2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires - Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives

2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires
Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives

New York, August 21, 2012 – Join Americas Society and Council of the Americas in person or via live webcast as we host our annual Buenos Aires conference, “Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives” co-organized with the Cámara Argentina de Comercio (CAC) on Thursday, August 23, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The conference will bring together public and private sector leaders to dialogue about the country’s energy sector, entrepreneurship, and economic prospects.

Local and international speakers at the conference include: Débora Giorgi, Minister of Industry, Argentina; Hernán Lorenzino, Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Argentina; Miguel Galuccio, Chairman & CEO, YPF S.A.; Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Carlos R. de la Vega, President, Cámara Argentina de Comercio (CAC); Francisco Pérez, Governor of Mendoza; Jorge Sapag, Governor of Neuquén; Ali Moshiri, President, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company; Martin Migoya, CEO, Globant; Marcos Galperin, CEO, MercadoLibre; Santiago Bilinkis, Co-founder, Officenet and Restorando; Gonzalo Costa, Co-founder and Director, NXTP Labs; and Andy Freire, Co-founder, Officenet, Axialent, and Restorando.

Visit www.as-coa.org/Argentina2012 for the complete agenda, blog, and live webcast of the conference. Webcast scheduled to begin Thursday, August 23, 2012, 9:00 a.m. local time (8:00 a.m. ET)

2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires (webcast available)
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Presentation: 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Alvear Palace Hotel
Av. Alvear 1891
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Press Inquiries: Please contact Adriana La Rotta at alarotta@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8384.

Americas Society 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 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.