All panelist and moderators are subject to change.

Speakers and Panelists

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Luis Aviles
Senior Executive Air Service
Houston Airport System

Ki-Joon Back
​Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
University of Houston

Sandija Bayot
Director of Development
Worlds Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Mamadou Beye
Manager for International Government Affairs
Chevron

Chris Canetti
President of Houston World Cup Bid Committee
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority

Hon. Rodolfo Coronado Molina
Dean of the ​Consular Corps of Houston & Consul General of Peru

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

Susan Davenport
Senior Vice President of Economic Development
Greater Houston Partnership

Ron Epperson
Director, Strategic Industry Partnerships
Texas State University

Jorge Franz
Senior Vice President Tourism
Houston First

Bill Fulton
Director
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
​Rise University  
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Pete Garcia
Executive Director
​USA Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Bob Harvey
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership

Kevin Keller
Senior VP 
HDR,  Inc.

John Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer
Port of Houston Authority

Christopher Olson
Director of Trade & International Affairs 

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

Joe Perez
Partner
FOSTER, LLP
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Suresh Pillai
Director of National Center for Electron Beam Research
Texas A&M

Claudia Rojas
Partner, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
Procalidad
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Alejandro Solis
Economics Lead
HDR

Amb. Juan B. Sosa 
Dean Emeritus
Consular Corps Of Houston

Serena Su
Manager, Commercial Structuring
Cheniere Energy, Inc

Frederick Thome
Director Latin America Sales, Andean & Central America
United Airlines

Al Zapanta
President and CEO 
USA Mexico Chamber of Commerce