Mexico Country Outlook 2024

The fifth annual Mexico Country Outlook, presented by the Baker Institute on Dec. 7, 2023, explored critical issues facing Mexico and their impact on U.S.-Mexico relations. Speakers examined Mexico’s politics, economy, business and regulatory environment, and public safety and security landscape.

The Mexico Country Outlook is an annual conference and report from the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. This year’s conference program featured 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 provided additional insight through a series of panel discussions. Each session ended with a brief Q&A.

Conference attendees received early access to the Mexico Country Outlook 2024 report. The report will be released on our website on Jan. 18, 2024.

Learn more about our annual Mexico Country Outlook conference and report.

Registration

Registration is now closed.

Individual Tickets

General Public — $250

U.S.-Mexico Forum members, Baker Roundtable members, and Rice MGA and MBA students received 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

For information on sponsorships or becoming a U.S.-Mexico Forum member, please contact Lisa Guáqueta, program manager, at [email protected] or 713-348-2649.

Contact the Baker Institute Development team at [email protected] for more information on the benefits of joining the Baker Roundtable.

Agenda

8:00 am	Networking Breakfast
8:30 am	Welcome Remarks Tony Payan, Ph.D. Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies; Director, Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute
8:40 am	Keynote Remarks — Setting the Stage Introduction: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Baker Institute Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez Professor, Political Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Government, Tecnológico de Monterrey
9:05 am	Question-and-Answer Session
9:20 am	Panel I — Challenges Ahead in a Presidential Election Year Moderated by: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Baker Institute Liliana Alvarado Executive Director, Ethos Innovation in Public Policy Lorena Becerra, Ph.D. CEO, Lorena Becerra Encuestas Alma Caballero Managing Director, McLarty Associates
10:00 am	Question-and-Answer Session
10:15 am	Panel II — Mexico’s Financial Sector Moderated by: Donald Bowers, Board Member, Baker Institute;Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch Claudia Reyes Armebianchi General Manager for Mexico and Central America, Western Union Carlos Capistran Managing Director, Head of Canada and Mexico Economics, Bank of America Securities Richard Vaughan CEO, Alloy Capital
10:55 am	Question-and-Answer Session
11:05 am	Break
11:15 am	Keynote Remarks — Binational Collaboration and Opportunities Moderator: 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 President, Tecnológico de Monterrey
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. Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics, Baker Institute Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen Co-CEO, Nearshore Company Francisco Monroy Director of Sales and Distribution, La Moderna; Chairman, Interamerican Foods Corporation
1:40 pm	Question-and-Answer Session
1:55 pm	Break
2:10 pm	Panel IV — Mexico's Energy Sector Moderated by: Pablo Zárate, FTI Consulting Roger Gonzalez Lau CEO, Grupo Protexa Jennifer Pierce President, TC Energía Jesús Rodríguez Dávalos Founding Partner, Rodríguez Dávalos Abogados Ivan Van der Walt CEO, Mexico Pacific
2:55 pm	Question-and-Answer Session
3:10 pm	Panel V — Straddling Two Business Climates: Mexico and the US Moderated by: Leo Zuckermann, Ph.D., Journalist, Excelsior and Foro TV Pablo González Guajardo CEO, Kimberly Clark de México Guilherme Loureiro Executive Director and CEO, Walmart Mexico and Central America Luis Lozano Olivares President, Toyota México
3:50 pm	Question-and-Answer Session
4:05 pm	Closing Remarks Tony Payan, Ph.D. Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies; Director, Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute
4:20 pm	Reception
5:00 pm	Adjourn