[March 01, 2005] MIT Sloan to host Latin American government and business leaders on March 4-5, 2005 Tweet CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- March 1, 2005 -- New ventures, corporate expansion and economic policies to be addressed during VIII Latin Conference In the dawn of free-trade agreements in the Americas, what role will Latin America play in the 21st century? What current challenges does the region need to face to unleash its economic potential? Government, business and academic leaders are slated to discuss and debate these issues, among others, during the VIII Latin Conference hosted by MIT Sloan School of Management. The conference will be held on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at the Cambridge campus. Distinguished speakers slated to take part in the conference include, among others: -- Enrique V. Iglesias, President of the Inter-American Development Bank; -- Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic; -- Domingo Cavallo, former finance minister of Argentina; -- Hernan Buchi, former finance minister of Chile; -- Carlos Brito, CEO of InBev North America; -- Grey Warner, Sr. VP of Merck Latin America; -- Luis Ernesto Videla, CEO of LAN Chile; and -- MIT President Susan Hockfield and MIT Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee The VIII MIT Sloan Latin American Conference is organized by MBA students from the MIT Sloan Latin Business and MIT Sloan Brazilian clubs. The yearly conference brings top regional and worldwide leaders together with academia for a public discussion of issues facing the region. To register for the conference or obtain the conference schedule, panel discussion topics, and the complete list of speakers, please visit: www.mitsloanlatinconference.com. For more information, please contact Joel Peito at [email protected] or 617-378-1310. The VIII MIT Sloan Latin American Conference is sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT School of Humanities, Arts & Sciences, MIT Sloan Latin Club, The Brazilian Club, Bunge, HP Invent, Cemex, CSAV, ZonaAmerica, and Tata International. For over fifty years, the MIT Sloan School of Management, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been one of the world's leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice. With students from more than 60 countries, it develops effective, innovative, and principled leaders who advance the global economy. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]