Having established itself as a key meeting point for legal leaders in cities such as Bogotá, Lima, Mexico City and Miami, Foro Gerencias Legales will arrive in Monterrey for the first time, one of Latin America’s most important industrial hubs. The event will take place on Thursday, 26 February 2026, at Tecnológico de Monterrey, with the institutional support of its School of Social Sciences and Government.

Sponsored by the US law firm Akerman, the event will bring together more than one hundred legal professionals to analyse the new challenges and opportunities facing in-house legal departments in the Mexican and regional context, shaped by nearshoring, digital transformation, regulatory pressures and business expansion.

Over the course of the day, six strategic, theme-based panels will be held, featuring the participation of leading general counsel and senior legal executives from companies such as Ericsson, H&M, BMW, ArcelorMittal, Organización Soriana, Grupo AlEn, CEMEX, Citrofrut, Covestro and Sinohydro.

Confirmed panellists include:

• Sandra Jiménez, Legal Manager | Sinohydro Corporation Limited – Peru
• Carlos Valenciano, Head of Legal LATAM North & Caribbean | Ericsson – Mexico City
• Oswaldo Arriaga, LATAM Legal Counsel | H&M – Mexico City
• Eduardo Sherling, Legal and Compliance Manager | BMW Group Mexico – Mexico City
• Noé Galván, Legal, Compliance and Institutional Relations Director | ArcelorMittal Mexico – Monterrey
• Ricardo Vargas, Deputy Director of Real Estate Legal Affairs | Organización Soriana – Monterrey
• David Morales, Legal Manager Mexico | Grupo AlEn – Monterrey
• Hugo García, General Counsel | Citrofrut – Monterrey
• Rodrigo Flores, Head of Legal, IP and Compliance | Covestro – Mexico City
• Rebeca Morán, Contracts and Real Estate Manager | CEMEX Mexico – Monterrey

Topics to be addressed will range from nearshoring to the application of AI in the legal function, ESG compliance, international arbitration and strategic expansion in Latin America. The programme will include the following sessions:

Foro Gerencias Legales Monterrey 2026 – Panels

• Panel 1 | Nearshoring and business expansion: The new map of risks and opportunities. How general counsel lead legal strategy in relocation processes and cross-border growth.
• Panel 2 | Legal Operations and Artificial Intelligence: From efficiency to strategic value. The digital transformation of the legal function and the real impact of AI on decision-making.
• Panel 3 | Compliance, ESG and corporate reputation in Mexican industry. Integrated compliance models and their effect on sustainability, ethics and reputational management.
• Panel 4 | International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: The new frontier of corporate risk. Trends in the prevention, management and resolution of disputes in Mexico’s key industries.
• Panel 5 | Governance, M&A and corporate strategy in regional expansion. How to align corporate governance, acquisitions and sustainable growth in Latin America.
• Closing panel | High-level conversation: The future of the legal function in Mexico and Latin America. Leadership perspectives on the evolving role of the GC in a dynamic, regionalised environment.

With this event, Gericó Associates continues to strengthen its commitment to creating spaces for debate, training and exchange among the leading legal representatives of the Ibero-American corporate world.

For further information, please contact zoyla.ampuero@gericoassociates.com

If you are a General Counsel or Legal Director, you can register here.