The CAF Conference: “Europe-Latin America Relations”
CAF -development Bank of Latin America, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of Spain, the Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE) and Casa de América invite you to the CAF Conference: “Europe-Latin America Relations”, an annual meeting that brings together leading experts and opinion leaders from different sectors to reflect on the state of transatlantic relations and future opportunities and challenges.
This edition, entitled “Alliances for a sustainable recovery”, will focus on highlighting the importance and great potential of the relation between the two regions today, in order to identify the main opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The opening panel will focus on a reflection on the current context of the bi-regional relation and the need to strengthen alliances in order to work hand in hand in an increasingly uncertain world. The post-pandemic circumstance, the current situation in Ukraine, and climate change, among other issues, force us to take on a much sharper geopolitical perspective. The following panels will emphasize two axes around which recovery can revolve. On the one hand, the relevance of Latin America and the Caribbean in environmental issues will be discussed, and on the other, how the region is positioning itself as Spanish becomes increasingly more relevant.
The challenges ahead are neither local nor regional and will not be resolved by the actions of a few; they require the participation of many to generate real results. It is in this scenario that Latin America and Europe, even with their own problems and challenges, can use the existing strategic alliance to establish a joint agenda that will have a positive global impact on sustainable recovery.
Date: May 26, 2022
Time: 3:30 pm (Madrid)
Venue: Casa de América, Madrid
The event will be streamed through this same page
program
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Welcoming remarks
- Enrique Ojeda General Director of Casa de América
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Opening remarks
- Sergio Díaz-Granados Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
- Gonzalo García Andrés Secretary of State for the Economy and Business Support of Spain
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Discussion: "The importance of the transatlantic relationship"
Moderadora: Pepa Bueno|Directora, El País
- Andrés Allamand Ibero-American Secretary General, SEGIB
- Julissa Reynoso U.S. Ambassador to Spain
- José Juan Ruiz President of the Elcano Royal Institute
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Break
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First panel: Towards a sustainable recovery
Moderator: Michael Reid|Journalis, The Economist
- Adriana Mira Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
- Gabriela Ramos Assistant Director-General for Social & Human Sciences, UNESCO
- Ángeles Santamaría CEO Iberdrola Spain
- Adriana Mejía Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OECD
- Alicia Montalvo Gerenta de Acción Climática y Biodiversidad Positiva de CAF
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Second panel: Global Value of Spanish
Moderator: Michael Stott |Editor for América Latina, Financial Times
- Juan Fernández Trigo Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World of Spain
- Dan Restrepo Partner, Dinámica Américas
- Cristina Gallach Special Commissioner for the Alliance for the New Language Economy
- Concepción Andreu President of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja
- Richard Benjamins Jefe de inteligencia artificial y estratega de datos de Telefónica
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Closing Dialogue: A Look towards the future of the Region
Moderator: Soledad Álvarez, Strategy Director, EFE Agency
- L. Enrique García Former president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-
- Enrique Iglesias Former president, Inter-American Development Bank
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Closing remarks
- Antonio Garamendi President of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE)
- Christian Asinelli Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
speakers
![Enrique Ojeda Enrique Ojeda](/media/3682505/enrique-ojeda-foto.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132955291090000000)
Enrique Ojeda
General Director of Casa de América
![Sergio Díaz-Granados Sergio Díaz-Granados](/media/3381112/sdg_02.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132755696570000000)
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
![Gonzalo García Andrés Gonzalo García Andrés](/media/3682698/gonzalo-garci-a-foto.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132974333500000000)
Gonzalo García Andrés
Secretary of State for the Economy and Business Support of Spain
![Andrés Allamand Andrés Allamand](/media/3682506/andre-s-allamand-foto.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132955292280000000)
Andrés Allamand
Ibero-American Secretary General, SEGIB
![Julissa Reynoso Julissa Reynoso](/media/2679017/reynoso-julissa.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132406644980000000)
Julissa Reynoso
U.S. Ambassador to Spain
![Pepa Bueno Pepa Bueno](/media/3682573/pepa-bueno.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962234570000000)
Pepa Bueno
Directora, El País
![Christian Asinelli Christian Asinelli](/media/3381798/christian-asinelli-foto-color.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132909664990000000)
Christian Asinelli
Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
![Ángeles Santamaría Ángeles Santamaría](/media/3682567/angeles-santamaria.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962182160000000)
Ángeles Santamaría
CEO Iberdrola Spain
![Adriana Mejía Adriana Mejía](/media/3682568/adriana-meji-a.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962184300000000)
Adriana Mejía
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OECD
![Michael Reid Michael Reid](/media/1319/michael_reid.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=131959360670000000)
Michael Reid
Periodista, The Economist
![Dan Restrepo Dan Restrepo](/media/3682574/dan-restrepo.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962234840000000)
Dan Restrepo
Socio, Dinámica Américas.
![Cristina Gallach Cristina Gallach](/media/3682576/cristina-gallach.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962235410000000)
Cristina Gallach
Special Commissioner for the Alliance for the New Language Economy
![Concepción Andreu Concepción Andreu](/media/3682569/concepcio-n-andreu.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962187890000000)
Concepción Andreu
President of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja
![Michael Stott Michael Stott](/media/3682575/michael-stott.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962235100000000)
Michael Stott
Editor para América Latina, Financial Times
![L. Enrique García L. Enrique García](/media/3381266/garcia-enrique-2-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132767771490000000)
L. Enrique García
Former president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-
![Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias](/media/1332/enrique_iglesias.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=131959361000000000)
Enrique Iglesias
Former president, Inter-American Development Bank
![Antonio Garamendi Antonio Garamendi](/media/2031815/foto-antonio-garamendi.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132023279790000000)
Antonio Garamendi
President of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE)
![José Juan Ruiz José Juan Ruiz](/media/3682677/jose-juan-ruiz.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132973349750000000)
José Juan Ruiz
President of the Elcano Royal Institute
![Alicia Montalvo Alicia Montalvo](/media/4663663/alicia-montalvo-picture_caf.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133379471260000000)
Alicia Montalvo
Gerenta de Acción Climática y Biodiversidad Positiva de CAF
![Adriana Mira Adriana Mira](/media/3682708/adriana-mira-foto.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132977764090000000)
Adriana Mira
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
![Gabriela Ramos Gabriela Ramos](/media/3682680/gabriela-ramos.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132973355590000000)
Gabriela Ramos
Assistant Director-General for Social & Human Sciences, UNESCO
![Juan Fernández Trigo Juan Fernández Trigo](/media/3682681/juan-f-trigo.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132973369400000000)
Juan Fernández Trigo
Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World of Spain
![Richard Benjamins Richard Benjamins](/media/3682683/richard-benajmin.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132973375550000000)
Richard Benjamins
Chief AI & Data Strategist at Telefónica
organizers