Chile is becoming a leading innovation hub in Latin America, implementing proactive initiatives to foster a culture of entrepreneurship, global competitiveness, and a dynamic business environment. The country, where investment in research and development has increased 70 percent since 2005, is expected to continue growing at over 6 percent—one of the fastest paces in the region. Strengthening partnerships between the public sector, business community, and universities, as well as enhancing investment incentives, are top priorities for President Sebastián Piñera’s administration.

Given Chile’s focus on investing in entrepreneurship, Americas Society/Council of the Americas and the Chilean Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism will hold a conference in Santiago to discuss innovation. Please join us as we address these topics with a group of internationally recognized senior business executives, government officials, entrepreneurs, economists, and investment analysts.

• Juan Andrés Fontaine, Minister of the Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile
  
• Alan Farcas, Executive Director, Endeavor Chile
  
• Fernando Fischmann, CEO, Crystal Lagoons
  
• Luiz Marcelo Marrey Moncau, General Manager, Microsoft Chile S.A.
• Nicco Mele, Adjunct Lecturer, Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
• Martín Migoya, CEO, Globant
  
• Claudio Muñoz Zuñiga, Chairman, Telefónica Chile S.A.
• Fernando Quiroz, Vice President, Banco de Chile and Vice Chairman, Institutional Clients Group Committee for Latin America, Citi
  
• Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Nicolás Shea, Advisor of Innovation at the Minister Fontaine Cabinet & Board of Advisors, Start-Up Chile
• Conrad von Igel Grisar, Head of Innovation Division, Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

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