The Diplomat
More than 400 presidents of leading companies and business families from Latin America and Spain, and institutional personalities from across the Ibero-American Community will participate in the VII Congress of the Business Council Alliance for Ibero-America (CEAPI), which will be held from June 17 to 19 in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).
The Congress will be chaired by one of the most important businessmen in Colombia, Jaime Gilinski, president of the Gilinski Group, and will be attended by large Colombian businessmen, including Luis Carlos Sarmiento, president of OLCSAL, who, together with Gilinski, was awarded with the V. Iglesias Award for the Development of the Ibero-American Business Space, which they received from the King.
The Congress has the support of other prominent Colombians such as Omar González, president of the Trinity Group, who chairs the Colombian Advisory Council of CEAPI; and Julio Cesar Turbay, as member of the International Council.
Other important Colombian businessmen who have supported are Jean Claude Bessudo, president of AVIATUR; Carmen Abondano, president of the Board of Directors of Grupo Daabon; Camilo Bueno, from KPMG Colombia; Yonatan Burzstyn, president of Totto; Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of FENALCO; Gabriel Echavarría, president of the COMPAS Board of Directors; Camila Escobar, president of Procafecol; Catalina Escobar, founder and president of the JUANFE Foundation; Miguel Escobar, president of POSTOBON; Carlos Ignacio Gallego, president of NUTRESA, Alfonso Gómez Palacio, president of Telefónica Hispam; Daniel Haime, founder of Serena del Mar; Bruce Mac Master, president of the National Association of Colombian Businessmen ANDI; Juan Carlos Mora, president of Bancolombia; Juan Ricardo Ortega, president of Grupo Energía Bogotá; Eduardo Pacheco president of the Colpatria Group; Federico Pedreira, president of AVIANCA and Ricardo Roa, president of Ecopetrol.
Together, and also with other business leaders in the region, the great opportunities in Latin America and the current situation will be analyzed. Leaders such as Mireya Cisneros, president of We Cisneros (Venezuela); José Luis Del Río, president and CEO INDER – DERSA (Chile); Paola Luksic, (Chile); Maris Llorens, owner of Viradolce S.A; Esteban Morabito, president of MAAHSA (Paraguay); Stanley Motta, president of Copa Holdings (Panama); Isabel María Noboa, president of NOBIS (Paraguay); Carlos Vargas Loret de Mola, president of ANDINO Investments (Peru); María Paz Vierci, member of the Management Committee of Grupo Vierci (Paraguay); and Felipe Vicini president of INICIA (Dominican Republic) along with other important businessmen.
Regarding the business community in Spain, Isidoro Alanis, president of Global Exchange, is expected to participate; Jesús Alonso, president of the Daniel Alonso Group; Luis Amodio, president of OHLA; Vicente Boluda, vice president of Grupo Boluda Maritime Corporation; Manuel Contreras, president of the AZVI group; Beatriz Corredor, president of Redeia; Ana Godó, Director of Grupo Godó Comunicación; Antonio Huertas, president of Mapfre, Jaume Miquel, president of Tendam; Enrique Riquelme, president of the COX-Abengoa Group and Juan Miguel Sucunza, Vice President of the Eulen Group, among others.
CEAPI continues to support Institutional Dialogue also in its congressional meeting in which prominent representatives will share debate with business leaders: the Congress will be attended by Rebeca Grynspan, secretary general of UNCTAD (Costa Rica); Andrés Allamand, Ibero-American Secretary General (SEGIB); Sergio Díaz Granados, executive president of CAF (Colombia); Mariano Jabonero, secretary general of the OEI (Spain); Gina Magnolia Riaño, secretary general of the OISS (Colombia); Michelle Muschett, Undersecretary General, Deputy Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UNDP (Panama), Max Trejo, Secretary General of the OIJ (Mexico) and Ovidio Claros, President of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce.
Also participating at the local level will be Ibero-American mayors such as José Luis Martínez-Almeida, mayor of Madrid (Spain), Dumek Turbay, mayor of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia); Rafael López Aliaga, mayor of Lima (Peru); Carlos Fernando Galán, mayor of Bogotá (Colombia); Federico Gutiérrez, mayor of Medellín (Colombia); Alejandro Eder, mayor of Cali (Colombia); Alejandro Char, mayor of Barranquilla (Colombia); and Carolina Mejía, mayor of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
During the two days of the Congress, more than 400 participants will analyze the major topics on which the new global geostrategic situation is turning, such as growth and productivity, energy transition, education and employment, nearshoring, food security, tourism, cybersecurity and AI, the East-West relationship and the issues that will shape the global economic future.
The Congress will also focus on businesswomen and young people. In this way we celebrate the ‘Women, Business and Leadership in Ibero-America’ and ‘Next Generation’ conferences, which will bring together important businesswomen from the region and new generations of businessmen to discuss aspects such as family business, entrepreneurship, equality, social impact or responsible leadership. In addition, one more edition the Women, Business and Leadership Award will be held, which recognizes women who work not only to promote the development of their countries, but also to break the gender gap and encourage the empowerment of women in the field. business and work.
CEAPI has organized this event with the support of Avianca and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) as Partners; Azvi Group, Colpatria Group, DLA Piper, Trinity Group and Movistar as Premium; and Atrevia, Aviatur, Grupo Eulen, Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, Global Exchange, Institute of Political Science Hernán Echevarría Olózaga, Idesa, Juan Valdez, Mapfre, OHLA and Redeia as Collaborators.
