Georgetown Americas Institute

As the leading academic hub in Washington, DC, for hemispheric affairs, the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) is delighted to announce a high-level convening to address the pressing geopolitical and economic challenges and opportunities facing the region. “The Americas and the World Forum” will bring together distinguished policymakers, business leaders, academics, and civil society representatives from Latin America, the United States, and beyond, and advance Georgetown’s aspirations as a premier platform for dialogue about the critical role of the Americas in a rapidly evolving world order.

The conference will feature panels on the political and economic trends reshaping international relations, the growing role of China in the Western Hemisphere and beyond, and the implications of these changes for Latin America and the Caribbean. Speakers include former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; Nobel Prize Laureate Simon Johnson of the MIT; Manuel Muñiz, former vice-minister of Spain; former CIA Middle East Officer Norman Roule; School of Foreign Service Dean Joel Hellman; and GAI Founding Director Alejandro Werner. The Forum is designed for the policy, business, and civil society communities, as well as for students, faculty, and a wider interested public to explore what lies ahead for Latin America and the Caribbean in an increasingly complex global era.