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Miami, Florida
Journalist Roundtable on Latin America
Panel I: Latin America: Current Political and Economic Challenges
L to R: Raul Juste Lores, Bureau Chief, Folha de São Paulo; Alejandro Santos, Director, Semana; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Lorena Medel, Deputy Director, Pulso; Mario Campos, Journalist, Televisa; Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Raul Juste Lores
Alejandro Santos
Lorena Medel
Mario Campos
Panel II: 21st Century Socialism and Populism in Latin America
L to R: Carolina Barros, Editor-in-Chief, Buenos Aires Herald; Raúl Peñaranda Undurraga, Director, Página Siete; Juan Forero, Correspondent, The Washington Post/NPR; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Roberto Giusti, Journalist, El Universal; Globovisión and Radio Caracas; Cesar Ricaurte, Executive Director, Fundamedios
Carolina Barros
Raúl Peñaranda Undurraga
Juan Forero
Roberto Giusti
Cesar Ricaurte
Panel III: Challenges to Media Freedom in Modern Latin America
L to R: Raul Juste Lores, Bureau Chief, Folha de São Paulo; Juan Forero, Correspondent, The Washington Post/NPR; Carolina Barros, Editor-in-Chief, Buenos Aires Herald; Raúl Peñaranda Undurraga, Director, Página Siete; Carlos Lauria, Senior Americas Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Roberto Giusti, Journalist, El Universal; Globovisión and Radio Caracas; Cesar Ricaurte, Executive Director, Fundamedios; Lorena Medel, Deputy Director, Pulso; Alejandro Santos, Director, Semana; Mario Campos, Journalist, Televisa; Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Carlos Lauria, Senior Americas Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists;
Miami, Florida
Latin America Economic Forecast 2013
L to R: Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Mário Marconini, Managing Director, Teneo Strategy, São Paulo, Brazil; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Mário Marconini, Managing Director, Teneo Strategy, São Paulo, Brazil; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey Schott, Mário Marconini, Susan Kaufman Purcell
L to R: Roger Tissot, Director, Tissot Associates, British Columbia, Canada; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of MiamiSusan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Edward Glab, Clinical Professor and Director, SIPA Global Energy Security Forum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Edward Glab, Clinical Professor and Director, SIPA Global Energy Security Forum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Roger Tissot, Director, Tissot Associates, British Columbia, Canada; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
L to R: John Price, Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence – Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; Álvaro Moreno, Resident Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Associate Researcher, Consejo Privado de Competitividad, Bogotá, Colombia; Roberto Salinas León, President, Mexico Business Forum; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Roberto Salinas León, President, Mexico Business Forum; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
John Price, Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence – Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Jonathan Heath, Chief Economist, Heath & Associates; Professor, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico, D.F.
Armando Castelar , Professor, Instituto Brasileiro de Economia, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miami, Florida
Venezuela: Post-Election Outlook
Panel: Political Outlook
L to R: Carlos Blanco, Research Scholar, Boston University, Massachusetts; Francisco J. Monaldi, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Director, Center on Energy and the Environment, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA), Caracas, Venezuela; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Aníbal Romero, Professor (Retired), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Natalia Brandler, Director, Groupe d’études politiques sur l’Amérique latine (GEPAL), Paris, France; Professor and Researcher, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
Carlos Blanco
Francisco Monaldi
Aníbal Romero
Natalia Brandler
Panel: Oil-Sector Outlook
L to R: Francisco J. Monaldi, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Director, Center on Energy and the Environment, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA), Caracas, Venezuela; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Stephen Johnson, Senior Fellow and Director, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C.
Stephen Johnson
Medellin, Colombia
Colombia-United States Forum
Panel: Political and Security Outlook
L to R: Álvaro Moreno, Resident Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Associate Researcher, Consejo Privado de Competitividad, Bogotá; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Sandra Borda, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and Co-Chair, Center for American Studies, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá; Bruce Bagley, Chair and Professor, Department of International Studies, University of Miami
L to R: Sandra Borda, Bruce Bagley
Bruce Bagley
Panel: Economic Outlook
L to R: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Santiago Montenegro, President, Asofondos, Bogotá; Former Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Álvaro Moreno, Resident Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Associate Researcher, Consejo Privado de Competitividad, Bogotá; Fabio Sánchez Torres, Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
L to R: Santiago Montenegro,Álvaro Moreno, and Fabio Sánchez Torres
Fabio Sánchez Torres
Susan Kaufman Purcell
Santiago Montenegro
Álvaro Moreno
Bruce Bagley
Carlosé Restrepo
Susan Kaufman Purcell and Carlosé Restrepo
Miami, Florida
Mexico—The New Peña Nieto Administration: Prospects for Reform
L to R: Luis Rubio, Chairman, CIDAC (Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo); Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Roberto Salinas León, President, Mexico Business Forum, Mexico City; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Gabriel Casillas, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Banorte
Luis Rubio, Chairman, CIDAC (Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo)
Gabriel Casillas, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Banorte
Roberto Salinas León, President, Mexico Business Forum, Mexico City; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
L to R: Luis Rubio, Susan Kaufman Purcell, Roberto Salinas León, Gabriel Casillas
Miami, Florida
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
Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs U.S. Department of State
Miami, Florida
Engaging with the Americas: Perspectives from the U.S. Southern Command with General Douglas Fraser
L to R: Juan Miguel Gutiérrez Tinoco, Consul General of Mexico; Louise Léger, Consul General of Canada; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; General Douglas Fraser, Commander, United States Southern Command; Juan Luis Nilo, Consul General of Chile
Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; General Douglas Fraser, Commander, United States Southern Command
General Douglas Fraser, Commander, United States Southern Command
Miami, Florida
Venezuela Program with Ricardo Villasmil
Featured Speaker: Ricardo Villasmil, Senior Economic Advisor for the Venezuelan Presidential Candidate, Henrique Capriles Radonski
Ricardo Villasmil and Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy
Miami, Florida
A New Vision for Mexico 2042: Achieving Prosperity for All
Panelists (L to R): Edna Jaime, Director General, Mexico Evalúa, Mexico City; Claudio Loser, President, Centennial Group Latin America, Washington D.C.; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Harinder Kohli, President and CEO, Centennial Group and Emerging Markets Forum, Washington D.C.
