The Rio Grande Valley region has helped power Texas’ economic growth in recent years. But the current political climate, drought and an uncertain global economy present new challenges.Â
Join us Sept. 24 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance when The Texas Tribune gathers local leaders in the Edinburg and McAllen business communities to discuss the outlook for the region and what can be done to protect its upward trajectory.
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Join us at 12 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, at Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.Â
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Confirmed speakers include Bob Anderson, vice president for supply chain and operations, Alps Alpine North America;  Julia Coronado , president and founder at MacroPolicy Perspectives LLC and member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Academic Advisory Council; Ramiro Garza, Jr., mayor of Edinburg; Mario Reyna, executive director of Rioplex; Nick Rhodes, president and CEO, Rhodes Enterprises; and Gilberto Salinas, Chief Strategy Consultant, GilSalinas Ecodevo Concepts.
The two panel conversations will be moderated by Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Matthew Watkins and the Tribune's RGV reporter, Berenice Garcia.Â
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the program will include two 45-minute panel conversations. Attendees can park in the lot in front of the Edinburg Conference Center.Â
Lunch will be provided by The Tribune.
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This in-person event will be recorded, and the program will be available to watch on-demand at texastribune.org/events beginning Thursday, Sept. 25
JOIN US FOR COFFEE
Tribune journalists will also be hosting an informal coffee and conversation at Kreative Grounds Café in McAllen from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday. No RSVP is necessary.
Email us at events@texastribune.org
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