2008 Latin American Cities Conferences

Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Panama City, Quito, Santiago, and São Paulo.

Conferences in 9 cities in 2008:

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Panama City: Panama and the Global Economy

February 29, 2008

In association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama

Pan-Regional Sponsors:

L to R: President of Panama Martín Torrijos. Vice President of Panama Samuel Lewis Navarro. Audience.

L: Amb. Federico Antonio Humbert Arias, Ambassador of Panama to the U.S.; Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA; Amb. William A. Eaton, U.S. Ambassador to Panama. Top Center: Héctor Alexander, Minister of Economy and Finance. Top R: David Ramirez, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Bottom Center: Carl Ross, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. Bottom R: Roberto Sifón Arévalo, Standard & Poor’s.

L to R: Stanley Motta, Copa Airlines; Alfredo de Angelis, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc; Thomas Gales, Caterpillar Inc.; José Barrios, Panama Canal Authority; Juan Carlos Mastellari,

APEDE.

With the support of: Corporate Sponsors:

Alejandro Ferrer, Minister of Industry and Commerce.

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Mexico City: Investment and Economic Growth

March 11, 2008

In association with ProMéxico

L: President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. Middle top: Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Relations. Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA. Middle bottom: Juan Cento, FedEx; Eduardo Andrade, Iberdrola; Juan Alberto González Esparza, Microsoft Mexico; Pablo García, Grupo Santander. R: Agustín Carstens, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.

L top: Joyce Chang, JP Morgan & Chase. L bottom: Shelly Shetty, Fitch Ratings. Middle: Luis Téllez, Secretary of Communication and Transportation. R: President Calderón; Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, Secretary of Economy.

L to R: Bruno Ferrari, ProMéxico. Juan Alberto González Esparza. Audience.

Pan-Regional Sponsors: With the support of: Corporate Sponsors:

In association with ANIF and Fedesarollo

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Bogota: Global Slowdown: Impact in Latin America

June 18, 2008

L to R: Carlos Ignacio Rojas, ANIF; Fergus J. McCormick, DBRS; Mauricio Cárdenas, Federsarollo; Alberto Bernal, Bulltick Capital Partners; Sergio Clavijo, ANIF; Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA; Felipe Illanes, Merrill Lynch.

L to R: Luis Guillermo Plata, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Tourism. Audience listening to Vice President of Colombia Francisco Santos Calderón. Francisco Santos Calderón.

L to R: José Dario Uribe, Banco de la República. Mauricio Cárdenas. Felipe Illanes. Fergus J. McCormick.

Corporate Sponsors: Pan-Regional Sponsors: With the support of:

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences São Paulo: The Impact of Brazil on the Global Economy

July 10, 2008

In association with Movimento Brasil Competitivo

Pan-Regional Sponsors: Corporate Sponsors:

L to R: Ivan Ramalho, Vice Minister of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade. Amb. Clifford Sobel, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Daniel Darahem, JPMorgan Chase & Co; Rodolfo Fischer, Banco Itaú, S.A.; Hernán López, Nasdaq OMX Group; Regina Nunes, Standard & Poor's of Brazil; Brian O’Neill, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Carlos Ienne, FedEx.

L to R: Jorge Gerdau; Paulo Bernardo Silva. Brian O’Neill. Audience.

L to R: Henrique Meirelles, President of the Central Bank of Brazil. Paulo Bernardo Silva, Minister of Planning. Jorge Gerdau, Movimento Brasil Competitivo; Eleazar de Carvalho Filho, BHP Billiton Metais, Unibanco; Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA.

With the support of:

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Santiago: Latin America and the Changing Global Scenario

August 6, 2008

In association with AmCham Chile and El Mercurio

L to R: Andrés Velasco, Minister of Finance. Audience. Felipe Illanes, Merrill Lynch.

L to R: Oscar Schmidt, MetLife, Inc. Ricardo García, AIG. Roberto Zahler, Zahler & Co. Cristián Zegers, El Mercurio.

L to R: Patricio Navia, New York University. Matthew Higgins, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Randolph Bullard, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Juan Andrés Fontaine, Fontaine & Paul Consultores.

