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Oct 5, 2020 9 tweets 9 min read
¡Estamos en vivo con el Almirante Craig Faller y la Embajadora @JeanManes de @Southcom!

Escúchelos hablar sobre amenazas actuales, operaciones antinarcóticos y colaboraciones defensivas desde la perspectiva del Comando Sur de los EE.UU. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @jeanmanes @Southcom El epicentro mundial del coronavirus ahora es Latinoamérica. Nosotros estamos atentos a los impactos de segunda y tercera orden relacionados a la seguridad en la región.

—Almirante Craig Faller de @Southcom habla en vivo
Oct 5, 2020 15 tweets 8 min read
We are live with @Southcom's Admiral Craig Faller and Ambassador @JeanManes!

Hear them talk about current threats, counter narcotics, and defense partnerships from the regional combatant command perspective. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… "The principal way we make the U.S. safer is by working with partners. We have some really strong partners in Latin America," says Admiral Faller of @Southcom.

"Investment for all of us in a secure, stable, prosperous hemisphere is so important."
Sep 29, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
**Hot off the digital presses**

The AS/COA Anti-Corruption Working Group just published three case studies—from Chile, Mexico, and Peru—that offer lessons for a post-pandemic Latin America.

Read the reports by @robertosimon: bit.ly/3kYru6Y ImageImageImage @robertosimon How is corruption at the local level different from so-called “grand corruption” cases?

In one of three new case studies, our Anti-Corruption Working Group's @robertosimon looks at why it's hard to build a Lava Jato in the Peruvian Amazon. bit.ly/3kYru6Y
Sep 24, 2020 8 tweets 7 min read
We are live with our #healthcareASCOA event with @DrJuanCZevallos.

Watch the @Salud_Ecu minister present on how Ecuador is managing the COVID-19 health crisis. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… .@ericfarns opens #HealthcareASCOA by giving an overview of Ecuador's response to the pandemic and mitigation of its effects.

You can read more about the Moreno administration's moves with our COVID-19 tracker: as-coa.org/articles/coron…
Sep 22, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
¡Estamos en vivo con @IsabelStMalo y Patricia Menéndez-Cambó!

No se pierda esta conversación #BRAVObiz con la ex vicepresidenta de Panamá y la consejera de SoftBank Group International. ¡Acompáñenos! bit.ly/33TVYjN @IsabelStMalo La crisis económica provocada por la pandemia en Latinoamérica exacerba la inequidad en la fuerza laboral entre los géneros a pesar de que hoy en día se comparten cada vez más las responsabilidades del hogar. —@IsabelStMalo #BRAVObiz
Sep 22, 2020 9 tweets 7 min read
How can Latin America build stronger, more resilient and more equitable societies?

Join us Tuesday as former Panamanian VP @IsabelStMalo and SoftBank Group International's Patricia Menéndez-Cambó discuss this and more.

Live webcast begins at 4 p.m. ET. bit.ly/32HQ6L7 @IsabelStMalo Have a question for
@IsabelStMalo
or
Patricia Menéndez-Cambó
?

You can tweet us your questions, or email them to amolina@as-coa.org:
Sep 16, 2020 13 tweets 8 min read
We are live with our panel on the future of business travel!

Join us as we hear from travel industry executives @lumactwit of Delta, @CerdaPeter of @IATA, and Pilar Arizmendi-Stewart of Palladium, with @CarinZissis moderating. as-coa.org/events/perspec… twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Pilar Arizmendi-Stewart talks about how Palladium—which operates 50 properties with close to 20,000 rooms and was running at over 80% occupancy pre-pandemic—has had to adjust, especially since they can't host their signature events, which feature live music events. Image
Sep 9, 2020 16 tweets 12 min read
We're live with #COLWallSt!

Don't miss this chance to hear from the country's finance minister and other experts about the plan to get the Colombian economy going again. Join us! Susan Segal highlights Colombia's relative economic resilience, which is even more impressive considering the "historic effort" on the part of the Colombian government and people in light of the Venezuelan crisis. #COLWallSt

Watch live: as-coa.org/events/2020-la…
Sep 9, 2020 18 tweets 12 min read
¡Estamos en vivo con #COLWallSt!

No se pierda esta conversación que cuenta con la participación del ministro de hacienda y otros expertos sobre el plan para encarrilar la economía colombiana. ¡Acompáñenos! as-coa.org/colwallst “Hay varias lecciones que aprendimos durante el Covid-19 que vamos a estudiar por muchos años. Pero una que se ve muy clara es la importancia de la integración, de que los países estén conectados”, dice @s_segal en su apertura de la conferencia.

¡Únase a #COLWallSt!
Sep 8, 2020 13 tweets 8 min read
We are live with @MorenoBID and @marceloclaure!

You won't want to miss this #BRAVObiz Leadership Conversation with the IDB president and CEO of SoftBank Group International. Join us! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Have a question for @MorenoBID or @marceloclaure?

You can tweet us your questions, or email them to amolina@as-coa.org: as-coa.org/events/bravo-l…
Sep 8, 2020 10 tweets 12 min read
¡Estamos en vivo con @MorenoBID y @marceloclaure!

