PROGRAM

_Programa Preeliminar Cumbre Migratoria 19 y 20 (1).pdf

Human Displacement and Local Transformations

Migration Policies and Regional Cooperation

Perspectives on Integration and Development

OBJECTIVE

The 2025 Migration Summit aims to establish a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collective action among key stakeholders — including governments, civil society, academia, the private sector, and international organizations — to comprehensively address the challenges and opportunities posed by human mobility in the Mesoamerican region.

From Chiapas, a strategic territory due to its role in migration flows and as a place of refuge, this second edition seeks to:

Promote sustainable alliances among regional and international actors, encouraging shared responsibility in the development of more humane and equitable public policies.
Design innovative, viable, and measurable strategies to strengthen the protection of human rights and foster social and economic inclusion, while acknowledging the dynamics of the regional migration industry.
Advance community development from a mobility perspective, recognizing migrants as agents of change and host communities as spaces of transformation and resilience.

Event Program

Day 1 – Keynote Panels

The first day will focus on a series of panels and conferences featuring national and international experts, who will share analytical perspectives, key data, and success stories related to each thematic pillar. This space aims to highlight the complexity of the migration phenomenon and its impact at the local, regional, and global levels.

Day 2 – Collaborative Working Groups

The second day will be dedicated to simultaneous working groups organized by thematic axis, facilitated by specialists and field leaders. The goal of these sessions is to propose viable and sustainable regional solutions, promote cross-sector collaboration, and strengthen networks among the various actors involved in migration processes.

Speakers

Yanet Gil Ardon

General Director Una Ayuda Para Ti Mujer Migrante A.C

Dr. Juan Carlos Hernández Gutiérrez

Consul General of Honduras in Guadalajara, México

Neyda Pat Dzul

Deputy and President of the Board of Directors of the LXIV Legislature of the Congress of the State of Yucatan

Azucena Arreola Trinidad

Federal Deputy for District 7 in Tonalá, Chiapas and Commissioner of Frontera Sur.

Josefina Saldaña

Professor with the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis (SCA) and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at NYU.

Dra. Leticia Bonifaz Alfonzo

Mexican lawyer, expert in human rights, gender equality, justice, legislative techniques, indigenous groups and alternative law.

Claudia Urey

Directora de Operaciones Globales Coalición Mexicana para Jovenes y Familias A.C.

Luis Ignacio Avendaño Bermúdez

Presidente de la Mesa Directiva del H. Congreso del Estado de Chiapas. LXIX Legislatura.

Neeraj Kaushal

Professor of Social Policy and chair of the doctoral program at Columbia School of Social Work an expert on comparative immigration policy and author of an acclaimed book on the subject, Blaming Immigrants.