"Colombia in the Eyes of Wall Street," Bogota, June 17, 2010

June 11, 2010

Three days ahead of Colombia's second round of presidential elections, Americas Society and Council of the Americas hold their annual conference, “Colombia in the Eyes of Wall Street” in Bogota, featuring high level speakers such as Finance Minister Oscar Zuluaga.

This year’s conference, themed “International Recovery and Goals for Colombia,” will address the country's current economic and investment climate and chart a way forward in the regional and global contexts. Through presentations and panel discussions, the conference will examine the presidential candidates' economic platforms, Colombia's investment grade, pending economic reforms, and the risks and rewards associated with these reforms.

View the agenda of this year's conference.

Confirmed speakers include:
H.E. Oscar Iván Zuluaga, Minister of Finance
Ricardo Ávila, Director, Portafolio
Sergio Clavijo, President, ANIF
Rudolf Hommes, Consultant and former Minister of Finance
Lisandro Miguens, Managing Director, Senior Country Executive, JPMorgan
Armando Montenegro, Consultant and Ex-Director, DNP
Cristian Moreno, Head of Latin America Equity Research, LatAm Strategist, Grupo Santander
Ralph Scholtz, Managing Director, Project Finance, Latin America, BNP Paribas
Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society and Council of the Americas
Roberto Steiner, Executive Director, Fedesarrollo

The event is being held in collaboration with the National Association of Financial Institutions (ANIF) and Fedesarollo. Visit us online for more information.

Press Inquiries: contact Alex Andrews at 212-277-8384 or aandrews@as-coa.org

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