The Diplomat
Casa América’s headquarters in Madrid will host the presentation of the report “The 30th Ibero-American Summit: Strategic Opportunity and New Agenda,” prepared by Fundación Alternativas, this Tuesday, April 28.
The presentation brings together high-level experts and stakeholders for a discussion at Casa América about the meaning and present and future role of Ibero-America, as well as the strategic opportunity for Latin America and for Spain, as the Summit’s host country. Challenges such as building consensus on key issues—digital, green, and social—and on new cooperation agendas will be addressed: migration and diasporas, natural disaster relief funds, and care policies. This event will also be available via live stream.
Program:
11:00. Welcome.
– León de la Torre Krais, Director General of Casa América.
11:05. Presentation: 2026 Report and the Madrid Summit.
– Vicente Palacio, Director of Foreign Policy at Fundación Alternativas.
11:15. Remarks.
– Luis Romera, Office of the Director General for Ibero-America and the Caribbean.
11:25. Ibero-America, Mexico, and Spain at the Summit.
– Beatriz Paredes Rangel, politician, diplomat, and writer (online).
11:30 Session I. Ibero-America: Strategic Opportunity and New Agendas.
– Ana Paula Penchaszadeh, co-author of the Report (CONICET-UBA).
– José Miguel Natera, co-author of the Report (UNAM) (online).
– Susana de Prado Hernández, Director of the Office for Digital Spain 2030 and Internationalization.
Presented and moderated by: Francisco Verdes-Montenegro, Professor of International Relations, UCM-ICEI, and Coordinator of the Report.
12:30. Conversation with the Ibero-American Secretary General, Andrés Allamand.
Moderated by: Vicente Palacio, Fundación Alternativas.
