Bridging the Atlantic: Trade Between Europe and the United States

September 17, 2025

September 17, 2025
10:00am ET / 4:00pm CET

Join leading manufacturing executives from the Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance and EUROTRANS (the European network of Drive Technology) as they explore the evolving landscape of transatlantic trade and tariffs. This exclusive webinar brings together C-suite leaders from European and U.S. power transmission manufacturers to discuss the current trade situation and supply chain resilience. The session will begin with a presentation by Nate Bolin, Partner at K&L Gates on the latest tariff information and then Alessia Sarasino; Director of International Trade Policy VDMA America, with a โ€œView from Europeโ€ and after that open to questions and discussion by participants.

Agenda

  1. Welcome by the presidents (introduction)
  2. US Perspective on the tariffs and their impacts, Nate Bolin, Partner at K&L Gates
  3. The view from Europe, Alessia Sarasino; Director of International Trade Policy, VDMA America                           
  4. Discussion
  5. Summary/ Feedback (possible topics for the future)

Speakers

Nate Bolin

Partner ~ K&L Gates

Sara Zimmerman

Vice President, Customer Experience and Product
Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America

Andrรฉ Thuswaldner

Eurotrans President

Alessia Sarasino

Director of International Trade Policy VDMA America