AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York
Registration: 8:30 am to 9:00 am ET
Conference: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
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(Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, Ecuador)
Ecuador Open for Business Conference
AS/COA is partnering with the Government of Ecuador for a half-day conference to discuss investment opportunities across key sectors in the country.
Registration: 8:30 am to 9:00 am ET
Conference: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York
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Overview
Americas Society/Council of the Americas, in partnership with the Ecuadorean Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, will host an Ecuador Open For Business Conference in New York on Monday, October 24, 2022. This conference will feature senior government officials, as well as international private sector leaders, to discuss opportunities for foreign investment in Ecuador.
This conference is by invitation only and open to select members of the press. Sponsorship is available for this conference; benefits include speaking roles, an opportunity to shape the agenda, enhanced participation, and a sponsors-only lunch with participating government officials.
Speakers:
- Julio José Prado, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, Ecuador
- Darío Herrera, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Ecuador
- Ana María Gallardo, Vice Minister of Exports and Investments Promotion
- Miguel Ángel González, President, Comité Empresarial Ecuatoriano
- Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero, Senior Transport Specialist, Transport and ICT Global Practice, The World Bank
- Ragnhild Melzi, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
- Alberto Nácer, Vice President, Softs Merchandiser, StoneX Group Inc.
- Roberto Salas, Secretary of Public-Private Partnerships
- Ramón Sosa Mirabal, Corporate Affairs Director Andean Region, Cargill Inc.
- Salvador Villanueva, Vice President, Latin America Structuring & Marketing, Goldman Sachs
- Andrés Wierdak, Vice Minister of Mines
- Brian Winter, Vice President of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Editor-in-Chief of Americas Quarterly
To register to attend in person please email
Cristina Guevara at: cguevara@as-coa.org
Event Information: Cristina Guevara | cguevara@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org
COA Corporate Membership: Miranda Gastelum | mgastelum@as-coa.org
Press Inquiries: Pia Fuentealba | mediarelations@as-coa.org
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and Reception
9:00 – 9:15 am Opening Remarks
- Randy Melzi, Vice President, Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations, AS/COA
9:15 – 10:00 am Keynote Interview
- Julio José Prado, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries of Ecuador
- Brian Winter, Vice President of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Editor-in-Chief of Americas Quarterly (interviewer)
10:00 –10:45 am Presentation: Investment Opportunities in the Mining Sector
- Andrés Wierdak, Vice Minister of Mines of Ecuador
10:45 –11:30 am Panel I: Public Private Partnerships and the Road to Infrastructure Projects
- Roberto Salas, Secretary of Public-Private Investments
- Darío Herrera, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Ecuador
- Salvador Villanueva, Vice President, Latin America Structuring & Marketing, Goldman Sachs
- Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero, Senior Transport Specialist, Transport and ICT Global Practice, The World Bank (moderador)
11:30 am –12:15 pm Panel II: Opportunities in Agrobusiness
- Miguel Ángel González, President, Comité Empresarial Ecuatoriano
- Ana María Gallardo, Vice-minister of Exports and Investments Promotion
- Ramon Sosa Mirabal, Corporate Affairs Director, Andean Region, Cargill Inc.
- Alberto Nácer, Vice President, Softs Merchandiser, StoneX Group Inc
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