American Society of Mexico Announces Fifth U.S.-Mexico Binational Convention
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The American Society of Mexico announced that its fifth U.S.-Mexico Binational Convention will be held Sept. 23, bringing together more than 1,500 representatives from the business, government, diplomatic, academic, and civil society sectors.
The convention will focus on economic and policy issues affecting relations between Mexico and the United States as both countries prepare for the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and respond to changes in global supply chains.
Organizers said discussions will center on security, trade and investment, energy and supply chains, infrastructure, innovation and finance.
Larry Rubin, president of the American Society of Mexico, said Mexico has an opportunity to benefit from nearshoring, as companies seek to relocate manufacturing and other operations closer to the U.S. market. He said taking advantage of that trend will require infrastructure, regulatory certainty and stability in the bilateral relationship.
The convention’s security discussions are expected to address transnational crime, fentanyl trafficking, illicit financing and other challenges affecting both countries.
Trade and investment discussions will focus on business certainty and preparations for the USMCA review. Other sessions will examine energy infrastructure and supply chains across North America, as well as technology, data, access to capital and binational workforce development.
Rubin said organizers have invited Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, governors, business organizations and representatives from different political parties to participate.
Confirmed participants include Ronald Johnson, U.S. ambassador to Mexico; Kenia López Rabadán, former president of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies; Juan José Sierra Álvarez, president of the Mexican Employers’ Association, or Coparmex; Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus Navarro; Ariane Ortiz-Bollin, associate managing director at Moody’s Ratings; and Greg Sindelar, interim CEO of the America First Policy Institute.
The organization also announced that Glenn Hamer has joined the American Society of Mexico as executive vice president.
Rubin said Hamer brings experience in economic and trade issues involving Texas and Arizona, two states with significant commercial ties to Mexico, as well as experience in Washington involving the broader U.S.-Mexico relationship.
The convention is intended to provide a forum for representatives from both countries to discuss proposals and partnerships related to investment, trade, and other issues affecting the bilateral relationship.
The American Society of Mexico described the gathering as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between Mexico and the United States at a time when trade, security, energy, and supply-chain issues remain prominent in relations between the two countries.
