Annual Latin America Conference: Social Development in the Americas and Venezuelan Constitutional Reform

November 30, 2007

Former President Alejandro Toledo.

Social Investment and Development in the Americas

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Featured Remarks:

H.E. José Sarney, Senator of Amapá and Former President, Federal Republic of Brazil
H.E. Alejandro Toledo, Former President, Republic of Peru
Hon. Joseph Crowley, U.S. Representative, New York

First Panel Discussion: Promoting Development Through Investment and Trade

• Fuensanta Díaz Cobacho, Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance for North America, Banco Santander
• John Hewko, Vice President, Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Christopher Sabatini, Moderator, Senior Director of Policy, Americas Society and Council of the Americas and Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly
• Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics

Second Panel Discussion: Venezuela´s Constitutional Referendum 

• Robert Kaufman, Moderator, Professor, Rutgers University
• Michael Penfold-Becerra, Professor of Public Policy, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Caracas
• Andy Webb-Vidal, Private Business Consultant and Former Financial Times Correspondent in Caracas

Key Questions for Discussion

• What are some of the opportunities and challenges to promoting greater social and economic development in the Americas today?
• What are the likely outcomes of Venezuela´s December 2 constitutional referendum?
• Given changing political dynamics and market conditions, how can governments facilitate long-term growth and competitiveness?

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Registration: Please click here to register online or download, print, and fill out the following registration form and fax to (212) 517-6247. Registration fee: AS/COA members: $75; Non-AS/COA members: $150.

Cancellation Policy: Please fax (212) 517-6247 or e-mail jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org. Cancellations must be made to Juan Serrano by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2007.

Further information: Please contact Kelli Bissett at (212) 277-8368 or kbissett@as-coa.org.