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Seventh Annual Building a Competitive U.S.- Mexico Border
Join the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute and the Border Trade Alliance for our seventh annual high-level "Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border" conference, which will focus on improving border management in order to strengthen the competitiveness of both the United States and Mexico.
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Overview
Each year our border conference brings together policymakers, business leaders, and local elected officials for a dialogue that focuses on improving border management to strengthen the competitiveness of both the United States and Mexico. This year's event will place specific emphasis on trade, travel and health as we consider how the border region will recover from the myriad impacts of COVID-19.
Join the Mexico Institute and the Border Trade Alliance for our seventh annual high-level "Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border" conference on August 10 and 11, 2021. We will host afternoon sessions from 3:00-5:00pm ET featuring panel discussions with U.S. and Mexican public and private sector officials, all of whom will bring a sought-after perspective to the discussion on border management.
Conference Agenda
Day 1 Agenda - August 10, 2021
3:00pm – Welcome
- Andrew I. Rudman, Director, Wilson Center Mexico Institute
- Britton Mullen, President, BTA
3:04pm - 3:30pm Keynote address
- Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
3:30pm - 4:00pm Manufacturing Panel
- Kathy Neal, Director, Global Trade Compliance, Regal Beloit
- Luis Hernandez, President, INDEX
- Moderator: Duncan Wood, Senior Advisor, Mexico Institute, and Vice President of Strategy & New New Initiatives, Wilson Center
4:00pm - 4:55pm Strengthening cross-border communities: Lessons from COVID-19
- The Hon. Todd Gloria, Mayor of San Diego
- The Hon. Karla Ruiz, Mayor of Tijuana (TBC)
- Maria Julia Marinissen, Health Attaché, US Embassy, Mexico City and Acting Director, Border Health Commission
- Farid Hannan, Director of Economic Affairs, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Government of Mexico
- Moderator: Andrew I. Rudman, Director, Wilson Center Mexico Institute
4:55pm- 5:00pm Closing
- Duncan Wood, Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
Day 2 Agenda - August 11, 2021
3:00 pm Welcome
3:02pm Recorded Remarks
- Senator Mike Crapo (R – ID)
3:10pm – 3:45pm US-Canada Border Working Group – lessons for US-Mexico border
- Kathryn Friedman, Global Fellow, Canada Institute; Associate Professor, University at Buffalo
- William Anderson, Director, Cross-Border Institute; Professor, University of Windsor
- Laurie Trautman, Global Fellow, Canada Institute; Director, Border Policy Research Institute
- Moderator: Christopher Sands, Director, Canada Institute
3:45pm- 4:45pm Revitalizing the Cross-Border Economy
- Sergio Mendoza, Presidente, Desarrollo Económico, Chihuahua
- Hector Cerna, President and CEO, International Bank of Commerce, Eagle Pass, TX
- Sergio Contreras, President and CEO, Rio Grande Valley Partnership & BTA Chairman
- Jorge Goytortúa, CEO, Cross-Border Xpress,
- Moderator: Britton Mullen, President, BTA
4:45 pm- 5:00 pm Closing Remarks
- Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, Public Policy Fellow and co-chair, Mexico Institute Advisory Board, Wilson Center
Speakers
Kathleen Neal
Luis Manuel Hernández
Maria Julia Marinissen
Sergio Mendoza
Hector Cerna
Sergio Contreras
Earl Anthony Wayne
Former Career Ambassador to Afghanistan, Argentina, and Mexico
Todd Gloria
Karla Ruiz McFarland
Farid Hannan
Kathryn Friedman
Research Associate Professor of Law and Planning, University at Buffalo
William Anderson
Laurie Trautman
Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
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Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
