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ORGANIZER;CN=David Gibbens:MAILTO:djgibbens@outlook.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: Current Situation in Argentina, Ecuador and Mexico
LOCATION:Zoom\r\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82058135658\r\nTimes:\r\n- Mexico and US MT: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM \r\n- US Eastern and Chile: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM\r\n- Argentina and Brazil: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM\r\n- UK: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
DESCRIPTION:Topic: &nbsp;Current Situation in Argentina, Ecuador and MexicoSpeakers: Juan Terán Jurado, Head of Corporate Affairs; Susana Berruecos, Head of Policy and Public Affairs; &nbsp;Clorrie Yeomans, Corporate Affairs Officer with Canning HousePresentation:- Argentina: Clorrie Yeomans: Milei's Omnibus Law: Implications for International Business and InvestmentThis brief presentation will outline what Milei's flagship Omnibus Law means for international business and investors. The package of pro-market tax and state reforms was narrowly passed by the Senate on 12th&nbsp;June. The bill will now return to the Lower Chamber for a final vote, where it is expected to pass. These landmark reforms aim to transform Argentina's economy, reducing the size of the State and opening the doors to private investment. What opportunities and challenges should international investors and businesses look out for?&nbsp;- Ecuador: Juan Terán Jurado: what's ahead of the next presidential election in February 2025&nbsp;- Mexico: Susana Berruecos: an overview of the recent elections in Mexico&nbsp;Our thanks to Nick McCall, The FENG London Chapter Chair, and President of the Canning House, for his assistance in arranging this presentation.Speakers' bios:&nbsp;Juan Terán Jurado, Head of Corporate Affairs:With 15 years of international trade experience, I have served as Ecuador's commercial attaché in Panama (2012), the UK (2015), Switzerland (2019), and Germany (2020). Additionally, I have worked as a consultant for Germany’s Import Promotion Desk and the United Nations’ International Trade Centre. Having resided in the UK for over seven years, I am currently the Head of Corporate Affairs at Canning House, where I direct corporate strategy and foster connections between the UK, Latin America, and Iberia. I am honoured to serve as the Co-Chair of the Anglo-Ecuadorian Society, actively contributing to cultural and business ties.&nbsp;Susana Berruecos, Head of Policy and Public Affairs:Susana Berruecos holds a doctorate in Government and an MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), as well as a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).&nbsp;Susana is currently Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Canning House. In the academic arena she has been a lecturer in Mexico and London, as well as visiting fellow at LSE and Georgetown University. Susana is currently teaching Latin American regional scenarios at the Tecnológico de Monterrey. She joined the Latin American Centre at the University of Oxford as Academic Visitor in December 2022 and is now Research Associate at OSGA.&nbsp;She has published on judicial politics, democratization, security and electoral institutions. Susana is co-editor of “Mexico’s Struggle for Public Security: Organized Crime and State Responses”. In 2022 Susana published a couple of articles with Laurence Whitehead on sub-national politics and constitutional controversies. They are both working on two chapters for the forthcoming book: Governability for Development: Mounting Pressures on the Rule of Law in Latin America (Routledge). Susana publishes regularly in Voz y Voto.&nbsp;https://www.vozyvoto.com.mx/Clorrie Yeomans, Corporate Affairs Officer:Clorrie is the Corporate Affairs Officer at Canning House: the UK-Latin American Forum. She holds an MPhil in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford and a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages and Cultures from Durham University. Prior to joining Canning House in January 2023, Clorrie served as a Research Assistant at Oxford University's Department for International Development and interned both as a Political Analyst at LatinNews and as a writer at The South America Wine Guide in Argentina. Clorrie speaks Spanish, French, and intermediate Portuguese. She is a Committee Member of the Anglo Argentine Society and the Canning Club.&nbsp;
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