Mexico-US Entrepreneurship and Innovation Council (MUSEIC)
Friday, September 11, 2015, 1:00pm
Paul Brest Hall
Munger Graduate Residences, Building #4
In May 2013, President of the United States Barack Obama and President of the Republic of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, within the High Level Economic Dialogue framework, created the Mexico-US Entrepreneurship and Innovation Council (MUSEIC). The objective of the MUSEIC is to strengthen the binational environment of entrepreneurship and innovation in order to make our region highly productive and competitive.
The MUSEIC is coordinated by the Mexican Ministry of Economy, through its National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM) and the United States Department of State. The MUSEIC operates through subcommittees integrated by U.S. and Mexican Government Representatives, organizations that support entrepreneurship and innovation, VC funds and academia.
The seven subcommittees that conform the MUSEIC are:
- Women Entrepreneurship
- Latin Diaspora Engagement
- Innovation Cluster
- Technology Commercialization
- SME Development Infrastructure
- Energy and Sustainability
- Access to Capital
Participants
U.S. Department of State
- Scott Nathan, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
- Terri L, Robl Director, Regional Economic Policy and Summit Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Caroline J, Croft, Director Business Outreach, Office of Commercial and Business Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
- Stephen Sullivan, International Trade Specialist, Office of North America
U.S. Embassy
- Jonathan Nellis, Officer in the Economic Section
National Entrepreneurship Institute
- Enrique Jacob Rocha, President of the National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM)
- Adriana Tortajada, General Manager of Entrepreneurship Programs and Financing, National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM)
- Liliana Reyes Castrejón, Director of Venture Capital, National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)
- Carlos Pérez Verdía Canales, Undersecretary for North America
- Ana Luisa Fajer, General Director for North America
- Lydia Antonio, Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, New Agenda and Image for North America
MUSEIC Co-Chairs
Women Entrepreneurship
- Luz Maria de la Mora, WeConnect México
- Ana Luisa Fajer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latin Diaspora Engagement
- Leigh Moran, Calvert Foundation
- Fernando Sepulveda, Impulsa Innovation Cluster
- Leslie Wilson, U.S, Department of Commerce
- Alfredo Sánchez Alcántara, Mexican Technology Platform
Technology Commercialization
- Consuelo Valverde, SV LATAM Fund
- Thomas Bowles, U.S.Mexico Foundation for Science
SME Support Infrastructure
- Pilar Aguilar, Endeavor Mexico
- Robert McKinley, University of Texas at San Antonio
Energy and Sustainability
- Luis Aguirre-Torres, GreenMomentum
- Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez, Stanford University
Access to Capital
- Rebeca Hwang, Rivet Ventures I YouNoodle
- Alexander Rossi, Liv Capital
MUSEIC Administrative Support Unit
- Jonathan Pinzón, MUSEIC Administrative Support Unit Coordinator
