Mexico and U.S. – An Outlook on Neighboring Nations
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - Saturday, October 7, 2017
Mexico City, Mexico
This two-day delegation program to Mexico City will consist of meetings with government and business leaders, as well as dining and cultural activities. Registration also includes hotel, dining, and transportation to/from the meetings.
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Mexico and U.S. – An Outlook on Neighboring Nations
The Global Interdependence Center invites you to join our three night/two day delegation program in Mexico City. GIC is preparing a two-day program including meetings with central banking, government and business leaders as well as dining and cultural events. Our program will allow opportunity for both local and foreign insights covering a broad range of topics related to U.S. and Mexico including outlooks on trade, currency, energy, industry and the political landscape.
This exclusive event will be limited to only 15 spaces. Registration will close on Monday, September 18. The registration rate of $2,500 includes:
- Access to GIC’s meetings with Banco de México, SURA México and the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange)
- Three nights stay at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City in a Guestroom overlooking the great Chapultepec Park with breakfast included (Room block expires September 14)
- Lunch and dinner on October 5 and 6
- An invitation to GIC’s Welcome Dinner on October 4
- Ground transportation to/from all meetings on October 5 and 6
- Annual GIC Membership
Venue: Club de Banqueros
Room: Salón Arcángeles
Address: Calle 16 de Septiembre No. 27
Agenda | October 5, 2017
10:15 a.m. | Arrival of GIC Delegation and Local Guests
10:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
- Daniel Chiquiar Chief Economist, Banco de México
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Session I
- Daniel Chiquiar, Chief Economist, Banco de México
- Followed by Q&A
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Session II
- Mark Wynne, Director of the Globalization Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Followed by Q&A
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Coffee Break
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Session III – Trade and Structural Reform
- Alejandrina Salcedo, Banco de México
- Eugenio Aleman, Director and Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
- Senior Diploat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
- Followed by Q&A moderated by Eugenio Aleman, Director and Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Session IV – Industry Issues
- Manuel Somoza, President of Strategy, CI Banco
- Lionel C. Johnson, President, Pacific Pension & Investment Institute
- Alberto Gomez-Alcalá, Executive Director, Institutional Development, Economic Research and Communication, Grupo Financiero, Citibanamex
- Followed by Q&A moderated by Lionel C. Johnson, President, Pacific Pension & Investment Institute
2:00 p.m. | Conclusion
- Daniel Chiquiar, Chief Economist at Banco de México
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
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Speakers
Eugenio J. Alemán, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Economist at Wells FargoEugenio J. Alemán is a director and senior economist at Wells Fargo. He forecasts national, regional, and international economic trends.
Daniel Chiquiar
General Director of Economic Research, Banco de MéxicoDaniel Chiquiar is currently the General Director of Economic Research at Banco de México. As Chief Economist of the Central Bank, he is the Chief Economic Adviser to the Board of Governors. Among other responsibilities, he directs the Economic Research Division of the Central Bank, providing intellectual leadership and direction to the efforts aimed at contributing to the understanding of policy recommendations on current economic events and diverse issues such as growth, inflation, international trade, labor market, and monetary policy.
Michael Drury
Chief Economist, McVean Trading & InvestmentsMichael Drury is the chief economist for McVean Trading & Investments, LLC. He joined the firm in 1992, after serving for five years as senior economist with Allen Sinai at Shearson Lehman Brothers and its successor firms. Michael began his career in New York in 1982 as senior economist at A. Gary Shilling and Company. He received his B.S. in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lionel C. Johnson
President, Pacific Pension & Investment InstituteLionel C. Johnson became president of the Pacific Pension & Investment Institute in July 2014. His career spans more than three decades during which he has been a leader in international business, public policy, and economic development. He has served as senior vice president of the Initiative for Global Development, as vice president of Turkey, Middle East, and North Africa Affairs at the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and as senior vice president of Public Affairs at Fleishman-Hillard.
Alejandrina Salcedo
Director of Economic Measurement, Banco de MéxicoAlejandrina Salcedo is Director of Economic Measurement at Banco de Mexico. Prior to her current position, she worked as Manager of the Real Sector Research Division and as a researcher at the Mexican Central Bank and as a World Bank summer consultant.
Manuel Somoza
Chairman of Cl Estrategiasde lnversionManuel Somoza is a seasoned executive in the brokerage, banking, wealth and asset management industry in Mexico, with over 50 years of experience.
Mark Wynne
Director of the Globalization Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of DallasMark Wynne is a vice president, associate director of Research and director of the Bank’s Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. In the latter role, Wynne is responsible for developing and leading the Bank’s research program on globalization and understanding its implications for the conduct of U.S. monetary policy.