First Investment Conference of Burkenroad Reports for Latin America
More than 200 people attended the conference hosted by ITESM Monterrey. Among the audience were the faculty from IESA (Venezuela), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), and Tulane University. These universities together with ITESM (Mexico), participate in the Burkenroad Reports for Latin America project.
Tulane University's faculty participated actively in the conference. Doctor John M. Trapani III, Director of Goldring Intitute A. B. Freeman School of International Business, was one of the special speakers at the event.
Grupo IMSA, a publicly traded company on Mexico's stock exchange, participated in the investment conference along with other Mexican public and private enterprises. Grupo IMSA is one of the largest diversified industrial groups in Mexico. Its products include processed steel, batteries, aluminum, steel, and building plastic.