2017 Buenos Aires Conference — Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives
2017 Buenos Aires Conference — Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives
The August 24 conference will analyze Argentina’s economic outlook and the country’s political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.
New York, August 22, 2017—Join Americas Society/Council of the Americas for their fourteenth annual Buenos Aires conference “Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives” on Thursday, August 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Alvear Palace Hotel (see the agenda here). Organized in partnership with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce, the event will bring together key government officials and private sector leaders to discuss Argentina’s economic and investment outlook, as well as the country’s political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.This event will be webcast live.
Local and international panelists at the conference will include: Marcos Peña, Chief of the Cabinet of Minister; Juan José Aranguren, Energy and Mining Minister; Francisco Cabrera, Production Minister; Luis Caputo, Finance Minister; Nicolás Dujovne, Treasury Minister; Jorge Faurie, Foreign Affairs Minister; Andrés Ibarra, Modernization Minister; 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; Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires; Alejandro Werner, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital; Claudio Muruzabal, President, Latin America & The Caribbean, SAP; Julia Pomares, Executive Director, CIPPEC (Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth); Roberto Sifón Arévalo, Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager of Sovereigns & Public Finance Ratings in Latin America, S&P Global Ratings; Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; and Jorge Luis Di Fiori, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios.
- Visit as-coa.org/BuenosAires2017 for the complete agenda and live webcast.
- Webcast begins Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. Eastern Time).
- Get live updates on Twitter via #CouncilARG and @ASCOA.
Tune into the live webcast here.
2017 Latin American Cities Conferences – Buenos Aires
“Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives”
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Presentations: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Alvear Palace Hotel
Av. Alvear 1891
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Press inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org | +1-212-277-8384 or +1-212-277-8333.
