Plan México and the Green Transition: Beyond the USMCA

Around the world, industrial policy is increasingly at the center of economic strategy, as governments seek to strengthen domestic production, create high-quality jobs and build more resilient supply chains. Mexico’s Plan México reflects this renewed momentum. Furthermore, as the global push toward green development accelerates, Mexico faces the shared challenge of ensuring that industrial policy, financing and governance arrangements work in tandem to support sustainable, inclusive development.

On Thursday, January 29 through Friday, January 30, join us and Tecnológico de Monterrey's School of Social Sciences and Government, Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab, Oxford–Mexico Industrial Policy Co-Lab, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Open Society Foundations for a two-day in-person workshop exploring Plan México and the green transition.

Below is a list of panels featuring researchers affiliated with the Global Development Development Center. Please note that panel times are listed in local time. A full agenda can be viewed at the link below.

Day 1

10:00 - 11:30 AM: Panel 1. Global Trends in Industrial Policy and Plan Mexico

Ernesto Stein (Distinguished Professor, Tec de Monterrey)

Fuad Hasanov (Senior Economist, IMF)

Rachel Thrasher (Researcher, Boston University Global Development Policy Center)

Vidal Llerenas (Ministry of Economy, Undersecretary for Industry and Commerce)

Day 2

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Panel 5. Trade and Investment in USMCA and Beyond: New Sectors and Partnerships

Eric Verhoogen (Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy, Columbia University)

Gilberto García (Chief Economist, Datawheel)

Jorge Mario Martínez Piva (Director a i., ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico)

Renato Balderrama (Chair, Development Studies, CIDE)

Sandra Polaski (Non-resident Senior Fellow, Boston University Global Development Policy Center)

Rosendo Gutiérrez (Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy)