Thursday, October 29, 2026
11:00 A.M. - NOON (MST)

What's the status of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and how does it impact Arizona business and cross-border trade between the United States, Mexico and Canada?

Learn from seasoned trade compliance practitioners as part of the Arizona Town Hall Cross-Border Connecting series.

Online through Zoom. 

SPEAKERS

Brett W. Johnson	Troy Galan	Patrick Welch
Partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.	Associate, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.	Cousel, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Moderator

IN COLLABORATION WITH

• Ensuring our Water Future

"Ensuring Our Water Future"

• U.S./Mexico Hydro-Relations - Rhett Larson
• Binational Collaboration - Dra. Jesús Eliana Rodriguez Burgueño

"Trade, Tariffs, and Tactics"

• Cross-Border Connecting: "Trade, Tariffs, and Tactics" - Brett W. Johnson and Troy Galan

2025 Series Program Reports (in English and Spanish):

• Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Work and Education
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• "Workforce Development and Artificial Intelligence" Town Hall, Tempe, AZ
• Quality Childcare and Workforce Development
• Mental Health and Workforce Development
• Tariffs: Reshaping Global Economic and Workforce Development

Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Work and Education

• "Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Health, Education, and Agriculture" - Dr. Juan Pablo Garcia Vazquez
• “Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: An Application in Date Fruit" - Dr. Dalila Blanca Pérez
• "Closing the Skills Gap: AI Meets Social Good" - Aaron Eden
• "AI for Entrepreneurs: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Business" - Hon. Ramón O. Valadez

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• “Cross Border Connecting: Logistics and Supply Chain Management” – Dr. Omar Ahumada
• “Bridging Borders: Advancing Professional Training in International Supply Chain and Logistics Between Arizona and Sonora” – Dr. Armando Elizondo Noriega
• “Cross Border Connecting: Logistics & Supply Chain Management: The cross roads of academia, logistics management, government and the private sector industries”  – Buna George

Quality Childcare and Workforce Development

• The Yavapai Perspective: Local Data, Local Action - Lisa Blyth
• Cross-Border Connecting: Quality Childcare and Workforce Development - Andrea Helart
• Arizona Works When Childcare Works - Rudy J. Ortiz
• Cross-Border Connecting: Quality Childcare & Workforce Development - Amber Shek

Mental Health and Workforce Development

• Onvida Health Behavioral Health Center - Jordin Aguilar
• Career Connected Pathways - Melanie Baca
• Rooted in Yuma - Mabel Coronel
• Mental Health-Workforce Development - Alfredo Padilla-López

“Internship: Assisting Workforce Development”

• Elevate Pathways for Success - Jerry Cabrera
• Cross-Border Connecting Internships and Apprenticeships - Shawn Hutchinson
• WDF Manufacturing and Sourcing Capabilities - Cesar Ponce
• Internship: Assisting Workforce Development - Dr. Emmanuel Santiago Durazo Romero