An AS/COA program with Portland’s mayor and the Oregon Speaker of the House addressed how sectors can collaborate to promote Latino workforce development.
Program Summaries
In conjunction with the release of Americas Quarterly—featuring 29 essays by young business, political, and civic leaders from across the Americas—AS/COA hosted a selection of these leaders to discuss what they see as the future of the hemisphere and how their generation can play a role in shaping it.
AS/COA's first conference in Madrid explored Spain's strong cultural ties and significant investment relations with Latin America and the United States. Speakers included U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Arturo Valenzuela and Ibero-American General Secretariat Enrique Iglesias.
AS/COA’s Energy Action Group hosted a panel on the climate change conference in Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Accord, and the direction of global climate change negotiations.
In an AS/COA roundtable, panelists discussed the outlook of the private equity and venture capital markets in Latin America through a comparative approach with other regions of the world, highlighting energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, and Brazil’s potential.
In Omaha, NE, a new gateway city for Latinos, an AS/COA luncheon brought together the mayor and private-sector executives to discuss Latinos’ socioeconomic contributions and the benefits of workforce integration efforts.
This year’s forum explored how the region is emerging from the global recession. Panelists looked at prospects for trade and business in the coming year.