Past Tides

Mexico City

Hosted at the Hyatt Regency — Residencia 1 & 2, Campos Elíseos 204, Polanco Chapultepec.

Gallery

Moments from the day.

10 photos

1. 8:00am
   other

   Registration, breakfast and networking in Sponsor Lounge
2. 9:00am
   other

   Welcome remarks & opening poll
3. 9:10am
   panel

   Session 1: Managing Partner Panel

   • Christina Bruun Geertsen — Managing Partner, Kromann Reumert, Copenhagen
   • Alan Keep — Managing Partner, Bowmans, Johannesburg
   • Jorge Mondragón — Managing Partner, Pérez-Llorca, Mexico City
   • Tiziana Sucharitkul — Managing Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok
   • Moderator: Rachel Hussey — Clients and Markets Partner, Arthur Cox, Dublin
4. 10:05am
   keynote

   Quick Win 1

   • Juliana Calvo Rodriguez — Marketing Manager, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Abogados, Guayaquil
5. 10:15am
   break

   Coffee break in Sponsor Lounge
6. 10:45am
   workshop

   Session 2: The Fishbowl

   This interactive session explores topics on the minds of senior BD professionals in the rapidly-changing global landscape. Be ready to participate in polls and to jump in and out of the fishbowl discussion — we have a lot to learn from each other! Part problem-sharing, part problem-solving, part therapy!

   • Moderator: Katherine Hutchinson — Senior Manager, International Business Development, Bennett Jones, Toronto
7. 11:40am
   keynote

   Quick Win 2

   • Lula Bachmann — Business Development Manager, Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
8. 11:50am
   meal

   Networking lunch & cultural experience in Sponsor Lounge
9. 12:50pm
   keynote

   Session 3: Hunting with Sharks — Disruptive Business Development Solutions

   • David Kaufman — Director of Global Strategies, Nixon Peabody, San Francisco
10. 1:10pm
    workshop

    Session 4: The Deep Dive

    In this collaborative workshop, small groups will develop practical solutions for four key challenges currently facing BDM departments.

    • Moderator: Charlotte Ford — Head of International Business Development and Relationships, Charles Russell Speechlys, London
11. 2:05pm
    keynote

    Quick Win 3

    • Macarena Ruiz-Jarabo — Business Development Associate Director — Latin America, White & Case, New York
12. 2:15pm
    panel

    Session 5: General Counsel Panel

    • Jessica Gallegos — General Counsel LATAM, Vitesco Technologies, Guadalajara
    • Angelica Huacuja — Labor & Employment Director LATAM, Uber, Mexico City
    • Abhijit Mukhopadhyay — President (Legal) & General Counsel (Europe), Hinduja Group, London
    • Noe Pascacio — General Counsel Mexico, TC Energía, Mexico City
    • Moderator: Hugo Peña — Head of Business Development, Pérez-Llorca, Mexico City
13. 3:15pm
    other

    Preparing for IBA 2025 — Toronto

    • Halyna Baldelomar — Specialist, Events and Sponsorships, Bennett Jones, Toronto
14. 3:25pm
    other

    Closing remarks
15. 3:30pm
    social

    Cocktail reception in Sponsor Lounge
16. 5:00pm
    other

    Event concludes