Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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Argentina Investment Conference 2016

AS/COA, in partnership with BlackRock, is pleased to present the Argentina Investment Conference 2016.

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York
Live Broadcast

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Overview

AS/COA, in partnership with BlackRock, is pleased to present the Argentina Investment Conference 2016, featuring a keynote address by Alfonso Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance of Argentina.

Since taking office last December, the administration of President Mauricio Macri has moved rapidly to normalize relations with the world. A series of major fiscal, political, and regulatory policy measures have also been implemented to encourage investment and economic growth.

What are the most promising opportunities and key considerations for businesses looking to establish or expand their operations in Argentina? What are the growth prospects of Argentina’s main sectors and what are the recent policies and measures in place to attract foreign investment?

This strategic, invitation-only event will bring together senior policy makers, investors, and international and national business leaders for a forward looking and insightful discussion.

This event will be held in English.

Speakers:

  • Alfonso Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance, Argentina
  • Amer Bisat, Senior EM Portfolio Manager, BlackRock
  • Mariano Bosch, Cofounder and CEO, Adecoagro
  • David Sekiguchi, Principal, QFR Capital Management L.P.
  • Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock
  • Emilio Ilac, CEO, Puente
  • Anthony Lim, President, Americas, GIC
  • Martin Marron, CEO, Latin America and Canada, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Jeffery McElfresh, President DIRECTV Latin America, AT&T
  • Marcelo Mindlin, Chairman and CEO, Pampa Energía
  • Tom O’Flynn, Executive Vice President and CFO, The AES Corporation
  • John Paul Rathbone, Latin America Editor, Financial Times
  • Gabriel Szpigiel, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Marathon Asset Management
  • Nicolás Tejerina, CEO and Founder, Navent
  • Martin Torres, Managing Director, BlackRock Renewable Power Group
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Follow the discussion on Twitter: #CouncilARG | @ASCOA

This event is by invitation only. Space is limited.

Register at rsvp@as-coa.org

Event Information: Mercedes Laxague | mlaxague@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ragnhild Melzi | rmelzi@as-coa.org
AS Individual Membership Info: Felipe Marin | fmarin@as-coa.org
COA Corporate Membership Info: Monica Vieira | mvieira@as-coa.org

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Agenda

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9:00 to 9:10 a.m.   Welcome Remarks

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

9:10 to 9:25 a.m.   Keynote Address followed by a Conversation                    

  • Alfonso Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance, Argentina

9:25 to 10:00 a.m.   A conversation with:

  • Alfonso Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance, Argentina
  • Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock 

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.   Panel Discussion - International Strategic Investors

  • Anthony Lim, President Americas, GIC
  • Tom O’Flynn, Executive Vice President and CFO, The AES Corporation
  • Jeffery McElfresh, President, DIRECTV Latin America, AT&T Services, Inc.
  • Martin Marron, CEO Latin America and Canada, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Martin Torres, Managing Director, BlackRock Renewable Power Group
  • John Paul Rathbone, Latin America Editor, Financial Times (moderator)

11:00 to 11:15 a.m.   Coffee Break

11:15 to 12:15 p.m.   Panel Discussion - Argentine Investors                                              

  • Marcelo Mindlin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pampa Energía 
  • Mariano Bosch, CEO and Cofounder, Adecoagro
  • Nicolás Tejerina, CEO and Founder, Navent
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (moderator)

12:15 to 1:15 p.m.   Panel Discussion - Financial Market Investors

  • Amer Bisat, Senior EM Portfolio Manager, BlackRock
  • Gabriel Szpigiel, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Marathon Asset Management   
  • David Sekiguchi, Principal, QFR Capital Management L.P.
  • Emilio Ilac, CEO, Puente (moderator)

1:15 p.m.   Conference ends

Speakers

Amer Bisat
Senior EM Portfolio Manager, BlackRock

Amer Bisat is a senior emerging markets portfolio manager within BlackRock's Americas Fixed Income Group. In this capacity, he works closely with the various portfolio managers in the group, formulating and implementing investable emerging markets themes in local markets, FX, and...

