On Tuesday, February 24, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC), in partnership with the Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (Fundesa), will host a conversation on the evolving US-Guatemala commercial and investment landscape.
In late January, Guatemala became the second country in the hemisphere to sign a reciprocal trade agreement with the United States, months after reforms to its public-private partnership law to accelerate infrastructure investment and enable private-sector participation in strategic projects. Experts will explore how these developments could unlock opportunities for US companies, shape investment in infrastructure and key industries, and advance shared priorities.
This discussion is the third in an AALAC-Fundesa series focused on identifying beneficial opportunities to drive prosperity in Guatemala and the United States.
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Speakers
David L. Fogel
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service
International Trade Administration,
US Department of Commerce
Valeria Prado Mancilla
Vice Minister of Investment and Competition
Republic of Guatemala
Angelica Sanchez Vega
International Attorney-Advisor,
Commercial Law Development Program
US Department of Commerce
Jorge Ayala
Representative, VALOR
Guatemala’s National Congress
Juan Carlos Zapata
Executive Director
FUNDESA
Alfonso Quiñónez
Executive Director for Institutional Relations
Progreso
Moderated by
Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
María Fernanda Bozmoski
Director, Impact and operations and Lead for Central America, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
Jose Echeverría
Executive Director
US-Guatemala Business Council
Nonresident Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
Agenda
3:00–3:05 p.m. | Opening remarks
Featuring
Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
3:05–3:25 p.m. | An overview of US trade and investment engagement in Guatemala
Featuring
David L. Fogel
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service
International Trade Administration,
US Department of Commerce
Moderated by
Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
3:25–3:35 p.m. | Pre-recorded interview: Renewed commercial opportunities under the US-Guatemala Reciprocal Trade Agreement
Featuring
Valeria Prado Mancilla
Vice Minister of Investment and Competition
Republic of Guatemala
Moderated by
María Fernanda Bozmoski
Director, Impact and Operations and Lead for Central America, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
3:35–4:10 p.m. | Investment opportunities under Guatemala’s new PPP framework
Speakers
Angelica Sanchez Vega
International Attorney-Advisor,
Commercial Law Development Program
US Department of Commerce
Jorge Ayala
Representative, VALOR
Guatemala’s National Congress
Alfonso Quiñónez
Executive Director for Institutional Relations
Progreso
Juan Carlos Zapata
Executive Director
FUNDESA
Moderated by
Jose Echeverría
Executive Director
US-Guatemala Business Council
Nonresident Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
4:10–4:15 p.m. | Closing remarks
Featuring
Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
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