TechAmerica Announces Noteworthy Panelists for United States/Mexico Technology Summit

Sept. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- Dallas, Texas – TechAmerica and its partners, the Dallas Regional Chamber and University of North Texas, recently announced keynote speakers and panelists to appear at the first United States/Mexico Technology Summit. The event will provide a great opportunity for the business community to enhance its companies’ international performance by exploring critical international trade issues and networking with key industry stakeholders from the two countries. The event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29 and Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Cityplace Conference and Event Center north of Downtown Dallas.  

Keynote speakers include:

•   Tom Leppert, mayor of the City of Dallas
•   Roberto Newell, Ph.D., CEO of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO)
•   Kip Thompson, vice president at Dell
•   Phil Bond, president and CEO, TechAmerica

The keynote speakers are joined by the following panelists:

•   Enrique López Albarrán, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM)
•   Jorge Amigo Castaneda, director general, Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI)
•   Virginia Arteaga, founder and partner, Dienst International
•   Juan Carlos Cué Vega, consul general, Mexican Consulate in Dallas
•   Doug Gattuso, president, NEORIS USA
•   Carlos Marron, senior investment and trade commissioner, ProMexico
•   Edward Retta, president, Cross Culture Communications
•   Harold Strong, director of UNT Discovery Park
•   Clement Wigger, executive vice president, American operations, Shore Consulting Group
•   Paige Taylor, partner, Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

“We are exited to announce this esteemed group of speakers as proud additions to our summit agenda,” said Jeff Clark, regional vice president of TechAmerica Texas. “This is an event technology companies will not want to miss as it offers an unmatched opportunity to explore opportunities for Mexican and American companies to work together and grow our economies to gain a competitive advantage and compete globally.”

The event will gather business leaders, policymakers, government officials and technology advocates to gain access to valuable information on Mexico’s advancing technology economy and methods to leverage binational strengths in order to compete together in the global economy. The dialogue will showcase existing opportunities and best practices for how to take advantage of the benefits of international product development.

The exclusive two-day event will feature an introductory keynote dinner on Wednesday evening and a knowledge-packed day on Thursday that will review how to:

•   Leverage alliances to create a cross-border, cross-cultural and technically skilled workforce
•   Partner for success by creating cutting-edge products and services binationally
•   Better understand NAFTA, legal compliance issues and intellectual property laws affecting your venture
•   Build a competitive framework that will guide your company to binational success

To learn more about the event, and to register, please visit USMexicoTechnologySummit.org.

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About TechAmerica:
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,200 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing).It was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA).Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.