The annual Latin America – Political & Economic Challenges breakfast meeting, co-hosted by the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), LatinFinance and BBVA, will be held on March 31, 2009, at the Hotel Dann Carlton Medellin, Medellin Colombia on the occasion of the Annual Meetings of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The breakfast will be a stimulating panel discussion bringing together some of the emerging markets’ most influential and distinguished leaders for a lively debate on:
- the impact of the global credit crisis on the major economies of Latin America.
- the relative abilities of the region’s economies – and the leading sectors and companies within them – to weather and even prosper through these shocks.
- the likely affects of economic slowdown on the political landscape and on the abilities of the region’s governments to meet the aspirations of their population.
- the prospects for the financial sector and for the evolution of local capital markets.
The panel discussion will begin at 7:15 a.m. Coffee, fruit juice and a light breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. As in all our Breakfast meetings, we will encourage participation from you and your fellow guests. Please RSVP and confirm your attendance by clicking here. As, of course, there are space limitations we would politely request that you indicate your attendance as soon as possible.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
- Enrique Garcia, CEO, Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
- Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for Emerging Markets Countries, BBVA
- Luis Carranza, Minister of Finance & Economy, Peru
- Oscar Iván Zuluaga Escobar, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
- Martin Redrado, President Of the Central Bank, Argentina
- Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary ECLAC, Chile
- Rodrigo Bolaños, Executive President FLAR, Colombia
