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 proudly hosted its 29th Annual Western Hemispheric Trade Conference on April 9 - 11, 2025.
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 had two tracks: Track 1 was held on the campus of TAMIU in Laredo, Texas, USA; Track 2 was held virtually. Please refer to the Conference Program for details.
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.
The Financial Economics of Spaceflight
Presented by
William L. Megginson, Ph.D.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Microsoft Teams | 1 p.m.
Sponsored by TAMIU's Banking Academy
Concurrent Academic Sessions
Nearly 100 papers were presented across 25 academic sessions held both in person at TAMIU and virtually via Microsoft Teams. For a complete listing of the papers presented, please see the Conference Program.