2024 Latin American Cities Conferences: Mexico City

April 23, 2024

8:00 am to 12:30 pm CDMX 10:00 am to 2:30 pm ET

The St. Regis Mexico City Hotel

Av. Paseo de la Reforma 439

Mexico City

Mexico

Overview

Mexico 2024–2030: Unlocking the Country's Economic Potential

Join Council of the Americas as we host our fifteenth conference in Mexico City. With an eye to the historic election on June 2, speakers and panelists will explore how the private sector contributed to growth and development in the last sexenio, and how it can collaborate with the incoming Mexican administration to promote prosperity. What investment opportunities does the private sector see in Mexico? What is Mexico’s role in shared North American competitiveness and leadership toward 2024–2030?

Registration

COA members should register via the link received via member email. If you did not receive an email, please contact ascoaprograms@as-coa.org.
Non-members may request to attend by filling out this form.

Live webcast of this event will be available on this page, and no prior registration is required to watch the broadcast.

Also, you can watch the live webcast on El Financiero's website elfinanciero.com.mx.

The program will be in Spanish.

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Speakers:

Raquel Buenrostro, Secretary of Economy
Rogelio Ramírez de la O, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Roberto Velasco, Chief Officer for North America, Ministry of Foreign Relations
Francisco Aristeguieta, Group Head, International Banking, Scotiabank
Carlos García, General Director Valero Mexico and SVP Latin America Commercial Operations
Felipe García Moreno, Mexico Senior Country Officer, J.P. Morgan
Luis Miguel González, Managing Editor, El Economista
Ildefonso Guajardo, Coordinador de Asuntos Internacionales de la Coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México
Ana López Mestre, Country Manager, Director Sustainability & External Relations, Newmont Mexico
Héctor Orellana, Vice President, North Latin America, Medtronic
Jennifer Pierce, Senior Vice President and President, TC Energía
Sofía Ramírez Aguilar, General Director, México, ¿cómo vamos?
Sergio Romero, Regional Vice President of Regulation and Public Affairs, Sempra Infrastructure
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Marco Vigato, Senior Director for Latin America, Walmart Sourcing
Nathán Wolf, Director General, Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales, COMEXI

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Agenda

8:30 am: Palabras de apertura

Susan Segal, Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

8:45 am: Conferencia magistral: “Oportunidades de Crecimiento y Desarrollo Compartido”

Rogelio Ramírez de la O, Secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público

9:15 am: Panel I–Crecimiento Económico y Bienestar: Desafíos y Oportunidades

Ana López Mestre, Gerente de País, Sustentabilidad y Relaciones Externas, Newmont México
Felipe Garcia Moreno, Presidente y Director General, J.P. Morgan Mexico
Sergio Romero, Vicepresidente Regional de Regulación y Asuntos Públicos, Sempra Infraestructura
Marco Vigato, Director Senior para América Latina, Walmart Sourcing
Luis Miguel González, Director General Editorial, El Economista (moderador)

10:15 am: Panel II–Papel de México en la Prosperidad Compartida de América del Norte

Carlos García, Director General Valero México y SVP Operaciones Comerciales Latinoamérica; Presidente, AmCham Mexico
Roberto Velasco, Jefe de la Unidad para América del Norte, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Francisco Aristeguieta, Group Head de Banca Internacional, Scotiabank
Jennifer Pierce, Vicepresidenta Senior y Presidenta, TC Energía
Sofía Ramírez Aguilar, Directora General, México, ¿cómo vamos? (moderadora)

11:15 am: Perspectivas de Nearshoring e Inversión

Raquel Buenrostro, Secretaria de Economía
Hector Orellana, Vicepresidente y Director General Latinoamérica Norte, Medtronic (moderador)

11:45 am: Visión Post-2024

Ildefonso Guajardo, Coordinador de Asuntos Internacionales de la Coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México
Moderador: Nathán Wolf, Director General, Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales, COMEXI

Speakers

Rogelio Ramírez de la O

Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico

Rogelio Ramírez de la O has been Mexico's minister of finance and public credit since 2021. He has served as counsel and advisor to numerous Mexican and foreign companies with investments in Mexico and has made a permanent evaluation of economic policy and its impact on the...

