Panelistas:

• Juan Manuel Urtubey, Gobernador de la Provincia de Salta
• Maria Eugenia Vidal, Gobernadora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
• Ruben Ramírez, Director Representante, Argentina, CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (Moderador)

Maria Eugenia Vidal abrió el panel de la conferencia de AS/COA en Buenos Aires hablando de inversiones en infrastructura en Buenos Aires, una provincia que representa entre 35 y 40 por ciento de la economia del país. Juan Manuel Urtubey también habló de su provincia Salta, poniendo un énfasis en la necesidad para inversiones en el sector energético y las Pymes.

Nine years and $5.3 billion later, Panama opened its expanded canal for business on June 29, 2016 when it welcomed a Chinese Cosco Shipping freight through the locks. While the Canal's greater capacity promises more revenue for a more competitive Panamanian economy, Asian countries and the United States are also among the top beneficiaries of the expansion—in part as a result of the U.S. shale gas revolution. "It’s an opportunity that was not there when we were doing the feasibilities and the economic studies of the expanded canal," said Panama's Commerce Minister Augusto Arosemena on the sidelines of AS/COA's Latin American Cities Conference in Panama City. "It’s a great icing on the cake." 

On July 25, the first freight of liquified natural gas to transit the canal was in fact a U.S. ship. Now, the growing economies of East Asia are "going to be able to access cheaper and more reliable energy," said U.S. Ambassador to Panama John D. Feeley.

But Panama has to keep growing in other ways too: addressing a culture of corruption, developing a more sophisticated workforce, and investing in more infrastructure to support its goal to be a logistical hub. In other words, more billion-dollar projects are already in the works.

Panama is looking to move beyond the canal. At the 2016 AS/COA Latina American Cities Conference in Panama City, experts, and representatives of the public and private sectors acting in the country discussed how to invest in logistics, as well as how to boost the energy and tourism sectors.

• Read a summary of the conference in English and en español.
• Watch all the complete videos of this event.
• See all the social media from #BeyondTheCanal.

Panelistas:

• Juan Carlos Croston, Vicepresidente de Mercadeo y Asuntos Corporativos, Manzanillo International Terminal
• Joseph Fidanque III, Gerente General, Tocumen International Airport
• Ricardo Ungo, Gerente General de Desarrollo de Negocios, Autoridad del Canal de Panamá
• Susana Pinilla, Directora Representante en Panamá, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (Moderador)

En la conferencia de AS/COA en Ciudad de Panama, panelistas discutieron sobre cómo la logística puede impulsar el crecimiento económico con nuevas oportunidades para el comercio. Los participantes hablaron de cómo el Canal y su expansión puede aportar mucha riqueza al país gracias a las actividades asociadas que ayudará a florecer.

Speakers:                                          

• Marcelo Mindlin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pampa Energía
• Mariano Bosch, CEO and Cofounder, Adecoagro
• Nicolás Tejerina, CEO and Founder, Navent
• Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (moderator)

A panel of Argentine investors representing sectors such as energy, technology, and agribusiness at the Argentina Investment Conference 2016 discussed projects they are currently presenting to foreign investors. They also talked about changes they expect to the country's regulatory environment.