2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires

August 24, 2023

8 am–11:00 am ET
9 am–12:00 pm Buenos Aires

Alvear Palace Hotel

Av. Alvear 1891

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Live broadcast

Overview

Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives

In collaboration with: Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA), Asociación de Bancos Públicos y Privados de la República Argentina (ABAPPRA), Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA), ARGENCON, Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (BCBA), Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI), CIPPEC, and Union Industrial Argentina (UIA)

Americas Society/Council of the Americas, in partnership with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services, will host its twentieth annual conference in Buenos Aires: “Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives."

This year’s conference will focus on Argentina’s economic panorama and its political prospects leading up to the presidential election on October 22. AS/COA’s Buenos Aires conference will bring together a group of leading senior public officials, presidential candidates, and private sector leaders to discuss political and economic outlooks as well as challenges for the next administration.

Confirmed Speakers:

Patricia Bullrich, Presidential Candidate, Juntos por el Cambio @PatoBullrich
Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy and Presidential Candidate, Unión por la Patria @SergioMassa
Javier Milei, National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires and Candidate for the Presidency of the Nation, La Libertad Avanza @Jmilei
Agustín Rossi, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and Candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the Nation, Argentina @RossiAgustinOK
Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Argentina @SantiagoCafiero
Marc R. Stanley, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina @USAmbassadorARG
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires @horaciorlarreta @gcba
Sabrina Ajmechet, National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires @ajmechet
Germán Martínez, National Deputy for Santa Fé
Victoria Villarruel, National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires and Candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the Nation, La Libertad Avanza @VickyVillarruel
Juan Farinati, President & CEO, Southern Cone, Bayer @JFarinati
Miguel Galuccio, Founder & CEO, Vista
Patrick Gillespie, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News @Pat_Gillespie
Juan Martín de la Serna, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and President of Argentina, Mercado Libre
Javier A. Velarde, Acting Group Head, External Relations, Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations, LATAM, Newmont
Natalio Mario Grinman, President, Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina (CAC) @CACteinforma
Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @ASCOA

Registration Fee: USD $120 for AS/COA members as well as collaborating organizations and USD $170 for nonmembers. Prior registration is required.

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La discusión será en español.

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Conference Information: Alexia Braun | abraun@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org
COA Corporate Membership: Miranda Gastelum | mgastelum@as-coa.org
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Agenda

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9:00 am Palabras de Apertura

Natalio Mario Grinman, Presidente, Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios (CAC)
Susan Segal, Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Agustín Rossi, Jefe de Gabinete de Ministros y Candidato a la vicepresidencia de la Nación, Argentina
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

9:45 am

Patricia Bullrich, Candidata a la Presidencia de la Nación, Juntos por el Cambio

10:00 am

Miguel Galuccio, Fundador y CEO, Vista

10:10 am

Juan Martín de la Serna, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Asuntos Corporativos y Presidente de Argentina, Mercado Libre

10:20 am Panel: 200 Años y Más Allá: La Historia de la Relación Bilateral entre Estados Unidos y Argentina

Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de la Nación, Argentina
Marc R. Stanley, Embajador de los Estados Unidos de América ante el Gobierno de la República Argentina
Moderadora: Susan Segal, Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

11:05 am

Javier A. Velarde, Jefe de Grupo interino – Relaciones Externas y Vice-presidente – LATAM, Sustentabilidad y Relaciones Externas, Newmont

11:15 am

Juan Farinati, Presidente y CEO Bayer Región Cono Sur

11:25 am Panel: Proyectando la Agenda Legislativa

Sabrina Carlota Ajmechet, Diputada de la Nación, PRO
Victoria Villarruel, Diputada de la Nación y Candidata a la vicepresidencia de la Nación, La Libertad Avanza
Germán Martínez, National Deputy for Santa Fé
Moderador: Patrick Gillespie, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

12:10 pm

Javier Milei, Diputado de la Nación y Candidato a la Presidencia de la Nación, La Libertad Avanza

4:30 pm Auditorio de la Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios Bartolomé Mitre, 226, piso 1ro

Sesión con Sergio Massa, Ministro de Economía de Argentina y Candidato a la Presidencia de la Nación, Unión por la Patria

Speakers

Patricia Bullrich

Presidential Candidate, Juntos por el Cambio

Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine politician and one of the leaders of the coalition Juntos por el Cambio. She was the Minister of Security of the Nation during the 2015-2019 administration; a national deputy for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the periods 2007-2015 and...

