, El Paso, Texas

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON PROGRAM

The United States on the World Stage in 2023: A Conversation with Former US Ambassador to NATO and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Moderated by Eric F. Hinton, Director, Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership, SMU Dedman School of Law; International Law Section Chair, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: A Global Look at the State of Human Rights in 2023

Dr. Rick Halperin, Professor of the Practice, Human Rights, and Director, Human Rights Education Program, SMU, Dallas, Texas
John Vernon, Partner, The Vernon Law Group, Adjunct Professor of Law, SMU, Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas

2:20 – 3:05 p.m.

The Origins of Russian Membership in the Council of Europe and the Seeds of its Expulsion

Professor Jeffrey Kahn, University Distinguished Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas

3:05 – 3:20 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:20 – 4:20 p.m.

Ethics for International Compliance Lawyers and Compliance Officers

Eric F. Hinton, Director, Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
Howard Hacker, Chief Compliance Officer, Walmart Global Health & Wellness, Dallas, Texas
Betty E. Ungerman, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Lennox International Inc., Richardson, Texas