AS/COA Experts in the Bloomberg Latin American Investing Conference

The Bloomberg Latin American Investing Conference will offer global investors insight into investment opportunities throughout Latin America. The panel sessions will provide strategies for foreign investors in Brazil, Mexico, and the Andean countries. Topics will also include the outlook for currencies, inflation risks, real estate and infrastructure spending.

The conference will host an all-star lineup featuring Former President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe Velez, Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil Paulo Vieira da Cunha, and Former Citigroup Senior Vice Chairman William Rhodes, among many other leading experts in the field. We are pleased to announce that AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal and AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini will participate as speakers in this full-day conference on April 26, 2012, during the following panels:

1:30 p.m.: Leadership Challenges: Where is Change Likely? 

What is the outlook for the shifting winds of political change in Latin America? What is the risk of privatization of public companies across the region? Where are state inefficiencies a risk for investors? What lessons should investors take from the past? How should investors assess the evolving political environment? How does political stability play into economic growth in Latin America?

Speakers:

• Alan H. Fleischmann, Principal and Managing Board Member, Albright Stonebridge Group LLC
• Claudio M. Loser, President, Centennial Group Latin America (CGLA); Visiting Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue; Former Western Hemisphere Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Interviewed by: John McCorry, Executive Editor, Americas, Bloomberg News

2:40 p.m.: South-South Relations
How is China playing its hand in Latin America? How are Latin American nations balancing their relationships with the U.S. and China? How are South-South relations playing into emerging markets strategy? What should investors be watching as trade and economic relations between China, Africa, Brazil, and India evolve? What market sectors are getting the biggest gains from South-South cooperation?

Speakers:

• James Bacchus, Chair Global Practice, Greenberg Traurig; Former Chairman, Appellate Body, World Trade Organization
• Gregory J. Lesko, Managing Director, Portfolio Management/Research, Deltec Asset Management, LLC
• William R. Rhodes, President and CEO, William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC; Senior Advisor, Citi; Author, Banker to the World: Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Finance
• Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA); Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Americas Quarterly (AQ)
• Interviewed by: James Crombie, Editor, Bloomberg Brief: Leveraged Finance, Bloomberg Professional
• Questioner-In-Chief: Phillip Scanlan AM, Consul-General to New York, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government