Seminars and Conferences
"The
Bicentennial Opportunity," The Grupa Vidanta Foundation’s third
international conference, was recently held in Mexico City in conjunction with
the Carolina Foundation of Spain, the Democracia y Desarrollo Foundation of
Chile, the Center for Research and Teaching of Economics (CIDE) and the
magazine Nexos.
Seven books were presented that analyze the history of Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico over the last hundred years as well as evaluate current dilemmas and opportunities.
Presenters included the former presidents of Chile, Colombia and Uruguay: Ricardo Lagos, César Gaviria and Julio Maria Sanguinetti, respectively; the Secretary General for the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza; the Secretary General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Enrique Iglesias; the president of the Carolina Foundation of Spain, Daniel Chavez Moran, Rosa Conde and the president of the Grupo Vidanta Foundation, Roberto Russell, and many others.
Other seminars have included:
Seven books were presented that analyze the history of Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico over the last hundred years as well as evaluate current dilemmas and opportunities.
Presenters included the former presidents of Chile, Colombia and Uruguay: Ricardo Lagos, César Gaviria and Julio Maria Sanguinetti, respectively; the Secretary General for the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza; the Secretary General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Enrique Iglesias; the president of the Carolina Foundation of Spain, Daniel Chavez Moran, Rosa Conde and the president of the Grupo Vidanta Foundation, Roberto Russell, and many others.
Other seminars have included:
- International Seminar: "Explaining the gap between Latin America and the United States," Buenos Aires, 2005.
- Book Presentation: "La brecha entre América Latina y Estados Unidos," Mexico City, 2007
- Workshop: "Latin America: Explaining its Strategies and External Alliances," Washington, DC, 2006.
- Workshop: "Latin America: Explaining its Strategies and External Alliances II," Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, 2007.
- Workshop: "Final Revision of the Papers on Integration and Fragmentation in Latin America", Mexico City, 2007.
- International Seminar: "Latin America: Integration or Fragmentation," Mexico City, 2007.
- Workshop: "The Bicentennial Opportunities for Progress and Guidelines for the Future," Santiago de Chile, 2008.
- International Seminar: "Contemporary Inter-American Relations," Mexico City, 2009.
- First International Seminar: "The Bicentennial: Lessons and Opportunities, 1910-2010,” Santiago de Chile, 2009.
- Roundtable: "Bicentennials: Their Meaning," Santiago de Chile, 2009.
- Book Presentation: "Argentina 1910-2010. Balance del Siglo" and "Argentina 2010: entre la frustración y la esperanza," Buenos Aires, 2010.
- Book Presentation: "100 Años de Luces y Sombras, una a mirada al bicentenario," Santiago de Chile, 2010.
- International Seminar: "The Bicentennial in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico," Mexico City, 2010.
