The 2023 Jeffrey Davidow Award
The 2023 Jeffrey Davidow Award
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About the Jeffrey Davidow Good Neighbor Award
Presented at the Forum’s annual conference, the Jeffrey Davidow Good Neighbor Award honors Ambassador Davidow’s emblematic diplomatic career and recognizes individuals who promote cooperation and understanding between the U.S. and Mexico.
On May 8, the 2023 award will be presented to Gaston Luken Aguilar to honor his extraordinary contributions to U.S.- Mexico relations and the Tijuana-San Diego region specifically.
The event will take place at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines hotel located at 10950 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Gaston Luken Aguilar
Mr. Luken Aguilar is a pivotal figure in understanding, creating, and achieving a new dialogue between society and government regarding the preservation of natural resources in the region of the Sea of Cortez (The World’s Aquarium). His impact is particularly evident in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolis, where, among other successes, Luken Aguilar helped create important environmental organizations to protect and better the Colorado River and Sea of Cortez. He has generously invested his time and resources, and has personally developed relationships that have yielded great advances in environmental management in the region.
Mr. Luken Aguilar has worked for decades in civil society for sustainable water management. His beliefs and ideals are captured in his personal motto: “Water in sufficient quantity and quality for humans, the economy, and the environment ”
Cocktail
Beth Ross-Buckley
Camarada
Ildefonso Guajardo
Congressman
Enrique Perret
U.S.-Mexico Foundation
Alejandro Medina Mora
Grupo Expansión
Mariana Campos (Mexico Evalúa), Sofía Ramírez (México, Cómo Vamos) y Máximo Jaramillo (Universidad de Guadalajara)
Gustavo Vildosola (Mexlog) & Luken family
José Galicot
Tijuana Innovadora
Hazel Blackmore
COMEXUS
Reception
Reception
Mauricio Doehner
CEMEX
Juan Carlos Nelson Luken, Joaquín Luken Searcy, Mauricio Doehner (CEMEX)
Catalina López-Sagástegui, Tania Miranda
Institute of the Americas
Kenia Zamarripa (San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce), Natalia Figueroa y Alberto Lozano (Consulmex San Diego), Cecilia Farfan (USMEX), Andrew Harvey (Office of the Chair Nora Vargas)
Alfredo Ángeles (Tijuana EDC), Javier Villarreal, Alina Aguilar & Daniela Pineda (Grupo Financiero Base)
Malin Burnham (Burnham Center for Community Advancement, Amb. Amb. Tom Shannon (Arnold & Porter), Alan Bersin (Covington)
Dionisio Pérez Jácome (Volaris), Sergio Gómez Lora (Business Council of Mexico), Roberto Velasco (SRE)
Imer Flores (UNAM), Silvio Gonzalez (U.S. Embassy in Mexico), y Julio Portales (Grupo ICB)
Octavio Castillo (CEMEX), Alejandro Medina Mora (Grupo Expansión), Mauricio Doehner (CEMEX)
Mary Wolshok
Retired UC San Diego Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs
Alan Denis, Antonio Magaña
Damian Sanchez Tagüeña (FTI Consulting), Diego Marroquín (The Brookings Institute), Amb. Julian Ventura (Dentons Global Advisors)
Gerardo Esquivel (COLMEX), Fluvio Ruiz Alarcon (Mexican Senate), Juan Carlos Machorro (Santamarian + Steta), Ma. Isabel Studer (Alianza MX)
Héctor Luken Rosas (Dátiles Del Desierto), Juan Ignacio Guajardo (CETYS)
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Carlos González Gutiérrez (Consulmex SD), José Antonio Meade (HSBC), Amb. Arturo Sarukhan (Sarukhan & Associate LLC), Dionisio Pérez Jacome (Volaris)
Reception
Caroline Freund (UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy)
Sergio Gómez Lora (Business Council of Mexico Representation in the U.S.), Amb. Julián Ventura (Dentons Global Advisors), Andrew I. Rudman (Mexico Institute), Antonio Ortiz Mena (Dentons Global Advisors)
Andrea Giralt (Vessel), Beatriz Leycegui (SAI Law and Economics), Roberto Suro (USC), Pamela Starr (USC)
Award Ceremony
Casa Magoni
Patricia Fernandez, MC
Rafael Fernández de Castro (UC San Diego Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies)
Carlos Laviada & Laura Diez Barroso (Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico & Cross Border Xpress)
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Gaston Luken (Awardee)
Caroline Freund (UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy)
Graciela Marquez (INEGI)
Alan Bersin (Covington), Jorge Goytortúa (CBX), Raquel Kramer (UC San Diego)
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Amb. Esteban Moctezuma (Mexico Embassy to the U.S.)
Award Ceremony
Amb. Tom Shannon (Arnold & Porter)
Amb. Jeffrey Davidow (Grupo Cohen)
Award Ceremony
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (HSBC)
Christy Walton (iAlumbra)
Roberto Velasco (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Amb. Esteban Moctezuma (Mexico Embassy to the U.S.)
Award presentation
Gaston Luken (Awardee), Jose Galicot (Tijuana Innovadora & 2022 Awardee), Caroline Freund (UC San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy), Amb. Esteban Moctezuma (Mexico Embassy to the U.S.), Amb. Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez (Consul General of Mexico in San Diego & Awardee 2022), Rafael Fernandez de Castro (UC San Diego Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies)
Gaston Luken (Awardee)
Gaston Luken (Awardee)
Gaston Luken (Awardee)
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