Santiago Vásquez

Job Title: Co-Executive Director
Company: i3T

Santiago Vásquez is Co-Executive Director of i3T and specializes in designing and implementing complex public procurement projects for industrial transformation, productive-capacity development, and technology transfer in Latin America and Africa, working as a specialist with the United Nations, UNICEF and ECLAC. As part of i3T's program of work, he currently collaborates with Brazil's Ministry of Management and Innovation on the implementation of the country's National Public Procurement Strategy for Sustainable Development, with a focus on technology-intensive public procurement and sustainable industrial transformation.

September 3, 2026Concentrated Solar Power in Mexico: Industrial Development and Perspectives for a National Value Chain

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Concentrated Solar Power in Mexico: Industrial Development and Perspectives for a National Value Chain

Thursday, September 3, 2026, 11:00am–12:20pm

Centro Banamex, Conference Area

The industrial growth taking place in northern Mexico is transforming the region's energy needs and accelerating the demand for more modern, reliable, and sustainable infrastructure. In this context, solar energy and electrical storage are emerging as key technologies to strengthen industrial competitiveness and meet rising electricity demand. This panel will bring together public sector representatives and industry leaders to discuss how northern Mexican states are creating new opportunities for energy development, investment attraction, and the integration of solar and storage solutions across strategic sectors of the Mexican economy.