The Texas Tribune is pleased to present its "Future of" series, exploring the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Texas' government, business and civic communities.

Join us as we travel to El Paso for a day-long series of conversations on the economic, political and cultural significance and evolution of the border region at a population inflection point for Texas. We’ll sit down with state lawmakers, members of Congress, diplomats, business leaders, educators, issue advocates and border residents to discuss, among other hot topics, what it means to be a bi-national city, how to harness the growth of a vibrant future workforce and leverage the potential of profound demographic change, what it will take to get border cities, the state and the federal government on the same page in terms of public policy, and where investments in health care, education, the environment, and others areas of physical and social infrastructure can make the most difference.

11 a.m.-12 p.m. – The Border Economy
Supported by Gulf States Toyota and El Paso Community College

Miriam Baca Kotkowski, president of Omega Trucking
Jon Barela, CEO of the Borderplex Alliance
Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso
Julio Chiu, founder and CEO of SEISA Group
Moderated by Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune