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A Hemispheric Conference & Expo ​2016


Prominent Speakers & Panelists

“Houston: Gateway to the Americas” featured top speakers and panelist that gave relevance and prestige to the conference. Among others:
  • RENU KHATOR, President, University of Houston,Chancellor. University of Houston System
  • Horacio Licón, Vice President, International Investment and Trade. Greater Houston Partnership
  • Jorge Franz, Senior Vice President and Chief Economic Development Officer. Houston First
  • Amb. Juan B. Sosa,General Consul. Consulate of Panama in Houston
  • Andy Meyers. Fort Bend County
  • Vince Ryan, Former Board Member. Panama Canal Commission
  • David Robinson. City Council
  • Edmundo Gonzalez. Pro Mexico
  • Pam Plagens, Manufacturing Industry Director. U.S Commercial Service
  • Percy Pelaez, President and Founder Central American Chamber of Commerce.
  • Carlos Lara, Chairman. The Houston Technology Center (HTC Americas/ HTC Global)
  • Jeffrey Wiley. Fort Bend Economic Development Corporation
  • Pete Garcia, Executive Director. US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
  • Elena Bustamante, Trade Representative. Pro Colombia
  • Camilo Muñoz, President.  Translation Source
  • Jose Perez, Partner. Foster Global
  • Carla Arimont. Amrop Seeliger & Condo
  • Gladys Campero. Soul and Brain
  • Rafael Alexandri, Vice President of Business Development. Estafeta
  • Paul Frison, Executive Vice Chairman. Houston Technology Center
  • Brad Burke,Managing Director. Rice Alliance
  • David R. Hansen, Chairman. MIT Enterprise
  • Braulio Perdigao, CEO & Founder.Petrolesson
  • Jane Lea Hicks, Director, Client Acceleration. Houston Technology Center
  • Erik M. Halvorsen, Director. Innovation Institute at Texas
  • Jorge Franz, Senior Vice President and Chief Economic Development Officer.Houston First
  • Kathy Anderson, Anderson Retail Tourism Marketing, River Oaks District
  • Patti Voss, Account Director. Leisure Texas Area.Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks Galleria
  • Rolf Meyer, Managing Director Sales – Mexico
  • Jaime Ortiz, Vice Provost Global Strategies and Studies. University of Houston
  • Reg Pecen, President and Professor. North American University (NAU)
  • Julian Cardenas, Research Assistant Professor. The University of Houston L
  • Gerry Lin, Senior Director of Graduate Programs, College of Engineering. Lamar University
  • Daniel Perez, Department Chair, Economics and Finance. University of St. Thomas
  • David Vassar, Associate Vice President for Global Affairs. Rice University
  • Genaro Peña, Partner​. Amrop Seeliger & Conde
  • Luis Avilés, Senior Executive - Air Service Development. Houston Airport System (HAS)
  • Silvia Marucci, Leader, International Trade Specialist. Panama Canal
  • Jason Miura, Director of Business Economic Development. Port Freeport
  • Kristian Scayola, Sr. Regional Manager Americas Cargo Operations. United Airlines
  • Shane Williams, Trade Zone Administrator. Port of Houston Authority
  • Claudia Rojas,Executive Director. Colombia-Texas Chamber of Commerce
  • Felix Carles. ACOBIR
  • Amb. Juan B. Sosa, General Consul. Consulate of Panama in Houston
  • Nelly Mitford, Vice Chair, International Advisory Group. Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) 
  • Minor Taylor. Property Connections
  • Richard Miranda. Miranda International Realty Advisors
  • Michael Butler. Keller Williams Commercial
  • Bill Diehl, President. Greater Houston Port Bureau
  • Kevin Keller, Vice President. HDR Engineering, Inc
  • Dave Weston, Vice President and Department Manager.HDR Engineering, Inc
  • Mark Vincent, Director, Channel Development. Port of Houston Authority
  • Luz Damaris, Vice President. Goya Foods Texas
  • Damien Garza, Board Director. Greater Houston Manufacturer's Association (GHMA)
  • Carlos Pacheco, Consul General. Costa Rica
  • Gabriel Volpi, Consul General. Argentina
  • Kenneth Smith, Head of the Trade and NAFTA Office. Ministry of Economy of Mexico
  • Al Zapanta, President and CEO. US Mexico Chamber of Commerce
  • Marcial Nava, Principal Economist. BBVA Compass
  • Reagan Dukes, Research Director.Wood Mackenzie
  • Juan Felipe Arjona. Corporate New Ventures and Technology Manager. Technip
  • Tim Tirlia. International Exploration Drilling Manager. Anadarco
  • John D. Furlow, Partner, Corporate & Securities practice. Mayer Brown
  • Jorge G. Sanchez. Sana Energy
  • Sebastián Borgarello. Vice President. Latin America Upstream Consulting. Wood Mackenzie
  • Rodolfo Guzmán. Managing Partner. Arthur D. Little’s 
  • George Baker, Publisher.Mexico Energy Intelligence
  • Angel F. Curet
  • Dale Tibodeau, Assistant Professor & Director of Bauer Supply Chain Forum. University of Houston
  • Julian Flores. One Point Logistics (OPL)
  • ​Eric Andrews, Chairman.AMS&T
  • Eric Van Hoorder. ACOBIR
  • Ariel Sztern. President. Argentina-Texas Chamber of Commerce
  • Ariel Bosio,Vice President. Argentina-Texas Chamber of Commerce
  • Cid Silveira, Executive Director. Brasil-Texas Chamber of Commerce
  • Gustavo Macha, President and CEO.Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce of Houston
  • Enrique Sosa. Executive Director.US-Panama Business Council
  • Adriana González, President / CEO. Cámara de Empresarios Latinos de Houston
  • John Cypher. Director, Americas. Greater Houston Partnership
  • Jagdip Ahluwalia,Executive Director. Indo - American Chamber of Commerce
  • Victoria Bryant, President. World Chamber of Commerce of Texas
  • Rosendo (Ross) Villareal. President - The Woodlands Chapter. Asociacion de Empresarios Mexicanos (AEM)
  • Gino Demeneghi. Canacintra

Unforgettable Moments