Launching Event of the U.S.-Mexico Working Groups on the Electrification of Transport

DATE

February 8, 2022

  • Venue: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Objective

To present a binational roadmap, with a one-year horizon, that provides a detailed diagnosis of the automotive sector and its opportunities in the electrical transition

Academia

Dan Sperling, Founding Director, Distinguished Blue Planet Prize Professor, UC Davis- Institute of Transportation Studies

Gil Tal, Research Director, The Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle (PH&EV),UC Davis- Institute of Transportation Studies

Jorge Carrillo, Researcher, Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Alex Covarrubias, Researcher, El Colegio de Sonora

Juan Carlos Gachúz Maya, Researcher, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

Arnulfo Arteaga, Researcher, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Francisco Fabián Montiel Hernández, Researcher, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Raúl Maldonado, Researcher, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Germán Carmona Paredes, Researcher, UNAM

Alberto Beltrán Morales, Researcher, UNAM

Eugenio Marín, Executive Director, The United States-Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC)

Carlos Meneses, Automotive Coordinator, The United States-Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC)

Fermi Guerrero Castellanos, Researcher, Benémerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP)

Gerardo Mino Aguilar, Researcher, Benémerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP)

Private Sector

José Zozaya Délano, President, Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA)

Miguel Elizalde Lizarraga, Executive President, Asociación Nacional de Productores de Autobuses, Camiones y Tractocamiones (ANPACT)

Francisco González Díaz, President, Auto Parts National Industry (INA)

Rogelio Arzate, Government Relations, General Motors México

Raúl del Campo Núñez, Government Relations, Ford México

Joaquin Álava Quintanilla, Head of Mexico External Affairs and Government Relations, Stellantis México

Derek Hall, CEO and Founder, eZero

Agustin Llamas, CTO, eZero

Francisco Cabeza Santillana, EV Lead, Element Fleet

Andrés Fernández De Alba, Commercial Director, Ev Ready 

Germán García Vilches, Director of Cargo Infrastructure, VEMO 

Government

Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Martha Delgado, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Iker Jiménez, General Director of Global Economic Investment (DGIEG), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Monica Duhem, Head of the Global Economic Intelligence Unit, Ministry of the Economy, Mexico

David Turk, Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S Department of Energy

Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, Office of the California Governor

Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board

Patty Monahan, Commissioner, California Energy Commission

Anna Ferrera, Assistant Executive Director for Governmental and International Affairs, California Energy Commission

Alana Sánchez, International Relations Senior Advisor, California Energy Commission

Bryan Early, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Andrew McAllister, California Energy Commission

Ben De Alba, Advisor to Commissioner Monahan, California Energy Commission

Daniel Rocha, Econ Specialist – Energy and Climate Change, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
Paloma Sánchez, Energy Program Assistant, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
William Ayala, Economic Section, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
Rosa Vazquez, Economic Specialist – Econ Unit, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
Monica Martinez, Dept. of Commerce / automotive and transportation sectors, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
Diana Leon, Dept. of Commerce / automotive and transportation sectors, U.S. Embassy Mexico City
 
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