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Page 1: Latin American Board

Latin American Board, 2010

Page 2: Latin American Board

The Latin American Board seeks to

develop and strengthen the relationship

between Georgetown University and the

Ibero-American region.

Who we are

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The Latin America Board (LAB) draws on

the University’s academic strengths in

international business and global

competitiveness, to cultivate partnerships

in Latin America, Spain and Portugal

through strategic, high-impact projects

and initiatives.

Who we are

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Alberto Beeck, Peru

Latin American Board Chairman

Director of Virgin Hotels and Partner of VH Properties and VH

Investments

Ricardo Ernst

Latin American Board Managing Director

Professor of the McDonough School of Business

Ignacio Alvarez, Puerto Rico

Popular, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Antonio Ardila, Colombia

Ardila Lülle, Vice-president

Jorge Born, Jr., Argentina

Bunge Ltd., President

Adriana Cisneros, Venezuela

Cisneros Group of Companies, Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy

Ana Maria Diniz, Brazil

Sykue Bioenergy, Managing Partner

Alvaro Fernández Garza, Mexico

Alfa, S.A.B de C.V., President

Board Members

Ernesto Fernandez-Holmann, Nicaragua

Grupo Ayucus, Chairman of the Board

Enrique García, Bolivia

Andean Development Corporation, President

Felix Garcia, Dominican Republic

Envases Antillano, President

Fernando Gentil, Brazil

Darby Private Equity/Investment Management, Managing

Director

Dionisio Gutiérrez, Guatemala

Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo/Corporación Multi-Inversiones,

President/Former President

Samuel Lewis, Panama

Former Vice-president of Panama

Gally Mayer, Costa Rica

JVP, VP Business Development

Lorenzo Mendoza, Venezuela

Empresas Polar, Inc., President

Carlos Trápaga, Puerto Rico

TraFon Group, Inc., President

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On

Campus

In the

Region

Increase Latin American

Awareness

- Serve as a platform for discussion, exchange of

ideas and issues relevant to the region

- Promote Georgetown in the region

- Increase number of Ibero-american students enrolled at Georgetown

- GCG - Academic Journal

Develop Institutional

Networks

- Development of an Institutional strategy

towards Latin America

- Collaborations and initiatives with other schools and campus

entities

- Support Alumni Club consolidation

Promote Applied

Leadership

- GCL Program

- Georgetown student volunteer group

- Portfolio of products for GU/ Link with CLAS

- GCL Alumni Projects - Multiplier Effect

- Promote leadership development

- Summer Serve Abroad

Objectives

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OBJECTIVE:

Serve as a platform for discussion, exchange of ideas and issues

relevant to the region.

What we do

Conferences and Forums

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OBJECTIVE:

Serve as a platform for discussion, exchange of ideas and issues

relevant to the region.

What we do

Conferences and Forums

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OBJECTIVE:

Promote Georgetown in the region.

What we do

Panama City, Panama - January 2012

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OBJECTIVE:

Generate and promote discussion about the most relevant issues facing the region.

What we do

MISSION: The Journal Globalization, Competitiveness and

Governability, published by Georgetown University and

Universia, aims to become a source of new ideas about the

effects of globalization on the competitiveness and

governability of businesses and countries in Latin America, and

particularly on the tools available to managers and politicians to

design better strategies to benefit their respective businesses

and countries.

Globalization, Competitiveness and Governability Journal

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A 3-month intense leadership course for young Ibero-American

leaders which focuses on public, private and non profit leadership

What we do

Global Competitiveness Leadership Program (GCL)

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Global Competitiveness Leadership Program (GCL)

What we do

The only program designed for young Latin

Americans with a focus on issues relevant to

the region in a global context

Curriculum includes: • Georgetown Faculty and international professors that

are experts in regional issues

• Visits to federal and multinational institutions with

access to influential leaders for Latin America

• Courses focusing on the Global Agenda and its

repercussions in Latin America, plus leadership tools

and techniques in the political, social and economic

sectors.

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Global Competitiveness Leadership Program (GCL)

What we do

Social Entrepreneurship

An important component that sets apart the GCL

Program is that leaders must incubate a project

while they are at Georgetown to be carried out in

their home countries, whether they are in the

social, private or public sector.