NACDI SUMMER ACADEMY 2025

• Lynda Jessup, Ph.D.; Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Queen’s University
• Presents: César Villanueva, Ph.D.; Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana

• Nicholas Cull, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, University Of Southern California
• Presents: Guadalupe Moreno Toscano, Ph.D.; Director, Master in Arts Management and Cultural Policies, Universidad Panamericana

• César Villanueva, Ph.D.; Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana 
• Edgardo Bermejo, Former Cultural Attaché and Writer
  
• Presents: Amanda Rodríguez, Ph.D., Professor, Communication Department, Universidad Panamericana
  

THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES AS VOICES OF HOPE AND CHANGE

• Universidad Iberoamericana 
  
• Universidad Panamericana
  
• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  
• Presents: Luis González, Ph.D., Director, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana 

• Franco Carreño, Ph.D.; General Director, Heraldo Media Group
  
• Presents: Eduardo L. Tadeo, Ph.D.; Coordinator, Master in International Relations, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  

• Gabriela Ortiz, Composer
  
• Presents: César Villanueva, Ph.D.; Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana 

PANEL A: FILM AND FILM FESTIVALS AS ACTORS OF SOFT POWER

• Guadalupe Moreno Toscano, Ph.D.; Director, Master in Arts Management and Cultural Policies, Universidad Panamericana
  
• Juan Carlos Carrillo, Ph.D.; Director, Master in Political and Public Communication, Universidad Panamericana
  
• Cristián Calónico, General Director, Estudios Churubusco Azteca
  
• Presents: Ernesto Miranda, Trade Delegate and Cultural Affairs Officer, Embassy of Canada in Mexico
  

PANEL B: ROCK AND NORTH AMERICA

• Julia Palacios, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, Universidad Iberoamericana
  
• Juan Carlos Henriquez, Ph.D.; Director, CEX - Centro De Exploración Y Pensamiento Crítico*
  
• José Luis Paredes, Ph.D.; General Director, Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales, Secretaría de Cultura
  
• Presents: Gabriel Pliego, Ph.D., Universidad Panamericana
  

WORKSHOP A: DIMENSIONS OF IMAGINED ACTORS: PROJECTING IMAGES, BUILDING RELATIONS, AND MEDIATING IDENTITIES INCULTURAL DIPLOMACY

• Rhonda Zaharna, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, American University
  
  
• Presents: Eduardo Tadeo, Ph.D.; Coordinator, Master in International Relations, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  

WORKSHOP B: PROPAGANDA AND REPUTATION

• Nicholas Cull, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, University Of Southern California
  
• Presents: María Montemayor, Ph.D., Professor, Tecnológico de Monterrey
  

WORKSHOP C: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND STATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

• Tania Gómez, Ph.D.; Academic Director, International Relations and Political Science Department, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  
• Presents: Amanda Rodríguez, Ph.D., Professor, Communication Department, Universidad Panamericana
  

PREVENTION, NOT PILL: CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING, AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

• Sascha Priewe, Ph.D.; Director of Collections, Aga Khan Museum
  
• Presents: Guadalupe Moreno Toscano, Ph.D.; Director, Master in Arts Management and Cultural Policies, Universidad Panamericana
  

PANEL A: GASTRODIPLOMACY

• Priscilla Magaña, Ph.D.; Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana
• Marcela Briz, Ph.D.; Restaurant El Cardenal
  
• Enrique Medina, Director Cocina Migrante
• Presents: Mtra. Natalia Briones; Student Mobility Special Programs, Universidad Iberoamericana
  

PANEL B: MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

• Alejandra Barajas; Head of Exhibitions, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
  
• Sarah Smith, Ph.D.; Professor, Information and Media Studies Department, Western University
  
• Leticia Pérez, Ph.D.; Professor, Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía “Manuel del Castillo Negrete” (ENCRyM)
• Presents: Omar Baqueiro; Director de Asuntos Internacionales, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes INBA
  

WORKSHOP A: DIGITAL SPACE

• Amanda Rodríguez, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, Universidad Panamericana
  
• Presents: Ricardo Castillo, Ph.D., Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana
  

WORKSHOP B: INDIGENOUS CINEMA

• Francisco Zepeda, Ph.D.; Cultural Studies Department, Queen’s University
  
• Presents: Mtra. Violeta N. Pérez,
  

WORKSHOP C: EXPLAINING IS FORBIDEN: ARCHITECTURE AND SPACE

• María Montemayor, Ph.D.; Professor, Tecnológico de Monterrey
  
• Daniel de León Languré; Professor, Tecnológico de Monterrey
  
• Presents: César Villanueva, Ph.D.; Professor, International Studies Department, Universidad Iberoamericana
  

IMAGINED RELATIONS IN A HUMANITY-CENTERED APPROACH TO CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

• Rhonda Zaharna, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, American University
• Presents: Eduardo Tadeo, Ph.D.; Coordinator, Master in International Relations, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

• Alfonso Zegbé; Executive Director, Coordinación Intersectorial, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
  

PANEL A: QUEER DIPLOMACY, GENDER AND DIVERSITY

• Eduardo Tadeo, Ph.D.; Coordinator, Master in International Relations, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  
• Douglas Janoff, Ph.D.; Senior Foreign Service Officer, Canadian Foreign Ministry 
  
• Ambassador Yanerit Morgan; Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Fes Acatlán
  
• Presents: Sarah Smith, Ph.D.; Professor, Information and Media Studies Department, Western University
  

PANEL B: GLOBAL ARTS MANAGEMENT

• Nancy Durán; Director, Centro de Difusión Cultural Casa Rafael Galván, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  
• Vianka Santana, Ph.D.; Cultural Manager
  
• Alvin López Retana, Ph.D.; Professor, Political and Social Sciences Department, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  
• Presents: Sascha Priewe, Ph.D.; Director of Collections, Aga Khan Museum
  

WORKSHOP A: CITIZEN DIPLOMACY IN ACTION: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY

• Anna Popkova, Ph.D.; Professor, Communication Department, Western Michigan University
  
• Presents: Tania Gómez, Ph.D., Academic Director, International Relations and Political Science Department, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  

WORKSHOP B: PRE-STATE DIPLOMACIES: HOW TO STUDY THEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, OBSERVING MESOAMERICA

• Salimah Cossens, Ph.D; Professor, Political and Social Sciences Department, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  
• Presents: Nicholas Cull, Ph.D., Professor, Communication Department, University Of Southern California
  

WORKSHOP C: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS

• Francisco Moreno; Curator, museologist, and cultural manager
  
• Presents: Guadalupe Moreno, Ph.D.; Director, Master in Arts Management and Cultural Policies, Universidad Panamericana