2026 COA Mexico Conference
Council of the Americas' annual conference on May 5 will discuss investment opportunities and North America's path forward amid evolving regional dynamics.
Overview
Join Council of the Americas on Tuesday, May 5, for its annual conference in Mexico.
Mexico is advancing a focused growth agenda for 2026 and beyond, with Plan Mexico guiding the country's efforts to attract investment and strengthen regional development. At the same time, the upcoming USMCA review is reshaping the conditions for trade, investment, and North American cooperation. COA's 2026 Mexico Conference will convene senior leaders from the private sector and government to assess the investment landscape, discuss solutions to the challenges ahead, and advance the public-private collaboration that will be essential to Mexico's growth agenda, at home and across North America.
Registration is now Closed.
COA members please email ascoaprograms@as-coa.org if you have any questions.
The program will be in Spanish. Live webcast of this event will be available on this webpage and no prior registration is required to watch the broadcast.
Program Information: Contact | ascoaprograms@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Constanza Guarino | cguarino@as-coa.org
Press Inquiries: Claudia Torrens | mediarelations@as-coa.org
Agenda
2026 COA Conference: Mexico
Program Overview
May 5, 2026 | Sofitel Mexico City Reforma
9:00–10:00 am Registro y Networking Coffee
10:00–10:25 am Inauguración
- Susan Segal, Presidenta & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
- Katia Bouazza, Directora General de Regiones, BID Invest
- José Medina Mora, Presidente, Consejo Coordinador Empresarial
10:25–11:15 am Plan México: Hoja de Ruta para el Crecimiento Sostenido
- Maria del Carmen Bonilla, Subsecretaria de Hacienda y Crédito Público (por confirmar)
- Antonio del Valle Perochena, Presidente del Consejo de Administración, Kaluz; Copresidente, Consejo Mexicano de Negocios
- Jorge Arce, Director General, HSBC México
- Tania Ortiz Mena, Presidenta, Sempra Infraestructura
- Moderadora: Ana María Aguilar, Directora Ejecutiva, Consejo Mexicano de Negocios
11:15 am–12:10 pm T-MEC y el Futuro de la Integración Regional
- Sergio de la Maza, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo y Director General, TenarisTamsa
- Oscar del Cueto, Presidente y Representante Ejecutivo, CPKC de México y Presidente de AmCham Mexico
- Shauna Hemingway, Senior Special Advisor, Mexico and the Americas, Business Council of Canada
- Moderador: Juan Pablo Spinetto, Latin America Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
12:10–1:10 pm Energía para el Crecimiento: Infraestructura e Inversión
- Ronnie Hawkins, Partner & Head of Emerging Markets, Global Infrastructure Partners
- Carlos Garcia, Director General, Valero Mexico
- Gregory Romero, Senior Vice President - Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines, TC Energy
- Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, AES Corporation
- Eugenio Amador Quijano, Director de Finanzas, Comisión Federal de Electricidad
- Moderadora: Alejandra León, Associate Director, Strategy & Business Development Latin America, S&P Global
1:10–1:50 pm Comida
1:50–2:40 pm Oportunidad Tecnológica: Inteligencia Artificial, Innovación y Crecimiento
- Diego Flores Jimenez, Titular del Sector de Industria Electrónica y Digital, Secretaría de Economía
- Teresa Verthein, Head of Government Affairs for Mexico, Colombia, and Central America, Salesforce
- Ana Paola Barbosa, Director de Políticas Públicas para México, Amazon Web Services
- Moderadora: Sofía Pérez Gasque, Directora General, AMITI
2:40–3:30 pm Financiamiento como Catalizador del Desarrollo
- Jorge Mendoza Sánchez, Director General, Banobras
- Eric Parrado, Director Jefe de la División de Países de Centroamérica, México, Panamá, República Dominicana y Haití, BID Invest
- Ernesto González, Managing Director, Head of Real Assets in Mexico and Colombia, Macquarie Asset Management
- Felipe García Moreno, Presidente y Director General, J.P. Morgan Mexico
- Moderadora: Jimena Tolama, Editor-In-Chief, Bloomberg Línea
3:30 pm–4:00 pm Cierre
- Orador por confirmar