03 · Summit Agenda
U.S. - Mexico AI Summit Agenda
October 22, 2026 · Sanford Consortium
Welcoming Remarks
Panelists
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation · UC San Diego
Dean, School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences · 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)
Survey
AI, Cybersecurity & the New Geopolitical Fault Lines:
Where Does the U.S.–Mexico Border Fit?
Global AI competition is increasingly a story about who controls critical infrastructure and who's allowed inside the perimeter of trust. Where does the U.S.–Mexico border sit in that story?
Panelists
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Managing Partner and CEO · Vantage Point Strategies
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
Founder & CEO · Sarakki Associates Inc.
CEO · Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
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
Chief Strategy Officer · San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Head, Digital Economy Unit · Ministry of Economy (MX)
Professor - Researcher, School of Government and Economy · Universidad Panamericana
Lunch
Beyond Regulation:
AI Safety, Sovereignty & Governance Across Political Systems: From China to the U.S.–Mexico Relationship
Given how differently Mexico and the U.S. approach AI regulation, is meaningful convergence possible at the CaliBaja border?
Panelists
Associate Director · UC San Diego Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
Founder and CEO · Eon Institute
Phygital Lab Director · Universidad Panamericana
Senior Science Officer · California Council on Science and Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science · UC San Diego
AI-driven Innovation in the U.S.–Mexico Relationship:
Health, Education, and Workforce Opportunities
The CaliBaja region is arguably the most natural laboratory for U.S.–Mexico AI collaboration in health, education, and workforce development. Where should that collaboration start, and who gets left behind if it doesn't happen here first?
Panelists
Senior Advisor for Policy & Public Affairs · UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI)
Secretary of Economy and Innovation · State of Baja California (MX)
Executive Director, Master of Science Business Analytics · UC San Diego Rady School of Management
Chief Innovation Officer · UC San Diego Health
Government Affairs VP AI · Microsoft
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
Sales Director, Latin America · Vertiv (MX)
Chief Development Officer · KIO Data
Vice President, Energy · Institute of the Americas
Director of Infrastructure, Research Data Services · San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego
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
Executive Director · Centro LATAM Digital
Warren Distinguished Professor of Law; Director, Center for Employment and Labor Policy · University of San Diego
NOURISH and BAIRO Platforms
End of Activities
Welcoming Remarks
Panelists
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation · UC San Diego
Dean, School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences · 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)
Survey
AI, Cybersecurity & the New Geopolitical Fault Lines:
Where Does the U.S.–Mexico Border Fit?
Global AI competition is increasingly a story about who controls critical infrastructure and who's allowed inside the perimeter of trust. Where does the U.S.–Mexico border sit in that story?
Panelists
Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies · UC San Diego
Managing Partner and CEO · Vantage Point Strategies
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
Founder & CEO · Sarakki Associates Inc.
CEO · Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
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
Chief Strategy Officer · San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Head, Digital Economy Unit · Ministry of Economy (MX)
Professor - Researcher, School of Government and Economy · Universidad Panamericana
Lunch
Beyond Regulation:
AI Safety, Sovereignty & Governance Across Political Systems: From China to the U.S.–Mexico Relationship
Given how differently Mexico and the U.S. approach AI regulation, is meaningful convergence possible at the CaliBaja border?
Panelists
Associate Director · UC San Diego Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
Founder and CEO · Eon Institute
Phygital Lab Director · Universidad Panamericana
Senior Science Officer · California Council on Science and Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science · UC San Diego
AI-driven Innovation in the U.S.–Mexico Relationship:
Health, Education, and Workforce Opportunities
The CaliBaja region is arguably the most natural laboratory for U.S.–Mexico AI collaboration in health, education, and workforce development. Where should that collaboration start, and who gets left behind if it doesn't happen here first?
Panelists
Senior Advisor for Policy & Public Affairs · UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI)
Secretary of Economy and Innovation · State of Baja California (MX)
Executive Director, Master of Science Business Analytics · UC San Diego Rady School of Management
Chief Innovation Officer · UC San Diego Health
Government Affairs VP AI · Microsoft
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
Sales Director, Latin America · Vertiv (MX)
Chief Development Officer · KIO Data
Vice President, Energy · Institute of the Americas
Director of Infrastructure, Research Data Services · San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego
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
Executive Director · Centro LATAM Digital
Warren Distinguished Professor of Law; Director, Center for Employment and Labor Policy · University of San Diego