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.
From the executive director of UNICEF to this century's campaign management guru, here are some of the upcoming speakers for this year's G50 annual meeting.
I [Tony Lake] am writing to you because this month, the month of your birth, leaders from virtually every country are meeting about the shape of your future.
The 17 global goals they are committing themselves to achieving over the next 15 years — the Sustainable Development Goals — span everything from protecting the planet... to promoting a more peaceful world... to helping people everywhere live lives of dignity and security. Read More...
Before November’s terrorist attacks in Paris, it was legal to stage a demonstration in a public square in that city. Now it isn’t. In Uganda, although citizens campaigning against corruption or in favor of gay rights often faced a hostile public, they didn’t face jail time for demonstrating. But under a frighteningly vague new statute, now they do. In Egypt, government authorities recently raided and shut down prominent cultural institutions – an art gallery, a theater, and a publishing house – where artists and activists once gathered. Read More...
Scenes from daily life in the failing state.
The Atlantic May 12, 2016
It's not all about politics, and in fact it's an extraordinary city.
The Atlantic March 28, 2016
How do we solve climate change? José María Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, talks about this enormous challenge with Moisés Naím.
Efecto Naím Nov. 16, 2015
Moisés Naím talks to Thomas Piketty about inequality, richness, capitalism and other subjects that this renowned French economist discusses in his book "Capital in the 21st Century".
Efecto Naím Feb. 22, 2016
Robin Chase, founder of Zipcar, the biggest shared-car company in the world. This succesful businesswoman believes that society is moving towards an economy based on collaboration and informal work.
Efecto Naím Nov. 30, 2015
The region's situation and its main challenges characterize one of the last discussions of the Hay de Cartagena.
El País February 1, 2016
How globalization exacerbated the wildly different problems of Zika, ISIS, and Donald Trump.
The Atlantic April, 25, 2016
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
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba is the most charming man in Washington: He's slick, he's savvy and he throws one hell of a party. And if he has his way, our Middle East policy is going to get a lot more aggressive.
Lack of money is a stubborn obstacle, but not as hopelessly unyielding as some of the others, and so would-be world-changers often set out to overcome it. Some try to raise money, but that can be depressing and futile. Others try to make money, but it’s hard to make enough. There is a third, more reliable way to overcome this obstacle, however, and that is to give away money that has already been made by somebody else, and has already been allocated to world-changing purposes. This is the way of the grant-makers of the Ford Foundation. Read More...
The homebase for this year's G50 meeting will be at the newly rennovated Ritz-Carlton in Foggy Bottom.
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.
We are happy to announce that Ernesto Monasterio Nieme has joined the G50 family. Ernesto is the director of Empresa de Comunicación del Oriente Ltda. which focuses on private television, cattle livestock, and banking. His complete profile is available here.
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.
