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2017 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires

On August 24, AS/COA’s fourteenth annual conference in Buenos Aires will address Argentina’s economic and political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.

 

Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

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Alvear Palace Hotel
Av. Alvear 1891
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Overview

ARGENTINA: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES

Follow the discussion on Twitter: #CouncilARG | @ASCOA

In collaboration with: Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA), Asociación de Bancos Públicos y Privados de la República Argentina (ABAPPRA), Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA), Asociación Empresaria Argentina (AEA), Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos en Argentina (AmCham), Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (BCBA), Business 20 Argentina 2018 (B20),Consejo Empresarial de América Latina (CEAL), Endeavor Argentina (EA), IDEA - Instituto para el Desarrollo Empresarial de la Argentina, and Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA).

Americas Society and Council of the Americas, in partnership with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce, will host its fourteenth annual conference in Buenos Aires.  The conference will bring together key government officials, legislators, and private sector leaders to address Argentina’s economic outlook, as well as the country’s political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Marcos Peña, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers @marquitospena
  • Juan José Aranguren, Energy and Mining Minister (Download his presentation.)
  • Francisco Cabrera, Production Minister @cabrerafran
  • Nicolás Dujovne, Treasury Minister @NicoDujovne
  • Andrés Ibarra, Modernization Minister @andreshibarra
  • Juan Manuel Abal Medina, National Senator for the Province of Buenos Aires @juanabalmedina
  • Luciano Laspina, National Deputy for the Province of Santa Fe @LaspinaL
  • Rodolfo Urtubey, National Senator for the Province of Salta @tolourtubey
  • Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires @horaciorlarreta (Download his presentation.)
  • Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital
  • Andrés R. Martínez, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg L.P. @Amartinez28R
  • Claudio Muruzabal, President, Latin America & The Caribbean, SAP @cmuruzabal
  • Julia Pomares, Executive Director, CIPPEC (Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth) @Juliapomares (Download her presentation.)
  • Roberto Sifón Arévalo, Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager of Sovereigns & Public Finance Ratings in Latin America, S&P Global Ratings @SPGRatingsLatAm
  • Alejandro Werner, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund @imfnews (Download his presentation.)
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @s_segal
  • Jorge Luis Di Fiori, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios @CACteinforma

Registration Fee: US$180.00 for AS/COA, CAC, ABA, ABAPPRA, ADEBA, AEA, AmCham, BCBA, B20,CAC, CEAL, EA, IDEA, UIA, and other collaborating organizations;
US$250.00 for non-members.
Registration: Prior registration is required.

Complete this form to register.

Registration: Please email the registration form to council1@cac.com.ar or dbarreiro@cac.com.ar
Payment Options: In advance, in cash, or with Pago Fácil or Pago Mis Cuentas.

Event Information: Marina Martinez de Hoz | mdehoz@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8364
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8358
COA Corporate Membership Information: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8331
Note: To view a list of COA corporate members, please click here.
AS Individual Membership Information: Felipe Marin | fmarin@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8342
Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Cancellation: Please contact council1@cac.com.ar / dbarreiro@cac.com.ar / fromano@cac.com.ar / avalentini@cac.com.ar, before 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23.

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Agenda

Agenda

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Note: All times are in local Buenos Aires time (GMT -3), one hour ahead Eastern Time.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.   Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.   

  • Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
  • Jorge Luis Di Fiori, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio
  • Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires
  • Marcos Peña, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Argentina

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.   

  • Nicolás Dujovne, Minister of the Treasury, Argentina

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.   

  • Alejandro Werner, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International
    Monetary Fund (IMF)

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.   

  • Luis Caputo, Minister of Finance, Argentina

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.   

  • Francisco Cabrera, Minister of Production, Argentina

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.   Panel: Argentina’s Economic & Investment Outlook

  • Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital
  • Claudio Muruzabal, President Latin America and The Caribbean, SAP
  • Roberto Sifón Arevalo, Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager of Sovereigns & Public Finance Ratings in Latin America, S&P Global Ratings
  • Andrés Martínez, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg (moderator)

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   

  • Juan José Aranguren, Minister of Energy and Mining, Argentina

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.   

  • Andrés Ibarra, Minister of Modernization, Argentina

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   

  • Jorge Faurie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Argentina

12:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.   Panel: A Conversation on Argentina’s Legislative Agenda

  • Juan Manuel Abal Medina, National Senator for the Province of Buenos Aires
  • Luciano Laspina, National Deputy for the Province of Santa Fe
  • Rodolfo Urtubey, National Senator for the Province of Salta
  • Julia Pomares, Executive Director, Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC) (moderator)

12:45 p.m.   Closing Remarks

Speakers

Marcos Peña
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Argentina

Marcos Peña has been Argentina’s chief of the cabinet of ministers since December 2015. Previously, he served as secretary general of the government of the City of Buenos Aires. Peña was also a deputy in the City of Buenos Aires legislature between 2003 and 2007, representing the...

