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Chile as a Gateway to Latin America
What attendees learned on June 20, 2003

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Sponsors pictured left to right: Roberto Laver, New England-Latin America Business Council; Andres Bianchi, Ambassador of Chile to the U.S.; Anne Doherty Johnson, AeA New England; and Carlos Alvarez, Chilean Economic Development Agency. 

Ambassador of Chile to the U.S., Andres Bianchi offers remarks about how the new Free Trade Agreement will impact both countries.

Event Summary

On June 20, 2003, the program entitled Chile as a Gateway to Latin America addressed the business opportunities in the IT Sector, the free trade agreement opportunities for U.S. companies, and the importance of Latin America to the high-tech industry. The Ambassador of Chile to the United States, Andrés Bianchi, opened the program by addressing the benefits of investing in Chile and what benefits the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will present to U.S. companies, once ratified.

Program attendees heard from a variety of speakers representing companies who already have a presence in Chile, as well as representatives from the Chilean Economic Development Agency, who offered information on the political and economic climate there. Among companies to share their stories were Citigroup, Entel Call Center and ALTEC Center, Santander Bank. 

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Roberto Laver, President of the New England-Latin America Business Council opens the meeting on Chile as a Gateway to Latin America. 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne Doherty Johnson, Executive Director of AeA New England welcomes the audience. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcela Riquelme, Chief Information Officer, Chilean Economic Development Agency tells the audience about the economic, political and cultural environment in Chile. 

 

 

 

 

An attentive audience learns about Investment and Trade Opportunities in IT and Services in Chile.

 

 

 

 

 

Carlos Alvarez, Vice President Investment and Development, Chilean Economic Development Agency reviews the benefits of doing business in Chile. 

 

 

 

George Perera, Vice President Technology Services of Citigroup in Chile talks about the work done by their Santiago subsidiary. 

 

 

 

 

 

AnnMarie Treglia, Director of International Trade Regulation, AeA speaks of the importance of Chile and Latin America to the U.S. high-tech industry. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A sellout crowd listens attentively to the morning presentations. The event also featured solid networking among participants.

 

 

 

 

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Sponsors

Special thank you to our sponsors:

               

                                

 

Do you have an idea for a guest speaker or are you interested in joining one of AeA New England's Committees? If you want to learn more about important business issues that could impact your bottom line, we invite you to join our Program Committee to plan future programs of interest. For more information, contact Anne Dugan at anne_dugan@aeanet.org or call 781.938.1925, x101.

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