Agenda 2026
April 19, 2026
April 20, 2026
April 21, 2026
- Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, UC San Diego
- Rafael Fernández de Castro, Director, USMEX and Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman
- Santiago Garcia, Chancellor UP Mexico City
Speakers:
- Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, UC San Diego
- Ronald D. Johnson, United States Ambassador to Mexico
- Cameron MacKay, Ambassador of Canada to Mexico
- Rafael Fernández de Castro, Director, USMEX and Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman
- Cristina Planter, Acting Undersecretary for North America, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
First day of activities
In Conversation with:
- Robert B. Zoellick, Former U.S. Trade Representative & World Bank President
- Rafael Fernandez de Castro, Director USMEX | Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman
Moderator:
- Mauricio del Valle, CEO and Board Member, Saavi Energia
Speakers:
- Tania Ortiz Mena, President, Sempra Infrastructure
- Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, Head of Geopolitics and International Affairs, S&P
Moderator:
- Amb. Nathalie Rayes, Former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Ret. | Distinguished Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Speakers:
- Stephanie Valencia, Co-Founder & CEO, Equis
- Mary Ann Gómez Orta, President and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI)
Moderator:
- Ana Covarrubias, President, El Colegio de México
Speakers:
- Dino Patti Djalal, Former Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States
- Amb. Federico Salas Lotfe, Former Mexican Ambassador to India
- Pierre Alarie, Former Canadian Ambassador to Mexico
Moderator:
Jose Antonio Meade Kuribreña, USMEX Board Chair and Professor Universidad Panamericana
Speakers:
- Luis Guillermo Solis, former President of Costa Rica
- Tom Shannon, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
In conversation with
- Luz Elena Gonzalez Escobar, Secretary, Mexico’s Ministry of Energy
- Mariana Cordera, USMEX Board Member
In Conversation with:
- Amb. Jesus Seade, Embassy of Mexico in China
- Barbara Pickering, Head of Business Management and Corporate Governance Mexico and LAM, HSBC
Moderator:
- Javier Tello, Journalist
Speakers:
- Joseph Torigian, Associate Professor, SIS | Global Inquiry, American University
- Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Co-Founder & CEO, Vantage Point Strategies
- Evan Medeiros, Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies and the Cling Family Senior Fellow in US-China Relations, Georgetown University
In Conversation with:
- Alicia Bárcena, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
- Agustín Coppel, CEO, Grupo Coppel
Please consider that this is a by-invitation-only event.
Awardee:
- Daniel Servitje, Executive Chair, Grupo Bimbo
Speakers:
- Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, UC San Diego
- Rafael Fernandez de Castro, Director USMEX | Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman
- Dinner
- Video
- Tom Shannon, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- Jeffrey Davidow, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and USMEX Board Member (virtual)
- Jose Antonio Meade Kuribreña, USMEX Board Chair
- Daniel Servitje, Executive Chair, Grupo Bimbo
Second Day of Activities
In Conversation with:
- Jorge Ramos, Mexican Journalist and Writer
- Elsa Morales-Roth, Chair of the Board, International Community Foundation
In Conversation with:
- Luis Rosendo Gutierrez, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy
Speakers:
- Jorge Goytortua, CEO, Cross Border Xpress
- Joaquin Luken, Executive Director, Smart Border Coalition
Moderator:
- Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Congresswoman
Speakers:
- Juan Carlos Baker Pineda, CEO and Founding Partner, Ansley Consultores Internacionales and Professor Universidad Panamericana
- Eugenio Madero, Chairman/CEO, Rassini
- Meredith Lilly, Nonresident Scholar at the Claudio X. Gonzalez Center for the U.S. and Mexico
- Pamela K. Starr, Professor at Practice, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern California
Speakers:
- Aaron Melaas, Associate Director for Research and Innovation, AlianzaMX
- Andrea Galvan Velez, Associate Director of Academic Exchange and Continuing Education, AlianzaMX
Moderator:
- Ana Paula Ordorica, Journalist
Speakers:
- Alejandra Frausto, Mexico City’s Secretary of Tourism
- Mikel Arriola, Commissioner President, FMF
- Fernanda Sainz, Marketing Director, Caliente Interactive
- Joaquín Escoto, Former EVP San Diego FC
Moderator:
- Dionisio Perez Jacome, VP Corporate Development & Sustainability, Volaris
Speakers:
- Amb. Cameron MacKay, Ambassador of Canada in Mexico
- Cristina Planter Riebeling, Acting Undersecretary for North America, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Carla Bustillos, General Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Mexico