Conference
Latin America: 2009 Economic, Business and Trade Forecast
Friday, November 21, 2008
Panel on "Global Economic Forecast"
L to R: Ernest "Chip" Brown, Head, Economics Research, Santander Investment Securities, Inc., New York; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Tulio Vera, Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, Bladex Asset Management, New York
Speaker: Ernest "Chip" Brown, Head, Economics Research, Santander Investment Securities, Inc., New York
Speaker: Tulio Vera, Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, Bladex Asset Management, New York
Panel Moderator: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Panel on "Latin America 2009: The Economy"
L to R: Jonathan Heath, Chief Economist Latin America, HSBC, Mexico, D.F.; Roberto Steiner, Research Associate, Fedesarrollo, Bogotá (Executive Director as of January 2009); Former Alternate Execuitve Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C.; John Price, Managing Director, Kroll-InfoAmericas, Miami; Claudio Loser, Visiting Senior Fellow, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C.; Former Director, Western Hemisphere Department; Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Partner and Head of Emerging Markets Research, Tandem Global Markets' Emerging Markets Fund, New York; Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Brazil
Speaker: Jonathan Heath, Chief Economist Latin America, HSBC, Mexico, D.F.
Speaker: Roberto Steiner, Research Associate, Fedesarrollo, Bogotá (Executive Director as of January 2009); Former Alternate Execuitve Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C.
Panel Moderator: John Price, Managing Director, Kroll-InfoAmericas, Miami
Speaker: Claudio Loser, Visiting Senior Fellow, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C.; Former Director, Western Hemisphere Department
Speaker: Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Partner and Head of Emerging Markets Research, Tandem Global Markets' Emerging Markets Fund, New York; Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Brazil
Panel on "Political Risk in the Region"
L to R: Russell Crandall, Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College, North Carolina; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Juan Vásquez, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Miami Herald; Amb. Roger Noriega, Director, Tew Cardenas, LLP., Washington, D.C.; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Speaker: Russell Crandall, Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College, North Carolina
Speaker: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Speaker: Amb. Roger Noriega, Director, Tew Cardenas, LLP., Washington, D.C.; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Panel Moderator: Juan Vásquez, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Miami Herald
Panel on "Latin America 2009: The Business and Trade Environment"
L to R: Antonio Villamil, Dean, School of Business, St. Thomas University; Principal Advisor, The Washington Economics Group, Inc., Miami; Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs; Mario Marconini, President, Council of International Relations, Federação do Comércio do Estado de São Paulo (Fecomercio); President, ManattJonesMarconini Global Strategies, São Paulo; Former Foreign Trade Secretary, Ministry of Development, Brazil
; Ian McCluskey, Senior Advisor, International Economic Development, IOS Partners, Miami; Jerry Haar, Associate Dean, International Affairs and Projects, College of Business Administration, Florida International University, Miami
Speaker: Antonio Villamil, Dean, School of Business, St. Thomas University; Principal Advisor, The Washington Economics Group, Inc., Miami; Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
Speaker: Mario Marconini, President, Council of International Relations, Federação do Comércio do Estado de São Paulo (Fecomercio); President, ManattJonesMarconini Global Strategies, São Paulo; Former Foreign Trade Secretary, Ministry of Development, Brazil
Speaker: Jerry Haar, Associate Dean, International Affairs and Projects, College of Business Administration, Florida International University, Miami
Panel Moderator: Ian McCluskey, Senior Advisor, International Economic Development, IOS Partners, Miami
Venezuela: Oil, Politics and Foreign Policy
October 22, 2008
Supporting Organizations:
CAMACOL, The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Florida International Bankers Association,
Gateway Florida, Georgetown University Club of Miami,The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Oxford University Society and Venezuelan Business Club
Media Partners:
AméricaEconomía, DailyMe, Latin Business Chronicle, LATIN TRADE, Mercado de Dinero, and WorldCity Business
Featured Speaker: Aníbal Romero, Professor of Political Theory, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela; Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Conference Moderator: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Panel on "Economic Forecasts and Political Risk Scenarios"
L to R: Javier Corrales, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Amherst College, Massachusetts; Susan Kaufman
Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Michael Penfold, Director, Center for Management
Development, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Caracas, Venezuela; Benjamin Ramsey, Vice President, Andean Region
Economics and Strategy, JPMorgan, New York
Panel on "The Petro-politics of Venezuela"
L to R: Jorge Piñón, Energy Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Former President, Amoco Oil Latin
America; Ramón Espinasa, Consultant, Energy Division, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.; Former Chief Economist,
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA); Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami;
Evanan Romero, CEO, Grupo Asesor Petrolero Venezolano, LLC., Former Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines
Panel on "Chávez´s Revolution in Foreign Policy"
L to R: Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Michael Shifter, Vice
President for Policy, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C.; Otto Reich, President, Otto Reich Associates, LLC, Washington, D.C.;
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela; Jaime Suchlicki, Director,
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS), University of Miami
Election '08: The Global Impact
September 19, 2008
With the nation set to elect a new president in the coming weeks, analysts and political experts across the country continue to speculate about how the next commander in chief will address today’s global challenges. On September 19, two noted national experts presented their views on that topic, when the University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy cosponsored "Election '08: The Global Impact," a one-day forum at the Biltmore hotel.
Above: During the forum, retired Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey, center, former commander of the U.S. Southern Command, expresses his opinion, while former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, left, and moderator Antonio Mora, a news anchor at Miami’s WFOR-TV, listen in. Cosponsors of the event were the Center for U.S. Global Engagement and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
Briefing - Hon. Hugo Llorens - U.S. Ambassador to Honduras
August 12, 2008
Supporting Organizations:
The Beacon Council, Central America-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gateway Florida, Georgetown Club of Miami, The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Oxford University Society, and The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium
Hon. Hugo Llorens, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras
Center for Hemispheric Policy Conference and Activities in
São Paulo and Buenos Aires
June 23-27, 2008
São Paulo
"Fórum Brasil-Estados Unidos"
Co-sponsored with Federaçao do Comércio do Estado de São Paulo (FECOMERCÍO)
June 23,2008
L to R: Josué Gomes, President,COTEMINAS, and Brazil Chairman, U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum; and Donna E. Shalala, President, University of Miami
Buenos Aires
"Foro Argentina-Estados Unidos:
Elecciones Presidenciales, Contexto Económico Y Situación Energética"
June 27,2008
Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
