Here Comes the Sun: Investment for the Future

As the global shift toward clean energy and electric mobility accelerates, North America faces both significant challenges and transformative opportunities. Regulatory fragmentation, uneven consumer adoption, and global competition underscore the need for deeper trilateral cooperation. This panel explored how forward-looking investments, resilient platforms, and private-sector collaboration can drive innovation, strengthen supply chains, and unlock long-term growth opportunities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Panelists discussed actionable strategies to scale clean technologies, foster robust public-private partnerships, and align industrial policy to ensure that North America not only keeps pace with global trends but sets the standard for a competitive, integrated, and future-ready regional economy. Speakers: Conyers Davis, Global Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute Jordi Tasias, Managing Director, Private Equity and Managing Director, CDPQ México Marco Rodríguez Huesca, Director of External Affairs, Public Policy, and Sustainability, Daimler Truck Ricardo Fernandez-Mazarambroz, NCF25 FELLOW, Director of the Corporate and Institutional Banking Network and Head of Sustainability, BBVA Mexico Diana Páez, Senior Director, Energy and Mobility, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan