8:15 am to 4 pm ET

NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York
United States
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Latin America Business Conference 2019

Experts will join private- and public-sector leaders in a series of panels about the current business climate in the region, with a focus on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship.

8:15 am to 4 pm ET

NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York
United States
Live Broadcast

Live broadcast

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We are at capacity and registration is closed.

This event is $45 for YPA members and $80 for non-members; both should use the button above to register. CBS LABA members should register via this link and NYU LABA members should register on Campus Groups.

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Every year, Young Professionals of the Americas (YPA), Columbia Business School (CBS), and New York University (NYU) come together to organize the Latin America Business Conference. For over ten years, the Latin American Business Associations (LABA) at CBS and NYU Stern have positioned their Latin America Business Conference as one of the most anticipated forums to discuss the pressing issues, challenges, and achievements of the region.

For this year’s edition, LABA organizations join forces again with the Young Professionals of the Americas (YPA)—an initiative of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas—to organize the 2019 Latin American Business Conference on Friday, March 1. The event will bring together leaders from Latin America for a full-day conference. Experts will join private- and public-sector leaders in a series of panels about the current business climate in the region, with a focus on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship, while taking into account the political and economic context in the wake of 2018’s marathon of elections. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with guest speakers, dive into regional and global trends in, and get professional development advice during a table leader discussion over lunch.

Speakers:

  • Pierpaolo Barbieri, CEO and founder, Ualá @pbarbieri
  • Juan José Echavarría, Governor, Central Bank of Colombia @BancoRepublica
  • Mario Fernandez, Head of Latin American Energy Principal Investments, Macquarie Capital @Macquarie
  • Arminio Fraga, Founding Partner, Gávea Investimentos; former President of the Central Bank of Brazil
  • Paul Kilby, Deputy U.S. Credit Editor, IFR Refinitiv @Refinitiv
  • Elicia Ling, Partner, Paul Hastings @Paul_Hastings
  • Stuart Murray, Managing Director and Head of Americas Project Finance, Citi
  • Bernardo Novick, Head, ZX Ventures @Bernovick
  • Paulo Passoni, Founder and CIO, 30 Knots Capital
  • Jennifer P. Roig, Senior Reporter, Inframation News
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @s_segal
  • Armando Senra, Head of Latin America and Iberia, BlackRock @blackrock
  • Daniel Vogel, CEO, Bitso @vogelbit
  • Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

*Additional Speakers to be added

 

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Questions? E-mail us at ypany@as-coa.org
Event Information: Adan Toledo | atoledo@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8387
YPA Membership: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8342
Sponsorship Opportunities: Rodrigo Riaza | rriaza@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8376


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8:15 to 9:15 a.m.   Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:15 to 9:20 a.m.   Opening Remarks

9:20 to 10:00 a.m.   Keynote Presentation: The Current Economic Climate in the Hemisphere

  • Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.   Entrepreneurship in Latin America

  • Daniel Vogel, CEO, Bitso
  • Pierpaolo Barbieri, CEO and founder, Ualá
  • Bernardo Novick, Head of ZX Ventures
  • Paulo Passoni, Founder and CIO, 30 Knots Capital (moderator)

11:00 to 11:15 a.m.   Coffee break

11:15 to 12:15 p.m.   Financing Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy in a New Climate Reality (this part of the program is off the record and will not be streamed live)

  • Elicia Ling, Partner, Paul Hastings
  • Stuart Murray, Managing Director and Head of Americas Project Finance, Citi
  • Mario Fernandez, Head of Latin American Energy Principal Investments, Macquarie Capital
  • Jennifer P. Roig, Senior Reporter, Inframation (moderator)

12:15 to 1:00 p.m.   Fireside chat  A Conversation about Latin America’s Potential

  • Armando Senra, Head of Latin America and Iberia, BlackRock
  • Paul Kilby, Deputy U.S. Credit Editor, IFR Refinitiv (moderator)

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.   Lunch & Table Leader Session

2:00 to 2:55 p.m.   A conversation on the Economic and Political Outlook for Latin America

  • Juan José Echavarría, Governor, Central Bank of Colombia
  • Arminio Fraga, Co-Founder & CEO, Gávea Investimentos; former President of the Central Bank of Brazil
  • Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (moderator)

2:55 to 3:00 p.m.   Closing Remarks

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.   Wine and Cheese Networking Reception

Speakers

Pierpaolo Barbieri
Founder and CEO, Ualá

Pierpaolo Barbieri is a 35-year-old Argentine entrepreneur and the founder of Ualá. He was awarded a scholarship to study History and Economics at Harvard University at the age of 17 and later continued his graduate studies at Cambridge.

