MIT Sloan Latin America-China Conference – Live Stream

Latin American and Chinese experts will examine the increasing inter-dependency of the two regions and how they need to understand each other better. Join us on the web or at the conference in São Paulo, Brazil

Watch the live stream HERE .

Hosted by MIT Sloan faculty Yasheng Huang and Roberto Rigobon (see full agenda here)

Featured speakers:

–Alejandro Werner, Director of Western Hemisphere, IMF

–Ilan Goldfajn, Chief Economist at Itaú Unibanco Bank Brazil

–Enrique Ostalé, Executive Vice President, President and CEO Walmart Latin America

–Paul Mackel, Managing Director, HSBC Hong Kong

–Charles Tang, President, Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2014 MIT Sloan Latin America-China Conference
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel

Avenida das Nações Unidas, 12559 – Brooklin Novo

This conference welcomes participants from all academic and corporate organizations as well as all global regions

Simultaneours translation is available from English to Portuguese
Será disponibilizado tradução simultânea do Inglês para o Português

Thursday, August 28, 2014
Time	Location	Session
18:00 – 19:15	Club A, Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel	Welcome Reception
19:15 – 21:15	Chagal Room, Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel	Dinnerwith talk by Jian Gao Presenters: Jian Gao Former Vice Governor China Development Bank
Friday, August 29, 2014
Time	Location	Session
7:30 – 8:30	WTC Theater Lobby, Level C	Registration Light breakfast Served
8:45 – 9:00	WTC Theater, Level C	Conference Welcome Remarks
9:00 – 10:30	WTC Theater, Level C	Panel 1: GROWTH PROSPECTS IN LATIN AMERICA Uncertainty in emerging economies, risks of deflation in advanced ones, and fluctuating commodities prices are just a few of the challenges facing Latin America as it looks to increase growth rates and compete in the global economy. Presenters: Roberto Rigobon Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Economics MIT Sloan School of Management Vittorio Corbo Lioi Senior Research Associate Centro de Estudios Públicos – Chile Ilan Goldfajn Chief Economist Itaú Unibanco Bank – Brazil Alejandro Werner Director of Western Hemisphere Department International Monetary Fund
10:30 – 10:45	WTC Theater Lobby, Level C	Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	WTC Theater, Level C	Panel 2: GROWTH PROSPECTS IN CHINA Sustained growth in China is critical both domestically and internationally. Slowing growth and lending rates combined with high debt have raised questions, but how concerned should business and policy leaders be? Presenters: Yasheng Huang Associate Dean and Professor of International Management MIT Sloan School of Management Sun Pei Associate Professor of Industrial Economics Fudan University, School of Management – China Chong-en Bai Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor in Economics, Associate Dean School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University Xinzhong Xu Professor of Finance and Dean Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University Jian Gao Former Vice Governor China Development Bank
12:15 – 12:45	WTC Theater Lobby, Level C	Lunch Attendees should pick out a lunch box, and make their way back to the WTC Theater for the Lunchtime Keynote Session
12:45 – 13:45	WTC Theater, Level C	LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Presenters: André Loes Chief Economist HSBC Latin America Paul Mackel Managing Director HSBC Hong Kong
13:45 – 14:00	WTC Theater Lobby, Level C	Break
14:00 – 15:30	WTC Theater, Level C	Panel 3: DEEP DIVE with MIT SLOAN MIT Sloan's faculty analyze today's business challenges and solutions through their research. In this session, MIT Sloan faculty with expertise in Latin America, China, Energy and Global Economy engage in an interactive discussion about the key issues as identified by the conference attendees: Presenters: Roberto Rigobon Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Economics MIT Sloan School of Management Valerie J. Karplus Assistant Professor in the Global Economics and Management Group MIT Sloan School of Management Yasheng Huang Associate Dean and Professor of International Management MIT Sloan School of Management Donald R. Lessard Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, Emeritus MIT Sloan School of Management
15:30 – 15:45	WTC Theater Lobby, Level C	Break
15:45 – 17:15	WTC Theater, Level C	Panel 4: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA AND CHINA – COMPARISONS, CONTRASTS & COMPETITION Latin America and China are close trading partners, but also competitors in the global marketplace. How each does business internally and externally has critical implications for their future economy growth? Don Lessard, Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management at MIT Sloan, will lead a panel of business leaders who will share their experience of working in these regions as a way of exploring the similarities and differences between the two and what it might mean for global economy. Presenters: Donald R. Lessard Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, Emeritus MIT Sloan School of Management Enrique Ostalé Executive Vice President, President and CEO Walmart Latin America Charles Tang President Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry Fernando Reyes Matta Director, Center for Latin American Studies on China Universidad Andrés Bello Taotao Chen Professor of School of Economics & Managment Tsinghua University
17:15 – 17:30	WTC Theater, Level C	Closing Remarks