CSG-WEST 62nd Annual Meeting Santa Fe, New Mexico Monday, October 5, 2009 Welcome North American Summit II Senator Lesil McGuire, Alaska, Immediate Past Chair, CSG-WEST Diputado Francisco Cantu Torres, Nuevo Leon, Chair, Border Legislative Conference David Fransen, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny, California, Vice Chair, Border Legislative Conference Achieving Energy Independence for North America: A discussion on continental energy resources and strategies to achieve independence Moderator: Senator Jackie Dingfelder, Oregon, Chair, CSG-WEST Energy and Environment Committee Ty Lund, Member of the Legislative Assembly Government of Alberta, Canada Martin Pasqualetti, Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University Sarah Cottrell, Energy and Environment Policy Advisor New Mexico Governors’ Office Luncheon Program: Update on Security and Prosperity Partnership and North America Leaders Summit Moderator: Diputado Francisco Cantu Torres, Nuevo Leon, Chair, Border Legislative Conference
Jose Guillermo Ordorica Robles, Deputy General Director U.S. Department, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kim Butler, Director General, North America Bureau Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Enhancing North America Competitiveness: A focus on the challenges and opportunities to boost regional, cross-border trade Moderator: David Fransen, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles Geri Word, Director, Office of NAFTA, Central America and the Caribbean International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Tim McEwan, President and Chief Executive Officer Initiatives Prince George 3 Combating Public Health Threats in North America: An overview of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Disaster Cooperation Moderator: Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny, California, Vice Chair, Border Legislative Conference Ty Lund, Member of the Legislative Assembly Government of Alberta, Canada Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos Dr. Arturo Cervantes Trejo, General Director National Center for the Prevention of Accidents Ministry of Health of Mexico Mauricio Leiva, Chief of the Office of Binational Border Health California Department of Public Health |