U.S.-Mexico Futures Forum 2017

Description

The U.S.–Mexico Futures Forum, jointly organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of California, Berkeley and the International Studies Department at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), began almost fifteen years ago, bringing together social, intellectual and political leaders from both countries. Participants have ranged from those with extensive knowledge of the region to those who bring fresh perspectives.

Participants

United States

Harley Shaiken, Professor, UC Berkeley; Chair, Center for Latin American Studies
Ram Ramanathan, Professor, UC San Diego; Director, Center for Atmospheric Sciences
Maria Echaveste, Senior Scholar, CLAS; White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 1998-2001
Steve Silberstein, Entrepreneur
Beatriz Manz, Professor, UC Berkeley; Anthropologist and scholar of Central America
Chris Edley, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law
Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary and Chief Officer, California Labor Federation
Gordon Hanson, Professor and Acting Dean, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
C.R. Hibbs, Principal, C.R. Hibbs LLC; Former Senior Advisor, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Stephanie Leutert, Director, Mexico Security Initiative, Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, University of Texas at Austin
Pete Gallego, U.S. Representative, Texas, 2013-2015; Member, Texas House of Representatives, 1991-2013
Linda Sánchez, U.S. Congresswoman, California; Vice-Chair, Democratic Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives
James Cavallaro, Professor, Stanford Law School; Commissioner and Former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Mexico

Rafael Fernández de Castro, Professor, ITAM
Gerardo Esquivel, Professor of Economics, UNAM
Soffía Alarcón-Díaz, Director, The Carbon Trust, Mexico
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Former Mayor, Mexico City
Amalia García, Secretary of Labor, Mexico City
Juan Pardinas, Director, Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
Paola Rojas, Television Presenter, Televisa
Yulma Rocha Aguilar, Congresswoman, Guanajuato, Mexico

Articles from this Conference

U.S.-MEXICO FUTURE FORUM: 15 Years of Engagement

By Harley Shaiken | Looking at the 15-year history of the U.S.–Mexico Futures Forum.

U.S.–MEXICO FUTURE FORUM: Collaborating for Our Common Future

By James Gerardo Lamb | An overview of issues facing both Mexico and the United States, including inequality, globalization, and political instability.

U.S.–MEXICO FUTURES FORUM: Climate Change: Existential Threats in a Time of Denial

By James Gerardo Lamb | Ram Ramanathan and Soffía Alarcón-Díaz lead a conversation on the moral obligation to combat the threats climate change poses to both Mexico and the United States.

U.S.–MEXICO FUTURES FORUM: Macro Trends: Security, Violence, and Migration

By James Gerardo Lamb | Highlights of a conversation on crises of violence and human rights, including forced northern migration from Central America and the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa.