​AGENDA
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​FRIDAY, OCTUBER 20, 2023

WELCOMING REMARKS CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

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WHY "HOUSTON: GATEWAY OF THE AMERICAS"
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Amb. Juan B. Sosa 
Chairman of the Conference Gateway of the Americas & Dean Emeritus
Consular Corps Of Houston

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​TRANSPORTATION 
Sea - Air - Land - Multimodal
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Kevin Keller
Senior VP 
HDR,  Inc.

John Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer
Port of Houston Authority

Gary High
Assistant Director, Construction Management
Houston Airport System

Amb. Juan B. Sosa 
Chairman - Gateway of the Americas & Dean Emeritus
Consular Corps Of Houston

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​ENERGY & ENERGY TRANSITION
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Jane Stricker
Senior VP, Energy Transition & Executive Director of HETI 
Greater Houston Partnership

Ron Epperson
Managing Director
Intellectual Energy

TRAVEL, HOSPITALITY & LEISURE
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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​BUSINESS SERVICES
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

James Grogan
Senior Director
 FTI Consulting

Claudia Rojas
Partner, CEO 
Real Time Analytics

Joe Perez
Partner
FOSTER, LLP

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SPORTS
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM

Renu Khator
President & Chancellor 
University of Houston

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EDUCATION 
12:20 PM – 12:45 PM

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Michael Pelletier
Founding Executive Director, Institute for Global Engagement 
University of Houston

Maya Durnovo
Chief Entrepreneurial Officer
Houston Community College

Amb. Juan B. Sosa 
Chairman - Gateway of the Americas
​& Dean Emeritus
Consular Corps Of Houston

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KEYNOTE: LOGISTICS AND CONNECTIBITY TEXAS-LAS AMERICAS
​12:45 PM – 1:30 PM

Pete Garcia
Executive Director
​USA Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Brian Ching
 U.S. soccer Legend -Board of Director for the Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee
FIFA 2026

Rhonda Arnold
Chief Community Business Relations Officer
Houston Airport System

Amb. Juan B. Sosa 
Chairman - Gateway to the Americas & Dean Emeritus
Consular Corps Of Houston

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LUNCH / DIALOG / CLOSING 
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Susan Davenport
Chief Economic Development Officer and Senior Vice President of Economic Development  Division
Greater Houston Partnership

John Cypher
Vice president, International Investment & Trade
Greater Houston Partnership

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