Tuesday, April 27, 2010
InterContinental Hotel
Versailles Room
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, Florida
7:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Conference and Luncheon
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Conference Agenda
7:45 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – Welcome Remarks:
Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy
8:20 a.m. – Opening Speaker:
Hon. Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
8:50 a.m. – Featured Speaker:
Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank
9:20 a.m. – The Social, Economic and Political Agenda for the Region
Panelists:
Graciana del Castillo, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University, New York
Carlos Alberto Montaner, Journalist and Writer, Madrid
Michael Shifter, President, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C.
10:30 a.m. – Featured Speaker:
H.E. Gabriel Silva, Minister of Defense, Republic of Colombia
11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. – Featured Speaker:
Hon. Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative, Organization of American States
11:45 a.m. ? U.S.-Latin America Relations under the Obama Administration
Panelists:
Carlos Gutiérrez, Non-Resident Scholar, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami; Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
James Spalding, Dean, School of Economics and Foreign Relations, Universidad Americana, Asunción, Paraguay; Former Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States
Alexander F. Watson, Managing Director, Hills & Company, Washington, D.C.; Former Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
12:55 p.m. – Closing Speaker:
Hon. Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), Government of Canada
1:25 p.m. – Break for luncheon
Luncheon Program
1:30 p.m. – Luncheon served
2:15 p.m. – Luncheon Speaker:
H.E. Porfirio Lobo, President, Republic of Honduras
3:00 p.m. – Conference concludes
| This program is assisted financially by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. |
Supporting Organizations: The Beacon Council, Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce, Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, CAMACOL, Chile-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, Gateway Florida, Georgetown University Club of Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium, Miami Council for international Visitors, Miami Finance Forum, Nicaraguan-American Chamber of Commerce, Oxford University Society, Pan American Development Foundation, Spain – U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce and Venezuelan Business Club
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 [email protected] 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., Friday, April 23, 2010
For more information, please call Isabel Artime at (305) 284-9918, or visit our website at www.miami.edu/chp .