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President Uribe participates in a panel at 2015 Summit alongside President Felipe Calderón, President Sebastián Piñera, and CEO of Mizuho Securitites USA Inc., John Koudounis
The three former heads of state discussed Opportunities in Latin America in a panel moderated by John Koudounis of Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
President Uribe engages Concordia Co-Founders, Matthew Swift and Nicholas Logothetis, in conversation at the 2012 Summit.

President Álvaro Uribe VÉlez

Concordia was honored to host a conversation with Leadership Council member and former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez and Rebecca Jarvis, Chief Business and Economics Correspondent at ABC News. The event was be co-hosted by Daniel Kerner, Latin American Practice Head of Eurasia Group, the world’s largest political risk consultancy firm. Eurasia Group Founder and President, Dr. Ian Bremmer, is a fellow member of the Concordia Leadership Council.

During this conversation, President Uribe offered his unique perspective on the current geopolitical climate in Latin America, with a particular focus on the region’s economic growth and its ability to sustain long-term political and social reforms through good governance and closer collaboration with civil society.

The evening was a precursor to the 2015 Concordia Summit, to be held on October 1-2, 2015, which will feature several Latin American leaders expanding on this conversation with particular focus on the current status of democracy in the region.

To read more about this event, visit our blog.

Location

Eurasia Group, 149 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States