No se pierda esta conversación #BRAVObiz con el presidente del BID y el CEO de SoftBank Group International. ¡Acompáñenos! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @MorenoBID @marceloclaure En la conversación #BRAVObiz
de hoy, CEO de @SoftBank Group Int’l @marceloclaure le pregunta al presidente del BID @MorenoBID,

¿"En los últimos años, cuáles han sido los grandes cambios que afectan hoy a Latinoamérica"?

¡Únase para escuchar sus perspectivas!
Aug 27, 2020 22 tweets 20 min read
We are LIVE with #CouncilARG!

Join us as we hear from Argentine officials, multilateral and finance executives, and more.

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… On the #CouncilARG agenda today: after @s_segal and Jorge Luis Di Fiori of @CACteinforma open, we'll hear from Buenos Aires Mayor @horaciorlarreta.

Next, three Alberto Fernández's cabinet members will present: @SantiCafiero, @felipe_sola, and @KulfasM. as-coa.org/events/2020-la… Image
Aug 27, 2020 22 tweets 15 min read
¡#CouncilARG ya está EN VIVO!

Acompáñenos para oír de oficiales argentinos, ejecutivos financieros y multilaterales, y más. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… El Presidente de la @CACteinforma, colaboradora principal de #CouncilARG, dice que la Argentina está ante un doble desafío, superar una crisis coyuntural, y dejar atrás un estancamiento estructural… Y hay muchas oportunidades disponibles.

Únase para escuchar más.
Aug 13, 2020 10 tweets 5 min read
And we're live with #2020WCA!

First up, COA VP @ericfarns will welcome guests, and then Clay Neff—president at Chevron for Middle East, Africa, South America Exploration and Production—will introduce our keynote speaker, NEC Director Larry Kudlow. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Clay Neff: If I may take the liberty to speak on behalf of [COA] member companies, we are fortunate to work w/an administration that sees us as partners. … [Larry] Kudlow understands better than anyone that free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity.

#2020WCA
Aug 12, 2020 7 tweets 5 min read
How might multilateral organizations such as the IDB, IMF, and OAS help Latin America emerge from the wreckage of COVID-19?

Join us Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET for a panel discussion with @ocanuto and @BoscoMarti via live webcast: bit.ly/2XyFMC9 @ocanuto @BoscoMarti We are live w/ @BoscoMarti @ocanuto @CGDev's Nancy Lee and @ctornaghi to discuss the role of multilateral organizations post COVID-19.

Join us!
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Aug 11, 2020 8 tweets 11 min read
We'll be live shortly with @JuanPdelvalle, @CFAInstituteCEO's Margaret Franklin, @stanleyamotta, and @BrazilBrian for a panel on ethical imperatives and the changing social values across Latin America amid the pandemic.

How can companies adapt?

Tune in! bit.ly/31Ltmbe @JuanPdelvalle @CFAInstituteCEO @stanleyamotta @BrazilBrian And we're live! Hear from leaders discussing the critical questions and pressure points for ethically responsible business during COVID-19.

Join us.
Jul 31, 2020 6 tweets 15 min read
El Chasqui is out!

Before going on vacation for a bit, we leave you with a true-crime podcast, a fireside chat, and some summer reading. 📚 mailchi.mp/as-coa/el-chas… ImageImage @CarinZissis @TizBreda @MSDLatAm @gfrias @cmuruzabal @emiliesweigart @AmerQuarterly @ASCOAMedia @paolanagovitch @luisaleme What we're watching: #Nuyo79

Through the story of the 1979 Puerto Rico National Basketball Team, @nyricanbasquet reminds us to honor the Puerto Rican diaspora and recognize the many ways Boricuas hacen patria.

bit.ly/3ghUIf9
Jul 30, 2020 10 tweets 5 min read
Grab your 🍿, bondholders.

We're talking with two renowned experts—Lee Buchheit and Augusto de la Torre—about the evolution of sovereign debt restructurings, with a spotlight on Ecuador.

We are LIVE with #EcuadorCOA. Join us! as-coa.org/events/soverei… Lee Buchheit opens by giving an overview of the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s. When all was said and done, 27 countries worldwide that had to restructure their sovereign debt.

Commercial banks quickly organized themselves into bank advisory groups.

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Jul 30, 2020 13 tweets 6 min read
And we are LIVE with former CDC head Dr. Julie Gerberding!

Don't miss this timely #HealthcareASCOA discussion with the Merck EVP and chief patent officer: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Clarification: Dr. Gerberding is Merck's chief patient officer, not patent.
Jul 29, 2020 9 tweets 8 min read
We are live with our #BRAVObiz symposium on how COVID-19 is transforming consumer behavior trends!

Join us now as we hear from @cmuruzabal @gfrias and executives from @Grupo_Exito @BelcorpCorp @MastercardLAC and @SAPLatinAmerica. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… What are some of the biggest changes in consumer behavior?

Personal care and body care are becoming more relevant, says Erika Herrero, CEO of @BelcorpCorp, with sales down just 18% in April and May compared to 70% drops for makeup and fragrances.

#BRAVObiz
Jul 28, 2020 10 tweets 6 min read
We are live with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile! 🇨🇱

Watch his #2020WCA presentation live: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Jan Van Acker, president of emerging markets human health at Merck, introduces Piñera, who he notes, incidentally, grew up partly in Van Acker's home country of Belgium.

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