Since its inception, the Annual Institute has brought together top legal minds to discuss the latest developments in international law. To commemorate our 50th anniversary this year, the State Bar of Texas International Law Section is partnering with SMU to bring you this high-level forum. Hosted by the SMU Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University (SMU), the SMU Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership, and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, the symposium will address the upcoming changes in the Mexican legal system, their multiple ramifications, and their effects on the areas that most impact the U.S.-Mexico relationship, particularly the U.S.-Texas border. Key topics include bilateral trade, tariffs, and constitutional and energy reforms.
9:00-9:20 a.m.
Introduction / Welcome Remarks
Pablo Mijangos, SMU (Dallas)
David Salazar, GRUMA/Mission Foods, (Dallas)
Ana Pamela Romero, Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
9:20-10:20 a.m.
Panel 1 – Constitutional Reforms: Judicial System and Regulatory Agencies
Francisca Pou, UNAM (MX)
Andrea Marván, COFECE (MX)
Moderator: Eduardo Romero Tagle, Partner, Ellwanger Henderson; former clerk at SCJN (Austin)
10:20-10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
10:40-11:40 a.m.
Panel 2 – Energy Reform
Luis Alberto Serra Barragán, Professor, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Juan M. Alcalá, Partner, Holland & Knight (Austin)
Moderator: Monika U. Ehrman, Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
11:40-11:55 p.m. Room Change
12:00-1:25 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Address
José Ramón Cossío, former Supreme Court Judge (MX)
Pablo Mijangos, SMU (Dallas)
Moderator: Eric F. Hinton, Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
1:25-1:35 p.m. Room Change
1:35-2:45 p.m.
Panel 3 – The Upcoming Review of USMCA
Francisco Peña, Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton (McAllen)
Pedro Alfonso Elizalde, Tec de Monterrey (MX)
William Hornberger, Partner, Jackson Walker (Dallas) TBC
Moderator: Iliana Rodríguez, Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
2:45-3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Jim Hollifield, Texas-Mexico Center (Dallas)
This program is subject to change at the discretion of the International Law Section.
CLE credits: TBD
Course Title: TBD
Course Number: TBD
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