• Overview
  • Speakers

    • Registration: 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    Panel Discussion: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00...

    Location
    AS/COA
    680 Park Avenue
    New York

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    Venezuela and PDVSA's Bonds: What to Expect

    AS/COA will host a panel discussion on Venezuela and PDVSA’s financial standing.

    Registration: 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    Panel Discussion: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00...

    Location
    AS/COA
    680 Park Avenue
    New York

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    (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

    Overview

    Americas Society and Council of the Americas will host leading experts to discuss Venezuela and PDVSA’s financial standing, as the state-owned oil company faces payments of more than $1 billion on October 28 and another of $2.2 billion on November 2 as part of its bond obligations. In recent weeks, PDVSA has come under intense scrutiny after it offered investors a swap deal in order to postpone payments as its oil output continues to decline. Panelists will discuss these and other developments to assess likely scenarios.

    This event is part of our Venezuela Working Group series.

    Panelists:

    • Lucas Aristizabal, Senior Director and Head of Latin American Energy, Fitch Ratings @FitchLatAm
    • Russ Dallen, Managing Partner, Caracas Capital Markets @RussDallen
    • Diego Ferro, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Greylock Capital 
    • Francisco Rodríguez, Chief Economist, Torino Capital @frrodriguezc

    Event Information: Guillermo Zubillaga | gzubillaga@as-coa.org | 212-277-8362
    Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org | 212-277-8358
    AS Individual Membership Information: Felipe Marin | fmarin@as-coa.org | 212-277-8342
    COA Corporate Membership Info: Natalia Williamson | nwilliamson@as-coa.org | 212-277-8374
    Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
    Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2.

    Speakers

    Lucas Aristizabal
    Senior Director and Head of Latin American Energy, Fitch Ratings

    Lucas Aristizabal is a senior director in Fitch Ratings’ Latin American corporates group. His primary areas of expertise are the electric-power utilities and energy (oil and gas) industries, for which he is the primary analyst for a robust portfolio of credits. Aristizabal began...

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    Russell M. Dallen Jr.
    Managing Partner, Caracas Capital Markets

    Russ Dallen is managing partner at Caracas Capital Markets, publisher of the Latin American Herald Tribune, managing director at Ophiuchus Capital Management, and co-portfolio manager at Venezuela Opportunity Fund. Prior to joining Caracas Capital, he was head of the Latin...

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    Diego Ferro
    Co-Chief Investment Officer, Greylock Capital

    Diego Ferro is co-chief investment officer at Greylock Capital. He joined Greylock in 2009 as a portfolio manager and became a partner in August 2010. He has 21 years of experience working on Wall Street and in banking. Prior to joining Greylock, Ferro was co-head of Latin...

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    Francisco Rodríguez
    Chief Economist, Torino Capital

    Francisco Rodríguez is an economist and coauthor of Venezuela Before Chávez. Previously, he was director and senior Andean economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), where he specializes in the economies of Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Rodríguez has held numerous...

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