Wilson Center Hosts Panel to Discuss Priority Issues for the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico

Wilson Center Hosts Panel to Discuss Priority Issues for the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico

As Mexico prepares to host the upcoming G-20 Summit in June, the Wilson Center in Washington, DC convened a panel of experts to identify and discuss several priority issues. These issues include the eurozone crisis, strengthening the global financial architecture, promoting sustainable development, and financial inclusion. The distinguished panel was comprised of:

• Gerardo Rodríguez Regordosa – Undersecretary of Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

• Mark Sobel – Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy, US Department of Treasury

• Arturo Sarukhan – Mexico Institute, Advisory Board Member; Mexican Ambassador to the United States 

• Andrés Rozental – Mexico Institute, Advisory Board Member; President, Rozental & Associates; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

• Colin I. Bradford – Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

• John W. Sewell – Senior Scholar Author, Former President of the Overseas Development Council (OCD)

The Group of Twenty, or G20, is the premier forum for international cooperation on the most important aspects of the international economic and financial agenda. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 includes 19 country members and the European Union, which together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade and two-thirds of the world’s population.