Session One: The UK and Mexico - A New Shared Prosperity Agenda
This discussion will explore how the industrial visions of the UK and Mexican Governments are setting out a long-term pathway to economic prosperity.
Understand the Mexico-UK relationship on every level.
Agenda The Speakers Join us
Join Canning House and DLA Piper in London on Tuesday 17 November, as we convene a high-level dialoge on the politics, economics, trade, and business of the Mexico-UK relationship.
Canning House is excited to be convening the 2026 edition of the Mexico-UK Summit in partnership with DLA Piper in London this November. Last year, we brought together the leading authorities on the Mexico-UK relationship in Mexico City; this time, we are returning to London to continue the conversation.
Every Canning House Summit gathers high-level figures and commentators from the worlds of government, business, and academia to delve into the key aspects of the bilateral relationship. This edition will focus on the dynamics of the Mexico-UK relationship, building upon the success of 2025's edition, to discuss the political, economic, and commercial opportunities facing both countries.
For a comprehensive, insightful, and thought-provoking discussion of this bilateral relationship, join the Mexico-UK Summit 2026. I look forward to seeing you in London this November as we bring these two countries closer together.
Agenda
The Mexico-UK Summit will explore the exciting relationship between the two countries through a mixture of panels, speeches, and fireside chats. The Summit will be divided into three distinct sessions and will conclude with a networking session.
The Speakers
We have assembled speakers who bring diverse and informed perspectives on the Mexico-UK relationship. They will be representing the two governments, the worlds of business, and academia. They will discuss the challenges and opportunities in this bilateral relationship.
Speakers will be added to this website as they are confirmed.
- HE Alejandro Gertz Manero, Mexican Ambassador to the UK
- Rachel Brazier, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Mexico City
- Aileen Keyes, Director of International Tax & Trade – Diageo
- Jacopo Dettoni, Editor – fDi Intelligence, Financial Times
- Altagracia Gómez Sierra, Coordinator of the Business Advisory Council for the Mexican government
- Dr. Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez, Under-Secretary of Foreign Trade
- Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG, Independent Non-Executive Board Member – Fresnillo
- Cristhian Rodríguez, Head of Global Trade Operations – Google
- Martin Gilbert, Chairman – Revolut
- Senator Alejandro Murat Hinojosa, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
- Dan Carden MP, Chair of the Mexico All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
- Edgar Romo, Co-Managing Partner, Mexico City Office – DLA Piper
Join Us
The Mexico-UK Summit will convene an in-depth and high-level discussion on every aspect of the relationship between Mexico and the UK. Use the button below to register now.
Details
Tuesday 17 November 2026
12:00 (registration and lunch) - 18:30 + networking
DLA Piper, 160 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HT