The Center for Hemispheric Policy examines critical issues affecting countries in the Western Hemisphere through its policy discussions on economic and political developments, business and trade, U.S. policy and security issues.

Fifth Annual Latin America Conference
April 27, 2010

Luncheon Speaker
Speaker: H.E. Porfirio Lobo President,, Republic of Honduras

Latin America 2010: Economic, Business and Trade Forecast
February 5, 2010

Featured Speaker
Speaker: Manuel Sánchez, Deputy Governor, Banco de Mexico, Mexico, D.F

Global Economic Outlook and the Impact for Latin America
L to R: Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC.; Michelle Billig Patron, Senior Director, PIRA Energy Group, New York; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Brian O’Neill, Vice Chairman, Lazard International, New York; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere, Department of the Treasury

Latin America 2010: Economic Scenarios
L to R: Sergio Martín, Chief Mexico Economist, HSBC, Mexico, D.F.; Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington, D.C.; Joseph Ganitsky, Research Professor, Department of Management, University of Miami; Vladimir Werning, Executive Director, Emerging Markets Economics and Strategy, JP Morgan Chase & Co., New York; Alberto Bernal, Head of EM Macroeconomic Strategy, Bulltick Capital Markets, Miami

Political Risk in the Region
L to R: Peter Romero, CEO, Experior Advisory, Washington, D.C.; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Otto Reich, President, Otto Reich Associates LLC, Washington, D.C.; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Andres Oppenheimer, Syndicated Columnist, 'The Oppenheimer Report,' The Miami Herald; Jorge Castañeda Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American & Caribbean Studies, New York University, New York; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico