October 15, 2012

Of the seven hundred electronics industry companies that exist in Mexico, at least two hundred are located in Baja California and seventy percent of these are located in Tijuana. This sector of the economy generates approximately eighty-three thousand direct jobs, locally, and our border continues its leadership position with regard to the manufacture of big screen televisions, plasma and LCD screens.

For decades, the most important Asian manufacturers within this sector have found the ideal conditions for maintaining their production lines in Tijuana, from where their merchandise is exported throughout the world.

Day Program

9:00 am

Panel: "Global Competitiveness"

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Adriana Eguía
Representative of Endeavor

Eric Pilaud
President of Custom Sensors and Technologies (CST)

Juan Manuel Hernández

Luis Aguirre Lang
President of CNIMME-INDEX

Mark Baydarian
President of Leviton Manufacturing Co

10:00 am

Panel: "Open Hardware Madness"

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

David Cuartielles
Co-founder of Arduino

Jason Short
Director of Design at Smart Design

Mark Hatch
CEO of TechShop

11:00 am

Panel: "Binational Map for the 21st Century"

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Christina Luhn
Director of the Mega-Region Inititiative

Dave Hester

David Mayagoitia
Co-founder of in3

Eric Frost
Director of SDSU Viz Center

12:00 pm

Keynote: “The Emergence of Makers: Rethinking Innovation and Education”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Dale Dougherty
Founder of the Magazine "Make"

1:00 pm

Keynote: “The future of Baja California in CGI Production”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Andrés Reyes Botello
Founder and CEO of Boxel Interactive

Raúl García
Boxel Interactive

1:30 pm

Keynote: "Silicon Valley: Culture of Innovation and Risk-taking".

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Laura Gómez
Social Network Specialist

Rocío Galván
Journalist