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Around this year’s Chatham House Latin America conference the Vistra LatAm desk in London will be hosting a round table discussion on Latin America’s 2018 super election cycle and potential implications for the region’s business and family business community. The event will be featuring several expert speakers from the London based Latin American community and is expected to shutter some light on the following items together with our guests:

Agenda:

• Risks on the radar: Latin America's current political and macro-economic outlook (Jimena Blanco, Head of Americas Politics Research, Verisk Maplecroft)
• Managing uncertain business landscapes: A closer look at Latin American / Brazilian businesses expanding abroad (Rodrigo Ferreira Figueiredo, Partner Corporate/M&A, Mattos Filho London)
• The fear of expropriation: A high level assessment of the UK's asset protection agreements with Latin America (Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly L., Partner Corporate/M&A, Nader, Hayaux & Goebel London / Mexico City) 

The event will take place on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Vistra UK

If you are interested in attending, please contact Raul Markos

Chatham House Latin America conference

The Chatham House Latin America conference, taking place on Thursday 25 October 2018 at Chatham House, will assess how the series of elections in Latin America in 2018 will affect the political direction of a number of major economies in the region. Our aim is to convene a dialogue between policy leaders and experts from regional institutions and the private sector.

Confirmed speakers to date include:

• Jorge M Faurie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain (2004-2011)
• Nicolás Dujovne, Minister of Treasury, Argentina
• Guillermo Ortiz, Chairman, BTG Pactual Latin America

The agenda and full list of confirmed speakers to date can also be viewed here