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Forum Program
9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 A.M. Opening Remarks
Welcome to WEF RGV 2026 · Dr. Mariana Guedea, President
10:15 – 10:35 A.M. Keynote — Women, Leadership & the New Global Economic Opportunity
Keynote speaker to be announced
10:35 – 11:20 A.M. Panel I — Diplomacy Without Borders: Trust, Cooperation & the Architecture of Shared Futures
PANELISTS Dr. Judith Arrieta · Dr. María Elena Orantes · Jesús Alejandro Cano Sánchez · Gloria Rosado
11:20 – 11:30 A.M. Break
11:30 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. Panel II — From Enterprise to Impact: Business & Economic Development
PANELISTS Elizabeth Suárez · Grace Lingow · Mario Reyna · Yolanda Ruiz · Glenn Hamer
12:15 – 12:45 P.M. Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 P.M. Panel III — Academia & Future Leaders: Investing in the Next Generation
MODERATOR Linda Ufland, UTRGV
PANELISTS Vero Marcos · Roberto González · Skyler Howell · Amy De la Hoz
1:30 – 1:45 P.M. Awards & Recognitions
1:45 – 2:00 P.M. Closing Remarks & Call to Action