Latin Trade Group to Hold the First Annual Trade Americas Expo: Creating an Environment for Business Opportunities in the Hemisphere - June 12-13 at Intercontinental Hotel Miami

USA - English

• Latin America - español
• Brazil - Português

MIAMI, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade Group in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank will hold the first annual Trade Americas Expo: Creating an Environment for Business Opportunities in the Hemisphere, June 12-13 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami.

Trade Americas Expo is a premier conference for small-and-medium-sized North American executives interested in learning about the growth opportunities and risks when trading with Mexico, Central and South America and Caribbean markets.

Trade Americas is a business-focused educational conference on trade and investment in Latin America, providing presentations, networking and exhibits.  This two-day event is designed to provide a close look at how to effectively expand into this market.    

Latin America has emerged following years of political and financial tumult as one of the fastest growing regions in the world.  It has become an increasingly desirable trading partner for countries and companies around the globe, as well as a destination for rising foreign direct investment and joint venture partnerships.  With a $4.8 trillion economy, some 600 million citizens and burgeoning middle classes, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean represent significant market opportunities for those who are looking to expand their businesses into growth markets.

"With the increased interest in trading with Latin America, Trade Americas represents an important initiative by Latin Trade Group to provide access and support for North American small-and-medium-sized companies that want to expand their business in the hemisphere," said Rosemary Winters, Executive Director of Latin Trade Group. "Delegates will have the opportunity to hear firsthand from Latin American governments, investment promotion agencies and business leaders that have successfully invested in the region," Winters adds.

The Trade Americas Expo will hold plenary sessions featuring business executives, economists and leaders from key Latin American countries (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Panama).  Each country will outline opportunities that increased trade represents while business leaders will share case studies and best practices with attendees.  The event offers networking functions and matchmaking opportunities between delegates and their peers, as well as business and government executives from each Latin American country.  An expo will allow networking with leading suppliers and manufacturers present in the region.

The Expo will feature the following speakers: Romaine Seguin, President of UPS America; Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO of the Panama Canal; Alessandro Teixeira, Ministry of Development of Brazil; Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank; Alexandre Fernandes Oliveira, Senior Investment Officer of the Health and Education Department at IFC; Ricardo Quijano, Minister of Trade and Investment of Panama; and Francisco Sanchez, Director of International Trade Administration at the Commerce Department, among others. 

Trade Americas Expo is sponsored by HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Visa and Copa Airlines. 

For more information about Trade Americas Expo, please visit www.tradeamericas.com or contact Natasha Valle at (305) 503-7712 or [email protected].

Latin Trade Group is a leading provider of information and business services to companies operating in Latin America. It publishes award-winning content in Spanish and English for distribution throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States through print, online media and events.  Latin Trade group publishes Latin Trade  and SPLENDID magazines, Latin Business Chronicle, and is the organizer of the Latin Trade Symposium and BRAVO Business Awards, the LT CFO Series for financial executives of multinational corporations and Trade Americas.

Media Contact:
Natasha Valle
Latin Trade Group
305-503-7712
[email protected]

SOURCE Latin Trade Group