The Atlantic Council held the second #ACInnovationMX Google Hangout leading up to our Mexico City Innovation Summit (April 5, 2016), on January 29, 2016 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. The Featured Innovators, Linda Franco, CEO and Co-Founder of Machina; Carlos Gómez Andonaegui, Co-founder of Nebia addressed innovation issues around Mexico’s manufacturing sector: From idea to execution, how are top creators in Mexico’s manufacturing sector turning ideas into reality? And what are the public policies that are helping-and hindering-them? Jason Marczak, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Latin America Growth Initiative moderated the conversation on the keys to their success and the implications for Mexico’s innovation ecosystem.