Conference
Fourth Annual Latin America Conference
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Keynote Speaker
Speaker: Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Keynote Speaker Speaker:
Featured Speaker
Speaker: David Rothkopf, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; President and CEO, Garten Rothkopf, Washington, D.C.
Luncheon Speaker
Speaker: H.E. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States
Luncheon Speaker Introducer
Speaker: Donna E. Shalala, President, University of Miami
Panel "Reducing the Hemisphere's Carbon Footprint: A Debate"
L to R: Jed Bailey, Managing Director, Asia and Latin America Energy Groups, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), Boston; George Philippidis, Energy Director, Applied Research Center, and Co-Director, Energy Business Forum, Florida International University, Miami; Kenneth Green, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
Panel "The Obama Administration and Latin America: New Rules of Engagement?"
L to R: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Amb. Luiz de Araujo Castro, Consul General, Consulate General of Brazil, Miami; Former Ambassador of Brazil to Mexico, Peru and Uruguay; Stephen Johnson, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense; Ignacio Walker, Researcher, Corporación de Estudios para América Latina (CIEPLAN), Santiago, Chile; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Panel "The Global Economic Downturn and its Impact on Latin America"
L to R: Oscar Sánchez, Senior Economist, Latin America, Scotiabank, Toronto; Theresa Paiz-Fredel, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings, New York; Antonio Villamil, Dean, School of Business, St. Thomas University of Florida; Principal Advisor, The Washington Economics Group, Miami; Javier González Fraga, Former President, Central Bank of Argentina
