Mexico Moving Forward: 20 Years of NAFTA & Beyond

Program

7:30 a.m.    Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.    Welcome Remarks
• Peter Cowhey, Dean, IR/PS
• Pradeep Khosla, UC San Diego Chancellor
• Janet Napolitano, University of California President

8:15 a.m.    Welcome Keynote

9:00 a.m.    Session I – Mexico Looking Back: NAFTA at 20
• Peter Smith (moderator), Professor, UC San Diego
• Carlos Elizondo, Professor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
• Luis Ernesto Derbez, Rector, Universidad de Las Américas
• Juan Gallardo, Chairman, Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas
• Jesus Vizcarra, President, SuKarne

10:30 a.m.   Break: USMEX Poster Session

11:00 a.m.   Session II – Faces of Mexico: Arts and Culture
• Exequiel Ezcurra (moderator), Director, UC MEXUS
• Ignacio Duran, Cinematographer
• Demian Flores, Artist
• Monica Lavin, Writer

12:30 p.m.   Taco Lunch and Art Exhibition: Pecados y Milagros

2:00 p.m.    Session III – Mexico on the Move: Reforms for the 21st Century
• David Shirk (moderator), Professor, University of California
• Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
• Edna Jaime, Director, Mexico Evalúa
• Juan Pardinas, CEO, Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO)
• Clare Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Congressional Research Service

3:30 p.m.    Break

4:00 p.m.    Session IV – Mexico Looking Forward: Pacific Partnerships
• Gordon Hanson (moderator), Professor, UC San Diego
• Arturo Sarukhan, Chair, Global Solutions
• Luis Tellez, CEO, Mexican Stock Exchange
• Susan Shirk, Professor, UC San Diego

5:30 p.m.   Closing Keynote
• Deborah Riner, Chief Economist, American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico

6:00 p.m.   Closing Reception and Baja Wine Tasting