03 · Summit Agenda
U.S. - Mexico AI Summit Agenda
October 22, 2026 · Sanford Consortium
Registration and AI Knowledge Survey
Welcoming Remarks
Panelists
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation · UC San Diego
Dean, School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences · UC San Diego
Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab · San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), UC San Diego
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
AI and the Binational Future: What's at Stake for the U.S.–Mexico Relationship?
Speaker
Chairman · Iberoamerican Technology Foundation (ITF)
AI, Cybersecurity & the New Geopolitical Fault Lines: Where Does the U.S.–Mexico Border Fit?
As the U.S. and China compete for AI leadership and decide who's inside the circle of trust, where does Mexico fit: partner, platform, or point of vulnerability?
Panelists
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Senior Fellow · Inter-American Dialogue
Dean Emeritus and Qualcomm Chair Emeritus · UC San Diego
CEO Office and Government Affairs · Incode Technologies
Managing Director, Anzu Partners; Professor of Practice · UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Coffee Break
AI at Ports of Entry in CaliBaja: Smart Infrastructure, Mobility & Transborder Operational Coordination
How is AI transforming the physical and logistical management at the world's busiest border crossings?
Panelists
Executive Director · Smart Border Coalition
CEO · Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
Founder & CEO · Sarakki Associates Inc.
Director of Field Operations, San Diego Field Office · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Senior Advisor · TradeSun
AI, Nearshoring & the USMCA Corridor: Efficiency, Compliance & Regulatory (Un)Certainty
Is the CaliBaja manufacturing corridor genuinely ready for AI-driven trade under USMCA, and which side of the border ends up setting the terms?
Panelists
Dean · UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Head, Digital Economy Unit · Ministry of Economy (MX)
Chief Strategy Officer · San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Professor - Researcher, School of Government and Economy · Universidad Panamericana
Director General of Planning, Intelligence and Public Policy · General Coordination Office of Jalisco's Economic Cabinet, Government of Jalisco
Lunch
Beyond Regulation: AI Safety, Sovereignty & Governance Across Political Systems: From China, EU to the U.S.–Mexico Relationship
If China prioritizes state control, the EU prioritizes individual rights in AI governance, and the U.S. prioritizes innovation, what model, if any, would be viable for a binational region like Calibaja and the U.S.–Mexico border?
Panelists
Associate Director · Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Phygital Lab Director · Universidad Panamericana
Senior Science Officer · California Council on Science and Technology
Director of UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center · UC San Diego
AI-driven Innovation in the U.S.–Mexico Relationship: Health, Education, and Workforce Opportunities
CaliBaja may be the most natural laboratory for U.S.-Mexico AI collaboration in health, education and workforce development. What would it take to scale what works here to the whole bilateral relationship, and who gets left behind if we don't?
Panelists
Programs Coordinator · Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Secretary of Economy and Innovation · State of Baja California (MX)
Chief Innovation Officer · UC San Diego Health
Executive Director, Master of Science Business Analytics · UC San Diego Rady School of Management
Government Affairs VP AI · Microsoft
Executive Director, Santander Universities; General Director · Universia México
Coffee Break
Data Centers & Energy: The Upcoming Sustainability Challenges
Can data centers grow at the pace demanded by AI without becoming a structural obstacle to the energy transition?
Panelists
Vice President, Energy · Institute of the Americas
Market Development Director Latin America · Vertiv
Chief Development Officer · KIO Data
Director of Infrastructure, Research Data Services · San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego
SVP & Chief Commercial Officer · San Diego Gas & Electric Company
AI in Migration Processing and Border Enforcement: Deployment, Accountability & Rights
AI is already shaping who gets flagged, detained, or processed at the border. Who is deploying these systems, who is accountable when they get it wrong, and how to protect the rights of migrants caught in between?
