Trade Today: Understanding and Identifying Risks in Global Value Chains

Trade Today: Understanding and Identifying Risks in Global Value Chains

Participants will learn to interpret trade data, analyze market trends, and use data analysis tools to enhance their decision-making.

By School of International Service

Date and time

Friday, June 6 · 8:30am - 5pm EDT

Location

American University School of International Service

4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20016

Agenda

How Trade Data Informs U.S. Trade Policy

Bill Shpiece, former USTR

Learn how trade data feeds into real-time policy decisions. This session explains how U.S. agencies use economic evidence to shape negotiations, manage trade disputes, and respond to global developme...

Introduction to Trade in Data Value (TiVA) Data

Bob Koopman, former USITC & WTO

A user-friendly guide to what TiVA data is, how it’s constructed, and why it offers a better view of modern supply chains than traditional trade data. Includes the opportunity for hands on learning e...

Using U.S. TiVA Data

Jiemin Guo, former BEA

See how the U.S. uses its own version of TiVA data. This session walks through practical examples of how policymakers and analysts use this data to examine supply chain flows and bottlenecks.

Multinational Firms, Supply Chains, and Risks

Jim Fetzer, former BEA

Explore how firm-level data helps reveal how multinational companies and smaller businesses engage in global trade. Learn how differences across firms can expose different kinds of supply chain risk.

Identifying Supply Chain Risks with TiVA Data

Bob Koopman, former USITC & WTO

Learn a structured approach to spotting vulnerabilities in supply chains using TiVA data. This session introduces the concept of “chokepoint” analysis, with real world exercises included.

AI & New Frontiers in Supply Chain Data

Bob Koopman, former USITC & WTO

Explore emerging tools and data sets that go beyond TiVA—such as global firm-level data and U.S. government assessments—to support more targeted and granular risk analysis.

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours 30 minutes

TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST REGISTER HERE.


With increasing uncertainty around trade policy and tariffs this workshop will teach participants how to interpret trade data, analyze market trends, and use data analysis tools to enhance their decision-making and analytical abilities as it applies to international trade. Explore the various TiVA databases, newer databases on Multinational Corporation and/or Firm level trade, and how these databases can reveal supply chain risks, and how they may or may not reveal the effects of trade policy uncertainty.

What You Will Learn:

  • Trade Data Types: Learn the differences between traditional trade and TiVA data and how both can help navigate an increasingly complex and uncertain trade environment.
  • Market Trends & Economic Insights: Discover how to identify trends and anticipate potential disruptions caused by a volatile trade policy environment building a comprehensive view of market trends and economic impacts.
  • Analysis Skills: Gain experience with data analysis tools to enhance your ability to provide strategic advice to decision-makers.
  • Supply Chains & Vulnerabilities: Explore the role of multinational corporations and learn how TiVA databases can reveal supply chain risks.
  • Policy & Compliance: Understand the intersection of trade data, policy, and regulatory compliance in a globalized economy.
  • Networking & Practical Application: Build connections and leave with tools to make informed, strategic trade decisions.


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