2019 PATHWAYS FOR TRADE SYMPOSIUM

Sarah Goldfeder

Government Relations & Strategic Communications Consultant,

Earnscliffe Strategy Group

“Opportunity within Disruption: A Northern perspective on Global Trade”

 Mtro. Agustin Barrios Gomez 

General Partner, International Capital Partners (ICP)   

“Commercial Integration between Mexico and the U.S.”

Todd Owen,

Executive Assistant Commissioner, 

Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Fernando   Mayer,   

USMCA Trade Agreement Former Negotiator, 

Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C.

"NAFTA Modernization and the Prospects for USMCA Ratification"

Moderator: Ben Escarcega, Director, Integrated Solutions Group, Yusen Logistics.

Panel:

• Gerald Schwebel, Executive Vice President of Corporate International Division, International Bank of Commerce  
• David Firestein, President and Chief Executive Officer, The George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations 
•  Guillermo Malpica, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce, Chapter Monterrey 

 Jesus Cañas, Senior Business Economist, 

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 

“How Texas Benefits from Trade”

 Moderator: Dr. Federico Schaffler, Director of the Texas Center For Border Economic & Enterprise Develop, Texas A&M International University

Panel:

• Ken Roberts, President, World City 
• William C. Lane, Chief Executive Officer, America’s Trade Policy  

 “The State of Trade”  What Laredo Does for the U.S., What Washington Does for Laredo

 Moderator: Alejandro Gonzalez, Chief Operations Officer, Allied Forwarding & Gontor Logistics 

Panel:

• James Swanson, Director of the Cargo and Security Controls Division, for Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations 
• Jose D. Gonzalez, 15th Term COAC Co-team Lead In-Bond Work Group "In-Bond Shipments New Rules of the Game & CTPAT  Minimum Security Criteria Requirements"