Programme
08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION
Registration will be open from 08:30 am. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available to conference delegates.
09:00 - 09:50: Session 1 - Keynote Address: The UK Opportunities for Improved Relations with Latin America
Catherine O’Neill OBE, Deputy Director and Head of Latin America, FCDO
Keynote chair: Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI
10:00 - 11:20 Session 2 - Navigating Geopolitics in a World in Disarray
With wars being fought in Ukraine and the Middle East, and brewing disputes between superpowers in the Indo-Pacific, how will Latin America be affected by global geopolitics in the near term? How can Latin American countries most effectively engage in a world that has reshaped previous ways of conducting international relations? How can Latin American countries ensure that they are involved in new forms of global governance?
Speakers:
Francisco De Santibanez, President, Argentine Council for International Relations
Kezia McKeague, Managing Director, McLarty Associates
Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Minister of Defence of Colombia and Ambassador to Washington
Brian Fonseca, Director, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University
Chair: Juan Pablo Toro, Executive Director, AthenaLab
11:20 - 11:40 COFEE BREAK
Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available for conference delegates.
11:40 - 13:10 Session 3 - Modernising the Defence and Security Sectors
A dynamic and unpredictable global environment demands better and improved armed forces ready to meet the challenge. How are the Latin American countries adapting to new defence requirements? How can the military, intelligence, and private sector best contribute to promoting regional stability and peace in the Americas.
Speakers:
Sarah K. Martinez, National Intelligence Officer, Western Hemisphere, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, United States
Estefania Dominguez, Americas Senior Analyst, Janes
Juan Battaleme, Director of International Relations, Ministry of Defence, Argentina
Marcelo Masalleras, Senior Researcher, AthenaLab
Chair: Peter Olive, Former Head of Futures and Strategic Analysis, DCDC, Ministry of Defence, UK
13:10 - 14:00 LUNCH
Lunch will be provided for conference delegates.
14:00 - 14:40 Session 4 - Afternoon Keynote Address: Defence policy: What’s Needed to Keep Countries Safe in Latin America’s Current Environment?
Ricardo Montero Allende, Defense Undersecretary, Government of Chile
Chair: Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News Online Latin America Editor
14:50 - 16:00 Session 5 - Can Countries Partner to Combat Transnational Crime?
With organised and transnational criminality constituting an unprecedented threat to countries in the region, what can decisionmakers do to improve collectively their security? How can governments set and implement viable policies for countering transnational criminality while also ensuring that developmental priorities are met?
Speakers:
Martín Verrier, Vice Minister for Countering Drug Trafficking, Argentina
Miguel Ascencio, Director, Cybersecurity Policy, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, FIU
Carolina Andrade, Secretary General for Security, Quito Metropolitan District
Chair: Paz Zárate, Senior Researcher, AthenaLab
16:10 - 17:00 Session 6 - Closing Plenary Discussion: Deepening Dialogue and Cooperation between Ukraine and Latin America and the Caribbean
Yaroslav Brisiuck, Director General, The Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Chair: Carlos Solar, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI