INAUGURATION - CHAPTER AGUASCALIENTES

 

BINATIONAL EVENT

Join us September 26-27, 2024, for a full agenda of activities to learn about business opportunities in Aguascalientes, and celebrate with us the re-launching of our Chapter in this thriving State.

The agenda includes:

·     Swearing-in with the presence of the Governor of the State of Aguascalientes, María Teresa Jiménez

·     Reception and dinner at Palacio de Gobierno with government and business leaders

·     Visit to the National Institute for Statistics and Geography

·     Visit to manufacturing plants of leading automotive and technology companies in the State

·     Winery Tour


AGUASCALIENTES

AT GLANCE

·     Population: 1,491, 126

·     Main economic activities: manufacturing (vehicles and transportation equipment, electronic components and computer, metal mechanic) agriculture, mining, cattle

·     State Police ranks 2nd as the most trusted in Mexico

·     Ranks 4th in the generation of formal employment

·     The World Bank has recognized Aguascalientes as the easiest state to do business in Mexico

Space is limited. To register and for more information, please contact Gabriela Kenny at gabriela.kenny@usmcoc.org

BINATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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David Dauch

Chairman and CEO
American Axle and Manufacturing

Aero Mexico
Mr. Andres Conesa Labastida

Chief Executive Officer AEROMEXICO AIRLINES

American Incentive Advisors
Raleigh C. Kone

Regional Director
American Incentive Advisors

Dr. José Zozaya

Executive President
ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE LA INDUSTRIA AUTOMOTRIZ

Mr. Jean Claude Tissot

Chief Operating Officer
ARCA CONTINENTAL/COCA COLA SOUTHWEST BEVERAGES

John Carona

Chief Operating Officer
ASSOCIA

Vince Chapa

Managing Director
Axen

Jorge Pérez

CEO
ARCH STAFFING & CONSULTING

Mr. Ron Campbell

Government Relations
AVOCADOS FROM MEXICO

Baker McKenzie Law
Mr. Hugo Dubovoy

Partner
BAKER & MCKENZIE

Mr. Jeff Jorge

Principal
BAKER TILLY

Lee Padilla

Government Relations
THE BOEING COMPANY

Mr. Gustavo Gutiérrez

Founder and President
BROXEL

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Mr. Haydn J. Powell

ACSD Global Supply Chain Manager
CATERPILLAR

Lic. Francisco Garza Zambrano

President,
NORTH AMERICAN REGION

Mr. Pablo Ruiz Limón

Director Ejecutivo
CITIBANAMEX REGION

Mr. Mark Binder

Director of Government Affairs
COPART, INC.

Mr. Jim Ryan

SVP, Corporate Affairs
CONSTELLATION BRANDS

Mr. Antonio Cuellar Steffan

Partner
CUÉLLAR SALAS Y CUÉLLAR STEFFAN, S.C.

Mr. John Alexander

CEO
DGC INTERNATIONAL

Mr. Julio Rivera

Specialty Sales | Global Sales
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

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Mr. Louis Escareño

Director, Public and Governmental Affairs
DUTY FREE AMERICAS

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Mr. Eduardo Gallástegui

Managing Partner
GALLASTEGUI Y LOZANO LAW FIRM

Mr. Gary B. Porter

President & CEO
DESERET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION


DUANE MORRIS

Mr. Julio Barrionuevo

Senior VP of Operations, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America and Global Service Partners
FEDEX EXPRESS LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Javier Velez Bautista

CEO
El Dorado Foods

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Mr. William Clay Ford, Jr.