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Mariano Bosch
Cofounder and CEO, Adecoagro

Mariano Bosch cofounded Adecoagro in 2002 and since then has been the chief executive officer and a member of the company’s board of directors. Adecoagro is one of the leading companies in the production of food and renewable energy in South America. Present in Argentina, Brazil...

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Laurence D. Fink
Founder, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock

Laurence D. Fink is founder, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc. He also leads the firm’s Global Executive Committee. Fink and seven partners founded BlackRock in 1988, and under his leadership the firm has grown into a global leader in investment management, risk management and...

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Emilio Ilac
CEO, Puente

Emilio Ilac is the CEO of Puente. He joined Puente in 2009, and became partner in 2013. Since 2009, he has served as sales and managing director. He obtained a degree in economics from the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Ilac has a master’s degree in finance from...

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Anthony Lim
President of the Americas, GIC

Anthony Lim is president of the Americas for GIC. Based in New York, he covers North, Central and South America. He joined GIC as its president of the London office in 1998. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior managing director at Bankers Trust Company, where he held...

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Martin Marron
CEO, Latin America and Canada, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co

Martin Marron is J.P. Morgan’s chief executive officer for Latin America and Canada, responsible for overseeing all of J.P. Morgan's activities in the region. He is also the head of Banking for Latin America. Marron has over 30 years of experience in the financial markets, joined...

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Jeffery McElfresh
President DIRECTV Latin America, AT&T

Jeffrey McElfresh is the current president of DIRECTV Latin America, AT&T Services, Inc. He leads the DIRECTV Latin America operation encompassing activities in all the major territories in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The company’s largest operations are in Argentina...

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Marcelo Mindlin
Managing Director and Director of Pampa Energy Inc.

Marcelo Mindlin is managing director and director of Pampa Energy Inc. From 1989, Mindlin has been the founding partner and chairman of "Grupo EMES" (formerly Grupo Dolphin S.A.), one of the largest private equity and institutional investors in Argentina. Grupo EMES is the...

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Tom O'Flynn
Executive Vice President and CFO, AES

Thomas O’Flynn has served as executive vice president and CFO of AES since September of 2012. Previously, O’Flynn served as senior advisor to the Private Equity Group of Blackstone, an investment and advisory group and held this position from 2010 to 2012. During this period, O...

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Alfonso Prat-Gay
Minister of Finance of Argentina

Alfonso Prat-Gay is the minister of finance of Argentina. He was national deputy for the City of Buenos Aires from 2009 to 2013 and president of the Deputy Block of the Ari Civic Coalition. Prat-Gay also served as vice president of the Financial Commission of the Chamber of...

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John Paul Rathbone
Latin America Editor, Financial Times

John Paul Rathbone is the Latin America editor at the Financial Times, and author of the New York Times-bestseller The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's Last Tycoon (Penguin Press, 2010). He joined the Financial Times in 2008, as deputy editor of the...

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David Sekiguchi
Principal, QFR Capital Management, L.P.

David Sekiguchi is a principal of QFR Capital Management, L.P. Prior to this, Sekiguchi served as the managing director of IFL. Until 2005, he served as managing director of Deutsche Bank, where he served as global head of emerging markets strategy. Sekiguchi worked at J.P...

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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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Gabriel Szpigiel
Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Marathon Asset Management

Gabriel Szpigiel is partner and senior portfolio manager for Marathon’s emerging market credit strategy. Szpigiel, a member of Marathon's Executive Committee, is responsible for asset management of sovereign and corporate credit, local markets, and equities (including distressed...

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Nicolás Tejerina
CEO and founder, Navent

Nicolás Tejerina is CEO and founder of Navent, Latin Amerca's leading online real estate and jobs classifieds company. He founded Navent in 2009, managing to convince the investment funds to join the company to invest heavily in Brazil and other key markets of the region. He...

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Martín A. Torres
Managing Director of the Renewable Power Group, BlackRock Alternative Investors

Martin A. Torres is managing director of the Renewable Power Group within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). As a senior member of the team, he is responsible for originating investment opportunities, establishing industry partnerships, leading transaction executions and...

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