Summary: Innovation in Latin America
How is Latin America innovating in the financial services, IT, and manufacturing sectors? An AS/COA event explored this topic.
Program Summaries
Summary - Cultivating Good Water: A Closer Look at Itaipu Binacional's Sustainable Projects
Authorities running Latin America’s largest hydroelectric dam are working on a variety of sustainability efforts in Brazil and Paraguay.
Summary: The Pacific Trade Agenda-Implications for the Western Hemisphere
How can the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Pacific Alliance boost Asian trade with Latin America? Panelists discussed this issue and more.
Summary: Brazil's Energy Agenda - Launch of Energy Action Group Working Paper
How can the South American country fully harness its energy resources? Panelists discussed a new report detailing ways to do so.
Summary: Border Conference on the U.S.-Mexico Competitiveness Agenda
Representatives from the public and private sectors highlighted ways to improve border trade in order to boost both the U.S. and Mexican economies.
Summary: Financing Renewable Energy in Latin America
Renewable energy projects in the region increasingly gain funding, though challenges remain, such as balancing cost and stability of supply.
Summary: Immigration Reform - The Opportunities for Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Beyond
How could immigration reform impact both national labor markets and local communities? Speakers explored these issues and more.
