DLA Piper’s Latin America Panorama 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

On 24 January we hosted Latin America Panorama in Madrid to discuss the biggest trends and opportunities in Latin America for 2024.

This event was designed for senior executives from multiple industries who have interests in Latin America and our agenda included a host of eminent panelists and speakers.

There was an opportunity for attendees to network with their peers and with our partners from DLA Piper in Latin America and the US, as well as from Spain, Portugal and the rest of Europe, who were able to help them assess the opportunities and mitigate risks of doing business between Europe and Latin America over the next twelve months.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with any of the partners below. We look forward to seeing you at Latin America Panorama 2025.

9:30 - 10:00 - Registration; coffee and pastries

10:00 - 10:15 - Welcome remarks

• Jesús Zapata, Managing Partner, DLA Piper (Spain)
• Francisco Cerezo, Partner & Chair, US-Latin America Practice, DLA Piper (US)

10:15 - 10:45 - Keynote Speaker: Fernando Carrillo, Vice President PRISA S.A.: “Latinoamérica: entre la utopía democrática y la dimensión social del capitalismo”

10:45 - 10:55 - Benoît Félix, Global Head of Structured Finance, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

11:00 - 11:35 - Panel 1 - Americas investments in Spain and Portugal

• Omar González Pardo, President, Grupo Trinity
• Núria Vilanova, President of CEAPI and Atrevia
• Borja Oria, Managing Partner, Arcano Partners
• Moderators: Felipe Quintero, Partner, DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán (Colombia), João Costa Quinta, Partner, DLA Piper ABBC (Portugal)

11:35 - 11:50 - Short break - coffee
 
11:50 - 12:25 - Panel 2 - LatAm opportunities in energy and infrastructure

• Jorge Arbache, Vice President, Corporación Andina de Fomento
• María Castro Madera, Structured Finance Director, WEST (Europe & Americas), Solarpack
• Silvia Encinas, Head of Special Projects & Regulations, EDP Renewables
• José Olivé Pina, Chief Financial Officer, Coxabengoa
• Joaquín Mollinedo, Director General of Industrial Relations and Sustainability, Acciona
• Moderator: Margarita Oliva, Partner, DLA Piper (US)

12:25 - 12:40 - Short break - coffee

12:40 - 13:15 - Panel 3 - Taking a multi-sectoral approach to ESG

• Álvaro Colino, Director of Sustainable Business Products, CaixaBank
• Ignacio Garcia-Valdecasas, Global Lead, Sustainability Shopping Experience, Amazon
• Moderator: Paz De la Iglesia, Partner, DLA Piper (Spain)

13:15 - 13:35 - Closing speaker: fireside chat - The inevitable rise of AI

• Ricardo Martinho, President of IBM Portugal
• Diego Ramos, Partner, DLA Piper (Spain)

13:35 - 13:45 - Closing remarks

• Nuno Azevedo Neves, Managing Partner, DLA Piper ABBC (Portugal)

13:45 - 14:30 - Networking cocktail