2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires

Patricia Bullrich is the current Minister of Security in Javier Milei's government, a position she has held since December 2023. She is a prominent Argentine politician and a leader of the coalition Juntos por el Cambio. Prior to her current role, Bullrich served as the Minister...

Javier Milei is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as the president of Argentina since December 2023. Before his presidency, he held the position of national deputy for Buenos Aires from December 2021, representing the party La Libertad Avanza, which he leads...

Agustín Rossi is an Argentine civil engineer and politician. He was a member of the National Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2019. 

Starting his political career in the city of Rosario as a councilor between 1987 and 1991, and again between 2002 and 2005, he...

President Biden nominated Marc R. Stanley as US Ambassador to Argentina on August 6, 2021. After unanimous Senate confirmation on December 18, 2021, he received accreditation from the Argentine government on January 24, 2022. Stanley's 40-year career as a trial lawyer was...

Sabrina Carlota Ajmechet is a national deputy for Juntos por el Cambio for the City of Buenos Aires and Secretary of Research, Development, and Innovation at the University of Buenos Aires. She holds a Ph.D. in history and is a professor of Argentine Political Thought at UBA...

Germán Pedro Martínez is an Argentine politician who has been a National Deputy elected by the Frente de Todos in Santa Fe since 2019. A member of the Partido Justicialista, Martínez worked as a legislative aide for Agustín Rossi and Guillermo Carmona from 2005 to his own...

Victoria Villarruel is an Argentine lawyer, writer, activist, and politician who currently holds the position of national deputy. She is the founder of the civil association self-titled "Center for Legal Studies on Terrorism and its Victims" (CELTYV), of which she has been the...

Juan Farinati is the current CEO and Director of the Crop Science Division since 2021. Previously, he was the COO for the Agro Division. Farinati has worked for Bayer since 1999, adding significant value to the Crop Science business through international experiences and leading...

Patrick Gillespie serves as Buenos Aires Bureau Chief for Bloomberg. Recently, he was an economics and government reporter covering Argentina’s economic crisis, political upheaval and historic IMF regulations. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Gillespie was an economics writer at...

Juan Martín de la Serna is the current President of Mercado Libre Argentina's operation, a position he had previously held from 2004 to 2012. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Mercado Envíos. 

De la Serna is a member of the company's founding group and joined Mercado...

Javier Velarde has served Newmont as Regional Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations for Latina America, since 2018 and is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for external relations, government affairs, and communications across the Region. 

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Natalio Mario Grinman is the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Argentina (CAC). He first joined the CAC in 1985 and served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Table. He has also held other positions in the public sector, including chief of the Advisory...

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...