Welcome Remarks/Opening Ceremony

Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President and CEO, HACU

Shirley Calvo, Directora Ejecutiva, Camara Nacional de Turismo (CANTUR)

Zeneida María Chávez Fernández, Alcaldesa de San Antonio de Belén, Alcaldía de Belén

Mario Sáenz, Export Manager, PROCOMER

Juan Ricardo Wong Ruiz, Executive Director, Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP)

Elizabeth Rodriguez, President, GlobalEdu Consortium

Session #1 – “Strengthening Research and Academic Partnerships Among the U.S., Latin American, and Spanish Institutions”

Presenters:

Cuauhtémoc Godoy, EdD.PE, Associate Dean – School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, USA

Dr. Luis Fernando Pantoja Amaro, Rector Universidad Tecnológica de Querétaro, Mexico

Britt Rios-Ellis, Ph.D., President, California State University, Stanislaus, USA

Coffee Break

Session #2 – “Private-Public Partnerships in International Education: New Models for Sustainability”

Presenters:

Guillermo Díaz, Jr., Founder and CEO, Conectado, Inc., USA

Mario Sáenz Alfaro, Export Manager, PROCOMER, Costa Rica

Andrés Eduardo Vásquez Plazas, Executive Director, Fondo Nacional de Garantías, S.A. (FODESEP), Colombia

Lunch at the Hotel

Session #3 – “Global Collaboration in Climate Research and Disaster Recovery: Universities as Catalysts for Innovation, Policy Change, and Community Support”

Moderator:

Emma Grace Hernández Flores, Ph.D., President, Universidad de Iberoamérica

Costa Rica Presenters:

Kathy Halvorsen, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Facilities, Michigan Technological University, USA

María Vicenta Mestre Escrivá, Ph.D., Rectora, Universitat de Valencia, Spain

Closing Remarks

Final Reception

Dinner and La Academia de Liderazgo Graduation Ceremony