February 22, 2012
The CCA and the Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica present a luncheon with Dr. Luis Liberman, Vice President of the Republic of Costa Rica.
“Costa Rica’s Economic and Democratic Stability”
Luis Liberman was elected second vice president of the Republic of Costa Rica in February of 2010. Vice President Liberman was also Vice President of the National Company of Power and Light. He worked as general manager and Vice President of the Board to transform it into one of the strongest financial institutions in the country, becoming Scotiabank Costa Rica in 2006 where he also served as CEO. Vice President Liberman served as economic advisor, Vice Minister of Finance, and advisor to the World Bank under the administration of Daniel Oduber Quirós. Previously, he was a professor of Economics at the University of Costa Rica. Vice President Liberman received his Ph.D. in Economics (Honours) from the University of Illinois.
Place:
Heenan Blaikie LLP
333 Bay Street, Suite 2900
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2T4
Time: 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
CCA Members: $40.00 (+HST)
Non-members: $60.00 (+HST)
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Past events
January 26, 2012 – North American Integration – where do we go from here? - The creation of NAFTA in 1994 delivered seven years of impressive trade and cross-border investment growth. Robert Pastor, Director of the Center for North American Studies, VP of International Affairs, and Professor at American University, Washington, D.C. -Discussants- Gerald Butts, President and CEO, WWF-Canada, Isabel Studer, Founding Director, Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City- Moderator, Stephen Blank, Co-Chair of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council. He recently retired as a professor of international business and management at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.
January 19- 2012- Latin America 2012 Outlook: How resilient will the region be faced with a limping global economy? CCA presented a breakfast panel event with panelists: Jonathan Hausman, Vice Chair, Canadian Council for the Americas (CCA); John Price, Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence – Miami; Eduardo Suarez, Director, in charge of LATAM FX strategy for Scotia Capital – Moderator: Marina Jimenez, Editorial Writer, Globe and Mail
Sept. 22- 2011 - CCA Gala Dinner honouring Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Peter Munk and Edgar Dosman. The Canadian Council for the Americas (CCA), is pleased to announce that the CCA’s Inaugural Annual Awards Dinner on September 22, 2011 in Toronto was a great success. The event was sold out ! The CCA presented our Statesman of the Year Award to President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, President of the Republic of Colombia, our Lifetime Business Achievement Award to Mr. Peter Munk and Lifetime Public Service Award to Professor Edgar Dosman. 
– Introduction of the CCA Gala Event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goOG6eemuBw — Presentation of Lifetime Public Service award to Edgar Dosman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRrk_x5moqc – Presentation of Lifetime Achievement award to Peter Munk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drV8hc5jpcw – Presentation Colombia’s President J. M. Santos address to the CCA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW74-d9tsPE – Globe & Mail interview: John Stackhouse and President Santos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAiuOS1uuU4
June 23, 2011 - U.S. Economic Initiatives in the Americas, with U.S. Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro – AmbassadorShapiro is the Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Western Hemisphere Economic Initiatives. His prior positions in the diplomatic corps have included: Head of Logistics for President Obama in the Summit of the Americas in April 2009; Ambassador to Venezuela.
May 30, 2011- The CCA presented “Cuba Libre? Major changes are coming to Cuba. Is now the time to Invest?” - Cy Tokmakjian: Mr. Tokmakjian is President and Founder of the Tokmakjian Group, a Concord, Ontario transportation company. Mark Entwistle: Former Canadian Ambassador to Cuba, Mr. Entwistle is President of CHIBAS Consulting, a specialist consultancy in Cuban business. Larry Luxner: Mr. Luxner has been editor of CubaNews since 2002. He is also news editor of The Washington Diplomat. Moderated by: Andrea Mandel-Campbell, BNN anchor, SqueezePlay - Toronto, Canada
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