Sergio Massa

Minister of Economy of Argentina and Presidential Candidate, Unión por la Patria

Sergio Massa is the current minister of the economy of Argentina. Previously, he was the president of the national Chamber of Deputies. Before that, Massa was a national deputy representing the province of Buenos Aires from the Frente Renovador party in the Argentine Chamber of...

Javier Milei

National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires and Presidential Candidate, La Libertad Avanza

Javier Milei is an Argentine politician and economist. Since December 2021, Milei has held the position of National Deputy (a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies) in Buenos Aires, representing La Libertad Avanza, which he leads. Milei is also a presidential candidate in...

Agustín Rossi

Chief of Cabinet of Ministers and Vice-Presidential Candidate, Unión por la Patria

Agustín Rossi is an Argentine civil engineer and politician. He was a member of the National Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2019.

Starting his political career in the city of Rosario as a councilor between 1987 and 1991, and again between 2002 and 2005, he...

Santiago Cafiero

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentina

Santiago Cafiero is serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández since 2021. Previously, from 2019 to 2021, he was Cabinet Chief in Fernández's government. In the province of Buenos Aires, he served as undersecretary of industry...

Marc R. Stanley

U.S. Ambassador to Argentina

President Biden nominated Marc R. Stanley as US Ambassador to Argentina on August 6, 2021. After unanimous Senate confirmation on December 18, 2021, he received accreditation from the Argentine government on January 24, 2022. Stanley's 40-year career as a trial lawyer was...

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta

Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta is the current Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires and has been since 2015. Along with President Mauricio Macri, he co-founded the political party Compromiso para el Cambio, which was renamed Propuesta Republicana (PRO) in 2005. When Macri...

Sabrina Carlota Ajmechet

National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires

Sabrina Carlota Ajmechet is a national deputy for Juntos por el Cambio for the City of Buenos Aires and Secretary of Research, Development, and Innovation at the University of Buenos Aires. She holds a Ph.D. in history and is a professor of Argentine Political Thought at UBA...

Germán Martínez

National Deputy for Santa Fé

Germán Pedro Martínez is an Argentine politician who has been a National Deputy elected by the Frente de Todos in Santa Fe since 2019. A member of the Partido Justicialista, Martínez worked as a legislative aide for Agustín Rossi and Guillermo Carmona from 2005 to his own...

Victoria Villaruel

National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires and Vice-Presidential Candidate, La Libertad Avanza

Victoria Villarruel is an Argentine lawyer, writer, activist, and politician who currently holds the position of national deputy. She is the founder of the civil association self-titled "Center for Legal Studies on Terrorism and its Victims" (CELTYV), of which she has been the...

Juan Farinati

President and CEO, Southern Cone, Bayer

Juan Farinati is the current CEO and Director of the Crop Science Division since 2021. Previously, he was the COO for the Agro Division. Farinati has worked for Bayer since 1999, adding significant value to the Crop Science business through international experiences and leading...

Miguel Galuccio

Founder and CEO, Vista

Miguel Galluccio was appointed CEO of the state energy firm Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales upon its renationalization on May 5, 2012. He holds a degree in petroleum engineering from the Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires. Galluccio resigned his post following the 1999...

Patrick Gillespie

Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

Patrick Gillespie serves as Buenos Aires Bureau Chief for Bloomberg. Recently, he was an economics and government reporter covering Argentina’s economic crisis, political upheaval and historic IMF regulations. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Gillespie was an economics writer at...

Juan Martín de la Serna

Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and President of Argentina, Mercado Libre

Juan Martín de la Serna is the current President of Mercado Libre Argentina's operation, a position he had previously held from 2004 to 2012. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Mercado Envíos.

De la Serna is a member of the company's founding group and joined Mercado...

Javier Velarde

Acting Group Head, External Relations, Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations, LATAM, Newmont

Javier Velarde has served Newmont as Regional Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations for Latina America, since 2018 and is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for external relations, government affairs, and communications across the Region.

Eff...

Natalio Mario Grinman

President, Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina

Natalio Mario Grinman is the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina (CAC).
He first joined the CAC in 1985 and served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Table. He has also held other positions in the public sector, including chief of the Advisory...

Susan Segal

Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society / Council of the Americas

Susan Segal fue elegida Presidenta y CEO de Americas Society/Council of the Americas en agosto de 2003, después de trabajar en el sector privado en América Latina y otros países emergentes por más de 30 años. Antes de su nombramiento, Susan fue socia del grupo latinoamericano de...