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.
AS/COA will host leading experts to discuss Venezuela and PDVSA’s financial standing in 2017.
Americas Society/Council of the Americas will hold a discussion with José Miguel Vivanco, executive director for the Americas region at Human Rights Watch.
AS/COA will host a panel discussion on Venezuela and PDVSA’s financial standing.
Live Broadcast
AS/COA, in collaboration with Torino Capital, will host Henri Falcón, governor of the state of Lara, Venezuela.
AS/COA will host a conversation with leading economic and political experts from Venezuela.
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.
