Mexico: Elections and Prospects for Structural Reform

May 8, 2012

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012–The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Americas Program will host two distinguished panels to address the issues in the race for Mexico's July 1stgeneral election. The full panel appears below.

WHEN/WHERE:
Wednesday, May 9, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
B1-A/B Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006

AGENDA:

Panel 1: Electoral Prospects and the Calderón Legacy (9:00 - 10:15 a.m.)

Duncan Wood, Professor of International Relations, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM), and Senior Associate, CSIS Americas Program

Ambassador Jaime Zabludovsky, Executive President, Consejo Mexicano de la Industria de Productos de Consumo

Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas

Moderated by

Stephen Johnson, Senior Fellow and Director, CSIS Americas Program

Panel 2: Post-Electoral Reform Challenges (10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Ambassador James R. Jones, CEO, ManattJones Global Strategies

Ambassador Jesús Reyes-Heroles, Energy Consultant with Structura, former CEO of PEMEX

David Short, Senior Counsel for Trade & International Affairs, FedEx Express

Patricio Mansilla, Infrastructure Director, Chemonics International

Moderated by

Arturo C. Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence, American University, and Senior Associate, CSIS Americas Program
 
Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.
 
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