American Industries invites you to attend this educational seminar where you will learn: Key information on industrial opportunities and trends How to leverage Mexico´s Free Trade Agreements with 45 countries How to find the right location in Mexico: human capital, infrastructure and logistics 5 models to start doing business in Mexico How much it will cost you to operate in Mexico: labor, logistics and real estate

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A one-day seminar that will provide you with key information
for your potential manufacturing or distribution projects to
serve your clients in or from Mexico.

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This year the aerospace,
automotive, electronics
and other support
industries are booming in
Mexico and we are putting
together an educational
seminar for business
decision makers like you
to take advantage of this
trend by helping you
understand how to start
doing business in Mexico,
including site selection,
labor, logistics and real
estate strategies.
Why should you sign up for this seminar?

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 Key information on industrial opportunities and trends
 How to leverage Mexico´s Free Trade Agreements with 45
countries
 How to find the right location in Mexico: human capital,
infrastructure and logistics
 5 models to start doing business in Mexico
 How much it will cost you to operate in Mexico: labor, logistics
and real estate
Seminar highlights:
When you attend this event, you will learn:
Mexico´s top 5 industrial indicators
 5th place in the top light vehicles exporter in the world.
 1st autoparts exporter for the US market.
 8 out of the top 10 multinational electronics manufacturers
operate in Mexico.
 1st destination of aerospace foreign direct investment
 6th aerospace supplier in the NAFTA market
How can you capitalize this opportunity?

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Fee per company: $200 USD
Agenda
Takeaways:
 Presentation decks of all sessions
 Access to additional ebooks and resources about Doing
Business in Mexico.
 Tailored cost model simulation
8:00 Opening remarks
8:10 Mexico Today: Performance and Perspectives
8:40 International Trade with Mexico: Free Trade Agreements &
the IMMEX Program
9:05 Coffee break
9:15 Security in Mexico
9:35 Site Selection in Mexico: how to find the right location for your
project in Mexico
10:00 Coffee break
10:10 Business models to start up operations in Mexico
10:30 Soft landing in Mexico: the Shelter approach to start operations
without risks and liabilities
11:10 Coffee break
11:25 Success stories of industrial operations in Mexico
12:05 Lunch
13:00 How much it will cost you to operate in Mexico
13:20 Preparing and Planning for the Transition into Your New Operation
13:50 Closing remarks
14:00 B2B Cost Model: Getting a tailored cost model simulation for your
project in Mexico

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This session will provide you with the “how
IMMEX works” for your operations. IMMEX is
one of the most important tools that you will
be able to use to save on duties while
importing your raw materials from different
countries and then exporting your finished
goods to your international clients leveraging
on the Free Trade Agreements that Mexico has
with 45 countries.
This session will provide you with an
overview of Mexico, it´s political and
business environment, industrial growth
trends, free trade agreements and key
population and education data that will allow
you to have a better understanding of the
business opportunities that the country can
offer your company.
• Session 2: “International Trade with Mexico: Free Trade
Agreements & the IMMEX Program” – 08:40 hrs
Contents: what to expect
• Session 1: “Mexico today: performance & perspectives”
– 8:00 hrs

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• Session 3: “Security in Mexico” – 09:15 hrs
Will security be a real threat for
your executives or operations in
Mexico? This presentation will give
you real and updated statistics
about security in Mexico, especially
statistics of key industrial regions
and corridors throughout the
country.
You will learn about a proven framework to find
the right city and the right facility for your
operations in Mexico, which include a thorough
assessment of key elements like logistics
infrastructure, labor talent pool, academic
infrastructure, supply base and government
incentives. All of those elements together will
allow you to compare the total cost of doing
business in different regions in Mexico
• Session 4: “Site Selection in Mexico: how to find the right
location for your project in Mexico” – 09:35 hrs
Contents: what to expect

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• Session 5: “Business models to start up operations in
Mexico” – 10:10 hrs
At this time, you will be able to learn
about 5 different business models in
which you will be able to start your
operations in Mexico, where you will be
able to compare and contrast the benefits
of each model and that will allow your
organization to select the model that best
fits your needs and vision.
Doing business in a foreign country with a
different set of laws, regulation, culture,
language and business environment can be a
hassle. The shelter program was designed to
make it easy for foreign companies to start
doing business in Mexico with 100%
compliance and as a fast-track to get it all
done within 9 weeks.
Session 6: “Soft landing in Mexico: the Shelter approach to
start operations without risks and liabilities” – 10:30 hrs
Contents: what to expect

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At this point, you will get to meet 2
business decision makers who took their
manufacturing operations to Mexico. They
will share their story: what they do, how
and why they decided to take their
operations to Mexico, what their
expectations were and what they have
experienced once they got established.
• Session 7: “Success stories of industrial operations in
Mexico” – 11:25 hrs
• Session 8: “How much it will cost you to operate in
Mexico” – 13:00 hrs
It´s a numbers game! This session will show
you how to calibrate your business project in
Mexico and what data to input to a
proprietary cost model simulator that will
allow you to get the total cost of operating
hour per month including labor, logistics, real
estate and other costs.
Contents: what to expect

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• B2B Cost Model: “Getting a tailored cost model
simulation for your project in Mexico” 14:00 hrs
At this time, you will have the
opportunity to sit down with one of
our facilitators who will be able to run
a tailored cost model simulation for
your operations in Mexico
Contents: what to expect
•The dangers of underestimating resource
needs for project execution
•Preparing work processes for transition to a
new facility
•Avoiding functional silos
•Identify the critical stakeholders and
planning a thorough communication plan
(internal and external)
•The importance of a detailed project plan
with go/no go gate reviews
•Manage and coordinate activities on the
sending and receiving end of the project
•Requirements for success with expatriates
•Benefits of a shelter program
• Session 9: “Preparing and Planning for the Transition
into Your New Operation” – 13:20 hrs

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Aerospace
Automotive
Others Industries
Some companies already operating in Mexico
“American Industries has made it very easy for us to do business in
Mexico, where we have a 100% compliant, efficient and growing
operation, providing us with the best-in-class administrative and
local support enabling us to focus on our core business”

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Who should attend
Ph. + 1877 698 3905
Facilitator@manufacturinginmexico.com
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 Companies looking to become more cost competitive to serve the US
and/or Latin American markets.
 Companies interested in supplying for the manufacturing industry in
Mexico.
 Companies interested in starting up a manufacturing or distribution
operation in Mexico.
 Industries: Aerospace, Automotive & Autoparts, Electronics, Home
Appliances, IT, Oil & Gas.
 Job functions: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, VP Executives and Business
Developers.
About American Industries:
Mexican private company that has assisted more than 200 international
companies to successfully establish and run business operations in Mexico
since 1976 through soft landing “shelter” services and industrial real estate.