All panelist and moderators are subject to change.

Speakers and Panelists

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Luis Aviles
Senior Executive Air Service
Houston Airport System

Susan Davenport
Senior Vice President of Economic Development
Greater Houston Partnership

John Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer
Port of Houston Authority

Alejandro Solis
Economics Lead
HDR

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

Ron Epperson
Director, Strategic Industry Partnerships
Texas State University

Christopher Olson
Director of Trade & International Affairs 

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

Sandija Bayot
Director of Development
Worlds Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Jorge Franz
Senior Vice President Tourism
Houston First

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

Serena Su
Manager, Commercial Structuring
Cheniere Energy, Inc

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

Pete Garcia
Executive Director
USA Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Joe Perez
Partner
FOSTER, LLP
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Frederick Thome
Director Latin America Sales, Andean & Central America
United Airlines

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

Bob Harvey
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership

Suresh Pillai
Director of National Center for Electron Beam Research
Texas A&M
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John Cypher
Vice president, International Investment & Trade
Greater Houston Partnership

Kevin Keller
Senior VP 
HDR,  Inc.

Claudia Rojas
Partner, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
Procalidad
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