Featuring
José de Gregorio, Dean of the School of Economics and Business at the University of Chile. Former governor of the Central Bank of Chile
Pablo Guidotti, Professor of the School of Government, University Torcuato Di Tella. Former Vice Minister of Finance, Argentina.
Paulo Leme, Chairman of the Global Asset Allocation Committee, XP Securities, former CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs of Brazil
Liliana Rojas-Suarez, (lead presenter) President, CLAAF; Director of the Latin American Initiative and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development; Former Chief Economist for Latin America, Deutsche Bank
Ernesto Talvi, Senior Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano; Former Academic Director of CERES and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science. Former Minister of Finance of Chile
The global financial environment is shifting fast. From evolving US tariffs to reconfigured supply chains to speculative swings in global markets, Latin America is caught between forces that could either open new doors or tighten old constraints. In this unsettled landscape, how should the region chart its course?
The experts of the Latin American Committee on Macroeconomic and Financial Issues (CLAAF) will grapple with the big questions facing the region:
- To what extent will sweeping shifts in US trade policy—tariffs, supply chain realignment, and technology-focused industrial strategies—reshape Latin America’s economic prospects?
- Can the EU’s expanding trade agenda unlock a new era of bi-regional integration? What concrete mechanisms can help build a truly integrated economic area?
- In areas like critical minerals and regional infrastructure, where can Latin American cooperation have the greatest impact?
- In a world of elevated asset valuations and rising risks in private credit, how should countries rethink reserve management, debt structures, and financial buffers?
Join CGD and CLAAF for a focused discussion on the choices facing Latin America as the global financial landscape continues to change.
