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Video: Guatemala 2014 - Interior Minister Mauricio López Bonilla and Panel on Development and Security

Speakers:

  • Mauricio López Bonilla,  Minister of the Interior, Guatemala (keynote speaker)
  • Luis Pellecer, Journalist, Grupo Albavisión (moderator)
  • Juan Carlos Zapata, Executive Director, FUNDESA
  • Fernando Bolaños, CEO, AgroAmerica
  • Vanessa Rubio, Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Mexico

While Guatemala's economy has made strides, private- and public-sector leaders seek a stretegy to accelarate momentum. Minister of the Interior Mauricio López Bonilla highlighted the need to strengthen institutions, such as improving the justice system and police force, and subsequently bringing down the crime rate. The panel also pointed to cooperation within the region and government resources to rural areas in Guatemala as next steps for the country's progress.

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