EL PAÍS and the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce present forum on ‘Latin America, the United States and Spain in the Global Economy’, live

The global economy is at a turning point full of uncertainty. Most central banks around the world have gone from fighting inflation to trying to avoid a recession, hoping to achieve a soft landing. This situation is taking place in an unstable world, with conflicts dominating the geopolitical agenda, and in an important election year, where numerous countries have seen changes of government, and all eyes are on the U.S. presidential election in November.

In this turbulent and polarized world — which is also full of opportunities — EL PAÍS and the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce will hold on Tuesday the forum Latin America, the United States and Spain in the Global Economy, which will once again highlight the importance of transatlantic ties.

The event — which is being held in New York in parallel with the United Nations General Assembly — will be attended by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares, as well as a large panel of stakeholders and industry leaders.

The event is organized by EL PAÍS and the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by DLA Piper, Iberia, Inditex, Indra, NTT Data and Total Protect in collaboration with the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI). The event can be followed live on the EL PAÍS website, from 8:15 a.m. New York time until approximately 1:30 p.m. (from 2:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in mainland Spain).

Joseph Oughourlian, the director of Prisa (the parent company of EL PAÍS), and Marco Antonio Achón, the chairman of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will open the event with a few words of welcome. The opening speech will be given by Albares. This will be followed by a conversation between Marco Antonio Achón and Juan Santamaría, the CEO of the ACS group, about the importance of infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth.

Alicia Montalvo, manager of Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity at the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean; Teresa Parejo, Head of Sustainability at Iberia; Javier Treviño, Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs of Walmart of Mexico and Central America; and María de los Ángeles Useche, Sales Director at Total Protect, will take part in a debate on sustainability trends moderated by Ricardo Martínez, Sustainability and Climate Risk Leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Risk & Financial Advisory practice.

This will be followed by a conversation between Margarita Oliva Sainz de Aja, Head of Banking and Finance for Latin America at DLA Piper, and Pedro Azagra, the CEO of Avangrid, the U.S. subsidiary of the Iberdrola Group, on the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition. Robert da Silva Ashley, Partner at DLA Piper, will then speak with Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, the CEO of EDP, about strategies to achieve a greener global economy.

Next, Pilar Manchón, Senior Director of Engineering, AI Research Strategy at Google, and Domingo González, Director of IT Innovation North America at Nestlé, will take part in a panel on generative artificial intelligence, moderated by Miguel Teixeira, Deputy CEO of IBIOL at NTT Data.

Carme Artigas, co-chair of the United Nations AI High-Level Advisory Body, and Mariano Jabonero, secretary general of the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) will then discuss the common space of Ibero-America, Spain and the United States in digital transformation and AI in education, science and culture, in a panel moderated by journalist Inés Santaulalia.

This will be followed by a conversation on the impact of technology multinationals in the Americas, featuring Indra president Marc Murtra, who will be interviewed by the director of EL PAÍS América, Jan Martínez Ahrens.

The closing speech will be made by Pedro Sánchez, who will be introduced by EL PAÍS editor-in-chief Pepa Bueno.

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