# Building Mexico’s Electronics Future Through Training, Alliances, And Advocacy, with Lorena Villanueva

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2026-04-07
- Length: 9m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with

## Summary

Lorena Villanueva, leading the Mexico team for the Global Electronics Association (formerly IPC), explains how the organization is leveraging its rebrand to focus resources on Mexico's nearshoring potential. She details the 'three-helix' model aligning government, academia, and industry to address a critical talent deficit, citing a need for five million engineers to meet US supply chain demand. The conversation highlights specific partnerships with universities like UNAM and the Technological University of Querétaro, as well as advocacy efforts at trade shows like Apex to bring state and federal governments into the ecosystem.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with#t=7) Introduction: Global Electronics Association's Shift to Mexico
- [1:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with#t=105) The Three-Helix Model: Government, Academia, and Industry
- [3:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with#t=212) Training Initiatives and Talent Deficit Statistics
- [5:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with#t=332) University Partnerships: UNAM and Technological University of Querétaro
- [7:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-04-07-building-mexicos-electronics-future-through-training-alliances-and-advocacy-with#t=442) Advocacy and Government Presence at Apex

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Global Electronics Association (company)
- IPC (company)
- UNAM (other)
- Technological University of Querétaro (other)
- Apex (other)
- Productronica (other)
- Koh Young (company)

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