Posted on 16 June 2011
The Center for Hemispheric Policy will host a panel discussion on “The Economic Impact of Globalization on Latin America” on Wednesday, June 29 from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. Scheduled panelists include Alejandro Izquierdo, principal research economist in the research department at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C.; Roberto Salinas Léon, president and CEO of Mexico Business Forum and columnist for El Economista in Mexico City; and Kathryn Rooney Vera, senior economist at Bulltick Capital Markets in Miami. The cost is $30; faculty and students can attend free with a valid ID. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, please call Patricia Salinas at 305-284-3707 or visit www.miami.edu/chp.
Posted on 09 June 2011
The Center for Hemispheric Policy will present “Brazil under the Rousseff Administration: Its Role as a Global Player” on Thursday, June 23 from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. Panelists will include Christopher Garman, director and practice head, Latin America, Eurasia Group, Washington, D.C.; Paulo Sotero, director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.; and Amaury de Souza, visiting fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, and senior partner, MCM Associated Consultants and Techne, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, please call Isabel Artime at 305-284-9918, or visit www.miami.edu/chp.
Posted on 20 May 2011
The Center for Hemispheric Policy hosted its sixth annual Latin America Conference on May 6 at the JW Marriott Hotel Miami, with various experts discussing issues and topics that ranged from “The Economic and Political Outlook for the Region” to “Assessing China’s Influence in Latin America.”
Above: A panel discussion on “The Evolving U.S.-Latin America Relationship” included, from left, Kevin Casas-Zamora, senior fellow, foreign policy and Latin America Initiative, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.; Former Vice President of Costa Rica Daniel Erikson, senior advisor, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Susan Kaufman Purcell, director of UM’s Center for Hemispheric Policy; Luis Rubio, chairman, Centro de Investigacion para el Desarrollo, Mexico City; and Ray Walser, senior policy analyst, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Posted on 11 May 2011
The Center for Hemispheric Policy will host a panel discussion titled “Brazil under the Rousseff Administration: The Outlook for Political Change” on Friday, May 20 from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. Scheduled panelists include David Fleischer, emeritus professor, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil; João Augusto de Castro Neves, founding partner, CAC Political Consultancy, Washington, D.C.; and Carlos Pereira, professor, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and visiting fellow, Latin America Initiative, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, please call Isabel Artime at 305-284-9918 or visit www.miami.edu/chp.
Posted on 11 May 2011
The Center for Hemispheric Policy will host the conference “Poverty Alleviation in Latin America: What Works and Why” on Wednesday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Westin Colonnade Coral Gables, 180 Aragon Avenue. The topics to be discussed include “Developing Human Capital” and “Creating Income Opportunities.” Scheduled speakers include: Santiago Levy, vice president of sectors and knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Javier Gamboa, vice minister at the Ministry of Social Protection of Colombia. Panelists confirmed to date are: Carola Alvarez, chief of the office of strategic planning and development effectiveness at the Inter-American Development Bank; Christina Berton, founder of the Amara Fundación Pro Autoestima (DOVE) in Mexico City; Uriel Galicia, director for the financial education program at BBVA Bancomer in Mexico City; Robert Hacker, chief financial officer for One Laptop per Child in Miami; Ted Karpf, director of development at the School of Theology at Boston University; Evelyne Rodriguez, resident fellow at the Center for Hemispheric Policy in Miami; Carmen Velasco, co-founder and director of PROMUJER in Lima, Peru; and Luanne Zurlo, executive director at Worldfund in New York. Program fee is $30; Special consideration for faculty and students with valid ID. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, please call Patricia Salinas at 305-284-3707 or visit www.miami.edu/chp.