2015 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires

August 26, 2015

Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Conference...

Alvear Palace Hotel

Av. Alvear 1891

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Live broadcast

Overview

ARGENTINA: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES

Follow the discussion on Twitter: @ASCOA | #CouncilARG

In collaboration with: Argencon, Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA), Asociación de Bancos Públicos y Privados de la República Argentina (ABAPPRA), Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA), Asociación Empresaria Argentina (AEA), Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (BCBA), Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos en Argentina (AmCham), Endeavor Argentina (EA), Sector Privado de las Américas (SPA), and Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA).

For the twelfth year, Americas Society and Council of the Americas, in partnership with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce, will host its annual conference in Buenos Aires: “Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives."

This year’s conference will focus on Argentina’s economic outlook and its political prospects leading up to the presidential election on October 25. AS/COA’s Buenos Aires conference will bring together a group of leading senior public officials, presidential candidates, and private sector leaders to discuss political and economic outlooks as well as challenges for the next administration.

Speakers:

Mauricio Macri, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires and Presidential Candidate (Cambiemos)
Sergio Massa, National Deputy and Presidential Candidate (Frente Renovador)
Daniel Scioli, Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires and Presidential Candidate (Frente para la Victoria)
Aníbal Fernández, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and Candidate for Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires (Frente para la Victoria)
Axel Kicillof, Minister of Economy and Public Finances, Argentina
Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, Mayor-elect of the City of Buenos Aires
Alejandro Vanoli, President, Central Bank, Argentina (Download his presentation)
Diego Dzodan, Vice President Sales Latin America, Facebook
Gustavo Grobocopatel, Chairman, Grupo Los Grobo
Martin Migoya, CEO, Globant
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Carlos R. de la Vega, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio

Registration Fee: US$165.00 for AS members, COA members, Argencon, ABA, ABAPPRA, ADEBA, AEA, BCBA, AmCham, EA, SPA and UIA members;
US$220.00 for non-members. Prior registration is required.
Complete this form to register.

Registration: Please send by email the registration form to rrpp6@cac.com.ar and/or council1@cac.com.ar or by phone at 011-(54-11) 5300-9000 ext. 223 or at +54 11 5300 9052.

Payment Options: In advance, in cash, or with Pago Fácil.

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Agenda

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8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Carlos Raúl de la Vega, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor-elect of the City of Buenos Aires
Aníbal Fernández, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Argentina

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Mauricio Macri, Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Sergio Massa, National Deputy, Frente Renovador, Argentina

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Daniel Scioli, Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee break

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.

Alejandro Vanoli, President, Central Bank, Argentina (Download his presentation)

11:00 – 11:40 a.m. Panel: “Argentina’s Investment Outlook: A view into the future”

Diego Dzodan, Vice President Sales Latin America, Facebook
Gustavo Grobocopatel, President, Grupo Los Grobo
Martin Migoya, Co-Founder & CEO, Globant
Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (Moderator)

11:40 – 12:00 a.m.

Axel Kicillof, Minister of Economy and Public Finances, Argentina

12:00 Closing Remarks

Speakers

Carlos R. de la Vega

President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio

Carlos R. de la Vega is president of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (Cámara Argentina de Comercio) since April of 2003. He is also the president of the “Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Exactas” at the CAECE University. Previously, de la Vega was president of the Permanent...

Diego Dzodan

Vice President Sales Latin America, Facebook

Diego Dzodan joined Facebook in June 2015 as vice president of Sales for Latin America. Based in Facebook's regional headquarters in São Paulo, Dzodan oversees teams in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Miami, and Bogota. Before joining Facebook, he headed Software AG’s operations in...

Aníbal Fernández

Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and Candidate for Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires (Frente para la Victoria)

Aníbal Fernández is a candidate for governor of the Province of Buenos Aires and currently chief of staff of the Minister’s Cabinet for the presidency. Previously, he served in the National Senate as representative for the province of Buenos Aires. Fernández initiated his career...

Gustavo Grobocopatel

Chairman, Grupo Los Grobo

Gustavo Grobocopatel is chairman and CEO of Grupo Los Grobo. He is also secretary and founding partner of Cámara Argentina de Biotecnología. He is a member of the Boards of various business associations such as Asociación Empresaria Argentina and Endeavor Argentina, and he is...

Axel Kicillof

Minister of Economy and Public Finance

Axel Kicillof is Argentina’s minister of economy and public finance. He also presides over the Planning and Strategic Coordination Committee of the National Hydrocarbon Investment Plan and is part of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Credit Program. Previously, he was...

Mauricio Macri

Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires and Presidential Candidate (Cambiemos)

Mauricio Macri is a presidential candidate and mayor of the city of Buenos Aires since 2007. Prior to this position, he served as national deputy of the city of Buenos Aires in the Argentine National Congress from 2005 to 2007. Macri was also president of Compromiso para el...

Sergio Massa

Minister of Economy of Argentina and Presidential Candidate, Unión por la Patria

Sergio Massa is the current minister of the economy of Argentina. Previously, he was the president of the national Chamber of Deputies. Before that, Massa was a national deputy representing the province of Buenos Aires from the Frente Renovador party in the Argentine Chamber of...

Martín Migoya

Co-Founder & CEO, Globant

One evening after work in 2003, Martín Migoya got together with three of his friends at a pub in Buenos Aires and identified some of the gaps that existed in the emerging global software industry. They were inspired to build a new pure play company that would create software for...

Daniel Scioli

Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires and Presidential Candidate (Frente para la Victoria)

Daniel Scioli is a presidential candidate and governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to being elected governor, he served as the country’s vice president and president of the senate. Previously, Scioli held a deputy seat in the National Chamber of Deputies...

Susan Segal

President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas in August 2003 after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. A passionate supporter of Latin America, she joined the organizations...