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Mario Fernandez
Head of Latin American Energy Principal Investments

Mario Fernandez is a managing director in the Infrastructure & Energy Group leading the Energy Principal Investing activities in Latin America. He has over 10 years of experience in project development, structuring, and financing. His most recent experience includes, successfully...

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Arminio Fraga
Founding Partner, Gavea Investimentos

Arminio Fraga is the founding partner at Gavea Investimentos, an investment management firm he founded in August 2003, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fraga was the chairman of the board of BM&F Bovespa, Brazil’s securities, commodities and derivatives exchange, from April 2009...

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Juan José Echavarría
Governor, Central Bank of Colombia

Juan José Echavarría graduated as an engineer from the Escuela de Minas de Medellín. He studied business and economics at Harvard University, and he holds a master's degree in economics from Boston University and a PhD in economics from Oxford University. He has served in various...

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Paul Kilby
Deputy U.S. Credit Editor, IFR Refinitiv

Paul Kilby works at Refinitiv where he runs the Latin America desk and is deputy U.S. credit editor for International Financing Review's real-time, daily and weekly products, coordinating coverage of bonds, loans, equity, corporate and sovereign debt, restructuring as well as...

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Elicia Ling
Partner, Paul Hastings

Elicia Ling is a partner in the Latin America practice and the energy and infrastructure practice at Paul Hastings. She is based in the firm’s New York office. Ling has represented sponsors and lenders in a number of financing and infrastructure development transactions...

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Stuart Murray
Managing Director and Head of Americas Project Finance, Citi

Stuart Murray is a director in Citigroup’s Project & Infrastructure Finance group and has 15 years experience in structured finance, with a focus on power, energy, and renewable energy transactions and clients. Prior to joining Citi’s Infrastructure & Energy Finance group, Murray...

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Bernardo Novick
Head of ZX Ventures

Bernardo Novick is currently the head of ZX Ventures of Anheuser-Busch InBev with the intention of making products, services, and technologies that provide solutions for consumer needs. Novick started his career at Ambev Brewery in 2009 as a commodities manager. Later on he led...

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Paulo Passoni
Founder and CIO, 30 Knots Capital

Paulo Passoni is founder of 30 Knots Capital, an expansion and growth capital provider to companies in Latin America, investing in private rounds, IPOs, and publicly listed companies. Prior to 30 Knots Capital, Passoni served as managing director and analyst at Third Point LLC...

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Jennifer P. Roig
Senior Reporter, Inframation News

Jennifer P. Roig is senior reporter at Inframation News. She covers project finance deals across Spanish speaking Latin America for Inframation News, which focuses on private investment in infrastructure at a global level, and is in constant contact with financiers, advisors, and...

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

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...

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Armando Senra
Head of Latin America and Iberia Region, BlackRock, Inc.

Armando Senra began his career in 1994 at Merrill Lynch in the United States, taking on a number of roles across the firm in both New York City and Princeton. He joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) in 1997, which merged with BlackRock in 2006. In 1998 he became MLIM's...

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Daniel Vogel
Co-founder and CEO of Bitso

Daniel Vogel is among the youngest entrepreneurs and leaders of technological innovation in Mexico. Motivated by a sense of social responsibility, Bitso is committed to the development of efficient, competitive, accessible and inclusive financial services in Mexico and Latin...

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Alejandro Werner
Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

Alejandro Werner assumed his current position as director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January 2013. A Mexican citizen, Werner has had distinguished careers in the public and private sectors as well as in academia. He served as...

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