Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration: 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY
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The new issue of Americas Quarterly will feature 29 essays by young business, political and civic leaders from across the Americas. Join us and a selection of these leaders to discuss what they see as the future of the hemisphere and how their generation can play a role in shaping it.

The discussion will be followed by a reception and performance by the Youth Orchestra of the Americas.
Please register separately for the music program.

Keynote Speaker:

• Alma Guillermoprieto, Journalist, Author, 1995 MacArthur Fellow

• Susan Segal, Publisher, Americas Quarterly and President & CEO, Americas Society and Council of the Americas

• Megan Leslie (Canada), Member of Parliament, House of Commons
• Jenny Manrique (Colombia), Journalist, www.votebien.com
• Sebastián Mendoza (Panama), Chief Strategy Officer, Container Consultants & Systems
• Adrián Pérez (Argentina), National Deputy
• Paulo Rogério (Brazil), Founder, Instituto Mídia Étnica
• Christopher Sabatini, Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly and Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA (Moderator)

This event is free of charge and open to the press.

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The event will be followed by a public performance by the Youth Orchestra of the Americas. For information on the concert, please click here.

Americas Quarterly is a policy journal published by Americas Society and Council of the Americas that is dedicated to providing a fresh perspective and deepening policy analysis and debate on economics, finance, and politics in the region.

Further event information: Please contact Danielle Renwick at drenwick@as-coa.org or 212-277-8390.
For press registration: Please contact Alex Andrews at aandrews@as-coa.org or 212-277-8384.
Cancellation policy: By email (jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org) or fax (212-517-6247) by 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2010.