PAST. PRESENT. BORDER.

Southern Border Conference

NOVEMBER 5 – 7, 2024
PASO DEL NORTE HOTEL
EL PASO TEXAS

HOSTED BY :
WEST TEXAS NEW MEXICO CUSTOMS BROKERS ASSOCIATION

NOVEMBER
5-7
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TEXAS
HOSTED BY :
WEST TEXAS
NEW MEXICO
CUSTOMS
BROKERS
ASSOCIATION
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Our Speakers

Expert Speakers: Thought Leaders at Our Event

Coley Anderson
Coley Anderson
Director of Industry and Government Relations & Enterprise Solutions Specialist for Registrar Corp.
Christie Brush
Christie Brush
Vice President
Avalon’s Southern Regional Office
Miriam G. Baca Kotkowski
Miriam G. Baca Kotkowski
President,
TECMA Transportation Services, LLC
Anna Benevente
Anna Benevente
Senior Regulatory Specialist
Registrar Corp
Cindy Deleon
Cindy Deleon
Founder & Managing Director
Deleon Trade LLC
Kathleen Dorman
Kathleen Dorman
AVP Regional Product Manager
Surety Bonds
Lenny Feldman
Lenny Feldman
Managing Partner and
Operating Committee Member
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Armando Goncalvez
Armando Goncalvez
Assistant Director, Trade and Cargo Security
Tucson Field Office
Fernando Holguin
Fernando Holguín
Co-Managing Partner
National Law Firm EC Rubio
Gerry Horner
Gerry Horner
Chief, Trade RegulationsBranch
U.S. Census Bureau
Economic ManagementDivision
Juliette Luna
Juliette Luna
Chief Financial Officer
Sky Transportation
Albert Luna
Albert E Luna
Vice President of Business Development
Sky Transportation
Dennis Alan McKenzie
Dennis Alan McKenzie
Deputy Executive Director
Cargo and Conveyance Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Carlos A. Noe
Carlos A. Noé
Founder and CEO
Number One Expedite
David Panko
David Panko
Manager
El Paso Foreign Trade Zone 68 for the City of El Paso
Jose Quinones
José Quiñonez
A.Z.S., C.Z.S., C.M.,
City of Socorro
Roberto Ransom
Roberto Ransom
Regional Economic Development and Binational Affairs
ALAN RUSSELL
ALAN RUSSELL
Chairman & CEO
The TECMA Group
Elena Ryan
Elena Ryan
Special Advisor
Broker Continuing Education
Octavio Saavedra
Octavio Saavedra
Founder
EP Logistics LLC
David Sarrasin
David Sarrasin
Assistant Director of Field Operations, Trade
Customs and Border Protection
Amir-Taichman
Amir Taichman
Founder and CEO
UnitySCM
Fernando A Thome
Fernando A. Thome
Assistant Director
Field Operations El Paso Field Office
Trade Operations
Rebeca Ulloa
Rebeca Ulloa
Consumer Safety Officer
FDA’s Division of Southwest Imports
Stay tuned! We're continuously updating our lineup, and more speakers will be added soon. Check back for the latest updates and detailed speaker profiles.
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November 5, 2024
Day 1
12:00-2:00 PM / Port Tour - 50 people max
(Sold out!)
2:30-5:00 PM / Top Golf Tournament - separate cost
6:00-9:00 PM / Kick off cocktails
November 6, 2024
Day 2
8:00am - 9:00am / Breakfast
9:00am - 12:00pm / Conference – Port Directors from all Ports
9:00am - 9:15am / Presentation of Colors & Invocation
9:15am - 9:45am / Initial Speech
9:45am - 11:00am / Field Operations Along the Border
11:00am - 12:00pm / Past, Present and Border
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch Featuring DFW Airport
1:00pm - 4:00pm - Conference
1:00pm - 2:00pm / La Juntita
2:00pm - 2:45pm / FDA
2:45pm - 3:15pm / Broker Continuing Education
3:15pm - 4:00pm / Foreign Trade Zones
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Dinner - MEXICAN NIGHT
Sponsored by AS Logistics
Featuring Mariachi Los Gavilanes
November 7, 2024
Day 3
8:00-9:00 AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Conference
9:00-:945 / Export and Export Manifest
9:45-10:30 / Artificial Intelligence
10:30-11:15 /  USMCA (how to decipher a rule of origin)
11:15-12:00 / Near Shoring
12:00-1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00-4:00 PM - Conference
1:00-1:30 / Inbonds
1:30-2:00 / Mexican Brokers
2:00-3:00 / Type 321 and Type 86
3:00-3:45 / Crisis - What Can We Learn Carriers
3:45-4:00 / Closing Statement
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