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our Keynote Speakers
Diane J. sabatino
Diane J. sabatino
Diane J. sabatino
Executive Assistant Commissioner
Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
LENNY FELDMAN
Diane J. sabatino
Ilvin Mendoza Carrasco
Managing Partner and Operating Committee Member at Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A
Ilvin Mendoza Carrasco
Ilvin Mendoza Carrasco
Ilvin Mendoza Carrasco
Head of Intelligence & Territorial Analysis at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Dominican Republic
WILLIAM PUI MARTINEZ
Ilvin Mendoza Carrasco
WILLIAM PUI MARTINEZ
CEO & Founder
Greenspace E-Mobility
SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
“Building a Work-Ready Economy: Skills & Career Readiness”
“Building a Work-Ready Economy: Skills & Career Readiness”
Panel:
- Cynthia F. Whittenburg, Executive Vice President at NCBFAA National Educational Institute
- Adam Walsh, Vice President, Career Readiness & Workforce Growth at ACT
- Carlos Carpizo, Co-Founder at Kosmos
Moderator: Claudia Saenz, M.A., Program Coordinator at Laredo College Global Logistics Center
“America’s First Transcontinental Railroad”
“Building a Work-Ready Economy: Skills & Career Readiness”
Presented by: Ryan Steinbach, Assistant Vice President, Intermodal Sales at Union Pacific Railroad
“The Evolution of Laredo’s Industrial Real Estate"
“Gateway to Growth: Rail, Industrial Development, and Laredo's Next Freight Platform"
Presented by: Carlo A. Molano, SIOR, President & CEO at FORUM CRE
“Gateway to Growth: Rail, Industrial Development, and Laredo's Next Freight Platform"
“Gateway to Growth: Rail, Industrial Development, and Laredo's Next Freight Platform"
Panel:
- Ben Escarcega Winebrenner, Partner at Kraus Development
- Matthew Service, Chief Commercial Officer at Ironhorse Resources
- Ryan Steinbach, Assistant Vice President, Intermodal Sales at Union Pacific Railroad
Moderator: Carlo Molano, SIOR, President & CEO at FORUM CRE
“Innovation Throughout the Years"
“From Nearshoring to Investment: Building the North American Manufacturing Corridor”
Presented by: David R. Gonzalez, Chief Agricultural Specialist at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
“From Nearshoring to Investment: Building the North American Manufacturing Corridor”
“From Nearshoring to Investment: Building the North American Manufacturing Corridor”
Panel:
- Fermin Rodriguez, Managing Director at General Softlanding
- Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, CEO at The Nearshore Company
- Arq. Lorena Cavazos Muñoz, Secretary of Economic Development, Nuevo Laredo
- Devorah Karren, International Affairs Director, State of Nuevo Leon & Port Colombia-Laredo Promotion Director
Moderator: Uriel Verazzi, SitePro Rentals and Special Advisor to the LEDC Board
“The First Touch Advantage: Turning Trade Flow into Distribution & Manufacturing Investment”
Panel:
Dr. Daniel Covarrubias, Director of the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development at Texas A&M International University
- Rahul Oltikar, President at Imperative Logistics Group, LLC
Moderator: Enrique Volkmer, SIOR, South Texas Commercial Real Estate
“North America at a Crossroads: Business, Policy, and the Future of USMCA”
Panel:
- Gerald Schwebel, Executive Vice President, Corporate International Division at International Bank of Commerce
- Luis Rodriguez, Managing Partner, Monarch Global Strategies
Moderator: Rachel Connell, Vice President at North American Strategy for Competitiveness
Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
global logistics center
LAREDO COLLEGE