Join us for a daylong symposium to engage with business leaders, policy makers and scholars in discussions on Mexico’s progress and future goals 20 years after the signing of NAFTA.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Sanford Consortium Auditorium
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7:30 a.m.    Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.    Welcome Remarks

• Peter Cowhey, Dean, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
• Janet Napolitano, President, University of California
• Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor, UC San Diego

8:50 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 Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE)
• Juan Gallardo, Chairman of Board, Organizacion CULTIBA
• Jesus Vizcarra, President and CEO, SuKarne

10:30 a.m.   Break

11:00 a.m.   Session II – Faces of Mexico: Arts and Culture

• Exequiel Ezcurra (moderator), Director, UC MEXUS
• Ignacio Duran, Cinematographer
• Monica Lavin, Writer
• Luis Felipe Ortega, Artist

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

1:50 p.m.     Afternoon Remarks

• Remedios Gomez Arnau, Mexico Consul General, San Diego

2:00 p.m.    Session III – Mexico on the Move: Reforms for the 21st Century

• David Shirk (moderator), Professor, University of San Diego
• Edna Jaime, Director, Mexico Evalua
• Juan Pardinas, CEO, Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO)
• Clare Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Congressional Research Service
• Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center

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
• Susan Shirk, Professor, UC San Diego
• Luis Tellez, CEO, Mexican Stock Exchange

5:30 p.m.   Closing Keynote

• Deborah Riner, Chief Economist, American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, AC

6:00 p.m.   Closing Reception

Additional speakers will be added as confirmed.

Contact Special Events Manager Portia Bibb for additional information.