The Canada-Latin America Breakfast Meeting 2011
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
March 26th, 2011




Profound changes are taking place in the global economy as economic and financial power shifts from developed countries to emerging markets. Echoing these changes, Latin America’s sovereigns, companies, banks and funds are diversifying their business, the sources of capital and location of their business partners. As part of this process Canada is emerging as a key partner for Latin America by facilitating international business, investment and trade. 

The Canada-Latin America Breakfast Meeting, co-hosted by Calgary Economic Development (CED) and LatinFinance will be held on March 26, 2011, at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Calgary, Canada, on the occasion of the Annual Meetings of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 

Confirmed speakers include:


> Benoit Daignault, SVP – Business Development, Export Development Canada (EDC)
> Matthew Fox, EVP – International Oil & Gas, Nexen
> Shane O’Leary, COO, Gran Tierra
> Steven J. Puig, VP – Private Sector Operations, IDB
> Art Korpach, Vice Chairman – Investment Banking, CIBC
> Chris Garnett, President, LatinFinance and CEO, Euromoney Conferences

This breakfast will bring together a panel of Canadian, Latin American and international executives to discuss how Canada can act as a bridge to connect Latin America with global investors and global capital. Amongst the topics to be discussed are:



  • What successful investments have been made in Latin America by or through entities in Canada?

  • How can Canada’s longstanding expertise and experience in extractive industries – oil & gas, forestry, agribusiness, metals & mining – complement Latin America’s leading sectors?

  • What successful financing has been done between Canada, its financial services industry and corporate Latin America?

  • What opportunities do Canadian capital markets present for LatAm companies or international companies with exposure in Latin America?

  • What investment or co-investment opportunities are there in Canada for Latin American companies?

The panel discussion will begin at 7:30 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 there are space limitations we would politely request that you indicate your attendance as soon as possible.

We look forward to welcoming you to the breakfast.

Registration
For further information on registration please contact Alex Rubin at arubin@latinfinance.com or +1 (305) 428-6280

Sponsorship
For further information on sponsorship please contact Teresa Aguilar at taguilar@latinfinance.com or +1 (212) 224-3051






































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