2015 IIF Latin America Economic Forum

2015 IIF Latin America Economic Forum
Busan, Republic of Korea | March 28, 2015
AGENDA
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
8:00 am – 9:00 am:
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
9:00 am – 9:15 am:
OPENING REMARKS
- Ramón Aracena, Chief Economist for Latin America, IIF
- Gustavo Vollmer, Chairman, Banco Mercantil
- Enrique García, President and CEO, CAF
9:15 am – 9:45 am:
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
His Excellency Alonso Segura Vasi, Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru
Introduced by: Ramón Aracena, Chief Economist for Latin America, IIF
9:45 am – 10:45 am:
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: GROWING DIVERGENCES (US, EU, AND ASIA)
- Moderator: Charles Collyns, Managing Director and Chief Economist, IIF
- Adriana Arreaza, Director of Macroeconomic Research, CAF
- Krishna Srinivasan, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Dept., IMF
- Carlos Cano Sanz, Board Member, Central Bank of Colombia
- John Welch, Head of Macro Strategy, CIBC
10:45 am – 11:15 am:
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 am – 12:15 pm:
LATIN AMERICA: ASIA LINKAGES AND POLICY CHALLENGES
- Moderator: Ramón Aracena, Chief Economist for Latin America, IIF
- Sebastian Claro, Board Member, Central Bank of Chile
- Manuel Sánchez González, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Mexico
- Marcelo Carvalho, Chief Economist for Latin America, BNP Paribas
- Hernán Lacunza, Managing Director, Banco Ciudad, Argentina
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm: KEYNOTE ADDRESS
His Excellency Nelson Barbosa, Minister of Planning, Brazil
Introduced by: Charles Collyns, Managing Director and Chief Economist, IIF
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm:
CLOSING REMARKS
Charles Collyns, Managing Director and Chief Economist, IIF
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm:
NETWORKING AND BUFFET LUNCH
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