October 17, 2012

The Tijuana Innovadora movement considers the promise of a better future to be encrypted in motivated youth. For this reason, investing resources to develop young people’s skills and social conscience, and establishing forums where young people can express themselves and share their proposals, has been one of the goals of our movement.

Supporting youth, through programs aimed at their integral development, and channeling their constructive participation as citizens, will undoubtedly pay off in the medium and long term. This portion of Tijuana Innovadora’s 2012 program, focused on Tijuana’s young people, is one more platform for them, in addition to the leadership training that has been provided for more than a year to nearly two hundred young people who served as volunteers during the 2010 event.

Day Program

3:00 pm

Keynote: “The Role of Innovation as a New Source of Growth”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Richard A. Boucher
Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD

4:00 pm

Panel: “Leading Mexican Scientists”

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Alexei Licea
Director of the Division of Biotechnology CICESE. (Research: Diabetes, HIV, Tuberculosis)

Graciela Guerra
UABC Researcher and Professor

Horacio Almanza

Jorge Olmos
Biotechnologist Innovative Scientific. (Research: Cancer)

José Cordeiro
Director of the Venezuelan Node for the Millennium Project

Silvia Torres-Peimbert
First Astronomer Mexican UNESCO Women in science. (Research: Chemical composition of nebulae)

5:30 pm

Keynote: “The Future Impact of Science, Technology and Media on Modern Life”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Steven Berlin Johnson
Best-selling author of seven books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience

6:30 pm

Panel: “TIC: Disruptive Factor for Development".

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Armando Talamantes
CNN México

Claudia Calvin
General Director of the Mexican Advisory Board of International Affairs/Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales

Claudio Arriola
BIT Center Director

Eduardo Graniello
Founder of Intellego

Javier Allard
General Director of AMITI

Mario Anguiano Moreno
Governor of the State of Colima

Monica Aspe
Coordinator at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications

8:00 pm

Panel: “Solving Humanity’s Challenges Through Innovation”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Federico Graef
Director of research center CICESE

Ismael Plascencia

José Cordeiro
Director of the Venezuelan Node for the Millennium Project

Juan José Martinez
CEO of Vydra

Juan Sarracino
President of Sarracino & Sarracino Consulting