#  The Mexico Conference 2.0: Same Challenges, Different Expectations  

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 1 - February 2, 2019** 

 02:00PM - 08:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Day One (1pm-8pm) Askwith Auditorium, Graduate School of Education; Day Two (9am-6:30pm): Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School**  



 

 



 

 \[\[{"fid":"1008101","view\_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"243","width":"217","style":"float: left;","alt":"Mexico Conference 2.0","class":"media-element file-default"}}\]\]The MX Conference is a student initiative that seeks to bring Mexico to the forefront. It provides a forum for the learning and debate of Mexico’s challenges and opportunities given its recent transition of power; and in addition; highlight the Harvard community and campus to external attendees. The Conference’s steering committee includes members from ten of Harvard’s academic institutions, and is focused on diversity topics and representation. Furthermore, these students will also participate as moderators, leading and enhancing the discussion of each panel. For more information and to register, visit <https://www.mexicoconference.org/>.

 Speakers:

 **Diego Luna** - Actor, director, producer and activist

 **Yeidckol Polevnsky** **Gurwitz** - *President and General Secretary of MORENA*

 **Javier Corral** - *Governor of Chihuahua*

 **Jesus Silva Herzog Márquez** - *Analyst and Writer*

 **Gerardo Laveaga** - *General Director of the National Institute of Penal Sciences (INCP)*

 **Ana Laura** **Magaloni**- *Director of Legal Studies at CIDE*

 **Santiago Nieto Castillo** - *Former Head of FEPADE / Head of Financial Intelligence Unit of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP)*

 **Jesusa Rodríguez** - *Senator and activist*

 **Norma Romero** - *Founder and Coordinator of "Las Patronas"*

 **Rosa María Castro Salinas** - *Representative of AMCO, afro Mexican activist for women’s rights*

 **Alejandra Palacios**- *President of COFECE (Federal Economic Competition Commission)*

 **Gerardo Esquivel** - *Economist and Professor at the Colegio de México*

 **Fernando Aportella** - *General Director of Altor Finanzas e Infrastructura / Former under-secretary of Finance*

 **Sylvia Schmelkes** - *Board member of the National Institute for Educational Evaluation (INEE)*

 **Daniel Alonzo** **Rodriguez** - *Human Rights Activist*

 **Andrés Roemer** - UNESCO Goodwill ambassador

 **Adolfo Cano** - *Co-Founder "Cultura Colectiva*

 **Javier Sánchez** - Architect and developer

 **Deborah Dana** - *Partner at KL Studios, Investor and Entrepreneur*

 **Luis Garza** - *Founder &amp; CEO at Kinedu*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Cambridge ](/locations/cambridge-office)
- [ Mexico ](/programs-initiatives/mexico)
 
 

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