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California – Mexico Business Forum 2025 “Business Without Borders” November 4 – 5, 2025
AGENDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 2025
Venue: Residence of the Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles
18:00 – 20:30 hrs Welcome cocktail
20:30 hrs End of agenda.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 2025
Venue: U.S. Bank Tower
(633 West Fifth Street, Los Ángeles, CA, 90071)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Inauguration and Welcome Remarks
- Maria S Salinas, President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
- Fernando Sepúlveda, Chairman, AEM
- Karen Bass, Mayor, Los Ángeles
- Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consul General of Mexico in LA
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Panel: Bridging North America: From Trade Barriers to Shared Growth
Speakers:
- Luis Eraña, CEO, Alba Wheels Up
- Judith A. Wilson, Managing Partner, Bryan, Gonzalez Vargas & Gonzalez Baz, S.C
- Elisa Ibañez, Human Capital Tax Partner, MauricioMonroy Contadores
Moderator: Marcelo Sada, President Corporate Development, Source Logistics
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Reskilling and Upskilling for Industry 4.0
Speakers:
- Alberto J. Román, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District
- Marianna Villa, Vice President for External Relations & Partnerships, Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
- Luis Gustavo Padilla Montes, General Coordinator for Institutional Relations at the University of Guadalajara, and President of the University of Guadalajara Foundation USA
Moderator: Gabriel Buelna, Board Member, Los Angeles Community College District
11:45 – 12:30 p.m. AI for Industry: Turning Challenges into Opportunities in North America
Speakers:
- Michael Bowers, Founder, Heed AI
- Anne Neville-Bonilla, Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Lizette Espinosa, President & Co-Founder, Infanttech
Moderator: Fernando Sepúlveda, Founder and CEO, EMTECH: Emerging Technologies Institute
12:30 – 14:00 p.m. Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 p.m. Speaker: David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of
Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine, University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
14:00 – 14:45 p.m. Sports, Tourism and Business: A Winning Strategy for North America
Speakers:
- Adam Burke, President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
- Allison Citelli, Vice-president, Events & Business Development, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
- Gustavo Staufert, CEO, Guadalajara Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)
- Oliver Pérez Martínez, Mexican former profesional baeball pitcher
Moderator: TBC
15:00 – 15:45 p.m. Deal-Making for stronger North America: Business Diplomacy & the USMCA Review
Speakers:
- Larry Rubín, President, American Society of Mexico (AMSOC)
- Alonso Ulloa Veléz, President & CEO, Kineos / Representative, Industriales Jalisco
- Carol Wise, Professor of International Business, University of Southern California (USC)
Moderator: Juan Saldívar Von Wuthenau, Founder & Managing Partner, SWS Consulting
16:00 – 16:45 p.m. Women Driving Business in North America
Speakers:
- Miriam Sánchez, CEO, Metova Talent
- Gabriela Gutiérrez Mora, National President, Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF)
- Charlene Dimas-Peinado, President & CEO, Wellnest
- Yenli Wong, Partner, Mckinsey & Company
Moderator: María S Salinas, President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
17:00 – 17:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
18:00 – 20:00 p.m. Networking cocktail
19:30 p.m. End of agenda