At this private event, José Medina Mora, president of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX), addressed some of the challenges facing Mexico in the coming years — ranging from structural constraints on the country’s economy, including certain infrastructure, labor and fiscal policies, to the more immediate obstacles posed by the public policy choices of the Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration. With a focus on both long- and short-term challenges, Medina Mora examined the prospects for Mexico’s economic growth and business environment in the years ahead.
This event was sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos. Follow @BakerCtrUSMEX on Twitter, and join the conversation online with #BakerMexico.
Agenda
Noon — Welcome Remarks
12:10 pm — Introduction
12:20 pm — Remarks by José Medina Mora
12:40 pm — Q&A
Registration
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Welcome
Bob Harvey
President and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership
Introduction
Tony Payan, Ph.D.
Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies; Director, Center for the United States and Mexico, Baker Institute
Featured Speaker
José Medina Mora is president of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX) and the founder and chairman of CompuSoluciones, an information technology value-added distributor. He is an visiting professor at IPADE Business School at Universidad Panamericana.
Medina Mora was recognized by Expansión in 2007 as one of the 100 most important businessmen in Mexico and by EY in 2011 as the "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the information technology sector. In 2015, IPADE Alumni awarded him its "Dejando Huella" recognition, and in 2017 the Carlos María Abascal Carranza Foundation recognized him as a business leader with a humanist approach.
He holds a BSc degree in civil engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and an engineering degree from Stanford University. He holds a master's in engineering sciences with a specialty in systems and a master's in business administration with a specialty in finance, both from Stanford University. He also holds a master's degree in government and public policy from Universidad Panamericana.