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Juan José Aranguren
Minister of Energy and Mining, Argentina

Juan José Aranguren has been Argentina’s minister of energy and mining since December 2015. Previously, he served as president of Shell Argentina. He held several positions in Shell, from technical auditor in the Dock Sud refinery to economist at the Shell refinery in Geelong...

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Francisco Cabrera
Production Minister, Argentina

Francisco Cabrera has been Argentina’s minister of production since December 2015. In addition, he is also the president of Fundación Pensar. In 2007, he was appointed minister of economic development of the city of Buenos Aires; he was in this post during Mauricio Macri’s two...

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Luis Caputo
Finance Minister, Argentina

Luis Caputo has been Argentina’s minister of finance since December 2016. Previously, he served as secretary of finance of the Ministry of Treasury and Public Finances of Argentina from December 2015 to December 2016. Prior to this he was president of AXIS Sociedad Gerente de...

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Nicolás Dujovne
Treasury Minister, Argentina

Nicolás Dujovne has been Argentina’s minister of the treasury since January 2017. He has extensive experience both in the private and public sectors. Before being appointed minister, he was director of the consulting firm Nicolás Dujovne & Asociados, where he advised Argentine as...

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Jorge Faurie
Foreign Affairs Minister, Argentina

Jorge Faurie has been Argentina’s minister of foreign affairs since May 2017. He is a career diplomat and has been ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary since 1998. Prior to being appointed Minister, he served as Argentina's ambassador to France since 2015, and ambassador...

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Andrés Ibarra
Modernization Minister, Argentina

Andrés Ibarra has served as Argentina’s minister of modernization since December 2015. Recently, in July 2017, his ministry took over the responsibilities of the Ministry of Communications. He has held various government positions including deputy secretary of economic, financial...

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Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta is the current Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires and has been since 2015. Along with President Mauricio Macri, he co-founded the political party Compromiso para el Cambio, which was renamed Propuesta Republicana (PRO) in 2005. When Macri...

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Rodolfo Urtubey
National Senator for the Province of Salta, Argentina

Rodolfo Urtubey has been national senator for the province of Salta since December 2013. Previously, he spent over six years practicing as an independent lawyer, with specialization in criminal law. He has held different positions within the public sector. Among these, he was a...

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Juan Manuel Abal Medina
National Senator for the Province of Buenos Aires

Juan Manuel Abal Medina has been a senator for the province of Buenos Aires since December 2014. Previously, he served as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Argentina to MERCOSUR and ALADI; chief of the cabinet of ministers from 2011 to 2013; secretary of public...

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Luciano Laspina
National Deputy for the Province of Santa Fe

Luciano Laspina has been national deputy for the province of Santa Fe since 2014 and chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies since 2015. Previously, he served as advisor to the president of Argentina’s Central Bank, as well as advisor to the...

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Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital

Francisco Alvarez-Demalde is the founder and managing partner of Riverwood Capital, and head of Riverwood’s New York office and its Latin America efforts. Prior to establishing Riverwood, Mr. Alvarez-Demalde was an investment executive at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and...

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Andrés R. Martinez
Bureau Chief, Bloomberg L.P.

Andrés R. Martinez is the Argentine bureau chief for Bloomberg based in Buenos Aires, where he covers Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Throughout his career in Bloomberg, Mr. Martínez has reported from more than a dozen countries in four continents. Prior to moving to Argentina...

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Julia Pomares
Executive Director, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policy for Equity and Growth)

Julia Pomares is the executive director of the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) since December 2015. Previously, she was the director of the organization’s institutional politics program. Pomares has worked at different levels...

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Roberto Sifón Arévalo
Managing Director and Lead Analytical Manager of Sovereigns & Public Finance Ratings in Latin America, S&P Global Ratings

Roberto Sifón Arévalo is managing director and lead analytical manager of Sovereigns and Public Finance Ratings in Latin America for S&P Global Ratings. He joined the group in 2003 and has since monitored sovereign credits, regional and local governments, and multilateral...

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Alejandro Werner
Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

Alejandro Werner assumed his current position as director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January 2013. A Mexican citizen, Werner has had distinguished careers in the public and private sectors as well as in academia. He served as...

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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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Jorge Luis Di Fiori
President, Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina

Jorge Luis Di Fiori is president of the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina (CAC). He is also a consultant member of the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) and vice president of the Ibero-American Association of Chambers of Commerce (AICO) for the...

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