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National
Forum on Trade Policy 2005 Agenda
________________________________________________ ***IMPORTANT
UPDATE***
Due to the severe weather conditions in Austin, TX on
Thursday, Dec. 8th, the NFTP Conference 2005 has been cancelled.
We regret the inconvenience this may cause you and will be in
contact with further updates. If you have any questions, please contact
Deirdre Mendez by email at
deirdre.mendez@mccombs.utexas.edu.
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Homeland Security and Southern Border Trade:
Implications for Public Policy and Business Strategy
Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental Hotel, Austin, TX
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Thursday
Dec. 8, 2005 |
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7:30-8:00 |
Breakfast
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8:00-8:10 |
Welcoming
Remarks
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8:10-8:30 |
Southern
Border History and Culture
Speaker:
Tom Stellman
President & CEO, TIP Development Strategies
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8:30-10:15 |
Session
1: Vulnerability/Risk Management
- The terrorist threat in relation to commerce
- Issues surrounding federal policy
- Risk management issues for both the private and public
sector
Moderator: Jared Hazelton, former Dean, North Texas
Univ. Business School
Speakers:
1) Elisa Murano, Dean, Texas A&M University School of
Agriculture
2) Harold Woodward, Port Director, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
3) Jim Turner, former Ranking Member, House Select
Committee on Homeland Security
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10:15-10:30 |
Break
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10:30-12:15 |
Session
2: Domestic Preparedness and Response
- How the U.S. is addressing threats
- Steps that have been taken so far
- Impact on commerce
- Assessing the appropriate level of response
Moderator: Eugene Gholz, Asst. Professor, LBJ School of
Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Speakers:
1) Michael Ginn, Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism
2) David McIntire, Director, Integrative Center for
Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
3) Frederico Zuniga, President, National Customs Brokers
& Forwarders Association of America
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12:15-1:15 |
Lunch -
Keynote Presentation:
Admiral (ret.) Bobby R. Inman, Interim Dean
LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at
Austin
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1:15-3:00 |
Session
3: Homeland Security and Labor Issues
- Challenges to the Department of Homeland Security in
the current environment
- Potential economic impact of a controlled border
- Possible policy solutions
- Scenarios resulting from changes in policy
Moderator: Robert Loughran, Attorney, Tindall and Foster
Speakers:
1) Carol Conway, Deputy Director, Southern Growth Policy
Board
2) Kenneth Pasquarell, District Director, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, San Antonio
3) Kristi Sutterfield, Executive Director, Texas
Association of Builders.
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3:00-3:15 |
Break |
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3:15-5:00 |
Session
4: Border Partner Perspectives
- Do Mexico and the U.S. have irreconcilable differences
in border policy?
- What is the economic impact on Mexico of a controlled
border?
- What Mexico wants and needs
Moderator: Helena Colyandro, Director of Texas Border
and Mexican Affairs Division, Governor's Office, State
of Texas
Speakers:
1) Alejandro Ibarra, Sr. Professor of Economics and
Public Policy, Graduate Business School, Instituto
Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
2) Raul Trevino, Private Sector Executive
3) Lucinda Vargas, former Senior Economist, Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas
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5:30-7:00 |
VIP
Reception, Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental Hotel
Dinner at Austin location of individual preference |
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Friday
Dec. 9, 2005 |
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7:45-8:15 |
Breakfast
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8:15-10:00 |
Session
5: Border Control and Trade I: Public Sector Perspective
- Goals of federal border policy
- Effects of trade on southern border control public
policy
- Potential conflicts in federal and state border
policies
Moderator: Bill Gilmer, Vice President, Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas
Speakers:
1) Leigh Boske, Associate Dean, LBJ School of Public
Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
2) Elena Villarreal, International Trade & Marketing
Manager, City of San Antonio
3) Eleanor Thornton, Program Manger, US Customs & Border
Protection
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10:00-10:15 |
Break
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10:15-12:00 |
Session
6: Border Control and Trade II: Private Sector
Perspective
- Import/export compliance issues for industry
- Effects of southern border control on trade
- Strategic planning issues for industry
Moderator: Henry Sauvignet, Director of Administration,
North American Development Bank
Speakers:
1) Craig McClure, Mgr., Intl. Trade Compliance, Tokyo
Electron America
2) Reynaldo Spinelli, Executive Vice President, Laredo
National Bank
3) Debra Turnbull, Program Manager, Import Compliance
Office, IBM
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12:00 |
Conference
Ends |
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