Welcome to the MPS2025 Regional Meeting in Mexico City: “Liberty in the Americas: Rebuilding the Foundation of Prosperity.” Join us as we embark on a journey to explore the interconnected intellectual landscape of the American continent.

Recognizing the inherent interdependence among the nations of the Americas, we have designed this meeting to facilitate a comprehensive analysis of the critical issues affecting our region as a distinct continent. We aim to foster in-depth discussions that transcend borders, addressing challenges and opportunities with regional and global significance.

The program will address critical areas, including the strength of institutions, democratic processes, drug-related issues, national security, immigration challenges, and promoting a prosperity-oriented culture. We will delve into the significance of education in advancing liberty, exploring innovative strategies to enhance our educational frameworks for societal improvement and increased prosperity. We will also examine economic and monetary topics, focusing on their effects on regional stability and development.

The conference will provide a unique opportunity to revisit and appreciate the rich heritage of liberty in the Americas, uncovering the depth of its roots and its enduring relevance in shaping our shared future.

We invite you to join this collaborative effort to discuss and identify strategies to advance a more prosperous and dignified future for all individuals in the Americas, anchored in the enduring values of liberty and responsibility.

Grupo Salinas is one of Mexico’s and Latin America’s most important business organizations. With 180,000 employees, it is engaged in a wide range of activities, from financial services, insurance, and retirement-fund management, to retail, motorcycle production, media, telecoms, energy, and others.

The group was founded by Ricardo B. Salinas, although his family’s business activities began in 1906. Since early in the 20th century the Salinas family has been publicly identified with a pro-market philosophy. It has promoted the causes of economic and individual freedom, responsibility, respect, tolerance, private property, the rule of law, and free trade.

The trade opening and democratic reforms of the 1990s allowed Mexicans to enjoy greater freedom in many areas of life. But these freedoms did not come easily. They were the fruit of a long struggle by society.

Knowing that “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance,” however, Salinas created Caminos de la Libertad in 2004. This is an organization that seeks to promote the ideas of freedom in Mexico, Latin America, and the rest of the world.

Caminos de la Libertad resorts to a wide number of activities to fulfill its purpose. It organizes yearly essay and artistic competitions centered on freedom. It hosts seminars, conferences, book presentations, and other discussion opportunities. It also conducts research, and publishes academic and lay study materials.

Grupo Salinas sponsors other efforts to promote freedom. It has bet heavily on education. It has founded a series of quality high schools for disadvantaged youngsters, where they get an education competitive with that of the best private schools in the country. In 2023 it inaugurated the Universidad de la Libertad, a university that focuses on innovation and business development in an academic environment where the ideas of freedom are constantly promoted.

Grupo Salinas is now one of the most important business conglomerates in Mexico. But it is one that does not forget that freedom is essential to build shared prosperity.