Chairman
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Mr. Juan Gonzalez Moreno

Chairman and CEO
GRUMA

Sr. Carlos Slim Domit

Chairman of the Board
GRUPO CARSO

Mr. Javier Medina

Director of Government Relations
GRUPO SALINAS

Mr. Jaron Campbell

US Country Head of International Subsidiary Banking
HSBC BANK USA

Ms. Luz Nájera

Senior Corporate Affairs Director & NA Sustainability
INGREDION

Blanca Montaño Riqué

Tax Partner
JA Del Río

Patrick Ottensmeyer

President and Chief Executive Officer
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

Mr. Ismael Berumen

Partner
KPMG, LLP

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Raul Bujalil

VP Supply Chain Strategy and Technology
Kroger

Brenda & Carlos Coloma

Founders
Let’s Fly Crew

Mr. Alfonso García Cacho

Executive Director
MÉXICO CUMBRE DE NEGOCIOS / MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT

Veronica Sullivan

SVP, Head of Global Production
NBCUniversal Media, LLC.

Mr. Tony Jimenez

President & CEO
MICROTECH

Marc Tripp

Senior Vice President
PLANNING, INC.

Mr. Ruben Garibay

President PUERTO VERDE HOLDINGS

Mr. Alan Belinki

General Manager
R.S. HUGHES

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Edgar Lopezlena

Mexican Tax Practice Leader
RSM US LLP

Ricardo Alvarez

VP & Managing Director
RYDER SYSTEM, INC.

Mercedes Olguín Zúñiga

Negocio Internacional
SANTANDER MEXICO

Mr. Jesse Llamas

President
DALLAS SIDEKICKS

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Mr. Beni Lopez

CEO, U.S.& Canada
SOFTTEK

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Mr. Jorge Carstensen

Managing Partner
SOPHÓS ADVISORS

Julie Charros Betancor

President
TERRANEATRAVEL.COM

Mr. Peter R. Villegas

VP and Head, Office of Latin Affairs
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Mr. Luis Morris Velarde

CEO
THE MORRIS GROUP, USA LLC

Mark Levinson

Partner
THOMPSON COBURN

Mr. Todd Nelson

Owner
VENTURE X BRANIFF CENTER DALLAS

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Mr. Federico Sada Melo

Director of Sales of Flat Glass Unit of Vitro America
VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

Mr. Emilio Gonzalez

Executive Director for Strategic Alliances
VERIZON

zions Bank
Mr. Scott Anderson

President
ZIONS BANK

Mr. Jack E. Miller

President
STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.

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Liz Uihlein

President
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Rosa Ertze

Partner
WITHERS BERGMAN LLP

Mr. Andres Conesa Labastida

Chief Executive Officer
AEROMEXICO AIRLINES
www.aeromexico.com

 

 

 

 

Mr. Jean Claude Tissot

Chief Operating Officer
ARCA CONTINENTAL/COCA COLA SOUTHWEST BEVERAGES
www.arcacontal.com

 

Jorge Pérez

CEO
ARCH STAFFING & CONSULTING
archstaffingandconsulting.com

 

Mr. Ron Campbell

Government Relations
AVOCADOS FROM MEXICO
APEAM
A.C.

 

Mr. Hugo Dubovoy

Partner
BAKER & MCKENZIE
www.bakermckenzie.com

 

Mr. Jeff Jorge

Principal
BAKER TILLY
www.BakerTilly.com

Lee Padilla

Government Relations
THE BOEING COMPANY
www.boeing.com

 

Mr. Gustavo Gutiérrez

Founder and President
BROXEL
broxel.com/us-en/

 

Mr. Haydn J. Powell

ACSD Global Supply Chain Manager
CATERPILLAR
www.cat.com

 

Lic. Francisco Garza Zambrano

President,
NORTH AMERICAN REGION
www.cemex.com

 

Mr. Pablo Ruiz Limón

Director Ejecutivo
CITIBANAMEX
www.banamex.com

Mr. Gilbert F. Vazquez

Member
CLARK HILL STRASBURGER
www.clarkhill.com

 

Mr. Mark Binder

Director of Government Affairs
COPART, INC.
www.copart.com

Mr. Jim Ryan

SVP, Corporate Affairs
CONSTELLATION BRANDS
cbrands.com

Mr. Antonio Cuellar Steffan

Partner
CUÉLLAR SALAS Y CUÉLLAR STEFFAN, S.C.
www.csycs.com

 

Ing. Tomás González Sada

Presidente
CYDSA
www.cydsa.com.mx

Mr. Jesse Llamas

President
DALLAS SIDEKICKS
www.dallassidekicks.com

 

Mr. John Alexander

CEO
DGC INTERNATIONAL
www.dgci.com

 

Mr. Julio Rivera

Specialty Sales | Global Sales
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
www.delta.com

 

Mr. Louis Escareño

Director, Public and Governmental Affairs
DUTY FREE AMERICAS
www.dutyfreeamericas.com

 

Mr. Eduardo Gallástegui

Partner
DLA PIPER GALLASTEGUI Y LOZANO
www.dlapiper.com/en/mexico/offices/mexico-city/

 

Mr. Gary B. Porter

President & CEO
DESERET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
www.deseretmanagement.com

 

Ms. Rosa M. Ertze

Partner
DUANE MORRIS
duanemorris.com

 

Mr. Julio Barrionuevo

Senior VP of Operations, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America and Global Service Partners
FEDEX EXPRESS LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
www.fedex.com

 

Mr. William Clay Ford, Jr.

Chairman
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
www.ford.com

 

Mr. Juan Gonzalez Moreno

Chairman and CEO
GRUMA
www.gruma.com

 

Sr. Carlos Slim Domit

Chairman of the Board
GRUPO CARSO
www.grupocarso.com.mx

 

Mr. Javier Medina

Director of Government Relations
GRUPO SALINAS
www.gruposalinas.com

 

Mr. Jaron Campbell

US Country Head of International Subsidiary Banking
HSBC BANK USA
www.us.hsbc.com

Ms. Luz Nájera

Senior Corporate Affairs Director & NA Sustainability
INGREDION
ingredion.com

Patrick Ottensmeyer

President and Chief Executive Officer
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

www.kcsouthern.com

 

Mr. Ismael Berumen

Partner
KPMG, LLP
www.kpmg.com

 

Mr. Alfonso García Cacho

Executive Director
MÉXICO CUMBRE DE NEGOCIOS / MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT
www.cumbredenegocios.com.mx

Mr. Tony Jimenez

President & CEO
MICROTECH
microtech.net

 

Marc Tripp

Senior Vice President
PLANNING, INC.
planprograms.com

 

Mr. Alan Belinki

General Manager
R.S. HUGHES
www.rshughes.com

Edgar Lopezlena

Mexican Tax Practice Leader
RSM US LLP
www.rsmus.com

 

Mr. Eugenio Sevilla-Sacasa

Vice Chairman and General
Director of Latin America
RYDER SYSTEM, INC.
www.ryder.com

 

Mr. Beni Lopez

CEO, U.S.& Canada
SOFTTEK
www.softtek.com

 

Mr. Jorge Carstensen

Managing Partner
SOPHÓS ADVISORS
sophosadvisors.com

Julie Charros Betancor

President
TERRANEATRAVEL.COM
www.terraneatravel.com

Mr. Peter R. Villegas

VP and Head, Office of Latin Affairs
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
www.coca-cola.com

 

Mr. Luis Morris Velarde

CEO
THE MORRIS GROUP, USA LLC
themorrisgroupusa.com

 

Mark Levinson

Partner
THOMPSON COBURN
thompsoncoburn.com

 

Mr. Federico Sada Melo

Director of Sales of Flat Glass Unit of Vitro America
VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
www.vitro.com

 

Mr. Emilio Gonzalez

Executive Director for Strategic Alliances
VERIZON
www.verizon.com

Mr. Scott Anderson

President
ZIONS BANK
www.zionsbank.com

 

Dr. José Zozaya

Executive President
ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE LA INDUSTRIA AUTOMOTRIZ
www.amia.com.mx/

Mr. Jack E. Miller

President
STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 
www.stress.com/