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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Break
  • First panel: Towards a sustainable recovery

    Moderator: Michael ReidJournalis, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

General Director of Casa de América

Sergio Díaz-Granados
Sergio Díaz-Granados

Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Gonzalo García Andrés
Gonzalo García Andrés

Secretary of State for the Economy and Business Support of Spain

Andrés Allamand
Andrés Allamand

Ibero-American Secretary General, SEGIB

Julissa Reynoso
Julissa Reynoso

U.S. Ambassador to Spain

Pepa Bueno
Pepa Bueno

Directora, El País

Christian Asinelli
Christian Asinelli

Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Ángeles Santamaría
Ángeles Santamaría

CEO Iberdrola Spain

Adriana Mejía
Adriana Mejía

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OECD

Michael Reid
Michael Reid

Periodista, The Economist

Dan Restrepo
Dan Restrepo

Socio, Dinámica Américas.

Cristina Gallach
Cristina Gallach

Special Commissioner for the Alliance for the New Language Economy

Concepción Andreu
Concepción Andreu

President of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja

Michael Stott
Michael Stott

Editor para América Latina, Financial Times

L. Enrique García
L. Enrique García

Former president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-

Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias

Former president, Inter-American Development Bank

Antonio Garamendi
Antonio Garamendi

President of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE)

José Juan Ruiz
José Juan Ruiz

President of the Elcano Royal Institute

Alicia Montalvo
Alicia Montalvo

Gerenta de Acción Climática y Biodiversidad Positiva de CAF

Adriana Mira
Adriana Mira

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador

Gabriela Ramos
Gabriela Ramos

Assistant Director-General for Social & Human Sciences, UNESCO

Juan Fernández Trigo
Juan Fernández Trigo

Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World of Spain

Richard Benjamins
Richard Benjamins

Chief AI & Data Strategist at Telefónica

organizers