Registration

Attendee Registration

Welcoming Remarks

Luncheon

Attendees are invited to enjoy lunch.

Armchair Conversation: The Future of the Hemisphere

Featuring:

Daniel P. Erikson, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council

Moderator:

Anne McKinney, Executive Vice President, AACCLA

Quick Take: Summit of the Americas 2025

Featuring:

H.E. Mayerlyn Cordero Díaz, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States

Panel: Securing Trade & Investment as an Engine for Prosperity

Featuring:

Johanna Hill, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization

John Murphy, Senior Vice President, Head of International, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Pierangela Sierra, Founder & CEO, Tipti

Moderator:

José Raúl Perales, Deputy Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Presentation: Geopolitics & the Geometry of Global Trade

Featuring:

Rebecca J. Anderson, Senior Fellow, McKinsey & Company

Break

Networking Coffee Break

Conversation: The Geopolitical Importance of the Region

Featuring:

Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Senior International Policy Advisor, Arnold & Porter

Everett Eissenstat, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Moderator:

Isabel Quiroz, Executive Director, AACCLA

Keynote: Western Hemisphere Economic Outlook

William F. Maloney, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank

Quick Take: Disaster Preparation & Relief

Featuring:

Allison Peart, AACCLA Vice President (Jamaica) and Managing Director, A. Peart Advisory Services

Panel: The Future of Digital Policy

Featuring:

Nicole Isaac, Vice President of Global Public Policy, Cisco

Andrés Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Moderator:

Jordan Heiber, Vice President, International Digital Economy Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Quick Take: B20 - What to Know

Featuring:

Gary Litman, Senior Vice President, Global Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Panel: The Need for Food Security  

Featuring:

Lloyd C. Day, Deputy Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Anne Murphy, Senior Director, International Government Relations, Cargill

Moderator:

Chuck Chaitovitz, Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Break

Networking Coffee Break

Conversation: A View from the Hill

Featuring:

John-Mark Kolb, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), U.S. House of Representatives

Sid Ravishankar, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), U.S. House of Representatives

Moderator:

Isabelle Icso, Senior Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Quick Take: Multidimensional Security

Featuring:

Michael Bejos, Senior Officer, Department against Transnational Organized Crime, Organization of American States (OAS)

Armchair Conversation: Growth in the Americas - Driving Scale & Impact

Featuring:

Jose W. Fernandez, United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Ilan Goldfajn, President, Inter-American Development Bank

Moderator:

Neil Herrington, Senior Vice President, Americas, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Closing Remarks

Neil Herrington, Senior Vice President, Americas, U.S. Chamber of Commerce