Universityn of Miami, Center for Hemispheric Policy

Fifth Annual Latin America Conference Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Location: InterContinental Hotel, 100 Chopin Plaza
Time: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Featured Speakers

Hon. Carmen Lomellin
U.S. Permanent Representative, Organization of American States

H.E. Gabriel Silva
Minister of Defense, Republic of Colombia

Dr. Augusto de la Torre
Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank

Hon. Arturo Valenzuela
Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Panelists
· Carlos Gutiérrez Non-Resident Scholar, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS), University of Miami; Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
· Carlos Alberto Montaner Journalist and Writer
· Michael Shifter President, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C.
· James Spalding Dean, School of Economics and Foreign Relations, Universidad Americana, Asunción, Paraguay; Former Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States
· Alexander F. Watson Managing Director, Hills & Company, Washington, D.C.; Former Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Conference Topics

The Global Economic Outlook and Its Impact on Latin America
The Political Risk Environment
The Social and Development Agenda
U.S.-Latin America Relations under the Obama Administration

Program Fee: $125; Academics and students –special consideration with valid ID
Registration: By email to chp-rsvp@miami.edu or by fax at (305) 284-9871.
Payment: Please make check payable to Center for Hemispheric Policy. Mail check with registration form to:
Center for Hemispheric Policy; P.O. Box 248297; Coral Gables, FL 33124-6535.
Cancellation policy: By email, fax or telephone, before 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2010

For more information, please call Isabel Artime at (305) 284-9918, or visit our website at www.miami.edu/chp .