MIT Sloan Conference August 29: Growth Opportunities in Latin America and China

August 29, 2014: Faculty from the MIT Sloan School of Management meet with executives in São Paolo to discuss prospects for doing business in Latin America and China.

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On August 29, 2014, MIT Sloan School faculty with expertise in Latin America, China, energy and the global economy meet with business leaders in São Paolo, Brazil to discuss the business challenges and growth opportunities in Latin America and China in 2014 and future.

The presenters look first at prospects and uncertainties in Latin America, including economic and political uncertainty, risks of deflation, fluctuating commodities prices and energy issues. They then take the same view of China, focusing on slowing growth, lending rates and high debt.

Live streaming on August 29, 2015, starting at 7:15 am ET

The experts go on to a panel discussion with business leaders and a session that compares and contrasts the ways of doing business in both marketplaces.

The full agenda is below (all times are Eastern Time. Coverage begins at 7:15 AM ET.)

Agenda

7:15 – 7:45	Available on LIVE stream only Samantha Pearson, Brazil Correspondent with the Financial Times, interviews MIT Sloan Faculty
7:45 – 8:00	Conference Welcome Remarks
8:00 – 9:30	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, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Vittorio Corbo Lioi, Centro de Estudios Públicos – Chile Ilan Goldfajn, Itaú Unibanco Bank – Brazil Alejandro Werner, International Monetary Fund – USA
9:30 – 9:45	Break
9:45 – 11:15	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, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Sun Pei, Fudan University, School of Management – China Chong-en Bai, School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University – China Xinzhong Xu, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University – China Jian Gao, China Development Bank – China
11:15 – 11:45	Lunch Break
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch Speakers: André Loes, HSBC Latin America – Brazil Paul Mackel, HSBC Hong Kong – China
12:45 – 1:00	Break
1:00 – 2:30	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, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Valerie J. Karplus, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Yasheng Huang, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Donald R. Lessard, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA
2:30 – 2:45	Break
2:45 – 4:15	Panel 4: Doing Business in Latin America and China — Comparisions, 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 they might mean for global economy. Presenters: Donald R. Lessard, MIT Sloan School of Management – USA Enrique Ostalé, Walmart Latin America – Mexico Charles Tang, Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Brazil Fernando Reyes Matta, Universidad Andrés Bello – Chile Taotao Chen, Tsinghua University – China
4:15 – 4:30	Closing Remarks

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