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Wednesday, April 14 | 2010
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| 7:00 - 7:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by International Banck of Commerce
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Student Center 2nd Floor |
| 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
Keynote Address
The Immigration Deadlock: Is there a way out?
Edward Alden
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fello
Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C. |
Student Center Ballroom |
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Thursday, April 15 | 2010
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| 7:30 am |
Shuttle Pick-Up to TAMIU |
Staybridge Suites Hotel |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
WHT Foyer |
| 8:15 - 9:45 am |
Breakfast Keynote Adrees
Sponsored by BBVA/Compass
Welcoming Remarks
Juan J. Castillo, VP for Finance & Administration
Texas A&M International University
Steve Sears, Ph.D.
Dean, A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business
Texas A&M International University
Tagi Sagafi-nejad, Ph.D.
Director, Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade
Texas A&M International University
Gigaton Problems Need Gigaton Solutions:
Understanding and Engineering the Complexity of Urban Systems
John C. Crittenden, Ph.D.
Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
Georgia Institute of Technology
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WHT 111 |
| 9:45 - 11:45 am |
Concurrent Academic Sessions:
Session I: Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Session II: Economic Issues in Latin America and China
Session III: Trade, Investment, and Development
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WHT 103
WHT 104
WHT 106
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| 11:45 - 12:00 pm |
Break |
WHT Foyer |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Luncheon Keynote Adrees
Welcoming Remarks
Ray M. Keck, Ph.D.
President, Texas A&M International University
U.S., Europe, or China?
Stephen P. Magee, Ph.D.
James L. Bayless/Enstar Professor of Finance
University of Texas at Austin
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WHT 111 |
| 1:30 - 2:45 pm |
Panel Presentation
Financial Institutions and the Financial Crisis
Alejandro Cabezut
Chairman of the Board, Laredo Chamber of Commerce
George R. Clarke, Ph.D.
Texas A&M International University
William C. Gruben, Ph.D.
Texas A&M International University
Moderator: Steve Sears, Ph.D.
Texas A&M International University
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WHT 116 |
| 2:45 - 3:00 pm |
Break & Refreshments |
WHT Foyer |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Academic Sessions:
Session IV: International Accounting and Taxation Issues
Session V: Knowledge and Regulation
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WHT 103
WHT 104
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| 5:00 pm |
Shuttle Pick-Up to Staybridge Suites Hotel |
TAMIU |
| 7:00 pm |
Shuttle Pick-Up to Casa Ortiz |
Staybridge Suites Hotel |
| 7:30 - 10:00 pm |
Reception & Dinner
Performances by :
TAMIU's Mariachi Internacional
TAMIU's Ballet Folklorico
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Student Center Rotunda
1st Floor |
| 10:00 pm |
Shuttle Pick-Up to Staybridge Suites Hotel |
TAMIU |
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Friday, April 16 | 2010
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| 8:15 am |
Shuttle Pick-Up to TAMIU |
Staybridge Suites Hotel |
| 8:30 am |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
WHT Foyer |
| 9:00 - 11:0 am |
Concurrent Academic Sessions:
Session VI: Education, Leadership, and Development
Session VII: Technology and Development
Session VIII: Issues in Human and Financial Investment
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WHT 103
WHT 104
WHT 106
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| 11:00 - 11:15 pm |
Break & Refreshments |
WHT Foyer |
| 11:15 - 1:00 pm |
Panel Presentation
International Trade in the Region
Pablo Camacho, Ph.D.
Texas A&M International University
Javier Garza
President, Logistics and Manufacturing Association, Port Laredo
Lic. Rubén Hernández Martínez
Aduana de Nuevo Laredo
Balaji Janamanchi, Ph.D.
Texas A&M International University
Bernardo Mireles García
General Manager, Global Link Logistics, LLC and TAMIU Alumni (Invited)
Moderator: Richard Perez
SBDC, Texas A&M International University
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WHT 116 |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Luncheon Keynote Adrees & Concluding Ceremonies
Globalization and Growth
W. Michael Cox, Ph.D.
Director, William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom
Southern Methodist University
Senior Fellow
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Closing Remarks
Pablo Arenaz, Ph.D.
Provost, Texas A&M International University
Tagi Sagafi-nejad, Ph.D.
Director, Ph.D. Program in International Business Administration
Texas A&M International University
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WHT 111 |
| 3:00 pm |
Shuttle Pick-Up to Staybridge Suites Hotel |
TAMIU |
