Event – Chamber of International Trade Agreements & Free Zones

Pursuing Economic Integration
for Shared Prosperity

Our primary focus is empowering SMEs by helping them maximize their potential and integrate into global supply chains, transforming them into key drivers of regional economic development. We work with an innovative approach and practical solutions to promote shared growth.

8:00 am – 9:00 am
( 1 Hours )

Registration and networking with a light breakfast

9:00 am
( 5 Min )

Opening

9:05 am – 9:25 am
( 1 Hour )

Presentation of the CITAFZ

Dr. Rogelio González
Executive VP – CITAFZ

9:25 am – 9:55 am
( 30 Min )

Words from the special guest

Lic. Altagracia Gómez
Coordinator of the Economic Development Advisory Council

9:55 am – 10:30 am
( 35 Min )

Keynote lecture: The Myth of Globalization

Shannon K. O’Neal
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations

10:30 am – 11:40 am
( 70 Min )

Panel 1: The Future of Regional Integration

Antonio Navalón, Luz María
de la Mora, Empresario(a),
Estratega

11:40 am – 11:50 am
( 10 Min )

Coffee break and networking

11:50 am – 12:25 pm
( 35 Min )

Keynote conference: Nearshoring strategies

Rosemary Coates
Global Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing Expert

12:25 pm – 1:35 pm
( 70 Min )

Panel 2. The advantages of the Strategic Fiscalized Area as a Free Zone for competitiveness

Lisandro Ganuza, Juan
Operti, Alfredo Nolasco

1:35 pm – 2:35 pm
( 60 Min )

Break and networking with a light lunch

2:35 pm – 3:10 pm
( 35 Min )

Keynote conference: The new industrial policy

Vidal Llerenas
Videsecretary of Industry and Commerce at the Ministry of Economy, Mexico.

3:10 pm – 4:20 pm
( 70 Min )

Panel 3. SMEs as a key factor for import substitution in regional supply chains

Francisco González

4:20 pm – 4:50 pm
( 30 Min )

Summary and closing

4:50 pm – 5:05 pm
( 15 Min )

Special message from the Governor of Morelos

Margarita González Saravia
Governor of Morelos

5:05 pm – 5:20 pm
( 15 Min )

Farewell remarks

Dr. Rogelio González
Executive VP – CITAFZ

Rogelio González

Executive VP-CITAFZ

Shannon K. O'Neil

Art Director,Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations Colabrio Media

Antonio Navalon

Team Lead, Colabrio Media

This event will bring together experts, entrepreneurs, and international leaders to analyze regionalization and its impact on supply chains. We will also explore how trade agreements, Free Zones, and Strategic Bonded Warehouses are key tools for competitiveness in North and Latin America, adapting to the new global economic order.