Héctor Orellana

Vicepresidente para Latinoamérica Norte, Medtronic

Hector is Medtronic's current Vice President for Northern Latin America (Mexico and Central America), previously held the same position in Southern Latin America. He also held the position of General Director of Puerto Rico in the same company. At Medtronic he has held positions...

Raquel Buenrostro

Secretary of Economy

Buenrostro es secretaria de economía. Obtuvo la Maestría en Economía por El Colegio de México y la Licenciatura en Matemáticas por la UNAM, donde además fue reconocida con la Medalla Gabino Barreda de excelencia académica. Tiene más de 25 años de trayectoria en la administración...

Ana López Mestre

Gerente de País, Sustentabilidad y Relaciones Externas, Newmont México

Es abogada de la Universidad Iberoamericana con un diplomado en Comu- nicación Política por el Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la UNAM y un Diplomado en Alta Dirección por IPADE. Cuenta con estudios del Instituto La- tinoamericano para la Gerencia de Organizaciones...

Felipe García Moreno

Presidente y Director General, J.P. Morgan Mexico

El Lic. Felipe García Moreno Rodríguez es el Presidente del Consejo de Administración y Director General de Banco J.P. Morgan, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, J.P. Morgan Grupo Financiero. Antes de unirse a JP Morgan, Felipe trabajó durante años durante 13 en Morgan Stanley...

Sergio Romero

Vicepresidente Regional de Regulación y Asuntos Públicos, Sempra Infraestructura

Sergio Romero es Vicepresidente Regional de Asuntos Regulatorios y Públicos de Sempra desde 2022. Sergio se incorporó a la compañía en 2015 y desde entonces ha ocupado diferentes cargos de alto nivel en Asuntos Regulatorios, Cumplimiento e Industria. Anteriormente, fue Director...

Marco Vigato

Director Senior para América Latina, Walmart Sourcing

Marco Vigato is a Senior Retail Executive with a strong background in Strategy Execution, Procurement and Supply Chain: He leads Mexico and Central America supplier development for Walmart Sourcing, focused on exports and near-shoring opportunities for our Walmart US and...

Luis Miguel González

Director General Editorial, El Economista

Licenciado en Economía por la Universidad de Guadalajara. Estudió el Master de Periodismo en El País, en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid en 1994, y una especialización en periodismo económico en la Universidad de Columbia en Nueva York. Ha sido reportero, editor de negocios y...

Carlos García

SVP Latin America Commercial Operations and General Director Valero Mexico; Presidente, AmCham México 

He is responsible for the company's commercial strategies and the growth of the Valero brand. Valero is one of the largest independent refiners and marketers in the world. Carlos has more than 25 years of experience in trade and investment in the North American region, with 20...

Francisco Aristeguieta

Group Head, International Banking, Scotiabank 

Mr. Aristeguieta was appointed Group Head, International Banking in May 2023. In this role, Francisco is responsible for overseeing Scotiabank’s International Banking business line. Francisco is a seasoned global banking leader with more than 30 years of leadership experience...

Jennifer Pierce

Senior Vice President and President, TC Energía

Mrs. Jennifer Pierce holds the positions of Senior Vice President and President at TC Energía. TC Energía, through a network of 2,740 km of natural gas pipelines, either in service or under construction, provides approximately 25% of natural gas in Mexico. Before assuming her...

Roberto Velasco Álvarez

Chief Officer for North America, Ministry of Foreign Relations

Roberto Velasco Alvarez holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Chicago, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Policy Review and spent one year as Mayoral Fellow in the Chicago Mayor's Office. He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Universidad...

Sofía Ramírez Aguilar

General Director, México, ¿cómo vamos?

Sofia works to close wage gaps and ensure opportunities for all people, advocating for gender equality and striving to build a better environment. Sofia served as Deputy Director of Applied Research at Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción, specializing in anticorruption initiatives...

Susan Segal

Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society / Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...