AS/COA's August 16 conference in São Paulo will focus on the Brazilian economy and the opportunities and challenges to sustainable growth, innovation, and competitiveness.
The Summer 2012 issue of Americas Quarterly released on July 26 explores how despite impressive achievements in access to education and political representation, women continue to lag behind men in representation on corporate boards, in labor markets, in political party decision-making positions, and in judicial systems.
Starting July 8, AS/COA policy journal Americas Quarterly will be featured regularly on NTN24's Efecto Naím.
The entrance of Canada and Mexico—our top two export markets—allows North America to take full advantage of a common production platform, increasing our competitiveness, which creates jobs and improves people's lives," says COA Chairman John Negroponte.
Americas Society is proud to announce a Ford Foundation grant to continue research under its social inclusion program, with a focus on natural resource extraction and its effects on communities in Latin America.
Americas Society awarded the Gold Medal to Chairman of Gerdau Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, and Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent during its 32nd Annual Spring Party, for their leadership and contributions to the international business comunity and their commitment to social, environmental, and art and education initiatives across the Americas.
"The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series benefits audiences by offering them an exciting season of diverse music programming that is distinctive in New York City and in the United States," says Americas Society Director of Music Sebastian Zubieta.