Panelists
Senior Advisor for Policy & Public Affairs · UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI)
Executive Director · Centro LATAM Digital
Warren Distinguished Professor of Law; Director, Center for Employment and Labor Policy · University of San Diego
NOURISH Platform
Speaker
Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab · San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), UC San Diego
End of Activities
Registration and AI Knowledge Survey
Welcoming Remarks
Panelists
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation · UC San Diego
Dean, School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences · UC San Diego
Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab · San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), UC San Diego
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
AI and the Binational Future: What's at Stake for the U.S.–Mexico Relationship?
Speaker
Chairman · Iberoamerican Technology Foundation (ITF)
AI, Cybersecurity & the New Geopolitical Fault Lines: Where Does the U.S.–Mexico Border Fit?
As the U.S. and China compete for AI leadership and decide who's inside the circle of trust, where does Mexico fit: partner, platform, or point of vulnerability?
Panelists
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Senior Fellow · Inter-American Dialogue
Dean Emeritus and Qualcomm Chair Emeritus · UC San Diego
CEO Office and Government Affairs · Incode Technologies
Managing Director, Anzu Partners; Professor of Practice · UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Coffee Break
AI at Ports of Entry in CaliBaja: Smart Infrastructure, Mobility & Transborder Operational Coordination
How is AI transforming the physical and logistical management at the world's busiest border crossings?
Panelists
Executive Director · Smart Border Coalition
CEO · Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
Founder & CEO · Sarakki Associates Inc.
Director of Field Operations, San Diego Field Office · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Senior Advisor · TradeSun
AI, Nearshoring & the USMCA Corridor: Efficiency, Compliance & Regulatory (Un)Certainty
Is the CaliBaja manufacturing corridor genuinely ready for AI-driven trade under USMCA, and which side of the border ends up setting the terms?
Panelists
Dean · UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Head, Digital Economy Unit · Ministry of Economy (MX)
Chief Strategy Officer · San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Professor - Researcher, School of Government and Economy · Universidad Panamericana
Director General of Planning, Intelligence and Public Policy · General Coordination Office of Jalisco's Economic Cabinet, Government of Jalisco
Lunch
Beyond Regulation: AI Safety, Sovereignty & Governance Across Political Systems: From China, EU to the U.S.–Mexico Relationship
If China prioritizes state control, the EU prioritizes individual rights in AI governance, and the U.S. prioritizes innovation, what model, if any, would be viable for a binational region like Calibaja and the U.S.–Mexico border?
Panelists
Associate Director · Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Phygital Lab Director · Universidad Panamericana
Senior Science Officer · California Council on Science and Technology
Director of UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center · UC San Diego
AI-driven Innovation in the U.S.–Mexico Relationship: Health, Education, and Workforce Opportunities
CaliBaja may be the most natural laboratory for U.S.-Mexico AI collaboration in health, education and workforce development. What would it take to scale what works here to the whole bilateral relationship, and who gets left behind if we don't?
Panelists
Programs Coordinator · Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Secretary of Economy and Innovation · State of Baja California (MX)
Chief Innovation Officer · UC San Diego Health
Executive Director, Master of Science Business Analytics · UC San Diego Rady School of Management
Government Affairs VP AI · Microsoft
Executive Director, Santander Universities; General Director · Universia México
Coffee Break
Data Centers & Energy: The Upcoming Sustainability Challenges
Can data centers grow at the pace demanded by AI without becoming a structural obstacle to the energy transition?
Panelists
Vice President, Energy · Institute of the Americas
Market Development Director Latin America · Vertiv
Chief Development Officer · KIO Data
Director of Infrastructure, Research Data Services · San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego
SVP & Chief Commercial Officer · San Diego Gas & Electric Company
AI in Migration Processing and Border Enforcement: Deployment, Accountability & Rights
AI is already shaping who gets flagged, detained, or processed at the border. Who is deploying these systems, who is accountable when they get it wrong, and how to protect the rights of migrants caught in between?
Panelists
Senior Advisor for Policy & Public Affairs · UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI)
Executive Director · Centro LATAM Digital
Warren Distinguished Professor of Law; Director, Center for Employment and Labor Policy · University of San Diego
NOURISH Platform
Speaker
Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab · San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), UC San Diego