2014 Latin American Cities Conferences – Peru: Climate Change and the Role of the Private Sector

New York, November 12, 2014—Although Peru has one of the lowest carbon dioxide emissions in the hemisphere, it is ranked among the top three countries worldwide that will be most affected by climate hazards.  Join Americas Society/Council of the Americas at the ninth edition of their annual Lima conference “Peru: Climate Change and the Role of the Private Sector,” organized in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, on Friday, November 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. This event will be broadcast live.

In light of the twentieth session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) taking place this year in Lima, AS/COA’s conference will explore the role of the private sector in promoting the UNFCCC goals and mitigating the effects of climate change in Peru. A group of international business leaders, government officials, economists, and environmental experts will identify successful examples of public-private partnerships and examine how they can be replicated. The conference will further analyze how climate change will affect Peru’s economic prospects for 2015 and beyond.

The list of local and international speakers confirmed to participate in “Peru: Climate Change and the Role of the Private Sector” include Gonzalo Gutierrez, Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peru; Alonso Segura, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Peru; Claudio de la Puente, Viceminister of Foreign Affairs, Peru; Eva Arias, President, Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía (SNMPE); Eduardo Jaime Durand López-Hurtado, Director General of Climate Change, Desertification, and Hydric Resources, Ministry of the Environment, Peru; Mary Gómez Torres, Senior Executive, Climate Change & Environment, CAF; Munir Jalil, Director/Chief Economist, Andean Region, Citi Research; Germán Jimenez Vega, Country Manager, Peru, Pluspetrol; Mauro Leos, Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; César Peñaranda, Executive Director, Institute for the Economy and Business Development, Lima Chamber of Commerce; Edwin Quintanilla Acosta, Vice Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Peru; José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO, CELISTICS; Luis Salazar, President, Sociedad Nacional de Industrias; Diego de la Torre de la Piedra, President, United Nations Global Compact in Peru; and Ragnhild Melzi, Senior Director, Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations, Americas Society/Council of the Americas.

Visit www.as-coa.org/Peru2014 for the agenda, speakers’ bios, blog, and live webcast of the conference.
The webcast begins Friday, November 21 at 8:30 a.m. local and U.S. Eastern Time
Get live updates on Twitter via @ASCOA and #PeruClima

Tune into the live webcast here.

2014 Latin American Cities Conferences – Peru
Peru: Climate Change and the Role of the Private Sector

Friday, November 21, 2014
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Presentations: 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Peru
Jr. Ucayali No.318 - Jr. Lampa No.535
Lima, Peru
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