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Arizona & Mexico Town Halls

Participants will hear from guest speakers and build important recommendations that can play a crucial role in the Arizona and Sonora region.

Cross-Border Connecting

Conexión Transfronteriza

Arizona & Mexico Town Hall Series

 

Cross-Border Connecting

Cross-Border Connecting: "Micro-Credentials"
What they are, why they matter, and how they can make your business or career thrive

Thursday, November 14, 2024
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. (Mexicali time)
5:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. (US-AZ Time)

This online forum will focus on how higher education in the United States and Mexico is offering learning and certificates through micro-credentials.

Online through Zoom.

PANELISTS


   
Miguel Alvarez Dr. Abraham Arias León Dr. Lisa YoungDr. Judith Marisela Paz Delgadillo

Associate Dean of Reskilling & Corporate Training, Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College

 Professor and Department Head, Electronics and Semiconductors Microelectronics, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Faculty Administrator for Open Education and Innovation, Maricopa Community Colleges

Researcher and Academic Manager at the Intelligent Center for Innovation and Technology Development, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California


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Attendance is FREE

Online through Zoom

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Strengthening Regional Economies:
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 30, 2024 | Conference Center @ Rio, Tempe, AZ

Opening Program Speakers

  • Host: Linda Elliott-Nelson, Chair, International Relations Committee, Arizona Town Hall
  • Moderator: Sandra Watson, President & CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
  • Stephanie Bermudez, Founder, Startup Unidos 
  • Imelda Hartley, Owner, Happy Tamales 
  • Alicia Buckhanan, CEO, A & S investment Group 
  • Laura Espinoza, Founder, Association of Women of Bacanora and Maguey of Mexico 

Lunch Program Speakers

  • Host: Marisol Vindiola,  Sr. Sales Digital Marketing Manager, Orange 142
  • Moderator: Colin Diaz, President & CEO, Tempe Chamber of Commerce 
  • Jorge Mendoza Yescas, Consul General of Mexico in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Monica Villalobos, President & CEO, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Marisol Flores-Aguirre, Director, Southern Arizona Office, Office of Governor Katie Hobbs
  • Jennifer Smith, Community Services & Economic Development Director, City of Douglas 
  • Isabel Georgelos, Director, Women's Business Center, YWCA Southern Arizona 

Click here to view the final report.

FULL AGENDA

Arizona Town Hall hosted its fifth Arizona & Mexico Town Hall in Tempe, AZ.

Participants built professional networks while providing important recommendations that can play a crucial role in shaping the regional development strategy for the Arizona-Sonora megaregion.

During the event, participants engaged in facilitated discussions designed to build consensus for future actions. 

Special Thanks to Partners



Cross-Border Connecting: "Language and Employability"

Thursday, September 12, 2024
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. (Mexicali time)

This online forum included panelists from Arizona, California, and Mexico, presenting on how the languages you know affect your employability both in the United States and Mexico.

PANELISTS
Dr. Alma
Montemayor-Sándigo		 Dr. Liliana
Vizcarra-Noble

Timothy 
Druihet

 Dr. Juan Manuel Alberto
Perusquía Velasco
Associate Teaching Professor, Educational Specialities-Bilingual/ESL Education Department, Northern Arizona University-Yuma Campus Director, Professional Skills Development Center; Liaison, Binational COIL Program (AMPEI/ SDSU IV), San Diego State University Imperial Valley Consultant Coordinator of Liaison & Extension Studies, School of Accounting and Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)

2024 Series Program Reports (in English and Spanish):

News and Media 

Town Hall Reports

2023 series program reports (in English and Spanish):


 2022 series program reports (in English and Spanish): 2022 series program panelist presentation slides:
 2021 series program reports (in English and Spanish): 2020 series program reports (in English and Spanish):

2019 and Earlier

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