The US-Mexico border is in the news every day and policy decisions in both countries have lasting implications for energy and environmental law. We are pleased to invite to you to an information-packed conference for professionals working on energy and environmental law issues across the US-Mexico border region. Get the latest updates from leading experts representing all points of view on current cross-border issues

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Dear Colleague:
The US-Mexico border is in the news every day and policy decisions in both countries have
lasting implications for energy and environmental law.
We are pleased to invite to you to an information-packed conference for professionals working
on energy and environmental law issues across the US-Mexico border region. Get the latest
updates from leading experts representing all points of view on current cross-border issues
including:
• US-Mexico Relations in 2019
• Infrastructure Development and Financing to Solve Border Environmental Problems
• The US Mexico Canada Act (USMCA)
• Climate Change
• Binational Water Issues
• Alpine High Development
• Biodiversity Issues in the Border Region
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Development in the Border Region
• Class Actions in Mexico on Environmental Issues
• Improving Environmental Quality Along the Border Region
• Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in Cross-Border Practice
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US-Mexico Collaboration on Energy & the Environment
May 9-10, 2019 • Hilton Resort & Villas • Scottsdale
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Juan M. Alcalá, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Holland & Knight, Austin, TX
Mary E. Kelly, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Culp & Kelly, Phoenix, AZ Enjoy the beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
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8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Introduction and Welcome
Overview of Day One
Juan M. Alcalá, Esq., Program Co-ChairHolland & Knight, Austin, TX
Mary E. Kelly, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Culp & Kelly, Phoenix, AZ
8:45 Keynote Panel
US-Mexico Relations in 2019
Misael Cabrera, Director
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Phoenix, AZ
Juan Ciscomani
Senior Advisor for Regional and International Affairs
Arizona-Mexico Commission, Phoenix, AZ
Hilen Cruz, Lighting Management and Maintenance Supervisor
Salt River Project
Co-Chair, Arizona-Mexico Commission Energy Committee
Phoenix, AZ
Hunter Moore, Natural Resource Policy Advisor
Office of Governor Ducey
Co-Chair, Arizona-Mexico Commission Energy Committee
Phoenix, AZ
Luis E. Ramirez Thomas, President
Ramirez Advisors Inter-National, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
10:00 Networking Break
10:15 Infrastructure Development and Financing to
Solve Border Environmental Problems
Funding Structures for Cross-Border Development
Gail Lewis, Esq., Director
Office of P3 Initiatives and International Affairs
Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, AZ
11:15 The US Mexico Canada Act (USMCA)
Implications for Energy and Environment
Elsa Manzanares, Esq., Akerman, Dallas, TX
Carlos Véjar, Esq., Holland & Knight, Mexico City, Mexico
12:30 Lunch Break (on your own)
1:45 Climate Change
The Fourth National Climate Assessment:
Implications for the US-Mexico Border Region
Gregg Garfin, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Extension Specialist
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Deputy Director for Science Translation & Outreach
Institute of the Environment
University Director, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Meeting National Targets and Expanding Renewable Energy
Matthew L. Rojas, Esq., Perkins Coie, Phoenix, AZ
2:45 Networking Break
3:00 Binational Water Issues
The Colorado River and the Rio Grande
A View from the International Boundary and Water Commission
Jayne Harkins, PE, Commissioner
International Boundary and Water Commission, El Paso, TX
Surface Water and Ground Water Interconnection
in the Rio Grande Context
Amy Hardberger, Esq., Associate Dean and Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, TX
4:15 Alpine High Development
Environment Impacts in Big Bend
Melinda Taylor, Esq., Professor
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO
5:15 Adjourn
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome Back
Overview of Day Two
Juan M. Alcalá, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Mary E. Kelly, Esq., Program Co-Chair
8:45 Biodiversity Issues in the Border Region
Perspectives from an Environmental Planner
Working on the Colorado River
Seth Shanahan, Senior Environmental Planner
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV
Vaquita Porpoise: US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Maintains Ban on Shrimp/Seafood Imports
Zak Smith, Esq., Senior Attorney
Nature Program
Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Wolves and Other Protected Border Species
Brooke M. Wahlberg, Esq.
Nossaman, Austin, TX
10:00 Networking Break
10:15 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Development in
the Border Region
The Future of Ocelots in South Texas
Rob Peters, Esq.
Defenders of Wildlife, Tucson, AZ
11:15 Class Actions in Mexico on
Environmental Issues
Trends and Recent Actions
Jorge de Hoyos Walther, Esq., Chair
US-Mexico Bar Association
De Hoyos & Aviles, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Luigi Pontones, Esq.
