Wharton Latin American Conference

Thanks again for joining us at Whalac this year!

For those who missed the amazing last session with Duane Hughes, Managing Director - Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan, check out his TEDxTalk

Check Your Preference and Improve Your Results | Duane Hughes | TEDxSyracuseUniversity Where do our “types” or “preferences” come from? How can they influence our conduct at work? Why should we care? What can we do about it? In his Talk, Duane ...

Thank you for coming to and sharing with us! The conference was incredible! See you again next year at WHALAC 2020!

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After several months preparing the best panels, PE and startup competitions, and cultural programming, the Wharton Latin American Conference is finally here!

We are looking forward to meeting you tomorrow morning at WHALAC!

If you still don't have a ticket, don't worry! Go to whalac.com and get yours!

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In recent years, demographic changes in Latin America have created both challenges and opportunities in the region's healthcare structures. As prices rise, innovation becomes more and more important as a strategy to curb costs and ensure access to high-quality care.

This year's WHALAC will feature a dedicated "Healthcare Innovation in Latam" panel. This panel will feature:

- Miguel Garza, COO of Clínicas del Azúcar (Monterrey, Mexico)
- Rafael Cortez, Senior Economist for Healthcare and Team Lead at the World Bank.
- Ashley Swanson, professor of Healthcare Management, the Wharton School.

Come to WHALAC and learn more about healthcare innovation!

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Sergio Silva Do Amaral became ambassador of Brazil to the United States on Sept. 16, 2016. As a career diplomat, he has been posted to Paris, Bonn, Geneva and Washington. He was also ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom and France.

Sergio Amaral, who was born in São Paulo, previously served in various high-level positions in the Brazilian government, including vice minister for the environment, secretary of social communication and spokesman for President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. He was also minister of development, industry and foreign trade, as well as chairman of the Foreign Trade Council of Ministers (CAMEX) and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). In addition, Ambassador Amaral was debt negotiator for Brazil at the Bank Advisory Committee and the Paris Club; alternate governor to the IMF and the World Bank; and alternate representative of Brazil to the GATT during the Uruguay Round negotiations.

More recently, Ambassador Amaral was the chairman of the Brazil-China Business Council; director of the Center for American Studies at FAAP; member of the Strategic Council of the Industry Federation of São Paulo; and counselor at Felsberg and Associates, a law firm. He was a member of the board of WWF Brazil; the managing board of AES Eletropaulo and AES Tietê; and counselor to the International Board of Total and Plastic Omnium in France.

He received a law degree at the University of São Paulo and later a diploma of superior studies in political science (DESS) at the University of Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne). He was also assistant professor of international relations at the University of Brasilia. Ambassador Amaral speaks six languages and has been awarded several Brazilian and foreign decorations.

Sergio Amaral will join us at WHALAC for a session on Brazil and Latin America.

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Panel: Fintechs and Financial Inclusion

Our Fintech panel will provide a window into Latam's vibrant fintech market, and the new technologies that are being used to promote financial inclusion and lift people out of poverty.

Our speakers include:

- James Sagan Partner, Arc Labs
- Miguel Rodrigues, CFO at Creditas
- Matthieu Albrieux, Investment Office Head LatAm at Accion
- Mauricio Cordero, Latin America General Manager, PayJoy
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Our panels feature world-class speakers that provide a panoramic view of Latam's challenges and opportunities.⠀
Have you checked our panel schedule at whalac.com?

Our opening Keynote will provide a LATAM OUTLOOK. This panel will feature Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Associate Dean for International Programs, Penn Law, and Humberto Lopez, Director of Strategy and Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Latin America!
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As part of our cultural programming, CIMAFUNK, the greatest revelation in Cuban music in 2018, will honor us with their presence at WHALAC 2019. From Havana to Paris, and now to Philadelphia, CIMAFUNK plays a refreshing mix of Cuban music with funk and African rhythms.

Besides our "Music and Food and Latam" session, lead singer Erik Alejandro Rodriguez will also be featured as a speaker in the "Entrepreneurship as a driver for development" panel.

Come to WHALAC and enjoy CIMAFUNK! Learn more about Cuba, music, and entrepreneurship.

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Have you checked our incredible panel schedule at whalac.com?

Our panels feature world-class speakers that provide a panoramic view of Latam's challenges and opportunities.

One of your panels will offer A CLOSER LOOK INTO VENEZUELA. This panel will feature Gustavo Garcia, Principal Technical Lead Fiscal Economist, IDB, and Eduardo Porcarelli, Former Foreign Trade and Investment Negotiator of Venezuela and Former Director of the Venezuelan National Council for Investment.

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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

Sustainable consumption and production is about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and decent jobs and a better quality of life for all. Its implementation helps to achieve overall development plans, reduce future economic, environmental and social costs, strengthen economic competitiveness and reduce poverty.
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At WHALAC 2019, our panels and activities will address the challenge of sustainable development in Latam and the push for greener cities.⠀
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