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8:00 AM: Coffee Mixer Begins
8:30 AM: Doors Open & Welcome
9:00 AM: Higher Education Leaders Panel | "Investing in Educated Human Capital"
- Dr. Guy Bailey, President | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Dr. Rodney H. Rodriguez, Vice President | Institutional Advancement & Economic Development of South Texas College
- Manuel "Manny" Vela, Associate Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen
- Moderator Julian Alvarez, Vice President & Director of Community Relations | Lone Star National Bank
10:00 AM: Bank Leaders Panel | "Future of Banking"
- Larry C. Gonzalez, President Upper RGV | Plains Capital Bank
- Adrian Villarreal, President & Chief Executive Officer | IBC Bank
- Victor "Seby" Haddad, Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer | Lone Star National Bank
- R. Rene Avila | Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer | Texas Regional Bank
- Moderator Ron Garza, Associate Vice President, Workforce & Economic Development | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
11:00 AM: Keynote Economist Presentations
- "A Comprehensive Regional Forecast for 2024-2025" presented by Dr. Belinda Román, Associate Professor of Economics | St. Mary's University
- "A Mexico & United States Perspective" presented by Erika Martínez Mott, Directora General | Grupo Estrategia Política (GEP)
- "Looking Beyond" presented by Duncan Wood, PhD, Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives; Senior Advisor | Wilson Center Mexico Institute
12:00 PM: Luncheon | "REGIONAL ECONOMIC FUTURE: An insightful discussion on economic trends, geopolitical aspects, & U.S.-Mexico relations"
Three top advisors from the U.S. & Mexico will engage in a unique opportunity to assess the economic power of a region that connects two nations.
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