Security Challenges in Latin America: Are Institutions Ready to Respond?

Security Challenges in Latin America: Are Institutions Ready to Respond?
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November 13, 2019 - 09:00 to 14:30
Johns Hopkins University SAIS / Kennedy-Herter Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Registration Link: 
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies are hosting its second annual half-day forum on the security challenges in Latin America. This year’s forum aims to address the thematic question, “Are Institutions Ready to Respond?”

This event is open to the public, but registration (see link above) is required to attend. A link to an English-only live broadcast of the event will be provided closer to the date. Please do not register to attend if you only plan to view the broadcast online.

0900 - 0915 Welcome Remarks
  • LTC Albert "Jim" Marckwardt, USA, Colombia Country Officer, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS
  • Dr. Scott Tollefson, Academic Dean, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
0915 - 1015 Panel Discussion I - Crisis in Venezuela: What Will Tomorrow Look Like?
  • Amb. Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador of the Interim Government of Venezuela to the United States
  • Ms. Carrie Filipetti, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cuba and Venezuela, United States Department of State
  • Mr. Benjamin Gedan, Senior Advisor, Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program; Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS
  • Moderator: Dr. Fabiana Perera, Assistant Professor, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
1015 - 1030 Break
1030 - 1130 Panel Discussion II - Central American Insecurity: Assessing Violence, Corruption, and Migration
  • Mr. Ben Rempell, Director of Portfolio Management, Citizen Security Practice Area, Creative Associates International
  • Mr. Ricardo Zúñiga, Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program; Former Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States National Security Council
  • Moderator: Ms. Jacqueline Mazza, Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
1130 - 1230 Lunch
1230 - 1330 Keynote Address
  • Mr. Richard H. Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State
1330 - 1430 Panel Discussion III - Mexico: Can the government manage its challenges?
  • Mr. Paul Angelo, Fellow for Latin American Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Mr. Iñigo Guevara, Ass. Director, Aerospace & Defense, IHS Markit; fmr. Director of Analysis in the Office of the National Security Council, Office of the President of Mexico
  • Dr. Mónica Serrano Gurganus, Resarch Professor, Colegio de México
  • Moderator: Dr. Francisco González, Senior Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Latin American Politics, Johns Hopkins SAIS
1430 Closing Remarks