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Global Perspectives with President Felipe Calderón
Former President of Mexico FELIPE CALDERÓN reflects on his time in office and subsequent impact driving global environmental protection. As either a keynote or moderated Q&A, President Calderón provides insight into today’s politics, economics, and movements from a global political insider’s perspective.
Creating Economic Opportunities by Improving the Climate
Former President of Mexico and President of the World Commission on the Economy and Climate FELIPE CALDERÓN is one of the most recognized leaders in sustainability today. Aiming for a paradigm shift, he presents ESG investment strategies tuned to our day, reflecting on how to reach actual sustainable development with highest standards of efficiency, reliability, and availability. President Calderón provides a new vision for addressing climate change while generating economic growth and alleviating poverty, showcasing innovative solutions and inspiring change.
Crisis and Competitiveness: The Case of Mexico
Due to the strong linkage of its exports to the U.S. consumer, Mexico was the country that suffered the most the impact of the 2009 financial crisis. President FELIPE CALDERÓN explains how he led a rapid recovery of Mexico and simultaneously improved the country’s competitiveness through market-oriented policies, deregulation, technological education, and infrastructure investment. He also put in place a firm strategy to fight organized crime and establish the rule of law. The expression "The Moment of Mexico" was coined at the end of his administration, when Mexico became one of the most competitive manufacturing economies and one of the largest exporters in the world. Join President Calderón for a discussion of his strategy, leadership, and success in Mexico.
President Felipe Calderón receives rave reviews for his live events
Responsible for implementing policies that catapulted Mexico into a powerful player in the global economy, Former Mexican President FELIPE CALDERÓN brings tactical insights as well as big picture analysis to each of his speaking engagements. Here are a few of his rave reviews:
Watch President Felipe Calderón’s keynote at Lima COP20 >>
Watch President Felipe Calderón’s Stanford commencement speech >>
President Felipe Calderon is a go-to voice on sustainability, climate change, and ESG investment strategies
Former Mexican President FELIPE CALDERÓN provides a new vision for addressing climate change while generating economic growth and alleviating poverty. As chair of the highly prestigious Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, President Calderón is at the forefront of a major international initiative that examines how to achieve sustainable economic prosperity. President Calderón has hosted and chaired the G-20 Summit of Leaders as well as the UN Conference on Climate Change, the most important forums of heads of state and government aiming to align stakeholders with policymakers to create a facilitative environment and ecosystem for sustainable green growth that address current and future needs.
Additionally, President Calderón is a member of the Advisory Council of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. President Calderón drives dialogue and action amongst industry stakeholders while building partnerships and collaboration with governments worldwide, illuminating a path forward where economic prosperity and environmentalism go hand-in-hand.
Watch President Felipe Calderón’s keynote at the World Government Summit >>
Watch President Felipe Calderón in conversation with Harvard IOP >>
Felipe Calderón served as President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012.
Prior to his presidency, Calderón was Secretary of Energy (and in that capacity Chairman of the Board of PEMEX and CFE) and director of BANOBRAS (Public Works Bank). He was also a Congressman, leader of the National Action Party (PAN) in the Congress, and Secretary General and National President of PAN.
President Calderón has a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, a Masters in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he later participated as an Angelopoulos Leadership Fellow.
Under his administration the Mexican economy registered stability and economic growth. Despite the impact of the 2009 international economic crisis, he boosted competitiveness in Mexico by deregulating the economy, promoting free trade, competition, private investment and technical education, as well as increasing investment in infrastructure to unprecedented levels. He also led an unmatched effort to enforce the rule of law.
During his tenure, Mexico became one of the most important exporters in the world, exporting 60% of the total manufactured products in Latin American and Caribbean Region. When he took office, Mexico was the 9th largest exporter of vehicles in the world, and by the end of his administration it was the 4th largest, surpassing Spain, the UK and the US among others.
President Calderón chaired the G20 Leaders Summit, the most important global forum for heads of state and government. He also chaired the UN COP 16 Climate Change Conference, which marked a new era of cooperation and a long-term approach for addressing climate change. This Conference delivered significant results such as the creation of the Green Fund, an international mechanism for financing climate change actions.
He has been named “Statesman of the Year” by the World Economic Forum, and “Champion of the Earth” by the United Nations, he has also received the Teddy Roosevelt International Conservation award, Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) award, International Star of Energy Efficiency award, among many others recognitions as a global leader on environmental issues.
Currently, he is member of the Board of Directors of the World Resources Institute, Honorary Chairman of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and commissioner of the Education Commission, President of the Environment and Sustainability Commission of the International Federation of Automobile (FIA), among other responsibilities.
He is founder President of the Human Sustainable Development Foundation from where he is still working in analyzing and proposing public policy alternatives for Mexico and promoting low carbon development for the world.
Recently, President Calderón published Los Retos que Enfrentamos, a book which points out the main policies carried out during his administration. Its appearance has sparked an intense debate on the public policies that Mexico has followed on its path to development, as one of the leading emerging economies.
