U.S. Mexico Policy Summit

The Conservative Mexico Policy Coalition, in conjunction with the Olavo de Carvalho Dialogue of U.S. and Latin America Conservatives and under the aegis of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, is excited to announce the first U.S. - Mexico Policy Summit. This summit will be held at TPPF’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 8:00AM to 4:30PM, and lunch and breakfast will be provided. The evening before, on Tuesday, November 7 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM, there will be a live recording of TPPF’s “The Hard Country” podcast, where Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado will discuss U.S. - Mexico relations and take questions from the audience. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided.

On December 12, 2022, the United States and Mexico commemorated an important milestone: two hundred years of diplomatic relations and mutual recognition. Unfortunately, the anniversary comes at a time when that relationship is descending into a crisis unseen in over a century. The Mexican state is descending into authoritarianism, criminality, and overt anti-Americanism — and federal policymaking in Washington, D.C., is slow to respond to these new realities. Both Mexicans and Americans suffer from this emerging paradigm, and it is past time for policymakers to react.

This summit will discuss the state of affairs in Mexico, the effect on U.S. - Mexico relations, and the proper American (and Texan) response to it. The summit will consist of multiple panel discussions and keynote speakers, and topics discussed will include immigration, border security, drug trafficking, transnational crime, diplomatic relations and bilateral agreements, and regional security and stability. We invite you to attend this summit to contribute your perspective to the conversation and further advance solutions to the policy issues we face.

We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for these timely and important discussions on November 7th-8th. There are four RSVP Options: 1) 11/7 Only, 2) 11/8 Only, 3) Both 11/7 & 11/8, and 4) Online only for 11/8. When you RSVP, you will receive more event information and a reminder before the event.

AGENDA

Tuesday, November 7th | 5:00PM - 7:00PM

Welcome Reception & Live-Filming of The Hard Country Podcast (Optional)

5 :00PM - Check in and Welcome Reception

5 :30PM - Recording Begins

6 :30PM - Audience Q&A

7 :00PM - Event Ends

Wednesday, November 8th | 8:00AM - 4:30PM

U.S. - Mexico Policy Summit

8:00AM - Registration Opens and Breakfast/Coffee

8:30AM - Keynote Opening Remarks (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Greg Sindelar - CEO, Texas Public Policy Foundation

9:10AM - Panel 1: The Texas - Mexico Relationship (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Carine Martinez (Moderator) - Campaign Director, Secure and Sovereign Frontier, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Mike Banks - Texas Border Czar
• The Honorable Pete Flores - Texas State Senator (TX-24)
• The Honorable Ryan Guillen - Texas House Member (TX-31)
• Glenn Hamer - President and CEO, Texas Association of Business
• Jennifer Ivey - Texas Landowner

10:35AM - Panel 2: The U.S. - Mexico Relationship (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Selene Rodriguez (Moderator) - Policy Director, Secure and Sovereign Frontier, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Simon Hankinson - Senior Research Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation
• Andres Martinez-Fernandez - Senior Policy Analyst, Latin America, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
• Mark Morgan - Visiting Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation

12:00PM - Keynote Lunch - Texas Takes a Stand: The Legal Battle Over Border Security (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Melissa Ford Maldonado (Moderator) - Policy Director, Secure and Sovereign Frontier, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• The Honorable Robert Henneke - Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Public Policy Foundation

1:10PM - Panel 3: What’s happening in Mexico? (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Joshua Treviño (Moderator) - Chief of Intelligence and Research, Director for Texas Identity, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• David Agren - Senior Fellow, Secure and Sovereign Frontier, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Journalist
• Todd Bensman - Senior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies, and Journalist
• Jessica De Alba - Researcher-Professor, Universidad Anahuac Mexico, School of Global Studies
• Alicia Galván López - Fellow for U.S.-Mexico Relations, Texas Public Policy Foundation

2:35PM - Panel 4: What’s happening in the Americas? (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• The Honorable Chuck DeVore (Moderator) - Chief National Initiatives Officer, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Rodrigo Arenas - Founder & Editor in Chief, Republica
• Joseph Humire - Executive Director, Center for a Secure Free Society

4:00PM - Closing Keynote Speech (WATCH LIVESTREAM)

• Joshua Treviño - Chief of Intelligence and Research, Director for Texas Identity, Texas Public Policy Foundation

4:30PM - Event Ends

TO R SVP

There are four RSVP Options:

1. 11/7 Only
2. 11/8 Only
3. Both 11/7 & 11/8
4. Online only for 11/8

When you RSVP, you will receive more event information and a reminder before the event.

P ARKING

Please see the parking options below and click here for a parking map:

1. Metered parking – pay per minute/hour Congress Avenue – 9th Street and surrounding streets
2. Peak Parking LLC – $6.00 for first 30 minutes then $3.00 for each additional 30 minutes -176 E 9th St, Austin, TX 78701
3. Capitol Tower – $9.00 per hour – 206 E 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701