Augusto López Claros is one of the top opinion leaders from Latin America. The international economist, speaker and author of numerous books has over 30 years of experience in senior positions at various international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Economic Forum and, most recently, the World Bank.
Read his latest Blog:
http://augustolopez-claros.blogspot.com/
On behalf of IDB Group and SECO, Switzerland Global Enterprise would like to invite your company to join the IDB Get-Together with the Swiss Private Sector, which will take place on Thursday, 16 January 2020 from 14.00 to 18.00 at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue (Gheistrasse 37, Rüschlikon) and will be headed by IDB Invest’s CEO.
Attached you will find the program of the IDB Get-Together with the Swiss Private Sector Meeting (Program Link).
For Executives of Swiss infrastructure companies, participation is free of charge but will be limited (1 representative per company).
This kind of meeting is unique in the international financial institutions landscape. If you wish to be part of it, please confirm your participation by sending an e-mail with your full contact details to Albulena Biljali: abiljali@s-ge.com
Registration deadline: 08.01.2020
Should you not be able to join, but would like to send another representative from your company, kindly send us the contact details of the designated person.
Profit from the early bird ticket for the Aussenwirtschaftsforum 2020, 28/04/20, Messe Zurich, www.s-ge.com/awf
(edited by Mauricio Mesquita Moreira and Ernesto Stein)
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November 18, 2019
Linda Walker von Graffenried, Vice President of the LATCAM Board, Philippe Nell, Honorary Ambassador of the LATCAM Board, and Tatjana Gaspar, Managing Director of LATCAM, were invited by Ana Rosa Valdivieso, Ambassador of Peru to Switzerland, to take part in an informal 
luncheon at the residence of the Peruvian Ambassador and in the presence of Ambassadors and Embassy officials of other Latin American countries. The purpose was to open a dialogue about opportunities of mutual cooperation by strengthening ties with LATCAM, get a perspective on potential LATCAM events under consideration for 2020 and give all diplomats present a possibility to ask questions and present their views.
November 13, 2019
Philippe Nell, Honorary Ambassador of LATCAM, joined Alejandro Garofali, Ambassador of Uruguay to Switzerland, to meet Marcos Esteve, CEO of Banque Heritage, for lunch at the bank’s headquarters in Geneva. Banque Heritage being the only Swiss bank established in Uruguay, topics of the discussion were opportunities for Swiss banks in Uruguay as well as banking and policies affecting Uruguay’s competitiveness.
October 31, 2019
LATCAM Board Members Gabriela Lippe-Holst and Manfred Ebling held a meeting in Zurich with Francisco Gormaz, Ambassador of Chile to Switzerland, Minister Counsellor Roberto Plaza Cañas and Dr. Marcelo Villagrán, Trade Representative at the General Consulate of Chile in Munich, engaging in a productive discussion about developing and improving business relations between Switzerland and Chile.
Foreign Affairs (Nov/Dec 2019 issue) article “Why Latin America Was Primed to Explode” by Moisés Naím and Brian Winter:
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November 8, 2019:
Ramon Esteve, Chairman of the Board of LATCAM, and Dr. Philippe Nell, Honorary Ambassador of LATCAM, meeting with a Delegation of Brazilian Indigenous Populations and a Delegation of the STSA in Geneva, discussing threats to the Amazon Region and opportunities of the FTA.
A Statement on the above meeting by Ramon Esteve will be sent to our Members.
The Brasilea Foundation, in cooperation with Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), invites interested companies to the event taking place on November 26th 2019 in Basel to get to know more about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Latin America’s largest market.
For more information please consult the flyer (download)
The Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland would like to inform that, as of 1 November 2019, Tatjana Gaspar will take over as Managing Director from Joaquín Fischer.
Tatjana Gaspar worked for seven years at the WEF in Geneva and was subsequently a Senior Relationship Manager in international private banking divisions at various banks in Zurich for nearly twenty years. Drawing on her professional expertise, she now works as an independent coach and consultant. She holds a Master’s Degree in Hispanic and Russian literature and history from the University of Geneva and has undertaken various additional studies including macro and micro-economics at the London School of Economics and behavioral finance at Zurich University. During four years, Tatjana Gaspar has been the President of the Zurich Club of Business and Professional Women, one of the oldest and largest international organizations of female professionals. She is fluent in six languages.
The Board of Directors of LATCAM is convinced that Tatjana Gaspar brings the necessary spirit and will manage the Chamber’s manifold projects and tasks with energy and passion.
The Board of Directors also wants to recognize and thank Joaquín Fischer for his outstanding service. He has been Managing Director of LATCAM since 2016.
In the name of the Board I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your trust.
Kind regards,
Ramon M. Esteve
President of the Board of Directors
Announcement (download)
