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🇵🇪 Grocery Store: El Condor | Peru Forum 2026 at University of Chicago

We’re very happy to welcome back El Condor for the second year in a row at Peru Forum!

Founded in 1996 in Logan Square, El Condor is a family-owned store that has become a trusted source of Ecuadorian and Peruvian products across the Midwest.

They will be joining us from 12:00–6:00pm during the Forum. You’ll be able to explore a wide range of products: from fresh ingredients like ají amarillo, to beverages such as chicha morada, maracuyá, and Inca Kola, as well as staple grains like maíz morado and choclo.

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 12:00–6:00pm
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Peru Forum 2026 | Program

We’re excited to share the full program for this year’s Forum: a full day of dialogue on democratic institutions, macroeconomic stability, purpose-driven investment, and culture and identity.

🗓 March 30 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Cultural Closing Performance | Peru Forum 2026

Peru Forum 2026 will close with a special performance by the Center of Peruvian ARTS, featuring two traditional Peruvian dances.

Join us to experience and celebrate Peru’s cultural heritage:

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 5:30–6:00pm
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Panel: Culture, Language, and Identity

How can culture, language, and the arts shape a more inclusive and cohesive Peru?

At Peru Forum 2026, this closing panel places culture at the center of citizenship and social cohesion. The conversation will explore how arts, cultural education, and community-based initiatives can strengthen identity, reduce gaps, and build a shared vision for Peru’s future.

Panelists:
• Rubén Pachas — Founder and President, Center of Peruvian ARTS (COPA)
• Nené Lozada — Director, Spanish Language Program at the University of Chicago
• Carlos Molina-Vital — Founder and Co-Director, QINTI Project

Moderated by Jennifer De la Cruz, MPP candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 3:15–4:30pm
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Musical Performance | Peru Forum 2026 at The University of Chicago

We are excited to welcome Daniel Flores , a Peruvian American musician, project manager, and content creator, who will be joining us for a special musical performance during the Forum’s lunch break.

Through his work, Daniel advocates for greater representation of Latino music and communities, using his platform to make music more accessible and inclusive.

Join us to experience Peruvian music and culture:

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 12:40–2:00pm
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Panel: Purpose-Driven Private Capital

How can the private sector mobilize capital, capabilities, and partnerships to address Peru’s most urgent challenges?

At Peru Forum 2026, this panel brings together leaders across finance, infrastructure, and development to explore how ESG, sustainable finance, and collective business action can translate into measurable impact. We will examine what works, what barriers remain, and what commitments can accelerate inclusion, productivity, and purpose-driven innovation.

Panelists:
• Pedro Ayin — Head of Small Business at Interbank
• Rosanna Ramos Velita — President of the Board of Caja Los Andes
• Giuseppe Galluccio — Project Counsel at OHLA USA

Moderated by Carmen Rozas, Peruvian economist and MPP candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 2:00–3:00pm
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Keynote Speaker | Peru Forum 2026 at The University of Chicago

We are pleased to welcome James Robinson, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economics and professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, as a keynote speaker at Peru Forum 2026.

His work has shaped debates on institutions, political power, and economic development, focusing on how institutions influence prosperity across countries and over time.

Professor Robinson will deliver opening keynote remarks as part of the Forum’s Opening Session.

📅 March 30, 2026 | 9am Opening Session
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Panel: Institutional Strengthening & Political Stability | Peru Forum 2026 at The University of Chicago

As Peru approaches the 2026 elections, questions of institutional stability, governability, and citizen trust are at the center of the country’s future.

This panel brings a comparative Latin American perspective to examine the institutional designs and incentives that shape political stability across the region—what has worked, and what has failed. From there it will examine Peru’s long-term institutional trajectory.

Panelists:
• Alejandro Poiré — Distinguished Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey & Research Fellow at UChicago Center on Democracy
• Carmen Mc Evoy — Peruvian Historian & Professor of Latin American History at Sewanee

Moderated by Pablo Ferreyros, lawyer and MPP candidate at the Harris School of Public Policy.

🗓 March 30, 2026 | 9:45am–10:45am
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Keynote Speaker | Peru Forum 2026

We are honored to welcome Francisco Sagasti, former President of Peru, as one of the keynote speakers at Peru Forum 2026.

His virtual keynote, “Democracy from the Inside: Institutions, Trust, and Costs of Fragility,” will offer a reflection on democratic institutions, governance, and citizen trust in Peru, drawing from his experience leading the country during a period of crisis.

Building on the Forum’s discussion on institutional strengthening, this conversation will invite us to reflect on the constraints of governance and the safeguards needed to sustain democracy in our country.

The session will include a moderated Q&A with Jose Fernandez, economist and MPP candidate at the Harris School of Public Policy.

📅 March 30, 2026 | 10:45–11:10 AM
📍 Sky Suite, Keller Center | University of Chicago

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8

🇵🇪 Peru Forum 2026 is made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors across The University of Chicago.

We are deeply grateful to the UChicago centers, institutes, departments, and organizations that have helped create a space for dialogue on Peru’s challenges and opportunities ahead of the upcoming elections.

• Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
• Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Graduate Council | UChicagoGRAD
• The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy— Student Engagement & Belonging
• Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago
• Center for Effective Government
• Student Government Finance Committee
• UChicago Dept. of Music

Peru Forum 2026 will take place on March 30 at the Sky Suite, Keller Center (4th floor)

Registration:
• UChicago community: https://blueprint.uchicago.edu/event/12317152
• External guests: https://forms.gle/BU7bSWjNZNnJxuot8