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Fuerst Ittleman Sponsors Fourth Annual Latin America Conference

Fourth Annual Latin America Conference

Center for Hemispheric Policy UM

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
JW Marriott Miami

1109 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida

7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Program and Luncheon


CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:45 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m. – Welcome Remarks by Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy

8:20 a.m. – Opening Keynote Speaker: Enrique García, President, Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)

"Latin America’s Challenges Beyond the Global Crisis"

Q & A Session


8:50 a.m. – The Global Economic Downturn and its Impact on Latin America

Moderator: J. Antonio Villamil, Dean, School of Business, St. Thomas University of Florida;
Principal Advisor, The Washington Economics Group, Miami

Panelists:
Javier González Fraga, Former President, Central Bank of Argentina
Theresa Paiz-Fredel, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings, New York
Oscar Sánchez, Senior Economist, Latin America, Scotiabank, Toronto

Q & A Session

 
10:00 a.m. – Featured Speaker: David Rothkopf, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
President and CEO, Garten Rothkopf, Washington, D.C.

“The Crises to Come: The Political and Security Consequences of the Global Economic Meltdown”

Q & A Session


10:30 a.m. – Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. ̶ Keynote Speaker: Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs,
U.S. Department of State

11:15 a.m. – Reducing the Hemisphere’s Carbon Footprint: A Debate

Moderator: David Rothkopf, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
President and CEO, Garten Rothkopf, Washington, D.C.

Panelists:
 Jed Bailey, Managing Director, Asia and Latin America Energy Groups, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA),
Cambridge
Kenneth Green, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
George Philippidis, Energy Director, Applied Research Center, and Co-Director, Energy Business Forum, Florida International
University, Miami
Alvaro Ríos Roca, Director, Gas Energy Latin America; Former Executive Secretary, Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE);
Former Minister of Hydrocarbons, Bolivia

Q & A Session

12:25 p.m. – The Obama Administration and Latin America: New Rules of Engagement?

 Moderator: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami

Panelists:
 Amb. Luiz de Araujo Castro, Consul General, Consulate General of Brazil, Miami;
Former Ambassador of Brazil to Mexico, Peru and Uruguay
Stephen Johnson, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere
Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
Ignacio Walker, Researcher, Corporación de Estudios para América Latina (CIEPLAN), Santiago, Chile;
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile 

Q & A Session

1:30 p.m. – Break for luncheon

Luncheon and Program

1:30 p.m. – Luncheon served

2:00 p.m. – Opening Remarks and Introduction: Donna E. Shalala, President, University of Miami

Luncheon Keynote: H.E. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States

Q & A Session

2:45 p.m. – Conference concludes

Corporate Sponsor: Fuerst Ittleman

Supporting Organizations: Argentine – Florida Chamber of Commerce, The Beacon Council, CAMACOL, Chile-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Colombian American Chamber of Commerce,
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, Gateway Florida,
Georgetown University Club of Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce,
The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium, Oxford University Society,
The Spain – U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. – Mexico Chamber of Commerce

 

Media Partners: AméricaEconomía, Hispanic Target Magazine, Latin Business Chronicle, LatinFinance, LATIN TRADE, Mercado de Dinero and WorldCityBusiness

 

Program Fee: $125; Academics and students –special consideration with valid ID
Registration: By email to chp-rsvp@miami.edu or by fax at (305) 284-9871.
Payment: Please make check payable to Center for Hemispheric Policy. Mail check with registration form to: Center for Hemispheric Policy; P.O. Box 248297; Coral Gables, FL 33124-6535.
Cancellation policy: By email, fax or telephone, before 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2009

For more information, please call Isabel Artime at (305) 284-9918, or visit our website at www.miami.edu/chp