Pontones & Ledesma, Mexico City, Mexico
12:30 Lunch Break (on your own)
1:45 Improving Environmental Quality Along the
Border Region
Binational Collaboration for Environmental Improvement
Edna Mendoza, Director
Office of Border Environmental Protection
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Tucson, AZ
2:45 Ethics
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in Cross-Border Practice
Michael Waters, Director of Cyber Security
Control Risks, Washington, DC
3:45 Evaluations and Adjourn
THURSDAY, MAY 9 FRIDAY, MAY 10
Earn up to 12 Hours MCLE Credit
Including One Hour of Ethics
Earn up to 12 Hours Engineering and Real Estate Credit

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PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Juan M. Alcalá is the Chair
of Holland & Knight’s Energy
& Natural Resources Industry
Sector Group. His practice
focuses on resolving international
energy disputes involving Latin
America. His practice includes matters pending
in international tribunals, foreign courts, and US
courts. He also serves on the Advisory Board for
the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy,
Law & Business.
KEYNOTE PRESENTERS
Misael Cabrera, Director
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Phoenix, AZ
Juan Ciscomani, Senior Advisor for Regional
and International Affairs
Arizona-Mexico Commission, Phoenix, AZ
Hilen Cruz, Lighting Management and
Maintenance Supervisor
Salt River Project
Co-Chair, Arizona-Mexico Commission Energy
Committee, Phoenix, AZ
Hunter Moore, Natural Resource Policy Advisor
Office of Governor Ducey
Co-Chair, Arizona-Mexico Commission Energy
Committee, Phoenix, AZ
Luis E. Ramirez Thomas, President
Ramirez Advisors Inter-National, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
Mary E. Kelly is a Managing
Partner at Culp & Kelly, a firm that
specializes in water and natural
resources law in the Western US,
with offices in Phoenix, Boulder,
and Austin. Ms. Kelly has three
decades of experience as an environmental lawyer,
having worked in private practice and the not-for-
profit sector. She has specialized in water law and
US-Mexico binational water management during
much of her career.
SPEAKERS
Gregg Garfin, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Extension
Specialist, School of Natural Resources and
the Environment
Deputy Director for Science Translation &
Outreach, Institute of the Environment
University Director, Southwest Climate
Adaptation Science Center
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Amy Hardberger, Esq.
Associate Dean and Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law
San Antonio, TX
Jayne Harkins, PE, Commissioner
International Boundary and Water Commission
El Paso, TX
Gail Lewis, Esq., Director
Office of P3 Initiatives and International Affairs
Arizona Department of Transportation
Phoenix, AZ
SPEAKERS
Elsa Manzanares, Esq.
Akerman, Dallas, TX
Edna Mendoza, Director
Office of Border Environmental Protection
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Tucson, AZ
Rob Peters, Esq.
Defenders of Wildlife, Tucson, AZ
Luigi Pontones, Esq.
Pontones & Ledesma, Mexico City, Mexico
Matthew L. Rojas, Esq.
Perkins Coie, Phoenix, AZ
Seth Shanahan, Senior Environmental Planner
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV
Zak Smith, Esq., Senior Attorney
Nature Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
Santa Monica, CA
Melinda Taylor, Esq., Professor
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Denver, CO
Carlos Véjar, Esq.
Holland & Knight, Mexico City, Mexico
Jorge de Hoyos Walther, Esq., Chair
US-Mexico Bar Association
De Hoyos & Aviles
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Brooke M. Wahlberg, Esq.
Nossaman, Austin, TX
Michael Waters, Director of Cyber Security
Control Risks, Washington, DC
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ENVIRONMENTALLAWontheBORDER
Earn up to 12 Hours MCLE Credit
Including One Hour of Ethics
Earn up to 12 Hours Engineering and
Real Estate Credit
New ConferenceLive!
Energy & Environment on the US-Mexico Border
May 9-10, 2019 • Hilton Resort & Villas • Scottsdale
ENVIRONMENTALLAWontheBORDER
US-Mexico Collaboration on Energy & the Environment
May 9-10, 2019 • Hilton Resort & Villas • Scottsdale
Misael Cabrera, Director
Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality
Phoenix, AZ
Juan Ciscomani
Senior Advisor
for Regional and
International Affairs
Arizona-Mexico
Commission, Phoenix, AZ
Hilen Cruz, Lighting
Management and
Maintenance Supervisor
Salt River Project
Co-Chair, Arizona-Mexico
Commission Energy
Committee, Phoenix, AZ
Hunter Moore, Natural
Resource Policy Advisor
Office of Governor Ducey
Co-Chair, Arizona-
Mexico Commission
Energy Committee
Phoenix, AZ
Luis E. Ramirez Thomas
President
Ramirez Advisors
Inter-National, LLC
Phoenix, AZ
Keynote Presenters: US-Mexico Relations in 2019
New Conference Live!