The St. Regis Hotel
Madeleine Room
Mexico City
Mexico
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
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2016 Latin American Cities Conferences: Mexico City
AS/COA will hold its annual conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on Friday, May 13, 2016.
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
The St. Regis Hotel
Madeleine Room
Mexico City
Mexico
Live broadcast
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Overview
MEXICO 2016: CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
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Agenda
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
- Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA
- Francisco N. González, CEO, ProMéxico
9:15 – 9:35 a.m. Keynote Remarks
- Ildefonso Guajardo, Secretary of Economy
9:35 – 10:35 a.m. Energy Outlook in Mexico
- Ernesto Marcos, Founding Partner, Marcos y Asociados (moderator)
- Ali Moshiri, President of Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company, Chevron
- Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, President and CEO, AES Mexico
Questions for discussion: What are the opportunities for private-sector investment in the oil and gas sector? What are the challenges for Pemex under the budget adjustment and declining oil prices? What are the opportunities for Pemex and the private sector in the fourth phase of Round One?
10:35 – 11:30 a.m. Status and Effects of the Reforms
- Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, Vice President, Greenberg Traurig (moderator)
- Miguel Messmacher, Undersecretary for Revenues, Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit
- Alejandra Palacios, Chairwoman, Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission
- Edgar Olvera, Coordinator of Technical Regulatory Projects, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (invited)
Questions for discussion: What are the benefits of the reforms passed in 2012 that Mexico is witnessing already? What are the challenges in terms of transparency and strengthening institutions? How are the declining oil prices affecting Mexico’s economy? What is the Mexican government doing to promote competition in the telecommunications sector?
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Remarks
- José Antonio Meade, Secretary of Social Development (Download his presentation)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Productivity and Growth
- Juan Carlos Elorza, Director de Desarrollo Productivo y Financiero, CAF (moderator)
- Donna Hrinak, President, Latin America and Caribbean, Boeing
- Nicolas Amaya, VP and General Manager Breakfast and Snacks Latin America, Kellogg Company
- Marcos Gunn, President Northern Latin America Region and COO Latin America Region, Chubb Group
Questions for discussion: How has turmoil in global markets spurred by global economic uncertainty affected Mexico? Why has Mexico's economic performance been so modest? What are the challenges for increasing productivity and reducing informality?
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Closing Session
- María Eugenia Casar, Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (Amexcid)
