Events
Leadership and Responsibility in the New Brazilian International Agenda
September 23, 2010 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Thomas Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil; Ernesto Fraga Araújo, Minister, Brazilian Embassy; Albert Fishlow, Professor, Columbia University; Denise Gregory, Executive Director, CEBRI; Joel Velasco, Chief Representative for North America, Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA); Donna Hrinak, Senior Director of Latin America Government Affairs, Pepsico Co.; Ricardo Mendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva Consulting; Peter Hakim, Inter-American Dialogue; Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Media Briefing on the Presidential Election in Brazil
September 22, 2010 // 11:15am — 12:00pm
Ricardo Mendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva Consulting; João Augusto de Castro Neves, Founding Partner and Political Analyst, CAC Consultoria; Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute
Public Opinion in Brazil: Findings from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project
September 22, 2010 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Richard Wike, Associate Director, Pew Global Attitudes Project; Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Senior Researcher, Pew Global Attitudes ProjectCommentators: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Ricardo Mendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva Consulting
Book Launch: Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed
September 16, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Author: Larry Rohter, Culture Reporter, The New York Times; Commentators: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Peter Hakim, President Emeritus, Inter-American Dialogue
India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?
July 27, 2010 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
At a July 27, 2010, seminar panelists explored how the relationship between India and Latin America can expand. The seminar served to launch the new IDB report, India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?
Emerging Trends in Environment and Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
July 22, 2010 // 9:30am — 12:30pm
Economic development and environmental sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean are intrinsically connected. Experts discuss trends likely to shape the economy and natural environment in the region for the next 10 years.
Challenges of Industrial Policy, Innovation and Competitiveness in Brazil
July 15, 2010 // 5:00pm — 6:15pm
Luciano Coutinho, President, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century?
June 28, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The Latin American Program hosted a discussion of the recently published Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century?, edited by Jorge Domínguez and Rafael Fernández de Castro.
The Funes Administration in El Salvador: A Review of the First Year
June 25, 2010 // 9:00am — 1:30pm
A conference was convened to assess the Funes administration's first year in office, bringing together senior Salvadoran government officials and other experts.
Crime and Violence in Central America: A Human Development Approach
June 24, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The Latin American Program and the UNDP convened this seminar to focus attention on the alarming levels of citizen insecurity in Central America and consider policy responses.
