Top executives from the public and private sectors, fund managers, financial analysts, members of the press and representatives from the academic and government spheres met at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on October 13, 2017, to discuss the current and future state of Latin America’s largest economy.
Organized annually for over 20 years by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Brazil-U.S. Business Council and the Wilson Center, the conference coincides with the fall meetings of the World Bank and IMF. The roster of speakers included:
CONFERENCE LUNCHEON SPEAKER
H.E. Henrique Meirelles, Minister, Ministry of Finance of Brazil
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ilan Goldfajn, President, Central Bank of Brazil
OPENING REMARKS
Ambassador Sergio Amaral, Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S., Embassy of Brazil
Jane Fraser, CEO Citi Latin America
Agenda Topics & Panelists
SEEKING GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH REFORM
Meg Lundsager, Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Antonio Spilimbergo, Assistant Director, International Monetary Fund
PROPECTS FOR INVESTING
Richard Mayfield, Executive Vice President and CFO, Walmart International
Trevor Gunn, Vice President, International Relations, Medtronic
Shannon Herzfeld, Vice President, Global Government Relations, Arches Daniel Midland
BRAZIL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Alexandre Bassoli, Chief Economist, Opportunity Asset Mangement
Christopher Garman, Managing Director for the Americas, Eurasia Group
Zeina Latif, Chief Economist, XP Investments
