CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- Obtain detailed and privileged information about the current and future conditions and trends of the Maquiladora (IMMEX) Industry in Mexico
- Get a complete update on Maquiladora Industry tax, environmental, labor and customs regulations
- Learn about the current status and future developments of the automotive, electronics and aeronautical industries in Mexico
- Learn about the new development of the Maquiladora and Manufacturing Industry in Mexico including employment government incentives and new customs regulations
- Examine the Impact of Crime and Violence on Cross-Border Trade
- Analyze current operating costs in Mexico
- Review itemized operating costs for labor, facilities, logistics, management and services
- Hear from industry experts about the best practices in management and manufacturing in the Maquiladora Industry
- Get insight from field expert on how to develop and cost effectively operate the supply chain in Mexico
- Learn about financing options for equipment
- Review opportunities to reduce risk and capital exposure in Mexico through lease-back of facilities
- Analyze detailed cases to reduce labor costs through temporary outsourcing of labor or shelter-back options
- Study cases for landed-cost, total cost of product ownership and new product development and response to market
- Interact with Maquiladora Industry plant Managers with ample operating experience
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MAQUILADORAS COMPETITIVENESS SUBJECTS
- Business dynamics of Maquiladoras
- Comparison of Mexico’s Manufacturing Industry costs and practices with China, India and other low-cost countries
- Labor productivity and competitiveness benchmarks
- Rate of exchange forecast and its impact on manufacturing competitiveness
- The role of the Federal Government to improve the Competitiveness of the Maquiladora Industry
- Globalization and its effects on Mexico’s Maquiladora Industry
- Manufacturing options, outsourcing structures and detailed costs
- Regional advantages and disadvantages for manufacturing in Mexico
- Major threats to Maquiladoras in Mexico
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For Hotel Reservations:
The Venetian Hotel Casino
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Telephone: (877) 283-6423 / (702) 414-1000
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For preferential hotel rates, use the reference code:
RAUSA-MEXICONOW Conference
Online reservations: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/RAUSA09
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Conference Costs:
US $600 + TAX Manufactures, Suppliers, Services.
- Fee includes meals, conference materials and activities.
- Fee doesn't include hotel, air transportation.
Industrial promoters or any competitor of our sponsors are welcome at an admission fee of US $2,500 + TAX |
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For conference Phone Registration
CALL TOLL FREE
USA 1 877 864 8528
Mexico 01 800 170 1010
CALL COLLECT
+52 (614) 414-8640
+52 (614) 414-8638 |
For Online Registration
www.mexico-now.com
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PROGRAM MARCH 25-26, 2009
Wednesday March 25, 2009 (07:30-15:30hrs)
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
A Strategic Approach to Offshoring
Nick Criss, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, Industrial Services Senior Director
The Impact of Crime and Violence on Cross-Border Trade
Carlos Angulo, BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE, Chairman on Mexican Committee.
BAKER & MCKENZIE, Senior Partner
Mexico's Automotive Industry Outlook and Trends
George Magliano, GLOBAL INSIGHT, Director of NA Auto Industry Research
Daher, Aerospace Industry Manufacturing Case Study
Pascal Neau, DAHER, Nogales Plant Manager
COFFEE BREAK
Welcome Message
Eduardo Bours, STATE OF SONORA, Governor
Conditions of the Maquiladora and Export Manufacturing Industry
in Mexico
Cesar Castro, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MAQUILADORA AND EXPORT
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (CNIMME), President
GE Productivity Overview in Offshore Manufacturing Operations
Alfredo Espino, GE COMMERCIAL FINANCE, Senior Sales VP
Mexico's Aeronautical Industry Outlook and Trends
Jean-Claude Bouche, MONTERREY TECHNOLOGY INST. Aerospace
Sr. Consultant
LUNCHEON
Strategies of Industrial Development of Japan, China and Malaysia
Compared to Mexico's
Ramiro Villeda, VILLEDA CONSULTING GROUP, Managing Director
Investment Opportunities in Mexico
Carlos Marron, PROMEXICO, NAFTA West Regional Director
GE Security, Electronics Industry Manufacturing Case Study
Leonel Ruiz, GE (Security Division), Plant Manager
Maquiladora Regulatory Environment, New Developments, Trends,
Threats and Opportunities
Edmundo Elias, BAKER & MCKENZIE, Partner
Thursday March 26, 2009 (08:00-14:00hrs)
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Mexico's Electronics Industry Outlook and Trends
Randall Sherman, NEW VENTURE RESEARCH, President
Competitiveness of Mexican Cities and Regions
Manuel Molano, MEXICO'S COMPETITIVENESS INSTITUTE, General Director
Industrial Location Trends
Rafael McCadden, COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, Director Industrial & Logistics
Magna International, Automotive Industry Manufacturing Case Study
Mike Fornix, MAGNA INTERNATIONAL, Instructor STTC, Sonora Forming
Technologies
COFFEE BREAK
Doing Business in Mexico How, When & Why
Humberto Gayou, LEXCORP, Partner
Globalization and Manufacturing in Mexico
Sergio L. Ornelas, MEXICONOW, Editor
Mexico's Employment Subsidy Programs and Benefit Programs,
Issues and Opportunities
Rosario Lombera, BAKER & MCKENZIE, Partner
Maquiladora Operations and Costs of Manufacturing in Mexico
Tres Hendrix, INTERMEX INDUSTRIAL PARKS, Marketing Director and
Luis Carlos Salazar, GRUPO PRODENSA, North America's Business
Development Director
LUNCHEON / ADJOURN
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WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME
- CD ROM with copies of presentations.
- MEXICONOW magazine, 2 year subscription.
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