2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima - Peru: Modernization of the State through Social Dialogue
2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima - Peru: Modernization of the State through Social Dialogue
AS/COA's annual Lima conference on November 9 will bring together a group of leading public and private sector officials who will analyze how Peru is facing challenges related to the modernization of the state while meeting social needs.
New York, November 5, 2012 – Americas Society and Council of the Americas will host their annual Lima conference, “Peru: Modernization of the State through Social Dialogue,” presented in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, on Friday, November 9, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (webcast available). Bringing together a group of leading public and private sector officials, this conference will analyze how Peru is facing challenges related to the modernization of the state while meeting social needs. Among other topics, panelists will discuss ways to offer economic opportunity to marginalized populations, the responsibilities and limits of the government in that process, and the private sector’s role in modernizing the state.
Local and international speakers at the conference include: Juan Jiménez Mayor, Prime Minister of Peru; Luis Miguel Castilla, Minister of Economy and Finance, Peru; Carolina Trivelli, Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, Peru; Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Sebastián Briozzo, Director Sovereign Credit, Standard & Poor’s; Carlos González-Taboada, Country Head Peru and Special Adviser Latin America, Scotiabank; Guillermo Guzman-Barron, Director General Manager, Microsoft Peru; G. Jayakrishan, Group Director (Americas), International Enterprise Singapore; Rodrigo Jiménez Castellanos, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Barrick South America; Luis Oganes, Managing Director, Head of Latin America Research, J.P.Morgan; Miguel Palomino, Director of Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE); Diego Ruiz,Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, PepsiCo, Inc; and Jairo Tiusaba, Ejecutivo Principal/Dirección de Políticas Públicas y Competitividad, CAF.
Visit www.as-coa.org/Peru2012 for the complete agenda, blog, and live webcast of the conference.
The webcast is scheduled to begin Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m.
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2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima (webcast available)
Friday, November 9, 2012
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Presentation: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
Jr. Ucayali No.318 - Jr. Lampa No.535
Lima, Peru
Press Inquiries: Please contact Adriana La Rotta at alarotta@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8384.
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