Shaping Latin America Digital Transformation: A Conversation with Julissa Cruz
The current global context requires Latin America to confront the significant challenges involved in accelerating the digitalization of its productive processes, and with it, to seize opportunities in terms of attracting investment and fostering economic and social growth. Digital Summit LATAM is a forum for discussion and reflection where all actors within the digital ecosystem […]
Investment Landscape 2026
Samar Maziad, Ph.D. Sovereign Risk & Investment Strategy Advisor – CL7 Group Capital allocation will concentrate, hesitate, and politically align under uncertainty It’s “Outlook” season, and most global outlooks will catalogue an ever-expanding list of risks: tariffs and trade disruption; geopolitics, open wars and the risk of new ones; technology disruption and asset bubbles; climate shocks; […]
Interview with Eric Farnsworth, among the first to publicly propose María Corina Machado as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, talks about the future of Venezuela
Interview with Eric Farnsworth, among the first to publicly propose María Corina Machado as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, talks about the future of Venezuela This week we talked to Eric Farnsworth a leading expert on Venezuela and international affairs currently senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a […]
Hacia una Alianza Digital Verde Europa y América Latina
La Cumbre de Santa Marta redefine la nueva cooperación La reciente Cumbre UE-CELAC celebrada en Santa Marta representa un paso decisivo en la relación histórica entre Europa y América Latina. Lejos de ser un simple ejercicio formal de diplomacia, la cumbre confirmo un ambicioso paquete de iniciativas de inversión que buscan impulsar el desarrollo sostenible, […]
In Algorithm we Trust(?)
During one of my class discussion on AI at Duke, one of the students shared that his grandmother calls AI her “most trusted friend.” He added he’s planning to send her a daily reminder telling her not to trust AI too much. Not sure he is going to use AI for the reminder. It’s most […]
An Interview with H.E. Milena Mayorga Ambassador of El Salvador to the United States
This week Karim Lesina spoke with H.E. Milena Mayorga, El Salvador’s Ambassador to the USA. The discussion focused on the diplomat’s personal experiences, the economic opportunities offered by the country and El Salvador’s vision as a regional hub in an increasingly competitive world. Ambassador, you have a very diverse background: you came from the private […]
An Interview with Michael Stott Editor Latin America Financial Times
In this exclusive interview he talks with Piero Bonadeo about Brazil’s economy, politics, environment the challenges of organized crime, his passion for Rio de Janeiro and how became a true “Carioca da Gema.
Exclusive interview with Juan Santiago, founder and CEO Santex Group
He talks with Piero Bonadeo about AI, the challenges and growth of tech entrepreneurship in Latin America, investment opportunities in key industries, the importance of ethical innovation, and the region’s potential to become a global player while running a global IT company.
Trump: tecnología digital e choque de civilizações
Jorge Fernando Negrete P. Presidente do Digital Policy & Law Group – X / @fernegretep “Toda civilização se considera o centro do mundo e escrevesua história como o drama central da história humana.” Samuel P. Huntington. A posse de Trump como presidente dos Estados Unidos marca a inflexão necessária neste mundo de autoritarismos. A […]
Exclusive Interview with Manuel Tovar Rivera Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, and President of the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER)
By Karim LESINA Costa Rica has gained recognition as a leader in innovation, sustainability, and trade within the global economy. Could you share your perspective on how the country’s strategic vision has evolved to position itself as a key player in the digital economy and foreign trade landscape? Costa Rica’s vision has evolved to focus […]