On Friday, January 23, at 12:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center will host a conversation on US investment in Latin America and the Caribbean amid heightened US regional engagement.

The new US National Security Strategy and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro signal Washington’s intent to expand hemispheric influence through security initiatives. But it isn’t quite clear what US economic engagement will look like. Today, the United States remains the region’s largest foreign investor, but investment isn’t flowing to strategic sectors such as critical minerals, logistics, and hard infrastructure; areas where China has expanded rapidly.

This discussion will examine the current US investment footprint and explore how the United States and regional partners can attract more strategic, high-impact investment. The event is part of the Economic Pulse of the Americas series.

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Speakers

Rob Mosbacher, Jr.
Former President,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
Member, Development Finance Advisory Council, International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Neil Herrington
Senior Vice President, Americas Program,
US Chamber of Commerce

Ana Paula Repezza
Business Director,
Brazilian Trade & Investment Promotion Agency

Salvatore Di Giovanni
Head of Investment Promotion Division,
InvestChile

Maykool López Rojas
Director and Trade Commissioner,
Costa Rica Trade & Investment Office in New York

Moderated by

Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council

Martin Cassinelli
Assistant Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

Agenda

12:00–12:30 p.m. | Unlocking new US investment to LAC

Speakers

Rob Mosbacher, Jr.
Former President,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
Member, Development Finance Advisory Council, International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Neil Herrington
Senior Vice President, Americas Program,
US Chamber of Commerce

Moderated by

Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

12:30–1:00 p.m. | Attracting new US investment in LAC

Speakers

Salvatore Di Giovanni
Head of Investment Promotion Division,
InvestChile

Ana Paula Repezza
Business Director,
Brazilian Trade & Investment Promotion Agency

Maykool López Rojas
Director and Trade Commissioner,
Costa Rica Trade & Investment Office in New York

Moderated by

Martin Cassinelli
Assistant Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

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