Venezuela Working Group
Venezuela Working Group
The Venezuela Working Group (VWG) leverages AS/COA’s corporate constituency to provide a unique forum for a constructive, hands-on conversation on Venezuela. The VWG navigates Venezuela’s changing economic and political landscape by convening key national and international stakeholders from the public, private, and social sectors to better understand the country’s present challenges and future political and economic scenarios. Our programs include high-level private and public meetings and discussions.
The VWG is open to and currently includes AS/COA corporate, Chairman’s International Advisory Council, Board of Directors, and President’s Circle members.
On October 25, AS/COA will host four experts for an off-the-record conversation on possible legal actions by bondholders, sanctions, and the overall outlook for Venezuela’s energy sector.
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On Thursday, June 7, AS/COA will bring together international migration experts to discuss solutions to tackle the migration crisis.
The February 14 event will analyze the crucial role that social media platforms, particularly Twitter, have played in Venezuela.
Join AS/COA as they host a panel of legal, financial, and political experts to discuss Venezuela and state-owned oil firm PDVSA’s debt scenarios.
Council of the Americas will host a high-level, public consultations on Venezuela to discuss the current state of play and what comes next.
The problem of Nicolás Maduro is one that doesn’t fall neatly along party lines.
"What is happening in Venezuela risks rapidly spilling over into its neighboring countries," co-writes AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes for Reuters Breakingviews.
"We must gird ourselves for the long haul...This most global crisis needs global solutions," co-writes AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes for Reuters Breakingviews.
"The [Maduro] administration is consolidating control, and prospects for a peaceful transition appear increasingly bleak," writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Banker.
"Governments throughout the Americas and Europe must begin a coordinated effort to identify and seize assets of corrupt regime officials," writes COA Board Member and Scotiabank President and CEO Brian J. Porter in the National Post.
