International Focus Magazine iF-September 2019-DIGITAL | Page 10

seen on the scene
Gateway to the Americas
Conference at GHP
G
Grulac (Iberoamerica Consular Group)
and GHP (Greater Houston Partner-
ship) joined efforts to organize the
third annual “Houston Gateway to the
Americas” conference, which was re-
cently launched on Monday, August
26th, 2019 at the Partnership Tower in
Houston, TX. The purpose of the event
was to bring Houston and the Ameri-
cas closer together while generating
opportunities. In this one-day event,
thirty-seven distinguished panelists
participated in eight panels that em-
phasized different sectors of Houston’s
commerce. Topics included consult-
ing/ business services, energy/oil & gas,
trade, sea transportation and logistics,
local governments, education, technol-
ogy and innovation, air and land and
logistics, and hospitality.
The Breakfast welcome included Bob
Harvey, CEO of the Greater Houston
Partnership; Mamadou Beye, General
Manager of Policy, Government and
Corporate Affairs from Chevron; Hon-
orable Jack Field, CEO from Twenty
First Century Group; and Ambassador
Sosa Consul General of Panama and
Dean of the Consular Corps of Hous-
ton.
During Lunch the keynote speech
was delivered by the Honorable Andy
Icken, Chief Development Officer
from the City of Houston. The Com-
missioner Adrian Garcia, from Harris
County Precinct 2 and Jaime Ortiz,
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