The Argentine Council for Foreign Relations (Argentina),
The Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil),
The Mexican Council for Foreign Affairs (Mexico)
are pleased to invite to an online conference co-financed by
the EU-LAC Foundation
The Paths to an Enhanced EU-LAC Partnership in the Context of the U.S.-China Rivalry
The conference is organized within the framework of the project “The U.S.-China Rivalry: Implications for EU-LAC Relations” elaborated by PISM in partnership with its Latin American think-tank partners CARI, COMEXI, and FGV.
The project has been awarded a co-financing grant by the EU-LAC Foundation.
Thursday, 27 October 2021
15:00-17:00 (CEST–Poland)
08:00-10:00 (Mexico)
10:00-12:00 (Argentina and Brazil)
Event online via Zoom
Language: English (no translation)
15:00-15:10 Welcome remarks
Sławomir Dębski, Director of PISM
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Adrián Bonilla, Director of the EU-LAC Foundation (online)
15:10-15:30 Keynote speech
Representative of the European External Action Service (online, TBC)
15:30-17:00 Panel discussion
Topics for discussion: What is the impact of the U.S.-China competition on the EU and LAC? How can the risks of the rivalry be mitigated and advantages uncovered as it relates to the bi-regional partnership? In which specific areas can the EU and LAC enhance cooperation in the global context of the COVID-19 pandemic and other situations?
Ambassador Ricardo Lagorio, Secretary General of CARI (online)
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Guadalupe González Chávez, Consultant, Columnist of El Heraldo de México, Academic Professor, COMEXI associate (online)
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Pedro Brites, Adjunct Professor at FGV (online)
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Bartłomiej Znojek, Latin America analyst at PISM
Chair: Patrycja Sasnal, Head of Research (PISM)
Those wishing to participate are kindly invited to join the discussion via our livestreamed YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PolandPISM
