Latin American Business Conference 2008
 
 
  

Sponsors:

Gold

Havaianas
LAHIMA
Minera Autlan

Silver

Boston Consultin Group
Brown Forman
John Deere

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Hugo Eduardo Beteta - Secretary Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Agenda

Conference Agenda

Saturday, May 17th
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration Breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome Address by Associate Dean David Besanko,
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for Planning & External Relations
9:15-10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address:
"Overview of Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities"

Dr. Hugo Eduardo Beteta Méndez-Ruiz
Secretary
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
10:15 -10:25 a.m. Break
10:25 -11:45 a.m.

Moderator
Sergio Rebelo
Round Table:

"Expanding Beyond Latin America"
Jorge Becerra
Managing Partner Miami, Argentina and Chile

Roberto Castello
Director Investor Relations

José Parés
VP International Operations

Boston Consulting Group



Vale



Grupo Modelo

11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 -1:20 p.m.

Moderator
Ben Ross Schneider
Panel 1:

"Addressing Social Inequalities in Latin America"
Alejandro Alarcon
General Manager

Rodrigo Arboleda
Director Development LatAm

Álvaro Rodríguez
Managing Director

Chilean Bank Association

One Lap Top Per Child


IGNIA Partners

1:20 - 2:20 p.m. Lunch
2:20 - 3:40 p.m.

Moderator
Derek Rucker
Panel 2:

Creating International Brand Equity
Angel Alverde
CEO

Luis Fernando Samper
Director Intellectual Property

Elaine R. Sugimura
President

Office Depot Mexico



Juan Valdez, Colombian Coffee Federation



Havaianas USA

3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Conference Reception

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