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Latin American Crossroads — Argentina: Crisis, Confidence, Connections
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After the election of President Mauricio Macri in 2016, Argentina seemed on the upswing after years of financial isolation. Now, with a tanking currency and rising inflation, the country has taken on a new $50B in IMF assistance and jacked up interest rates to 60 percent. Was the optimism misplaced, or is this just a bump in the road to real recovery?
Experts will explore these issues while Atlanta companies will share how they’ve found success amid volatility in the market as Global Atlanta hosts the next event in the yearlong Latin American Crossroads series sponsored by Emory Executive Education at Emory’s Goizueta Business School.
Come get a taste of Argentine wine, empanadas and pastries made on site by Chef Belen De La Cruz, while learning what’s next for an emerging market that has proved vital for many of Georgia’s most prominent companies.
-Luigi Perez, President, Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce
-Ana Lopez Peña, Executive Director, Bariloche Bureau of Congress Tourism in the province of Rio Negro
Panel Discussion
–Daniel Porcelli, co-founder and CEO of Atlanta-based bespoke-inspired shoe company Cobber Union, a native of Argentina’s Patagonia region, where natural beauty inspired his love of design
–Guillermo Wasserman, principal at the international law firm of Wasserman West LLC, who was recently named one of the 50 most influential Hispanics in Georgia
–Tim Samples, assistant professor of legal Studies at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, a recent Fulbright Scholar in Argentina whose research focuses on how countries deal with sovereign-debt issues
-Paula Araya, staff engineer, AdEdge Water Technologies, which is exporting arsenic filtration equipment to Argentina.
-Álvaro Silva, corporate development manager, The Coca-Cola Co., which said it would invest $1 billion into its Argentina system just after the election of President Macri in 2015. Coke also acquired Argentina-based AdeS, a plant-based beverage company, in 2017. Mr. Silva was involved in that transaction.
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Moderated by: Trevor Williams, Managing Editor, Global Atlanta
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Cost: $25, or $15 for members and friends of the Argentine-American Chamber of the Southeast