Panelist: Harinder Kohli
Panelist: Edna Jaime
Panelist: Claudio Loser
Miami, Florida
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
Miami, Florida
U.S. Economic Policy for the Caribbean and the Caribbean Idea Marketplace Competition
Panelists (L to R): Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Advisor for Policy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Andres Delgado, Caribbean Economics Officer, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Deena Shakir, Senior Advisor, International Diaspora Engagement Alliance, USAID
Panelist: Daniel P. Erikson
Panelist: Deena Shakir
Video Uplink: U.S. Embassies in Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago
Miami, Florida
Central America: The Security Strategy and U.S. Policy Initiatives in the Region
Panelists (L to R): Bruce Bagley , Professor and Chair, Department of International Studies, University of Miami ; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Celina Realuyo, Assistant Professor, National Security Affairs, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C; John Maisto, Director, U.S. Education Finance Group, Miami
Panelist: Bruce Bagley
Panelist: John Maisto
Panelist: Celina Realuyo
Miami, Florida
Canada, Mexico and the United States: Energy Competitors of Collaborators?
Panelists (L to R): Isidro Morales, Professor, Monterrey Institute of Technology, Sante Fé Campus, Mexico City; Edward Glab, Director, Global Energy Security Forum, School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Harrie Vredenburg, Professor and Suncor Energy Chair, Comptetitive Strategy and Sustainable Development, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary, Canada; Stephen Lucas, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Policy Integration, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Moderator: Ambassador Louise Léger, Consul General of Canada in Miami
Panelist: Edward Glab
Panelist: Stephen Lucas
Panelist: Isidro Morales
Panelist: Harrie Vredenburg
Miami, Florida
China’s Engagement with Latin America:
Implications for the Region
Featured Speaker: David Hale, Founding Chairman, David Hale Global Economics, Inc., Chicago
Panel 1 - China’s Economic Outlook and its Impact on Latin America 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
Speaker: Erik Bethel, Partner and Co-Founder, SinoLatin Capital, Shanghai, China
Speaker: Erica Downs, Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Gaston Fornes, Fellow, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and China Programme Director, ESIC Business School, Madrid, Spain
Speaker: Derek Scissors, Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Moderator: Ray Ruga, Principal, CVOX Group LLC, Miami
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
Speaker: João Augusto de Castro Neves, Analyst, Latin America Practice, Eurasia Group, Washington, D.C., and Editor, “The Brazilian Economy,” Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Speaker: Ambassador Sergio Ley, President, Centro Asia Pacífico, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Former Ambassador of Mexico to China
Speaker: Carlos Moneta, Director, Specialization in Economy and Business with Asia Pacific and India, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.
Speaker: June Teufel Dreyer, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Miami, Miami
Speaker: Evan Ellis, Assistant Professor, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Adrian Hearn, Coordinator of International Relations, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia, and Future Fellow, Australian Research Council
Miami, Florida
Book Program – The North American Idea
with Robert A. Pastor
(L to R): Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Robert A. Pastor, Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C.
Featured Speaker: Robert A. Pastor
Miami, Florida
Central America Task Force, Session I
Speaker: Jorge Mercado, Senior Specialist, Energy Division, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Carl Ross, Managing Director of Investments, Oppenheimer and Co., Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker: James Meyer, Partner, Harper Meyer LLP, Miami, Florida
Panel
Speakers (L to R): James Meyer, Carl Ross, Susan Kaufman Purcell, Jorge Mercado
Miami, Florida
AACCLA’s “Outlook on the Americas” Luncheon
Speaker: José Orive, Chair of AACLA
Speaker: Fabiola Rodríguez-Ciampoli, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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
Miami, Florida
Global Foreign Policy Priorities for 2012
Featured Speaker
Speaker: Michael A. Hammer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State