Border Conference on the U.S.-Mexico Competitiveness Agenda

This was the fourth event of the Council of the Americas border initiative, which aims to foster a public-private dialogue on improving management of the U.S.-Mexico border and deepening economic integration.

The program in El Paso took place at The University of Texas at El Paso campus, located on the U.S.-Mexico border.  It included a series of on-the record Davos-style conversations on bilateral commerce, infrastructure investment, and the Mexican and U.S. reform agendas, among other topics.

Speakers:

• Eduardo Medina Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S.
• E. Anthony Wayne, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
• Beto O’Rourke, U.S. Representative
• Javier Treviño, Member of Mexican Federal Congress
• John Negroponte, Chairman, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Diana Natalicio, President, The University of Texas at El Paso
• John Steen, Texas Secretary of State
• Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing Director, North American Development Bank
• Enrique Norten, Principal, TEN Arquitectos
• Francisco Uranga, Corporate Vice President and Chief Business Operations Officer for Latin America, Foxconn
• Bernardo Ayala, Vice President Mexico Markets, Union Pacific
• Amgad Shehata, Vice President for International Public Affairs, UPS
• Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Rolando Pablos, CEO, Borderplex Alliance (moderator)
• Veronica Escobar, El Paso County Judge (moderator)
• Thomas Fullerton, Chair for the Study of Trade in the Americas, Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, UTEP (moderator)

Dress Code: Business casual - jackets and ties are discouraged.

Media Inquiries: Please contact UTEP Public Information Officer Veronique Masterson at 915-747-5526 or news@utep.edu.

Additional Information: please contact Kezia McKeague at 202-659-8989 or kmckeague@as-coa.org.

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