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NAFTA & CAFTA CONFERENCE & GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS GALA

  • Conference designed for private- and public-sector executives and management personnel.

  • Learn and discuss how policy influences business practices.

  • First-hand briefings on issues crucial to designing NAFTA & CAFTA business strategies

  • Exposure to NAFTA & CAFTA policy-makers and corporations involved in these markets

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 TENTATIVE AGENDA

NAFTA & CAFTA PARTNERSHIP FORUM & GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS 


Invited Speakers

Wednesday, May 26

The Westin Embassy Row Hotel, 
2100 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC. 20008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. REGISTRATION   
   
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. OPENING SESSION 
Welcome: Al Zapanta, President & CEO, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
   
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "Key Issues Forum" 
  Keynote Speaker: Bill Graves, President & CEO, American Trucking Associations
E-Commerce: Steve Flagg, Purchasesoft
Healthcare: David Libenson, Hospital Santa Engracia
Manufacturing: Rod Rodrigue, MEP/MSI
   
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PANEL: Cross Border & Port Facilitation
  Moderator: Stuart S. Dye, Holland & Knight, LLP
Emergency Planning: Ken Eickmann, EG&G Technical Services
Logistics & Distribution: Lionel Carrasco, Neoris
U.S. Patriot Act: Cindy Marcotte Stamer, Epstein Becker and Green
SAE: Carlos Lavin, Mexico SAE
   
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. GOVERNORS LUNCHEON 
 

Keynote Speakers:  
Gov. Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Governor of the State of Guanajuato
   
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. "NAFTA & CAFTA Roundtable"

Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Al Zapanta, President, USMCOC

Keynote Speaker:  Elaine Chao, U.S.-Secretary of Labor

Speakers: 
Federico Sacasa, CCAA Executive Director
Amb. Juan Sosa, U.S.-Panama Business Council
Amb. Jaime Zabludosky, Former Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union
Amb. Eduardo Ramos Gomez, Partner, Duane Morris
   
7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS GALA (Black Tie)
 

International Monetary Fund 
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, DC
 


1st "José Juan de Olloqui Award for Hemisphere Leadership"
Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State 

Good Neighbor Award
Tom Ridge, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Santiago Creel, Mexico's Secretary of Gobernación
David Butterfield, Chairman, Loreto Bay
Raul Yzaguirre, President, National Council of La Raza

Governors Special Recognition for State Leadership
Gov. Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Governor of the State of Guanajuato

Thursday, May 27

The Westin Embassy Row Hotel, 
2100 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC. 20008
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING  (OPEN TO BINATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY)

 
 

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 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & TICKETS

 

Please register no later than May 19, 2004
GOOD NEIGHBOR SPONSOR  $25,000
  • Recognition as Good Neighbor Sponsor in the program / signage /website
  • 20 invitations to the Congressional Awards Reception at the Mexican Cultural Institute
  • 20 tickets to the 2004 NAFTA & CAFTA Partnership Forum
  • 2 Tables of 10 at 2004 NAFTA Luncheon plus Head Table seating
  • 2 Tables of 10 at the Good Neighbor Awards Gala plus Head Table seating
  • 8 Invitations to special VIP reception
  • Membership on the USMCOC Binational Board of Directors
  • Photo-opportunities throughout program
   
PRESIDENTIAL SPONSOR  $10,000
  • Recognition as Presidential Sponsor in the program / signage /website
  • 10 invitations to the Congressional Awards Reception at the Mexican Cultural Institute
  • 10 tickets to the 2004 NAFTA & CAFTA Partnership Forum
  • Table of 10 at the 2004 NAFTA Luncheon
  • Table of 10 at the Good Neighbor Awards Gala
  • 4 Invitations to special VIP reception
  • Photo opportunities throughout program
   
AMBASSADORIAL SPONSOR  $5,000
  • Recognition as Ambassador Sponsor in the program / signage /website
  • 5 invitations to the Welcoming Reception at the Mexican Cultural Institute
  • 5 tickets to the 2004 NAFTA & CAFTA Partnership Forum
  • 5 seats at the 2004 NAFTA Luncheon
  • Table of 10 at Good Neighbor Awards Gala
  • 2 Invitations to special VIP reception
  • Photo opportunities throughout the program
   
NAFTA & CAFTA FORUM SPONSOR  $2,500
  • Recognition as Supporter Sponsor in the program / signage /website
  • 10 tickets to the 2004 NAFTA & CAFTA Partnership Forum
  • Table of 10 at the 2004 NAFTA Luncheon
   
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS  
  • One ticket to the NAFTA & CAFTA Partnership Forum/Luncheon / Good Neighbor Awards Gala 
 $ 500
  • One ticket to the 2004 NAFTA & CAFTA Conference Forum & Luncheon ONLY 
 $ 150
CONFERENCE FEES AND CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS BENEFIT THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, A 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATION
REGISTRATION FORM

 

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ACCOMMODATIONS

 

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The Chamber has reserved a block of rooms for conference attendees for May 25-27, 2004 at special group rates ($199/night/single or double plus tax) at the The Westin Embassy Row Hotel / 2100 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC. 20008

For hotel reservations please call Brian Marshall at 202-312-1526 or by e-mail at brian@usmcoc.org 

DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS: May 10, 2004: April 21, 2003

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