California-Mexico Innovation Exchange

The California-Mexico Innovation Exchange was organized by Alianza MX in tandem with the California delegation to the SelectUSA Mexico Conference, a US Department of Commerce event that aims to facilitate business investment into the United States. The Innovation Exchange provided a unique opportunity for academic institutions and technology incubators from both countries to discuss the path to progress from new ideas to commercial technologies and for both the UC system and its Mexican partners to showcase their innovation and entrepreneurship programs as well as to engage in networking.

DATE

February 27, 2025

Casa de la Universidad de California

Mexico City

Summary

Policy Brief (Coming soon)

Keynote Speakers

Secretary of Science, Humanities, Technology & Innovation
Vice President for Research & Innovation, UC Office of the President

Panelists

Panel I: Binational Outlook for Innovation

Chief Innovation Officer, UC Davis
Undersecretary for Technology Development & Innovation, SECIHTI
Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Commercialization, UC San Diego
Vice Chancellor of Research, UC Irvine

Panel II: Innovation in Bioengineering & Life Sciences

Coordination of Research & Graduate Studies, UABC
Interim Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, UC Berkeley
Department of Pharmacology, CINVESTAV
Managing Director of Entrepreneurship, Innovation Ventures, UC San Francisco

Panel III: Innovation & Economic Development

Graduate Program in Vaccines & Biotherapeutics, IPN
Director of Innovation, Technology Development & Human Resources, SENER
Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology (ICAT), UNAM
Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology Partnerships, UC Riverside

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