8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

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Alvear Palace Hotel
Av. Alvear 1891
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires

Please join us on August 23 for this year's Buenos Aires Conference, which will focus on Argentina's economic and political perspectives. 

8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Presentation...

Alvear Palace Hotel
Av. Alvear 1891
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Live Broadcast

Live broadcast

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Overview

In collaboration with Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA), Asociación Empresaria Argentina (AEA), Asociación de Bancos Públicos y Privados de la República Argentina (ABAPPRA), Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA), Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (BCBA), Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos de América en la Argentina (AmCham Argentina), Endeavor Argentina (EA), Sector Privado de las Américas (SPA) and Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA).

Speakers:

  • Débora Giorgi, Minister of Industry, Argentina
  • Hernán Lorenzino, Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Argentina
  • Juan Manuel Abal Medina, Chief of Staff, Argentina
  • Francisco Pérez, Governor of Mendoza, Argentina
  • Jorge Sapag, Governor of Neuquen, Argentina
  • Carlos R. de la Vega, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio
  • Santiago Bilinkis, Co-founder of Officenet and Restorando
  • Gonzalo Costa, Co-founder and Director, NXTP Labs
  • Andy Freire, Co-founder, Officenet, Axialent, and Restorando
  • Marcos Galperin, CEO, MercadoLibre
  • Miguel Galuccio, Chairman & CEO, YPF S.A.
  • Ali Moshiri, President, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company
  • Martin Migoya, CEO, Globant
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA
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Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registro y Desayuno

9:00 a.m. Palabras de Apertura

  • Susan Segal, Presidente & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
  • Carlos R. de la Vega, Presidente, Cámara Argentina de Comercio
  • Hernán Lorenzino, Ministro de Economía y Finanzas Públicas de la Nación
  • Juan Manuel Abal Medina, Jefe de Gabinete de Ministros de la Nación

10:05 a.m. Gobernadores de Mendoza y Neuquén

  • Francisco Pérez, Gobernador de la Provincia de Mendoza | Presentación
  • Jorge Sapag, Gobernador de la Provincia de Neuquén

10:45 a.m.  Coffee Break

11:05 a.m. Débora Giorgi, Ministra de Industria de la Nación | Presentación

11:30 a.m. El Ecosistema Emprendedor en Argentina

  • Santiago Bilinkis, Co-fundador, Officenet y Restorando
  • Gonzalo Costa, Fundador y Director, NXTP Labs
  • Marcos Galperin, Fundador y CEO, MercadoLibre
  • Martin Migoya, CEO, Globant
  • Moderador: Andy Freire, Co-fundador Officenet, Axialent y Restorando

12:30 p.m. Ali Moshiri, Presidente, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company

12:55 p.m. Miguel Galuccio, Presidente y CEO, YPF S.A.

13:15 a.m. Palabras de Clausura

Speakers

Santiago Bilinkis
Co-founder of Officenet and Restorando

Santiago Bilinkis is co-founder of Officenet, a company that revolutionized the office supplies industry in South America. He is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Initially backed by local angel investors, Officenet raised capital from some of the best private equity funds...

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Gonzalo Costa
Co-founder and Director, NXTP Labs

Gonzalo Costa is co-founder and director of NXTP Labs. He has experience in private equity and venture capital and has been providing consulting services related to management and strategy focusing on venture creation and financing in emerging markets. Mr. Costa has participated...

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Carlos R. de la Vega
President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio

Carlos R. de la Vega has been president of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (Cámara Argentina de Comercio) since April of 2003. He is also the President of the “Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Exactas” at the CAECE University. Previously, de la Vega was president of the...

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Andy Freire
Managing Partner & Head South Cone, SoftBank

Andy Freire serves as managing partner of SoftBank International Group and head of Couth Cone based in Buenos Aires. Before that, he served as minister of modernization, innovation and technology in the Buenos Aires City government and as elected member of the Buenos Aires...

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Marcos Galperin
CEO, MercadoLibre

Marcos Galperin is president and CEO of MercadoLibre Inc and is president of the Board of Directors. He is a co-founder of the company which is now a dominant player in the Latin American region with sites across nine countries including Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico...

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Débora Giorgi
Minister of Industry, Argentina

Débora Giorgi has been minister of industry of Argentina since June of 2010. Previously, she was minister of industry and tourism from October 2009 to June 2010 and minister of production from December of 2008 to October of 2009. Giorgi was also minister of production of the...

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Hernán Gaspar Lorenzino
Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Argentina

H.E. Hernán Gaspar Lorenzino has been Argentina’s Minister of Economy since 2011. Previously, Minister Lorenzino was appointed secretary of finance under the minister of economy Carlos Rafael Fernández, where he renegotiated the second phase of the Argentine debt restructuring...

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Ali Moshiri
President, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company

Ali Moshiri is president, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company, a newly formed organization based in Houston, Texas. He joined Chevron as a reservoir engineer and later as a drilling engineer. Mr. Moshiri became senior production engineer with...

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Francisco Pérez
Governor of Mendoza, Argentina

Hon. Francisco Pérez has been governor of the province of Mendoza, Argentina since October 23, 2011. Prior to being elected governor, he served as Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Transport for the government of Mendoza, beginning in 2007. He was Undersecretary of Labor...

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Jorge Sapag
Governor of Neuquen, Argentina

Hon. Jorge Augusto Sapag, a member of the Neuquino People's Movement (MPN) party, has been governor of the Province of Neuquén since 2007 – with a term until 2011. He was reelected as governor until in 2011 until 2015. Previously, Governor Sapag was elected vice governor of...

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Susan Segal
President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas in August 2003 after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. A passionate supporter of Latin America, she joined the organizations...

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