29th Annual Western Hemispheric Trade Conference
April 9 - 11, 2025 | Laredo, TX, USA & MS Teams
Texas A&M International University’s A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business is proud to host its 29th Annual Western Hemispheric Trade Conference.
The Conference is sponsored by Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), the A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business (ARSSB), and the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade (CSWHT), in partnership with the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas’s Facultad de Comercio, Administración y Ciencias Sociales (Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico) and the Universidad Tecnológica de Tamaulipas Norte (Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico).
The 2025 Conference will have two tracks: Track 1 will be held on the campus of TAMIU in Laredo, Texas, USA; Track 2 will be held virtually. Please refer to the Conference Program for details.
Registration for on-site attendance is now closed. However, live broadcasts are available to the public free of charge.

Institutional Partners



Guest Speakers

Crypto and Financial Crises
Presented by
Hilary J. Allen
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
TAMIU Student Center Ballroom | 6 p.m.
Open to the public. Free of charge.
Sponsored by IBC Bank & Commerce Bank


Numbers, Engines, and Enterprise: Perspectives on Leadership from the Flight Deck to the Global Stage
A Fireside Chat Featuring
Roberto A. Tohme and Len J. Treviño, Ph.D.
Moderated by
Luis Pérez-Batres, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Microsoft Teams | 12:30 p.m.
Live broadcast is open to the public and free of charge.

The Financial Economics of Spaceflight
Presented by
William L. Megginson, Ph.D.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Microsoft Teams | 1 p.m.
Live broadcast is open to the public and free of charge.
Sponsored by TAMIU"s Banking Academy
Concurrent Academic Sessions
