Speakers 2022
On June 1-2, 2022, USMEX organized the first in-person meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Forum 2025. Nearly 150 people convened to evaluate the progress in each issue area over the first year of Biden’s presidency.
Adriana Reséndez Maldonado
Mexican Commissioner
nternational Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. and Mexico
nternational Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. and Mexico
Alicia Lebrija
Executive Presidenta
Fundación Televisa
Fundación Televisa
Ana Paula Ordorica
Journalist
Foro TV
Foro TV
Amb. Arturo Sarukhan
President
Sarukhan and Associates LLC
Sarukhan and Associates LLC
Barry Naughton
So Kwan Lok Chair of Chinese International Affairs
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Amb. Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez
Consul General
Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles
Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles
Caroline Freund
Dean, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Claudia Ruiz Massieu
Mexican Senator
Catheryn Camacho Bolanos
USMEX Associate Director
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Carlos de la Parra
Partner-Founder
Centro Luken de Estrategias en Agua y Medio Ambiente
Centro Luken de Estrategias en Agua y Medio Ambiente
Cecilia Farfan
Head of Research
Center for U.S.Mexican Studies, UC San Diego
Center for U.S.Mexican Studies, UC San Diego
Christy Walton
Founder
iAlumbra
iAlumbra
Damián MartÃnez Tagüeña
Managing Director, Strategic Communications
FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting
Dionisio Pérez Jacome
Reputation and Corporate Development VP Volaris
Elizabeth Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
Esteban Moctezuma
Ambassador
Embassy of Mexico to the U.S.
Embassy of Mexico to the U.S.
Enrique Perret
Managing Director
U.S.-Mexico Foundation
U.S.-Mexico Foundation
Erin Baggott Carter
Assistant Professor of International Relations
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Garen Wintemute
Susan P.Baker-Stephen P. Teret Chair in Violence Prevention and Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program
UC Davis
UC Davis
Gastón Luken
USMEX Board Member
Awardee
Graciela Marquez
President
Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y GeografÃa (INEGI)
Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y GeografÃa (INEGI)
Gonzalo Hernández Licona
Director
Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network
Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network
Ildefonso Guajardo
Mexican Congressman
Jaime Arredondo
Canada Research
Chair in Substance Use and Health Policy Research
Chair in Substance Use and Health Policy Research
Jeffrey Davidow
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Grupo Cohen
Gabriela Warketin
Journalist
WRadio
WRadio
Jorge Goytortúa
CEO
Cross Border Xpress
Cross Border Xpress
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña
Independent non-executive Director
HSBC
HSBC
Amb. Julián Ventura
Senior Advisor
Dentons Global Advisors, Albright Stonebridge Group Americas
Dentons Global Advisors, Albright Stonebridge Group Americas
Kathleen Bruhn
Professor and Chair
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara
Kathleen Bruhn
Professor Political Science
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara
Luz MarÃa de la Mora
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
MarÃa Ariza
CEO
BIVA
BIVA
Luz MarÃa De la Mora
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
MarÃa Isabel Studer
Director
University of California Alianza MX
University of California Alianza MX
Mariana Campos
Program Director
Government Expenditure and Accountability Program México Evalúa
Government Expenditure and Accountability Program México Evalúa
Mariana Sanz
CEO
Latin America Edelman
Latin America Edelman
Maritza DÃaz
CEO
ITijuana
ITijuana
Mauricio Doehner
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management
CEMEX
CEMEX
Máximo Jaramillo
Founder
The Institute of Studies on Inequality (INDESIG)
The Institute of Studies on Inequality (INDESIG)
Mikel Arriola
President
Liga MX
Liga MX
Norma Iglesias Prieto
Professor Emerita
San Diego State University
San Diego State University
Pamela Starr
Professor
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Pradeep Khosla
Chancellor
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
Rafael Fernández de Castro
Director, USMEX and Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor's Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies
Roberto Suro
Professor of Journalism and Public Policy Associate Director, Price Center on Social Innovation
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Roberto Velasco
Chief Officer for North America
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sally Spener
Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. Section
International Boundary and Water Commission
International Boundary and Water Commission
Sergio Gómez Lora
CEO
Business Council of Mexico Representation in the U.S.
Business Council of Mexico Representation in the U.S.
Silvio Gonzalez
Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy
U.S. Embassy in Mexico
U.S. Embassy in Mexico
SofÃa Ramirez
Director
México ¿Cómo Vamos?
México ¿Cómo Vamos?
Tania Ortiz Mena
President
Mexico Sempra Infrastructure
Mexico Sempra Infrastructure
Thad Kousser
Professor Political Science
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
Thomas E. Reott
U.S. Consul in Tijuana
Amb. Tom A. Shannon, Jr.
Senior International Policy Advisor
Arnold & Porter
Arnold & Porter
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in Foreign Policy Program
The Brookings Institute
Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in Foreign Policy Program
The Brookings Institute