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Ninth Annual Latin America Conference

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Conference Topics

■Political Scenarios for Latin America ■

■ Trade Policy Priorities in the Western Hemisphere ■

■ Key Economic Challenges in the Region ■

■ Outlook for Venezuela ■

Speakers

·         Welber Barral Managing Partner, Barral M Jorge Consultores Associados, Brasilia, Brazil; Former Brazilian Secretary of Foreign Trade

·         Jorge CastañedaGlobal DistinguishedProfessor of Politics and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University, New York, New York; Former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs

·         Barbara KotschwarResearch Fellow, Peterson Institute of International Economics, Washington, D.C.

·         Brian Latell Senior Research Associate, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

·         Carl MeachamDirector, Americas Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, D.C.

·         José Manuel Puente Visiting Researcher, Latin America Center, University of Oxford, Oxford, England

·         Roberto SteinerResearch Associate, Fedesarrollo, Bogotá, Colombia

·         Augusto de la TorreChief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.; Former Head of Central Bank of Ecuador

·         María Teresa RomeroProfessor, School of International Studies, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

·         Tony VolponHead, Emerging Market Research for the Americas, Nomura Securities International, New York, New York

Supporting Organizations:

Beacon Council,Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce, Brazil-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, CAMACOL, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce,  Economic Development and International Trade Unit of Miami Dade, Enterprise Florida, Inc., Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), Georgetown University Club of Miami, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Interamerican Institute for Democracy, Oxford University Society of Florida, Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, University of Miami Center for International Business and Education Research (CIBER), Uruguayan American Chamber of Commerce (Florida) Inc. and Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce