Tijuana Innovadora, a world-class event- Innovative Tijuana- Aim a New Look to a High-Tech Border.

Tijuana is well-known as the leading city in technology development in Northern Mexico. In order to show this community, to Mexico and the world what this region is capable of, a group of non government organizations and both Mexican and transnational companies will be organizing the first edition of Tijuana Innovadora (Innovative Tijuana), between October 7th and 21st, 2010.

Technology is one of the main purposes of this event, but not the only one. Held at the Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana Innovadora will also boast the contributions made by the so called “smart border” to the world in the fields of education, science, culture and arts.

The various industries that are now being developed in Tijuana will be presented on specific dates and at particular locations: electronics and telecommunications; aerospace; avant-guard cultural contributions; automotive and video games; the medical industry –which is equally competitive and less expensive than in other countries–; the sustainability of an environment-friendly construction industry, and the film industry.

An example of these contributions: the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) has ranked Tijuana as the third most competitive city in Mexico (after Monterrey and Mexico City).

Another example: nowadays, Baja California, the state where Tijuana is located, is home to 50 companies in the aerospace industry – the largest number in Mexico and one of the largest in the world– 35 of which is based in Tijuana and is responsible for around 7,000 direct jobs, according to Roberto Sierra, chairman of the sector cluster.

Such aeronautic companies work on the design of aircraft interiors and manufacture assemble components for Boeing, AirBus, Bombardier, Embraer, and others. Those airplanes fly around the world for commercial, civilian and military purposes.

And more: Tijuana is considered a role model in the construction of sustainable homes, with the development of the satellite city called Valle de las Palmas.

These innovations and many more will feature at the various pavilions at the Tijuana Cultural Center, a 100,000 square feet venue designed by Mexican engineers Pedro Ramírez and Manuel Rosen, and built in 1982. This Center, also known as CECUT is managed by the National Council for Culture and the Arts and is considered a landmark of the urban image of Tijuana. It has performance arts, exhibitions and visual arts and outdoor presentation facilities including IMAX movie projector.

Other activities of Tijuana Innovadora will be held at the Tijuana Interactive Museum El Trompo.

With all the advantages of a cultural border, Tijuana Innovadora 2010 will present itself as an amplifier for some of the most authoritative voices of the globe in various subjects, ranging from arts to the space industry.

Speakers at the forum will include Robert Aumann, 2005 Economics Nobel Prize Laureate; Al Gore, 2007 Peace Nobel Price; Biz Stone, cofounder of Twitter; Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia; Alberto Darszon, a biochemistry and physiology scientist, and Burt Rutan, an aerospace entrepreneur and designer of Space- ShipOne, the first privately owned spaceship, and founder of The Spaceship Company, spaceships manufacturer and promoter.

Other speakers are Neri Oxman, the prestigious designer who has shown the world how technology and nature can live together in harmony, and founder of the firm MaterialEcology; Paul Jacobs, director general of Qualcomm; Tetsuo Agata, director general of Toyota Motor Corporation; James A. Spencer, vice-president of Delphi; Enrique Norten Hon, director and founder of TEN Architects, a multi-award firm creator of world-renown contemporary spaces.

Finally, the forum will also host Chris Anderson, chief editor of Wired Magazine; Francis Fukuyama, professor of International Political Economics; Gregorio Luke, a speaker and history of art specialist; Henry Nordhoff, vice-president of Shipston Group and a specialist in health issues; Ken Kannappan, Plantronics CEO; Michael Gelb, a speaker specialized in personal and organizational development, and Sara Topelson, under minister of the Mexican Ministry of Social Development.

The concept, design and sponsorship of Tijuana Innovadora 2010 are the work of some 50 companies and socially responsible bodies, which gathered to show Tijuana’s capabilities. The best way of doing it –as decided by the team– would be showing investors from various countries, students and media representatives what they do. They will use interactive pavilions to display modern technology developed in the city and their applications in various industrial sectors.

Origins and fields of the organizing team are as diverse as activities in Tijuana. For example G-Tel and Plantronics belong to the electronics and communication sectors; Seica works in construction; FIC is a philanthropic organization; Deitac, is an investment company; Mediméxico works in medical services and Grupo Tress International does systems, transformation and software.

They all have a shared mission: for Tijuana to be seen as what it really is, one of the most innovative cities of the world.

There will be pavilions where local, national and international businesses exhibit their products and services to local and foreign visitors alike. Tijuana Innovadora seeks to encourage investment and the confidence of international companies and associations to discover the immense potential that we offer as a city.

This two-week event will also feature a series of keynote conferences, panel discussions and a host of exhibits in which you will learn about worldwide technological, cultural and scientific advancements.

Join us for this important event which will place Tijuana in the position it merits, and together with us, help demonstrate the great qualities we enjoy as a city.

For more information:

Visit the official website: http://tijuanainnovadora.com/eng/conferencistas.php

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