An AS/COA panel moved the Cuba-policy conversation beyond talk on the embargo, looking into the actual conditions and potential for reform inside different sectors. Read a summary.
AS/COA's Panama City Conference featured remarks by President Ricardo Martinelli and panels exploring Panama's economic resilience as well as Latin America's financial outlook. Explore presentations and video content from the conference.
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.
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.