Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ("FEMSA") (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) announced today that Javier Astaburuaga, FEMSA SVP and Chief Financial Officer will present at this year's Lehman Brothers Back-To-School Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 2:15 p.m. ET. The public can access the event via live webcast through the company's Investor Relations web site at www.femsa.com/investor