Agenda

Please note that all times are Pacific Time (PT).

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception

Head of State Conversation

H.E. Guillermo Lasso, President, Ecuador
Moderator: Jason Marczak, Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

7:00 – 7:15 p.m.
7:15 – 7:18 p.m.

Opening Remarks

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

Welcome Remarks

Robert Abernethy, Vice Chair, Atlantic Council

7:18 – 7:21 p.m.
7:21 – 7:27 p.m.

Framing Remarks

Melanie Chen, Board Director, Atlantic Council

Head of Government Conversation

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Jamaica
Moderator: Jason Marczak, Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

7:27 – 7:45 p.m.
7:45 – 7:55 p.m.

Break

Regional Cooperation on Shared Priorities in the Americas   

H.E. Mario Búcaro, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guatemala
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative to the United Nations, United States
Moderator: Mary Ann Walker, Senior Advisor for the Summit of the Americas, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

7:55 – 8:20 p.m.
8:20 – 8:30 p.m.

Break

Presentation of #RoadToTheSummit Campaign

Diego Area, Deputy Director for Strategic Development, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

8:30 – 8:35 p.m.
8:35 – 8:55 p.m.

Two Shared Priorities: Climate Change and Human Capital Development  

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Vice President for the Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank
Karim Lesina, Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer, Millicom
Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young America Business Trust
Moderator: Maria Fernanda Bozmoski, Deputy Director of Programs, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

Closing Remarks

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

8:55 – 9:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.

Event Concludes

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.