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Argentina
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Overview

Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives 

In collaboration with: ARGENCON, Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA), Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA), Asociación Empresaria Argentina (AEA), Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires, Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos en Argentina (AmCham), Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Servicios Argentino Brasileña de la República Argentina (CAMBRAS), CIPPEC, Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI), and Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA) 

Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA), in partnership with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services, will host the twenty-second edition of its annual conference in Buenos Aires.

The conference will convene senior government officials and leading private sector representatives for a timely discussion on Argentina’s economic and political outlook, taking place in the lead-up to the country’s legislative elections.

Follow the discussion on Twitter: #CouncilARG | @ASCOA 

Registration Fee: USD $200 for AS/COA members, as well as collaborating organizations, and USD $250 for nonmembers. Click here to get your ticket. 

Confirmed Speakers: 

  • Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security
  • Luis Caputo, Minister of Economy
  • Guillermo Francos, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
  • Federico Sturzenegger, Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation
  • Jorge Macri, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires
  • Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Juan Martin Bulgheroni, VP Upstream Planning and Strategy, Pan American Energy GroupSofía Diamante, Economics and Business Journalist, La Nación
  • Guillermo Caló, Managing Director Rincón Lithium Project, Rio Tinto
  • Sofía Diamante, Economics and Business Journalist, La Nación
  • Morgan Doyle, General Manager-Country Department Southern Cone, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Martin Genesio, President and CEO, AES Argentina
  • Temel Oktem, Regional Industry Manager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources — Brazil, Southern Cone, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Martín Pérez de Solay, CEO for Argentina, Glencore
  • Natalio Mario Grinman, President, Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina (CAC)
  • Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Event Information: Alexia Braun | abraun@as-coa.org 
Sponsorship Opportunities: Constanza Guarino | cguarino@as-coa.org 
COA Corporate Membership: Miranda Gastelum | mgastelum@as-coa.org 
Press Inquiries: Claudia Torrens | mediarelations@as-coa.org

Learn about the 2022, 2023, and 2024 iterations of the conference.

Speakers

Patricia Bullrich
Minister of Security

Patricia Bullrich is the current Minister of Security in Javier Milei's government, a position she has held since December 2023. She is a prominent Argentine politician and a leader of the coalition Juntos por el Cambio. Prior to her current role, Bullrich served as the Minister...

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Luis Caputo
Minister of Economy

Luis Caputo is an Argentine economist with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He served as Argentina's Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018, where he played a key role in securing a significant agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

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Guillermo Francos
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers

Guillermo Francos is the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers. He is a politician and lawyer with a degree from Universidad del Salvador. He has held various roles in the public and private sectors, including serving as a lawyer in the Ministry of Justice (1974 – 1978), National...

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Federico Sturzenegger
Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation

Federico Sturzenegger is the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation of Argentina. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Sturzenegger has held various...

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Jorge Macri
Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires

Jorge Macri is the Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires, serving since 2023. He previously held the position of Minister of Government of Buenos Aires and served three terms as mayor of Vicente López. Macri is a member of the Propuesta Republicana party. His tenure in Vicente López...

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Christian Asinelli
Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean

Christian Asinelli leads the strategy of sovereign financing, technical assistance, generation and dissemination of knowledge with a focus on Environmental Sustainability, Gender, Inclusion and Diversity, Physical and Digital Infrastructure, Social Development and Urban...

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Juan Martín Bulgheroni
VP Upstream Planning and Strategy, Pan American Energy Group  

Juan Martín Bulgheroni serves as vice president of strategy and planning within the Upstream Operations of Pan American Energy. Bulgheroni holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Petroleum Engineer from the Colorado School of Mines. He earned an MBA from the Darden Graduate...

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Guillermo Caló
Managing Director, Rincon Lithium Project, Rio Tinto

Guillermo Caló is managing director of the Rincón Lithium Project at Rio Tinto in Argentina. The project is a large, undeveloped lithium-brine resource located in the lithium triangle, designed to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate and contribute to the global energy...

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Sofía Diamante
Economics and Business Journalist, La Nación

Sofía Diamante studied Economics at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and earned a master’s degree in Journalism from La Nación. She works in the Economics & Business section of La Nación and is a columnist on LN+. 

Sofía Diamante estudió Economía en la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella e...

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Morgan Doyle
General Manager-Country Department Southern Cone, the Inter-American Development Bank

Morgan Doyle, an American citizen, is the general manager of the Southern Cone Regional Country Department (CSC) of the Inter-American Development Bank since October 1st, 2024. Previously, he was the IDB representative in Brazil since March 11, 2020.

As the representative in...

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Martín Genesio
President and CEO, AES Argentina

Martín Genesio holds the position of President and CEO of the AES Group´s companies in Argentina. He joined Termoandes S.A., an AES group company, as Commercial Manager in 2006. Later on, he was appointed as General Manager of Termoandes and General Manager and COO for AES...

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Martín Pérez de Solay
CEO for Argentina, Glencore

Martín Pérez de Solay is an industrial engineer and seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across mining, energy, finance, and industrial sectors. Currently President of the Board of Directors at ITBA, he is recognized for driving growth, operational...

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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...

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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...

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