Center for Hemispheric Policy
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.
VIII Annual Latin America Symposium
(Videos & Pictures)
(Videos & Pictures)
Economics: Centerpiece of 21st Century U.S. Foreign Policy
Featured Speaker:Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Engaging with the Americas: Perspectives from the U.S. Southern Command with General Douglas Fraser
General Douglas Fraser, Commander, United States Southern Command
Seventh Annual Latin America Conference
Featured Speaker: Hon. Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Featured Speaker: H.E. Fernando Lorenzo, Minister of Finance, Uruguay
Featured Speaker: Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairwoman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Featured Speaker: Hasan Tuluy, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Panel: The Political, Economic and Trade Outlook for the Region
Speakers (L to R): Russell Crandall, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Davidson College, North Carolina; Former Director for the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Defense; Former Director for Andean Affairs, National Security Council; Inés Bustillo, Director, Washington Office, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations, Washington, D.C.; Regina Vargo, Senior Director, Global Trade Practice, Greenberg Traurig, Washington, D.C.; Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas
Speaker: Russell Crandall Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Davidson College, North Carolina; Former Director for the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Defense; Former Director for Andean Affairs, National Security Council
Speaker: Inés Bustillo, Director, Washington Office, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Regina Vargo, Senior Director, Global Trade Practice, Greenberg Traurig, Washington, D.C.; Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas
Panel: Scenarios for the Upcoming Presidential Elections: Mexico
Speakers (L to R): Alfonso Zárate, President, Grupo Consultor Interdisciplinario, S.C.; Columnist, El Universal; Mexico, D.F.; Roberto Salinas León, President, The Economist Mexico Business Forum, Mexico, D.F.; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy
Speaker: Roberto Salinas León, President, The Economist Mexico Business Forum, Mexico, D.F.; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy
Speaker: Alfonso Zárate, President, Grupo Consultor Interdisciplinario, S.C.; Columnist, El Universal; Mexico, D.F.
Panel: Scenarios for the Upcoming Presidential Elections: Venezuela
Speakers (L to R): Aníbal Romero, Professor (Retired), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy; María Teresa Romero, Professor, School of International Studies, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Speaker: Aníbal Romero, Professor (Retired), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy
Speaker: María Teresa Romero, Professor, School of International Studies, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
China's Engagement with Latin America:
Implications for the Region
Implications for the Region
Featured Speaker
Speaker: David Hale, Founding Chairman, David Hale Economics, Inc., Chicago
Panel 1 - China's Economic Outlook and its Impact on Latin American Economies
Speakers (L to R): Derek Scissors, Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation, Washington D.C.; Erik Bethel, Partner and Co-Founder, SinoLatin Capital, Shanghai, China; Ray Ruga, Principal, CVOX Group LLC, Miami; Erica Downs, Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.; Gaston Fornes, Fellow, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and China Programme Director, ESIC Business School, Madrid, Spain
Panel 2 - China's Relationships in the Region: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
Speakers (L to R): Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Carlos Moneta, Director, Specialization in Economy and Business with Asia Pacific and India, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ambassador Sergio Ley, President, Centro Asia Pacífico, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Former Ambassador of Mexico to China; João Augusto de Castro Neves, Analyst, Latin America Practice, Eurasia Group, Washington, D.C., and Editor, "The Brazilian Economy," Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Panel 3 - Shifts in the Geopolitical Global Order: The Growing Influence of China
Speakers (L to R): Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Adrian Hearn, Coordinator of International Relations, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia, and Future Fellow, Australian Research Council; June Teufel Dreyer, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Miami, Miami; Evan Ellis, Assistant Professor, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Central America Task Force, Session I
Prospects for Economic Growth and Energy Integration
Prospects for Economic Growth and Energy Integration
Panel
Speakers (L to R): James Meyer, Partner, Harper Meyer LLP, Miami, Florida; Carl Ross, Managing Director of Investments, Oppenheimer and Co., Atlanta, Georgia; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Jorge Mercado, Senior Specialist, Energy Division, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.
Outlook on the Americas
In collaboration with the American Association of Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA)
Panel
Speakers (L to R): José Raúl Perales, Executive Director, AACCLA; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Barbara Kotschwar, Trade Policy Analyst for Latin America, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Catherine Mellor, Director, Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Global Foreign Policy Priorities for 2012
Featured Speaker
Speaker: Michael A. Hammer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Economic Forecast 2012:
Global Change and Shifting Dynamics in Latin America
Panel 1: The Global Economic Landscape
L to R: Joydeep Mukherji, Senior Director, Sovereign Ratings Group, Standard and Poor’s, New York; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C
Panel 2: Economic Prospects for Latin America
L to R: Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Partner and Head of Emerging Markets Research, Tandem Global Partners, New York; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Alberto Bernal, Head of Research and Partner, Bulltick Capital Markets, LP, Miami; Gabriel Casillas, Executive Director and Chief Mexico Economist, J.P. Morgan, Mexico, D.F.
Panel 3: The Political Risk Climate in the Region
L to R: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Jeffry Frieden, Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ramiro Prudencio, President and Chief Executive Officer, Burson-Marsteller Latin America, Miami; Riordan Roett, Sarita and Don Johnston Professor, Director, Western Hemisphere Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
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