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FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS June 6, 2003 Media Advisory Furthering the commitments made by U.S. President George W. Bush and the Mexican President Vicente Fox during their historic summit in September 2001, the United States and Mexico will jointly sponsor the 'Partnership for Prosperity' Entrepreneurial Workshop in San Francisco June 9-10 to encourage U.S. and Mexican private sector involvement in Mexico's economic future. U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Fernando Canales will host the conference and U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin will be the mistress of ceremonies and the moderator for the entire conference, which will promote contact between the U.S. and Mexican business communities. Investors and business owners from both countries will meet with university leaders, leading non-governmental organizations and government experts to discuss investment and financing opportunities in Mexico. There will also be an opportunity for networking among the Mexican and U.S. private sector participants. Business sectors represented will include information and environmental technology, housing finance and construction, agribusiness and food processing, infrastructure, and the automotive industry. Other panels will explore enterprise financing; regulations, taxes and procedures required for doing business in North America; and the enhancement of human capital on economic development in Mexico. Senior U.S. and Mexican corporate and government leaders also will discuss the competitiveness of the North American market and corporate citizenship. WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: WHO: Other senior U.S. government participants in the conference include Tim Hauser, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Small Business Administrator Hector Baretto and Overseas Private Investment Corporation President Peter Watson. Mexican government participants will include Agustin Carstens, Deputy Secretary of Finance and Public Credit; Lourdes Dieck, Under Secretary of Economic Relations and International Cooperation; Angel Villalobos, Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations; and Eduardo Sojo, Chief Economic Advisor to President Fox. Rosario Marin, Treasurer of the United States, will moderate the conference. Also taking part are the private sector U.S. Council on Competitiveness and its Mexican counterpart, the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness. Interested media, please register at www.partnershipworks2003.com or contact Bobby Peede at peede@eventstrategies.com or via phone at 703-684-0025. There is no registration fee, and only credentialed media will be admitted. Media may also register on-site. Pre-Conference - Sunday, June 8, 2003 11:00am-5:00pm Media and Conference Registration Open TBD ************************* Day 1 - Monday, June 9, 2003 8:00am-5:00pm Media and Conference Registration Open Mezzanine Level 9:00am-10:00am Opening Session - OPEN PRESS Grand Ballroom 10:00am-10:15am Break Italian Foyer Room 10:15am-12:15pm Concurrent Cross-Sector Panels - OPEN PRESS 12:30pm-2:15pm Lunch - OPEN PRESS Grand Ballroom 2:20pm-3:00pm Overseas Private Investment Corporation - OPEN 2:30pm-4:15pm Concurrent Business Opportunity Panels - OPEN PRESS 3:00pm-5:00pm Senior Executive Roundtable 2: OPEN PRESS Colonial Room 4:15pm-4:30pm Break Mezzanine Level 5:00pm-6:30pm Signing Ceremony – OPEN PRESS TBD Day 2 - Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:00am-10:00am Media and Conference Registration Open Mezzanine Level 9:00am-9:45am Signing Ceremonies - OPEN PRESS TBD
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch – OPEN PRESS 1:30pm-2:00pm Closing Session – OPEN PRESS |
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