"Transporte Internacional & Alternative Energy - Veracruz 2007"
Invited Speakers

Wednesday, September 12

All Day

Arrival

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:00 p.m.

Welcoming Reception - Gran Hotel Diligencias

Thursday, September 13

7:45 a.m.

ENROUTE TO PORT OF VERACRUZ (Museo del Puerto)

8:15 - 9:00

BREAKFAST - Keynote Speaker: Gustavo Souza Escamilla, Secretary of Tourism, State of Veracruz * 

9:00 - 9:15

WELCOME - Al Zapanta, President & CEO, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce *

9:15 - 11:15

PANEL: Infrastructure, Challenges & Opportunities
Keynote Speaker: José San Martín, Director General de Desarrollo Carretero, SCT *
- Oscar Corzo, Director General de Transporte Ferroviario y Multimodal *
Moderator: Eric Rojo, Exec. Vice President, USMCOC*
Panelists:
- Alonso García Tamés, Director General, BANOBRAS
- Tirso Martinez, Presidente, CANACAR*
- Francisco Conde, Director of Communications, NASCO*
- Emilio Sacristán Roy, Director General, Mexican Railroad Association *
- Juan Manuel Carreón, Director General, Union Pacific de México*
- José Zozaya, Presidente y Representante Ejectutivo, Kansas City Southern de México*

11:15 - 11:30

BREAK

11:30 - 1:10

PANEL: Logistics & Technology
Keynote Speaker: - Alejandro Hernández, Coordinador General de e-Mexico, SCT * 
Moderator: Al Zapanta, President & CEO, USMCOC*
Panelists:
-Dr. Miguel Rios, President & CEO, Orion International *
- Sandra Montijo Dubrule, President, Mexican Maquiladora Association of Ciudad Juarez *
- Steve Salazar, Councilmember, City of Dallas *
- Luc Ringuette, Director, UMEXX *
- Ron Cruz, Director Government Programs and Relations, MIC Industries *

1:10 - 1:30

BREAK

1:30 - 3:00

LUNCHEON
Keynote Address: Clark Crook-Castan, U.S. -Mexico NAFTA Negotiations, U.S. Department of State *

3:00 - 4:30

PANEL: Security and Prosperity Partnership
Keynote Speaker: - Isabel Studer, Deputy Director General for Canada, Undersecretariat for North America, Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Relations* 
Moderator: Stephen Blank, Co-Chair North American Center for Transborder Studies, Arizona State University *
Panelists:
- Edgar Carrillo Luna, Director, Mexico´s General Customs Administration *
- Carlos Moreno Lòpez, President, NASCO-MEXICO *
- Miguel Marón Manssur, President, CANACINTRA

4:30 - 5:50

PANEL: Transportation, Energy & Alternative Sources of Energy
Keynote Speaker: - Dr. Diego Arjona, Director General of Research, Technological Research and the Environment, Mexico´s Ministry of Energy * 
Moderator: TBA
Panelists:
- Emil Peña, President, GenerationPower * 
- Jorge Luis Gage, International Affairs, Energy Systems of America Inc.
- William Perry, Member, Inter-American Ethanol Commission *

7:30

ENROUTE TO GOVERNOR'S DINNER

20:00 -  22:00

GOVERNOR'S DINNER
Welcome: Gov. Fidel Herrera Beltrán, Governor of the State of Veracruz

Friday, September 14

8:30 a.m.

ENROUTE TO PORT OF VERACRUZ

9:00 - 9:30

BREAKFAST
Keynote Address - Dr. Roberto Salinas León, President, Mexico Business Forum *

9:30 - 11:30

PANEL: Mexican State Projects
Moderator: 
Panelists:
- State Secretaries of Economic Development:
Carlos García Méndez, Secretary, Veracruz *
Mario de la Cruz Sarabia, Secretary, Tabasco *
Alfredo González Fernández, Tamaulipas *
Armando Jiménez San Vicente, Secretary, Aguascalientes
Sergio Tagliapietra Nassri, Secretary, Baja California
- Joe Chapa, Executive Director, Centro de Producción Más Limpia del Bajío *

11:30 - 12:00

BREAK

12:00 - 1:45

PANEL: Port Facilitation: Air, Land and Sea
Keynote Speaker: Manuel Rodríguez, Undersecretary for Transportation, SCT
Moderator: Jay Van Heuven, President, NATIG 
Panelists:
-Cesar Patricio Reyes Roel, Ports General Coordinator, SCT *
- Pedro Pablo Trevino, Director General, Codefront *
- Ernesto Velasco León, Director General, Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services *
Jorge Alejandro González Olivieri, Port of Veracruz *
Alejandro Martín Gochicoa Matienzo, Port of Altamira *
Gilberto Ríos Ruíz, Port of Coatzacoalcos 
Armando Palos Nájera, Port of Lázaro Cárdenas *
Roberto de la Garza, Port of Dos Bocas *
Jose Luis Iberri Martinez, Manzanillo
Armando Herrera Avendaño, Progreso
Reyes Isidro Estrada Venegas, Salina Cruz
Juan de Dios Serna López, Topolobampo
Maria Conchita Mendez, Port of Mobile *

2:00 - 3:30

CLOSING LUNCHEON
Keynote Address:
-Luis Tellez, Secretary, Mexico's Ministry of Communications and Transportation 

2:30 - 5:00

FIELD TRIP: PORT OF VERACRUZ

EVENING

OPEN/DEPARTURE

Saturday, September 15

MORNING

DEPARTURE

CONFERENCE VENUE

Museo del Puerto - API Veracruz
Address:
Final de Calle Montesinos S/N
Esq. Av. Marina Mercante
C.P. 91700, Col. Faros
Tel: (229) 923-2170

HOST HOTEL