Your Harvard: Mexico | Events

This is a Past Event

Date:  October 21, 2014
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location: 
								Museo Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso and Anfiteatro Simón Bolívar, 
									
									Justo Sierra 16, Centro Histórico, 06020 Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
				
          Contact:  
          	
            Elaina Robinson            |
            elaina_robinson@harvard.edu
             | 617-496-2693            
            
          Attendance Policy:  

					  Registration required          

          Sponsors:  
					  Harvard Alumni Association | David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University | Fundación México en Harvard, A.C. | Harvard Club of Mexico | Harvard Club of Monterrey | Harvard Business School Club of Mexico | Harvard Kennedy School Mexico Alumni Association | Harvard Law School Association of Mexico | Harvard Latin American Alumni and Friends Shared Interest Group

More than 500 alumni, faculty, and friends gathered on Tuesday evening, October 21, for a celebration of Harvard in Mexico. This event was part of “Your Harvard,” a series of events bringing together Harvard alumni, parents, and friends around the world throughout The Harvard Campaign. The event also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Fundación México en Harvard, A.C. A festive reception capped the evening. Read more about Your Harvard: Mexico.

Event Details

The evening featured remarks by President of Harvard University and Lincoln Professor of History Drew Gilpin Faust, and an engaging and far-ranging conversation between faculty and alumni that examined the importance of the knowledge economy and the university’s role in leading change through innovation in education, as well as the importance of creativity.

Participants included:

Jorge I. Domínguez PhD ’72, Vice Provost for International Affairs, Harvard University; Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Julio Frenk, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health; T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School
Laura Alfaro, Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Mary Schneider Enriquez AB ’81, PhD ’14, Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums
Alejandro Ramírez Magaña AB ’94, MBA ’01, Chief Executive Officer, Cinépolis

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