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| | Conference Panels:
The conference is structured in FIVE distinctive modules. In
each module, every speaker will have 20 to 25 minutes to present his or her
experiences followed by a Q&A session. These ideas will lead to the conclusion
panel Latin America in the New Global Order:
Keynotes:
 | Dr. Jamil Mahuad
opened the conference referencing to the task of balancing expectations as
politician with economic reality |
| Dr. Vittorio Corbo
closed the conference with a thorough analysis of the vision of a Central
banker of the region and the way to take
it out of recession |
The first module will focus on Financial Markets in Latin
America and will address issues such as:
| How are the financial markets evolving in the region?
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| How are our financial institutions compared with those of
the rest of the world |
| What challenges are there for financial markets in Latin
America in the future |
| Could our financial markets become a competitive advantage
for the region? |
| Moderator: Dr. Roberto Rigobon - Assistant Professor of Management
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| Speakers: Mr. Roberto
Setubal, CEO Itau Bank ; Mr. John Donnelly, Head of Corporate and
Investment Banking for Bank of America - Mexico
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The second module will focus on Assessing the future of
our region:
| How is the face of Latin America going to be changed by the
latest global events? |
| What are our governments doing to adapt to these changes?
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| More importantly, what is not being done? |
| As students, how can we contribute to this future?
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| Moderator: Dr. Donald Lessard - Deputy Dean MIT
Sloan, Epoch Foundation of International Management |
| Speakers: Dr. Roberto Rigobón, MIT Sloan School
of Management, Dr. Vinod Thomas, World Bank Country
Director for Brazil
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The third module will focus on Entrepreneurship in Latin
America:
| What is distinctive about the Latin American entrepreneur?
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| What factors could improve the likelihood of success?
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| How Latin American students could adapt the concepts
learned in the US for enterprises in our countries of origin? |
| Moderator: Dr. Richard Locke – Alvin J. Siteman
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science Behavioral Policy
Science (BPS) |
| Speakers: Ms. Marilia Rocca, Managing Director
Endeavor Brazil, Mr. Federico Carballo, Founder Compass Group
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The fourth module will focus on Competing Globally:
| What is the role of corporations in the development of the
region? |
| What are the key competences we have to achieve in order to
be a relevant player throughout Latin America and the rest of the world?
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| What opportunities and threats arise with the development
of trade agreements? |
| Moderator: Dr. Pablo Boczkowski - Assistant
Professor of Organization Studies, Department of Behavioral and Policy
Science |
| Speakers: Mr. Luis Marin, President and CEO of
CITGO, Mr. Fernando Xavier Ferreira, CEO Telefonica Brazil
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The fifth module will focus on
Approaching the consumer
market:
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