JOHN O’BRIEN, AN ATLANTA-BASED BUSINESS CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN LATIN AMERICA, WILL BE ATTENDING THE CARIBBEAN/LATIN AMERICAN ACTION’S (C/LAA) ANNUAL MIAMI CONFERENCE DEC. 8-12 AS A “RAPPORTEUR,” A VOLUNTARY POSITION IN WHICH HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING AND EDITING CONFERENCE MINUTES.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THIS CONFERENCE OF C/LAA, A WASHINGTON D.C.-HEADQUARTERED NON-PROFIT, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHICH PROMOTES PRIVATE-SECTOR-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HAS SERVED AS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ATTRACTING SOME 2,000 PARTICIPANTS, PREDOMINANTLY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS.
MR. O’BRIEN TOLD GLOBALFAX THAT HE WILL BE FOCUSING HIS ATTENTION ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, “WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF COMPANIES IN ATLANTA THAT ARE LOOKING TO LATIN AMERICAN MARKETS FOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.”
HE ADDED THAT THE MINUTES WILL BE EDITED INTO A COHERENT FORMAT THAT WILL BE USED IN RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS THIRD MINISTERIAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL IN MAY.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE MIAMI CONFERENCE INCLUDE: POLICY REFORM IN THE AMERICAS, THE ROLE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TRADE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS.
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