NADBank’s 2025 annual summit takes place in San Antonio on August. 28-29

As with previous years, we have a strong program centered on infrastructure investment and key water and other environmental issues impacting the U.S.-Mexico border region and the broader relationship.”

NADBank Managing Director John Beckham

The two-day binational event will focus on environmental and investment topics that foster an exchange of ideas and experience for collaboration in infrastructure development.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The North American Development Bank has announced the lineup of speakers for its annual flagshipvevent, NADBank Summit 2025.

The event takes place on August 28 & 29, 2025, at the Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio.

The title of this year’s summit is: Investing in Infrastructure - The Catalyst for a Prosperous U.S.-Mexico Border Region.

“The Summit will bring together federal, state and local authorities, private sector investors and developers, academics, large-scale commercial users, thought leaders and renowned environmental experts from Mexico and the United States,” a NADBank news release states. 

“With experts from the U.S. and Mexico, the two-day program will address water, energy, mobility and their impact on state economies and border communities.”

The keynote speakers for the event include:

• Diana Alarcon, Alternate Executive Director for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Spain at the World Bank
• Tony Gonzales, U.S. Representative, Texas District 23
• Rob Black, Secretary of Economic Development for the State of New Mexico
• Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula, Former Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico (2018-2024)
• Emmanuel Loo, Secretary of the Economy for the State of Nuevo Leon
• Abraham Zamora, President (Mexico), Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief External Affairs Officer, Sempra Infraestructura
• Alejandra Vázquez Langle, Global Director of Sustainability at Grupo Bimbo

John Beckham, NADBank’s managing director, said the annual event serves as a binational platform to connect public and private entities that are planning and developing resilient environmental infrastructure in the border region with financial institutions and investors interested in advancing innovative projects, as well as potential large-scale users and experts in environmental initiatives that are already making a difference in the communities they serve.

“We are excited to announce the lineup for our 2025 NADBank Summit! As with previous years, we have a strong program centered on infrastructure investment and key water and other environmental issues impacting the U.S.-Mexico border region and the broader relationship. We will have lively discussions on the investments needed to support communities achieve long-term prosperity and improve the quality of life for their residents,” Beckham said.

“During the Summit, we will also make a major announcement on new financial instruments designed to catalyze investment in infrastructure that conserves and diversifies water resources in rural and urban communities.”

Beckham said participants will hear from water management leaders, mobility experts and policy makers, covering topics such as:

• Investing in water improves quality of life and drives economic growth The lifeblood of agriculture: a policy conversation on water
• Feeding the future: water efficiency to assure agricultural resilience
• Driving growth: clean and efficient mobility catalyzes economic integration
• Reimagining urban growth: balancing development and livability
• Funding: innovative approaches to mobilize investment in the evolving financial ecosystem
• Powering the future: the intersection of critical minerals and the global energy boom

Editor's Note: To register for the summit, click here.