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Marisol Argueta, head of Latin America at the World Economic Forum declared that peace would be a topic of interest at this year's forum in Medellin, Colombia. "We can see that it is important to know about the process of peace, the reach that it has and its economic benefits," she said.
This year's Economic Groups Ranking, published by the Development University (UDD), came with welcome surprises for some. Grupo Solari reached number one in the wealth, revenue growth and growth equity categories.
To most Venezuelans suffering food shortages, Lorenzo Mendoza and the company he runs, Empresas Polar SA, are trusted providers of everything from pasta to beer. But to an embattled populist government, he is a traitor responsible for the scarcities. Read More...
In early June, Nicolas Shea's Cumplo opened up new offices in Rancagua, following the March office opening in Puerto Montt. In only five years, Cumplo now has more than 50,000 registered users and 3,000 investors. It has also become the largest collaborative financial platform in Latin America.
Roberto Murray has been an essential part in Grupo AGRISAL's reinvention. He believes that productivity and competitiveness are the only guarantees to success and that in a world without borders, "the possibilities are limitless".
Rodrigo Teijeiro gives us his six must-haves to being a successful entrepreneur: passion, business partners, talent, investors, dedication and balance. These essential characteristics are what will determine the success or failure of a project.
José Antonio Fernández, President of the Board of the Tecnológico de Monterrey and President of the Administrative Board of FEMSA, understands the challenges and pathways to continued success. He also emphasizes the importance of helping the education sector in the country, mentioning Fundación FEMSA and the new partnership between the Tecnológico de Monterrey and MIT.
Expogestão is one of the most important corporate events in the country. Eric Acher participated in the panel on Innovation with CEO of 99Taxis, Peter Fernandez, Director of Marketing & Digital Markets, Romeo Busarello, and founder of Daftiti, Malte Horeyseck. During the panel Acher emphasized that the key to success is a good idea and planning.
According to an open survey conducted by La Segunda, four of our members: Alejandra Mustakis, Nicolás Shea, Carlo Solari and Jorge Errázuriz were named as some of "The Most Admirable Business Leaders".
Andrés Moreno, founder of Open English, was featured in La Nación as he talked about the importance of technology in businesses today. He emphasized that the keys to a succesful business are perseverance and passion, following a strict methodology, taking advantage of the available technology and taking risks
Marina Spindler will step down as CEO of the Group of Fifty. Fortunately, she will remain connected with the organization and serve as Senior Advisor. She has founded LaB (Latam Board LLC), a New York-based consulting firm specialized in the design and implementation of high value networks for global ventures and cross-sector initiatives. Combining the strengths of the corporate world and the values of nonprofits, she is uniquely positioned to build international advisory boards and serve as ambassador and bridge builder for social enterprises looking to scale their impact at home and abroad.
The magazine Estrategia & Negocios featured Marisol Argueta, Head of Latin America in the World Economic Forum, as one of the most outstanding women from the region of Central America in 2015. Among other influential women, Marisol ''act(s) in the cusp of global power, and manage(s) agendas that impact people worldwide'' the magazine explains.
Avianca and the Tourism Ministry of El Salvador launched a new initiative called "Descubre Centro América". The program seeks to provide incentives for people worldwide to travel to the region. Fostering tourism in the region of Central America, the campaign offers special deals for tourists to travel to over 20 countries in the region.
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg participated in the Milken Institute Global Conference in early May. During which she agreed with her fellow panelists, executives from Prudential and State Street, on asset management's ballooning role in global capital markets. "Investors got pampered by extraordinarily strong security markets, but that's not an accurate expectation for the future" she said.
Roberto Bonetti was recognized as an outstanding industrial entrepreneur by the "Asociación de Industrias", which rewarded him the Industrial Merit Award for his institutional work in support of the industrial sector as well as his contribution to social development to the Dominican Republic.
Marcelo Claure, CEO of Sprint and David Beckham announced the closing of the purchase of private land where the future football stadium of Miami will be located. The area bought constitutes of 60% of the total territory needed to build the stadium which will have a capacity of 25,000 people.
Stanely Motta received the Woodrow Wilson Award on January 28, 2016. The award is usually received by executives that demonstrate a compromise with the wellbeing of people through private entities that contribute to the local development of their respective countries. Motta received the honorable award for his lifelong efforts to protect diversity in Panamá.
EDUCA was designated as the entity that coordinates the Oversight Committee of Eductaion. Elena Viyella was thankful for the vote of confidence after the appointment and then stressed the need of an institution that empowers actors in the education process.
The Inter-American Development Bank assembly took place during the first week of April in Nassau, Bahamas. This year the meeting discussed the regional economic situation, the impact of chlimate change and energy investment. Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the bank said in a statement "the backlog of reforms is daunting, and the short-term challenges are great, but this is not the time to hesitate , it is time to seize the initiative". The IDB report recommended countries to make the necessary fiscal adjustments soon and to re-balance public spending to productivity-boosting investments such as modernizing infrastructure.
Denis Minev participated in a TedX conference where he analyzed the development of the state of Rondônia. In his presentation, Denis offered data in order to challenge and make us rethink about etrepreneurship in the Amazon region.
