Research Events
9th Border Economic Forum
Sponsored by the El Paso Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
in partnership with University of Texas at El Paso Border Region
Modeling Project and the Center for the Study of
Western Hemispheric Trade
Agenda
8:00 a.m. |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks
Diana Natalicio
President, University of Texas at El Paso
Howard Daudistel
Senior Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement, University of Texas at El Paso |
8:50 a.m. |
U.S. Economic Outlook
Presentation
Roberto Coronado
Assistant Vice President in Charge, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch |
9:30 a.m. |
Las Cruces Economic Outlook
Presentation
Jim Peach
Regents Professor, New Mexico State University |
10:15 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Tax Reform and the Outlook for the Ciudad Juarez Maquiladora Industry
David Vásquez Guzmán
Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez |
11:15 a.m. |
Borderplex Economic Outlook
Presentation
Tom Fullerton
Trade in the Americas Chair, University of Texas at El Paso |
Noon |
Lunch |
12:45 p.m. |
Panel
Bob Nachtmann
Dean, College of Business Administration, University of Texas at El Paso (Moderator)
- David Torres, El Paso Water Utilities
- Justin Chapman, Hunt Companies
- Mathew McElroy, City Development Department, El Paso
- Richard Dayoub, Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce
- Emma Schwartz, Medical Center of the Americas, El Paso
- Jerry Pacheco, The International Business Accelerator, Santa Teresa, N.M.
- Pablo Cuarón, Compañía Maderera de Chihuahua
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2:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |