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Business Association of
Latin American Studies (BALAS)
Annual Conference
Bridging Borders for Peace and Prosperity
March 21-24, 2018
San Diego, California
Hosted by the University of San Diego School of Business
Conference Registration now open!
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Emerging markets in Latin
America and the world face several challenges for economic growth and wealth
creation in a way that is inclusive and contributes to sustainable peace. Regional
partnerships are being challenged as the benefits of globalization are
questioned and nations look inward. What is the role that business can play in
giving value to local communities while promoting globalization, economic
integration and regional strategies? In the BALAS 2018 conference in San Diego,
we would like to address these issues, exploring answers to questions like:
In addition to the special Theme Tracks and
papers in all areas of business and economics in Latin America and the
Caribbean, several keynote speakers have been confirmed with additional
invitations pending. Confirmed keynote
speakers include:
Stuart L. Hart is one of the world's top
authorities on the implications of environment and poverty for business
strategy. With C.K. Prahalad, Prof. Hart
wrote the 2002 article "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid",
later expanded into a book of the same name. He is author of the best-selling
book Capitalism at the Crossroads: The
Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems
as well as several scholarly articles and publications. He holds the S.C. Johnson Chair of
Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell
University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, where he founded the Center
for Sustainable Global Enterprise.
Amb. Jamal Khokhar: “Building Bridges Across the Americas”
Ambassador Jamal Khokhar served as Canada’s ambassador to Brazil and previously served as chief of staff to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in Washington, D.C. While at the IADB he led the creation of a department focused on establishing innovative partnerships with the private sector. His other key appointments have included being Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean responsible for the full range of Canada’s bilateral engagement in the region. In this capacity, he was instrumental in developing Canada’s Americas Strategy. Currently he is the President and CEO of the Institute of the Americas.
Lourdes S. Casanova: “Emerging Market Multinationals: Growth in the Americas through Innovation”
Lourdes Casanova, a Senior Lecturer and
Academic Director of the Emerging Markets Institute at the Johnson School of
Business at Cornell University, formerly at INSEAD, specializes in
international business with a focus on emerging markets multinationals. She has
recently released the Emerging Market Multinationals Report (EMR) which
explores the rise of Emerging Market Multinationals (eMNCs) and
their broader implications. The increasing weight and influence of emerging
economies in the world, brings about radical changes in a wide array of areas,
through the displacement of trade and investment flows, the creation of new
business models, and the emergence of a new geography of global innovation.