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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 20191:00 PM – 1:30 PM Registration
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Welcome and Keynote Introduction
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Keynote 1
Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM Break
3:10 PM – 4:25 PM Panel I
4:25 PM – 4:35 PM Break
4:35 PM – 5:50 PM Panel II
5:50 PM – 6:00 PM Closing Remarks
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Breakfast & Registration
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Introduction
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Keynote 2 Larissa Zagustin, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Viacom International Media Networks Americas
10:45 AM – 10:55 AM Break
10:55 AM – 12:10 PM Panel III
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM Break
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM Panel IV
1:35 PM – 1:45 PM Closing Remarks
TOPICS & SPEAKERSDAY 1
Opening Remarks: DR. JULIO FRENK, President, University of Miami
Keynote Speaker:Secretary CARLOS GUTIERREZ, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
PANEL I: HEMISPHERIC GROWTH OPPORTUNITIESThis panel will articulate Miami’s increasing importance in hemispheric affairs. Panelists will discuss the city’s potential for international growth, the relationship between Miami and the Americas, and opportunities for law professionals and entrepreneurs as Miami becomes a hub for global innovation.
Moderator JARET DAVIS, Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
PANELISTS
MARK CHESKIN, Partner, Litigation and International Arbitration, Hogan Lovells
DR. MARÍA DE LOURDES DIECK-ASSAD, Vice President for Hemispheric& Global Affairs, University of Miami
MELISSA MEDINA, President, eMerge Americas
LEIGH-ANN BUCHANAN, Executive Director, Venture Café Miami
PANEL II: CROSS-BORDER NEGOTIATION & INVESTMENTThis panel will focus on the importance of political stability and a strong rule of law when making financing and investment decisions in Latin America. Panelists will discuss the advantages and difficulties arising from the accession of new political regimes in several key jurisdictions, and best practices to both optimize and protect client returns.
Moderator HERNÁN PANTALEÓN, Adjunct Faculty, University of Miami School of Law
PANELISTS
FRADYN SÚAREZ, Partner, Banking, Finance & Securities, Jones Day
AINHOA CORRALES, Head of Project Finance Americas, Banco Sabadell
EDUARDO PUPO, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
PAULO LEME, Finance Executive in Residence, Miami Business School
DAY 2
Keynote Speaker:LARISSA ZAGUSTIN, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Viacom International Media Networks Americas
PANEL III: GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS & IMPLICATIONSThis panel will explore local and international regulatory frameworks that affect the flow of capital, goods, and services between the United States and the Americas. Panelists will discuss a variety of issues—including corruption, bilateral tax and investment treaties, employment laws, and intellectual property protections—as well as the effects of new policies that aid and limit the interaction between United States and Latin American investors.
Moderator PATRICIA ABRIL, Professor of Business Law and Vice Dean of Graduate Programs, Miami Business School
PANELISTS
SERGIO ALVAREZ-MENA, Partner, Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation, Jones Day
JOSE ACOSTA, President, Public Affairs & Operations, UPS Latin America
PATRICIA BROWN, Director, Graduate Program in Taxation and Taxation of Cross-Border Investment, University of Miami School of Law
JUAN CARLOS HARTASÁNCHEZ, Senior Director, Albright Stonebridge Group
PANEL IV: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTESThis panel will discuss specific issues that arise while navigating through international disputes in the Americas. Panelists will explore the benefits and limitations of international arbitration vis-à-vis international litigation, the challenges associated with enforcing arbitral awards, and Miami’s recent rise to prominence as a premier venue for Latin American dispute settlement.
Moderator MARIKE PAULSSON, Professor, University of Miami School of Law, Senior Consultant, Albright Stonebridge Group
PANELISTS
JONATHAN HAMILTON, Partner and Head of Latin American Arbitration, White & Case LLP
RICK PUENTE, Partner, Global Disputes, Jones Day
ANTONIO ORTIZ-MENA, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group
DAWN YAMANE HEWETT, Of Counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart& Sullivan, LLP
Friday and SaturdayFEBRUARY 8 – 9, 2019
Donna E. Shalala Student Center I 1330 MILLER DRIVECORAL GABLES, FL 33134
SIN LÍMITESLAW & BUSINESSat the GATEWAY to the AMERICAS
The 2019 University of Miami Law Review Symposium
will examine the ways that attorneys, financiers,
and other professionals guide their clients through
cross-border investments and disputes, as well as the
growth in international career opportunities that will
accompany Miami’s transition from a regional hub
to a hemispheric innovation center. We will touch on
a variety of themes, including Miami as a Center for
Hemispheric Innovation, Cross-Border Negotiation &
Investment, Governmental Relations & Implications,
and International Disputes.