Debate in the Miguel de Cervantes Room of Casa América this afternoon from 16.30 to 18.30 hours within the framework of the presentation of the report Connecting regions, closing gaps, building sovereignty. Digital Alliance EU – Latin America and the Caribbean: recommendations for the EU-CELAC Summit, by the Fundación Carolina and the ECFR.
In a context marked by growing geopolitical confrontation and global challenges, digital cooperation between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean is acquiring renewed strategic importance. This meeting will bring together representatives of governments, the private sector, civil society and academia from both regions with the aim of fostering a space for dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of the bi-regional digital agenda.
The debate will address key issues such as the expansion of connectivity infrastructures, strengthening cybersecurity, joint development of artificial intelligence and promotion of green technologies, with a view to consolidating the EU-US Digital AllianceLAC as a priority at the upcoming EU-CELAC 2025 Summit.
León de la Torre, general director of Casa de América, will welcome the debate with the participation of Antón Leis, director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID); Érika Rodríguez, director of the Fundación Carolina; Alejandro Kawabata, director of legal and institutional affairs at the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), and Renata Dutra, Senior Manager of Institutional Relations at Telefónica S.A. José Ignacio Torreblanca, Director of the Madrid Office and Senior Policy Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations will moderate. Free entry with registration here.