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 (Eastern)
Johns Hopkins University SAIS / Kennedy-Herter Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted 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?"

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, Research 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