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Successes, Strategies & Challenges in the U.S.-Mexico Market

Wednesday, May 10
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
U.S. Capitol / Mansfield Room
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION & NAFTA CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
(Open to Binational Board of Directors & Sponsors Only) 

Thursday, May 11
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Horizon Ballroom
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING  
(Open to Binational Board of Directors & Sponsors Only) 

12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Atrium Hall
CONFERENCE OPENING & LUNCH
Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Special Envoy for the Americas (U.S.) 
Jesus Reyes Heroles, Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. (Mexico) 
T.J. Glauthier, Deputy Secretary of Energy (U.S.)

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Horizon Ballroom
DEBATE: "North American Free Trade, Labor and Jobs" 
Jerry Jasinowski, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
George Becker, International President, United Steelworkers of America

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Atrium Hall / Suite 208 
ROUNDTABLE: STRATEGIES, SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES
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-Agribusiness and Environment
-Energy and Mining
-Telecommunications and Information Technology 
-Transportation & Infrastructure

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Residence of His Excellency Jesús Reyes Heroles, 
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
RECEPTION FOR SPONSORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY

Friday, May 12
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Atrium Hall
BREAKFAST: "Globalization and Environmental Protection in Mexico"
-Her Excellency Julia Carabias, Secretary of the Environment, Natural Resources & Fisheries (Mexico) 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Atrium Hall / Suite 208 
ROUNDTABLE: STRATEGIES, SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES
(to review the proceedings of each task force, please click here)
-Education 
-Finance & Investment
-Health
-Maquiladora Manufacturing - Automotive / Electronics / Textiles & Apparel

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center / Atrium Hall
CLOSING LUNCH " The United States and Mexico Look to the Horizon"
-The Honorable Edwin Truman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (U.S.) 
-His Excellency José Angel Gurria, Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit (Mexico) 

7:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Organization of American States
GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS GALA  [Black tie]
-Honorary Dinner Chairman: R.K. Davidson, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Union Pacific Corporation
-The Honorable William Daley, Secretary of Commerce (U.S.)
-Her Excellency Julia Carabias, Secretary of the Environment, Natural Resources & Fisheries (Mexico)
-His Excellency José Angel Gurria, Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit (Mexico) 
-Philip Anschutz, Chairman of the Board, Qwest Communications (Denver, Colo., USA)
-Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico, D.F., MEXICO)

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