The Binational Conference & Awards Dinner Gala offers an un­paralleled opportunity to meet with government and corporate offi­cials involved in US-Mexico business development.

Our traditional Awards Gala Dinner will honor key individuals in the private and public sectors that have made outstanding contribu­tion to the US-Mexico relationship.

Below is the preliminary agenda of this event. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Laura Patricia Aguilar at: (52)(55) 55451813 or (52)(55) 52032949.

We encourage your early registration as space is limited. We look forward to your participation at this unique event.

Yours Truly,

EUGENIA M. SANGINES
PRESIDENT
BINATIONAL OFFICE
MEXICO CITY

Tuesday,
February 7

 Registration & Hospitality Suite

Wednesday,
February 8

Registration
"MEXICO'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK"

Breakfast - Inauguration
Keynote: Alejandro Werner, Head Economic Planning Unit, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit

Panel I - Foreign Investment-Capital Flows-Remittances

Keynote: José Angel Gurría, Elected General Secretary, OCDE
Moderator: José García Torres, Vice President, USMCOC

• James J. Grogan, President & CEO, Loreto Bay

• Lawrence Harrington, Representative in Mexico, Inter-American Development Bank 

• Timoteo Harris, International Director, Nacional Financiera 

• Francisco J. Ayza Merino, Vice President Commercial Strategy, Hispanic Markets Banamex-Citigroup

• Barbara Merz, Director of Philanthropy Program of the Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University 

• Mario López Espinosa, Director for Mexico and Central America, Euro Alliance

Keynote: Mauricio Bacila Lago, Vice President, National Banking and Securities Commission
Moderator: Ambassador Alfredo Phillips-Olmedo, President, PSG

• Guillermo Prieto Treviño, President, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
• Julio A. de Quesada, Corporate Director, Banamex - Citigroup
• Miguel Gómez-Mont, Executive Vice President, Corporation GEO
•  José Antonio Galaz, President, SAS Institute
• Israel Zagal, Partner Internal Audit, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu / Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S. C

Keynote: Carlos Morales Gil, Exploration and Production Director, PEMEX
Moderator: Gerard Van Heuven - President, NATIG

• Dionisio Pérez-Jácome, Former President, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)
• Eugenio Laris Alanis, Finance Investment Project Director, CFE
• Juan Antonio Barges, Director, Mexican Competitiveness Institute
• Horacio E. Lopez Montes, General Director, Infrastructure Consulting

Thursday,
February 9

Panel V - Transporte Internacional Initiative

Keynote: Dr. Aaron Dychter, Undersecretary of Transportation, SCT
Moderator: Al Zapanta, President & CEO, USMCOC

• Al Zapanta, President & CEO, USMCOC 

• Eric Rojo, Director, Homeland Security Services, Shaw Group 

• Joe Chapa, Director, Centro de Producción Más Limpia del Bajío 

• Michael Ronan, Regional Vice President, Royal Caribbean Cruises 

Keynote: Al Zapanta, President & CEO, USMCOC 

• Robert Mocny, Deputy Director-U.S. Visit, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
• José Guzmán Montalvo, Mexico Customs Administrator

Keynote: Luis Carlos Ugalde, President, Federal Elections Institute
Moderator: Dr. Jacobo Zaidenweber, President, American Textil, S. A. de C. V.

• Alejandro Hope, Consulting Partner, Grupo de Economistas y Asociados (GEA) 
• Roy Campos, President, Mitofski Consultants
• José Antonio Crespo, Professor, Research Center and Economical Teaching (CIDE) 
• Dr. Bill Perry, President, William Perry & Associates

Banamex Historical Building
Palacio San Mateo de los Condes de Valparaíso
Venustiano Carranza e Isabel la Católica
Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México

Honored Guest:
Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista, Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

AWARDS

Private Sector "Buen Vecino"

• Manuel Medina Mora, General Director, Banamex-Citigroup
• Lorenzo Servitje, Founder of Corporación BIMBO

Public Sector "Buen Vecino"

• José Alberto Aguilar Iñárritu, Congreso de la Unión 

Educational/Cultural Sector "Buen Vecino"

• Dolores Olmedo Patiño (Posthumous Award)
• Carlos Phillips Olmedo, General Director, Dolores Olmedo Museum

Special Award "José Juan de Olloqui"

• José Angel Gurría Treviño, Elected General Secretary of OCDE

 ACCOMMODATIONS

The Chamber has reserved a block of rooms for conference attendees for December 5-8, 2005 at the:
Hotel Sheraton - Centro Histórico /
Avenida Juárez 70, Col. Centro, México D.F., 06010 

For hotel reservations please call Avenida Juárez 70, Col. Centro Mexico D.F., 06010 México Tel: (52)(55) 5130-5300 Fax (52)(55) 5130-5255

The special rate is available until January 31st , 2006