9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington
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BRICS leaders in 2012. (Image: Itamaraty)

Panel Discussion: The Sixth BRICS Summit and Global Governance

What impact will the July meeting between leaders of Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa have on global governance?

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington
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BRICS leaders in 2012. (Image: Itamaraty)

Overview

With Chinese Premier Xi Jinping's first visit to Brazil and the first Latin American trip by newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the sixth BRICS Summit will bring together the heads of state and government of Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa in Fortaleza, Brazil on July 15.

Join Council of the Americas for an on-the-record public panel discussion about what to expect of the Summit and what it portends for the state of global governance.

Speakers*:

  • Yukon Huang, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment and former World Bank Director for China
  • Tanvi Madan, Fellow and Director, India Project, The Brookings Institution
  • Oliver Stuenkel, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo and author of the forthcoming IBSA: The rise of the Global South?
  • Edward Verona, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates and former President and CEO of the U.S.-Russia Business Council
  • Ray Suarez, Host of Inside Story, Al Jazeera America (moderator)

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

To Register: Please email us at as-coawashington@counciloftheamericas.org

Please RSVP no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the event.