Mexico Moving Forward

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Welcome
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies welcome you to a daylong celebration and open dialogue on Mexico’s future.

Symposium Schedule

10:00 a.m. Registration

10:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC San Diego
Suresh Subramani, Executive Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego

10:45 a.m. Session I: Institutions for Growth
Gordon Hanson, Director, Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies, UC San Diego
Santiago Levy Algazi, V.P. for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank

12:15 p.m. Break

12:30 p.m. Session II: Basic Needs
Margarita Barney Almeida, Founder and Executive President, GRUPEDSAC
Victor Legorreta, Partner, Legorreta + Legorreta
Francesco Piazzesi, Founder and Director, ¡Échale! a tu Casa

02:15 p.m. Lunch and Mexico Street Fair Performances (IR/PS Plaza)

04:00 p.m. Session III: Lending and Selling to the Poor
Carlos Danel, Executive Vice-President and Co-Founder, Banco Compartamos
Gabriel Lagos, Sustainability Coordinator, Casas GEO
Joel Suárez Aldana, CEO, GRUMA

05:30 p.m. Break

05:45 p.m. Session IV: Building Capabilities
Gabriela Enrigue González, Founder, Prospera
Beatriz Magaloni, Director, Poverty and Governance Program at the Center for Democracy, Rule of Law and Development, Stanford University
Mónica Tapia, Founder and Executive Director, Alternativas y Capacidades

07:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC San Diego
Exequiel Ezcurra, Director, UC Institute for Mexico and the United States

07:30 p.m. The Best of Baja Expo and Reception (International House Great Hall, UC San Diego)