Mexico Moving Forward: “Charting a Path to Prosperity”
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Hosted by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at UC San Diego.
Join us and engage with business leaders, scholars and social entrepreneurs who will provide diverse perspectives on the current economic challenges in Mexico, what can and is being done to address them, and how these lessons can be applied globally.
Symposium:
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location: UC San Diego, IR/PS Robinson Auditorium
All attendees must register prior to the event. To register and for more information, please visit: http://usmex.ucsd.edu/events/mmf/
Free activities open to the public (registration not required):
Mexico Street Fair:
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: UC San Diego, IR/PS Robinson Complex
Join us for lunch, cultural activities and poster sessions on academic and social involvement of the UCSD student community and find out about great travel destinations in Baja California.
Best of Baja Expo:
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: UC San Diego, International House Great Hall
Attend a reception sponsored by Baja California government with food and wine tastings and other activities showcasing tourism destinations in Baja California.
Symposium Speakers:
Margarita Barney Almeida is Founder and Director of GRUPEDSAC, a non-governmental organization honored with the Intel Environment Award for Technology, for its work promoting education and the development of sustainable communities.
Carlos Danel is Founder and CEO of Banco Compartamos, Latin America’s largest for-profit microfinance bank and the first institution of its kind to issue an IPO valued at nearly two billion dollars.
Gabriela Enrigue González is Founder of Prospera, a company developing innovative ways to help female-led microenterprises grow as a way to become sustainable sources of employment opportunities and to increase equality, diversity, and fairness.
Gordon Hanson is Professor of Economics and director of the Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies at UC San Diego. A prolific scholar, he is the author of «Why Isn’t Mexico Rich?,» the article on which the theme of this year’s symposium is based.
Gabriel Lagos is General Director of Fundación GEO, a company committed to developing sustainable communities reflecting human aesthetic with features that promote social well-being and to improve the quality of life of individuals.
Victor Legorreta is partner of Legorreta + Legorreta, an internationally renowned firm that creates architecture dedicated to building better cities. Recent work includes projects in South Korea, Qatar, Greece, Egypt, the United States and Mexico.
Santiago Levy Algazi is Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank and the main architect of Progresa-Oportunidades in Mexico, which has become the model of anti-poverty programs worldwide.
Francesco Piazzesi is the Founder and CEO of ¡Échale! a tu casa, a firm that provides sustainable community development through social housing production. He recently won the award for Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the Latin America World Economic Forum.
Joel Suárez Aldana is CEO of GRUMA, the most globalized food company in Mexico and the worldwide leader in corn flour and tortilla production.
Mónica Tapia is Founder of Alternativas y Capacidades, a capacity building organization that aims to improve the ties between Civil Society Organizations and their private donors in order to maximize the impact of their philanthropic work.
For location and directions: http://usmex.ucsd.edu/about/maps-and-directions.htm
For additional questions contact Greg Mallinger at (858) 822-1696 or via email at gmallinger@ucsd.edu