2015 Santiago Conference – Chile: Economic and Business Outlook

New York, July 21, 2015 – Americas Society/Council of the Americas, in partnership with Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will hold its annual Santiago conference, this year entitled: “Chile: Economic and Business Outlook.” The event, which takes place Friday, August 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT), brings together top government officials and private-sector leaders to discuss Chile’s economy, trade agenda, and energy prospects. This conference will be webcast live. 

2014 was a transformative year for Chile marked by political, educational, social, and fiscal reforms. In its tenth year, AS/COA’s Santiago conference will convene speakers and analysts focused on President Michelle Bachelet’s pro-growth agenda.

Local and international panelists at the conference will include: Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Relations of Chile; Luis Felipe Céspedes, Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism of Chile; Máximo Pacheco, Minister of Energy of Chile; Carlos Gutierrez, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; Felipe Cerón, CEO, AES Gener S.A.; Luca D'Agnese, CEO, Enersis S.A.; Eduardo Gutiérrez Gómez, General Manager, IBM Chile; Fernando Larrain Aninat, Director of Development, School of Economics and Business, Diego Portales University; Fernando Lopez Lervasi, Country Director, Google Chile; Hamilton Moss de Souza, Vice President of Energy, CAF; Carlos Murillo, Country Manager, Pfizer Chile S.A.; Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; and Carlos Vargas, Managing Director, Head of Emerging Markets Origination, Mizuho Securities USA.

• Visit www.as-coa.org/Chile2015 for the complete agenda, blog, and live webcast.
• The webcast begins Friday, August 7, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. ET).
• Get live updates on Twitter via #PanoramaCL and @ASCOA.

Tune into the live webcast here.

2015 Latin American Cities Conferences – Santiago
Chile: Economic and Business Outlook

Friday, August 7, 2015
Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Presentation: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Club El Golf 50
Av. El Golf 50, Las Condes
Santiago, Chile
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Press inquiries:
Adriana La Rotta | alarotta@as-coa.org | +1-212-277-8384
Kariela Almonte | kalmonte@as-coa.org | +1-212-277-8333

Americas Society (AS) is the premier organization dedicated to education, debate and dialogue in the Americas. Established by David Rockefeller in 1965, our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.

Council of the Americas (COA) is the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.