The fifth annual Mexico Country Outlook, presented by the Baker Institute on Dec. 7, 2023, will explore critical issues facing Mexico and their impact on U.S.-Mexico relations. Speakers will examine Mexico’s politics, economy, business and regulatory environment, and public safety and security landscape.
The Mexico Country Outlook is hosted annually by the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. This year’s program will feature keynote remarks from Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez, Mexican political commentator, essayist, and researcher at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, and David Garza, president of the Tecnológico de Monterrey. CEOs and experts from across industry, government, and academia will provide additional insight through a series of panel discussions. Each session will end with a brief Q&A.
Conference attendees will receive early access to the Mexico Country Outlook 2024 report. The report will be released to the general public in January 2024.
Registration
This conference is open to the public, but registration or event sponsorship is required.
Individual Tickets
General Public — $250
U.S.-Mexico Forum members, Baker Roundtable members, and Rice MGA and MBA students receive discounted admission through the link in their email invitation.
U.S.-Mexico Forum Member — Free
Baker Roundtable Member — $150
Rice MBA and MGA Students — $150
Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
Information on sponsorship levels and benefits is available here. To discuss sponsorship opportunities or how to become a U.S.-Mexico Forum member, please contact Lisa Guáqueta, program manager, at lguaqueta@rice.edu or 713-348-2649.
Contact the Baker Institute Development team at roundtable@rice.edu for more information on the benefits of joining the Baker Roundtable.
Agenda
8:00 am |
Networking Breakfast |
8:30 am |
Welcome RemarksTony Payan, Ph.D. |
8:40 am |
Keynote Remarks — Setting the StageIntroduction: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Baker Institute Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez |
9:05 am |
Question-and-Answer Session |
9:20 am |
Panel I — Challenges Ahead in a Presidential Election YearModerated by: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Baker Institute Liliana Alvarado Lorena Becerra, Ph.D. Alma Caballero |
10:00 am |
Question-and-Answer Session |
10:15 am |
Panel II — Mexico’s Financial SectorModerated by: Donald Bowers, Board Member, Baker Institute;Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch Claudia Reyes Armebianchi Carlos Capistran Richard Vaughan |
10:55 am |
Question-and-Answer Session |
11:05 am |
Break |
11:15 am |
Keynote Remarks — Binational Collaboration and OpportunitiesModerator: Raul B. Rodriguez, Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico and former Associate Vice President for International Affairs, Tecnológico de Monterrey David Garza |
11:45 am |
Question-and-Answer Session |
Noon |
Lunch |
1:00 pm |
Panel III — Is Nearshoring the Next Big Thing?Moderated by: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Baker Institute David A. Gantz, J.D., J.S.M. Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen Francisco Monroy |
1:40 pm |
Question-and-Answer Session |
1:55 pm |
Break |
2:10 pm |
Panel IV — Mexico's Energy SectorModerated by: Pablo Zárate, FTI Consulting Roger Gonzalez Lau Jennifer Pierce Jesús Rodríguez Dávalos Ivan Van der Walt |
2:55 pm |
Question-and-Answer Session |
3:10 pm |
Panel V — Straddling Two Business Climates: Mexico and the USModerated by: Leo Zuckermann, Ph.D., Journalist, Excelsior and Foro TV Pablo González Guajardo Guilherme Loureiro Luis Lozano Olivares |
3:50 pm |
Question-and-Answer Session |
4:05 pm |
Closing RemarksTony Payan, Ph.D. |
4:20 pm |
Reception |
5:00 pm |
Adjourn |