Pan-Regional Sponsors: Corporate Sponsors: With the support of:

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Montevideo: Regional Opportunities in a Changing Global Scenario

August 8, 2008

In association with AmCham Uruguay

Pan-Regional Sponsors: Corporate Sponsor: With the support of:

L to R: Congressman Gregory Meeks, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, U.S. House of Representatives. Daniel Ferrere, Chamber of Commerce Uruguay-USA; Danilo Astori, Minister of Economy and Finance. Daniel Martínez, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mines.

L to R: Jorge Vega Iracelay, Microsoft; Eduardo Mangarelli, Microsoft; Hernán López, Nasdaq OMX; Randolph Bullard, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Tomás Málaga, Banco Itaú. Jorge Vega Iracelay; Daniel Ferrere; Hernán López.

Audience.

L to R: Congressman Gregory Meeks; Amb. Frank Baxter, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay.

In association with the Cámara Argentina de Comercio

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Buenos Aires: Latin America and the Changing Global Economy

August 27, 2008

L to R: Sergio Massa, Chief of Cabinet. Martín Redrado, President of the Central Bank of Argentina. Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA; Carlos Fernández, Minister of the Economy.

Top L to R: Lucas Papademos, European Central Bank. John H. Welch; Bottom L to R: Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA. Armando Mariante Carvalho Jr, Banco de Desarrollo de Brasil (BNDES). Center: Thomas A. Shannon; Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of State. Top R: Amb. Earl Anthony Wayne, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina; Amb. Héctor Timerman, Argentine Ambassador to the U.S. Bottom R: Eduardo Eurnekian, Corporación Américas S.A.; Guillermo Francos, Banco Provincia; Sergio Massa.

L to R: Lino Barañao, Minister of Science, Technology, and Productive Innovation. Osvaldo Librizzi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc; Paula Guerra, MTV Networks; Juan Martín de la Serna, Mercadolibre.com; Luiz A. Sette, Microsoft. Audience.

Pan-Regional Sponsors: Corporate Sponsors: With the support of:

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Lima: Peru and the Global Economy

September 4, 2008

In association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

Pan-Regional Sponsors: With the support of: Corporate Sponsor:

L to R: President of Peru Alan García. Audience. José Antonio García Belaunde, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

L to R: Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Juan Francisco Raffo, Raffo Group, Peru delegate of ABAC; Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Washington Office. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, The Rohatyn Group; Harry Conger, Freeport-McMoRan; Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA.

L to R: Audience. Mercedes Aráoz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism. David Lemor, Proinversión.

2008 Latin American Cities Conferences Quito: Development and Opportunities for Growth

November 20, 2008

In association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador

Pan-Regional Sponsors: With the support of: Corporate Sponsor:

L to R: Miguel Eduardo Egas Peña, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration. Alberto Bernal, Bulltick Capital Partners; Ricardo Estrada, CORPEI; Javier Salazar, Ernst & Young Ecuador; Fernando Pozo Crespo, Banco Pichincha, Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN).

L to R: Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA., addressing audience. Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Coordinating Minister of Production. Derlis Palacios, Minister of Mines and Oil.

L to R: Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia, Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF). Audience.

Roundtable Discussions & Private Events

Roundtable Discussions & Private Events

L: Thomas Gales, Caterpillar Inc.; Samuel Lewis Navarro, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Panama. R: Carl Ross, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc; Nancy Anderson, Senior Director, AS/COA Miami; Joseph E. Harari, Regency Group.

L to R: Luiz A. Sette, Microsoft; Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA..

Juan Alberto González Esparza, Microsoft Mexico; Stephen Biegun, Ford Motor Company; Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, Secretary of Economy, Mexico.

José de Gregorio, President of the Central Bank of Chile.

L to R: Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia, Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF); Jorge Vega Iracelay, Microsoft; Congressman Gregory Meeks.

Top: Federico Sturzenegger, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, AQ Editorial Board, Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires; Carlos Rosenkrantz, Universidad de San Andres; Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA, Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly. Bottom: Santiago A. Canton, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Luis Felipe López-Calva, UN Development Programme; Marcela Ceruti, Centro de Estudios de Población; Christopher Sabatini.

Argentina and Brazil: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

Mexico: Secretary of Economy

Panama: Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Chile: President of the Central Bank

AQ Buenos Aires Launch: Immigration in Our Hemisphere

Uruguay: Lunch Roundtable with Congressman Meeks

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