Global Issues
Latin America
Latin America:
Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets
International business speaker Anil Gupta is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on strategy, globalization, and emerging markets.
Former President of Colombia
Former Colombian President César Gaviria is known as a conflict mediator, advocate of democracy, staunch supporter of regional integration, and defender of human rights. He is credited with reforming the Americas.
Columnist & Global Affairs Expert
A syndicated columnist who applies experiences as an immigrant, soldier and reporter to his insight on global affairs, Edward Schumacher-Matos is a Harvard professor.
Former Under Sec. of Commerce for Int'l Trade
Until November 2013, Francisco J. Sánchez served as Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce, a post to which he was nominated to by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Expert on the Global Economy
After 12 years at the World Bank as a senior economist, Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Former Mayor of Miami
As former mayor, speaker Manny Diaz transformed Miami from a poor, crime-ridden, and economically stagnant city to a flourishing metropolis with a hurtling skyline.
Former Governor of The Central Bank of Argentina
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Argentina, Martín Redrado is now Chairman of Americas Committee of the BIS. He is a sought after public speaker on global economics and finance.
Former President of Costa Rica
A former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Laureate, Oscar Arias has traveled the world championing such issues as democracy, demilitarization and peace