2019 Latin American Cities Conferences: Santiago

May 31, 2019

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET

The Ritz-Carlton, Santiago

Alcalde 15, Las Condes

Santiago

Chile

Live broadcast

Overview

In partnership with:

The Path to a Diversified Economy

Follow the discussion on Twitter: #ChileCOA | @ASCOA

In collaboration with Cámara Chilena Norteamericana de Comercio, Columbia Global Center/Santiago, ComunidadMujer, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, Endeavor Chile, Grupo Liderazgo, Invest Chile, La Bolsa de Santiago and ProChile

Save the date for our annual conference in Santiago, to be held in partnership with the Ministry of Finance. This fourteenth Latin American Cities Conference in Chile will look at the country's economic diversification. Business leaders from a variety of sectors, together with the government officials, will address the challenges and opportunities for investment and growth. Moreover, as Chile prepares to host the APEC Summit and COP25 later this year, the conference will discuss some of the top common themes: sustainable and inclusive growth, digital transformation, and the future of labor.

Registration: This event is open to the public and complimentary. Prior registration is required.

Learn more about the LACC series and see other upcoming events.

Speakers:

Felipe Larraín, Minister of Finance, Chile @felipelarrain @Min_Hacienda
Rodrigo Yáñez, Vice Minister of Trade, General Directorate of International Economic Relations @DIRECON_CHILE
Fernando González, Chief Executive Officer, Cerro Dominador @fgonzalez_cd @CerroDominador
Stephen Guthrie, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Banking, Scotiabank Chile @Scotiabank_CL
Charles Kimber, Senior Vice President, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. @Arauco_cl
George Lasek, Chief Operating Officer, SMEC
Eleonora Rabinovich, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Google @eleorabinovich
Philip Sanders, Editor, Emerging Markets America, Bloomberg
Matías Spagui, Executive Director, Mercado Pago Chile @mercadopago
Andrés Varas, Executive Director, APEC CEO Summit @AndresVarasG @APECCEOSummitCL
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @s_segal

Event Information: Alexia Braun | abraun@as-coa.org | 212-277-8364
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8358
COA Corporate Membership: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8331
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Cancellation: Contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 30.

Agenda

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AGENDA

8:30–9:00 a.m. Coffee and Registration

9:10–9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

9:15–9:30 a.m. Keynote Address

Felipe Larraín, Minister of Finance

9:30–10:30 a.m. Diversifying Chile's Economy

Fernando González, Chief Executive Officer, Cerro Dominador
Stephen Guthrie, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Banking, Scotiabank Chile
Eleonora Rabinovich, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Google
Matías Spagui, Executive Director, Mercado Pago Chile
Philip Sanders, Editor, Emerging Markets America, Bloomberg (moderator)

10:30–11:30 a.m. The Road to APEC

Charles Kimber, Senior Vice President, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.
George Lasek, Chief Operating Officer, SMEC
Rodrigo Yañez, Vice Minister of Trade, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Andrés Varas, Executive Director, APEC CEO Summit (moderator)

11:30–12:00 p.m. Reception

Speakers

Felipe Larraín

Former Minister of Finance of Chile and Professor of Economics at Universidad Católica de Chile

Felipe Larraín is currently a tenured professor at the Universidad Católica de Chile and a member of the executive board of the Center of Economic and Social Policies (CLAPES UC), which he directed between 2014 and 2018. He served as Chile's finance minister from 2010 to 2014...

Rodrigo Yañez

Lead Partner, Deloitte Global Trade & Investment Chile

Rodrigo Yañez is Lead Partner with Deloitte Global Trade & Investment Chile. Prior to this, he worked as undersecretary of International Economic Relations of Chile. During President Piñera’s previous administration, from 2010 to 2014, Rodrigo served as senior advisor on...

Fernando González

Chief Executive Officer, Cerro Dominador

Fernando González is the CEO of EIG Atacama Management LLC, which is developing the Cerro Dominador 210MW solar project in the Atacama Desert in Chile. He has over 20 years of executive experience in the energy industry having worked on Big Four Accounting Firms, Fortune 500, and...

Stephen Guthrie

Senior Vice President, Wholesale Banking, Scotiabank Chile

Stephen Guthrie has more than 25 years of industry experience, including 18 years with Scotiabank. He is responsible for leading the bank’s growth in corporate, commercial, real estate banking, global capital markets, and brokerage. Most recently, he was responsible for corporate...

Charles Kimber

Senior Vice President, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución

Charles Kimber is the senior vice president of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución. Arauco one of the largest forestry companies in Latin America in terms of area and yield of its plantations, pulp production, and production of sawn timber and panels. Kimber joined Arauco in 1986...

Matías Spagui

Executive Director, Mercado Pago Chile

Matías Spagui is the executive director of Mercado Pago Chile. He is leading the local operations of the Latin American company, which is the main payment processor in the region, with $13.7 billion on payment processed. Before joining Mercado Pago, Spagui worked during six years...

Andrés Varas

Executive Director, APEC CEO Summit

Andrés Varas is executive director of the APEC CEO Summit Chile 2019, the most influential meeting of business and government in the Asia Pacific, which provides opportunities for CEOs and top business executives to engage in dialogue with heads of government and forge...

Susan Segal

President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas in August 2003 after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. A passionate supporter of Latin America, she joined the organizations...