Latin American Day

Switzerland’s annual flagship event on doing business in Latin America

Switzerland Global Enterprise and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce (LATCAM) are hosting Switzerland's annual flagship event on doing business in Latin America. Register now and experience this exciting and informative Latin American Day in Zurich.

At the conference you will

receive an insightful outlook on the Investment climate in Latin America
hear about recent developments in Switzerland's relations with Latin America and their implications for Swiss Business
learn from experienced businesses about hurdles, opportunities as well as dos and dont's
have the chance to strengthen and expand your professional network

The following representatives of the Swiss Chambers of Commerce in Latin America will be at your disposal to answer your country-specific questions and share business opportunities with you:

Jorge Fassbind: Member of the Board Swiss-Argentine Chamber of Commerce
Stefania Moeri Hertach: Director Swiss-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
Constanza Cárdenas: Director Swiss-Chilean Chamber of Commerce
Silvia Gutiérrez: Director Swiss-Colombian Chamber of Commerce
Christian Michel-Casulleras: Director Swiss-Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Roger Simas: Director Swiss-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce
Corinne Schirmer: Director Swiss-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce
Gunther Rotzinger: Director Swiss-Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce
Fini Otero: Director Swiss-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce

S-GE offers individual and free country consultings.
Should you be interested in a consulting session, please, kindly get in touch with Albulena Biljali.

If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact either of the following representatives:

Latin American Chamber of Commerce:
Joaquin Fischer
E-mail: latcam@latcam.ch

Switzerland Global Enterprise:
Albulena Biljali
E-mail: abiljali@s-ge.com

Information

Date
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Organizer	LATCAM in partnership with S-GE
Event language	English
Cost of participating	Latcam or S-GE Member CHF 100.-, Non-Member CHF 150.-, Student – Latcam Member CHF 40.-, Student – Non-Member CHF 70.-

Program

14:30 – 15:00 ǀ Registration and welcome coffee 15:00 – 15:15 ǀ Welcome

Event Moderation: Dr. Alex Gertschen, Independent Latin America expert for business, media and academia
Linda Walker, Vice President of the Board, LATCAM
Thomas Först, Head of Global Network and Member of the Executive Committee, Switzerland Global Enterprise

15:15 – 15:45 ǀ Keynote: Latin America - The signal and the noise

Pierre Bose, Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse Global Markets

15:45 – 16:20 ǀ Recent Developments in Switzerland's Relations with Latin America + Implications for Swiss Business

Amabassador Bénédict de Cerjat, Head of the Americas Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
Minister Philippe Nell, Head Americas Division, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SEC0)

16:20 – 16:50 ǀ Coffee break + market place featuring Latin American countries 16:50 – 17:10 ǀ Company testimonial 1: Micro Mobility Systems AG