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Full Group Sessions |
8:00
8:15 |
Opening Remarks
Luis Felipe Seldner, President and CEO, The Offshore
Group, Tucson, Arizona |
8:15
9:15 |
Global Economic Outlook
Alix Partners, Dalla, Texas |
9:15
10:00 |
Mexico's Economy in a
Period of Global Turbulence
Sergio Sarmiento, Editorial Board Director, TV
Azteca, Mexico City, D.F. |
10:00
10:15 |
Break |
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Room A
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Room B |
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10:15
11:00
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Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico - Is Your
Investment Safe?
David Eaton, Director & Chair of International
Trade Committee,
U.S. - Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Monterrey,
Nuevo Leon |
OS |
Duty Reduction: Taking full
advantage of the Nafta, Prosec and Rule 8
Pedro Valenzuela, Director of
Import/Export Operations, Offshore International,
Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
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OS |
11:00
12:00 |
Costing a Mexican Production Facility
Gale Thompson - VP of European Operations,
Offshore International, Inc., Tucson, Arizona |
NS |
Financing Mechanisms Available in Mexico
Brett Costain, Co-Founder and Partner, Elite Desert
Ventures, Prescott, Arizona and New York, N.Y. |
OS |
12:00
1:15PM |
Lunch |
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Lunch |
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1:15
2:00 |
Customs and Transportation Issues
Steve Haywood, President , Focus Solutions,
Taylor, Michigan |
OS |
The Mexican Auto Industry: An Overview
Eduardo J. Solís Sánchez, Executive President,
Mexican Automotive Industry Association (Invited) |
OS |
2:00
3:45PM
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Operations Under the Offshore Group
Shelter Plan
Panel Discussion with Offshore Client Company
Executives |
NS |
Local Training Resources and Their Availability
Representative from Saltillo Vo-Tech Schools |
OS |
3:45
4:00PM |
Break |
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Break |
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4:00PM
5:00PM |
Mexico's Foreign Trade Policies and Their Impact on
Shelter & Maquiladora Operations
M. Geraldo Olea Amaya, EGAO: A Baker Hostetler
Affiliate, Mexico City, D.F. |
OS |
Getting to Know the Local Supplier Base
(TBA)
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OS : Open Session |
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NS : Newcomer Session
Attendance is Obligatory for Newcomers to Mexico
* All Room A sessions are recommended for
newcomers to Mexico. |
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