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

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies invite you to attend a half-day forum:

Second Annual Forum on Security Challenges in Latin America

Are Institutions Ready to Respond?

Panel topics include:

Crisis in Venezuela: What will Tomorrow Look Like?

Central American Insecurity: Assessing Violence, Corruption, and Migration

Mexico: Can the Government Manage its Challenges?

Keynote remarks by

Richard H. Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States Department of State

Lunch will be provided.

There will be a live broadcast of the forum (English only) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4QgoVA-oo.

Please do not register to attend if you only plan to view the live broadcast.\

Program Overview

Opening Remarks (9:00-9:15am)

• Lieutenant Colonel Albert “Jim” Marckwardt, U.S. Army (moderator), Colombia Country Officer, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS
• Dr. Scott Tollefson, Dean, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

Panel Discussion I: Crisis in Venezuela: What will Tomorrow Look Like? (9:15-10:15am)

• Ambassador Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador of the Interim Government of Venezuela to the United States
• Ms. Carrie Filipetti, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States Department of State
• Dr. Benjamin Gedan, Senior Advisor, Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program, Adjunct Lecturer, Johns Hopkins SAIS
• Dr. Fabiana Perera (moderator), Assistant Professor, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

Break (10:15-10:30am)

Panel Discussion II: Central American Insecurity: Assessing Violence, Corruption, and Migration (10:30-11:30am)

• 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
• Ms. Daniella Burgi-Palomino, Senior Associate, Latin America Working Group
• Dr. Jacqueline Mazza (moderator), Adjunct Lecturer, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank & World Bank

Lunch (11:30-12:30pm)

Keynote Address (12:30-1:30pm)

• Richard H. Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States Department of State

Panel Discussion III: Mexico: Can the Government Manage its Challenges? (1:30-2:30pm)

• Mr. Paul Angelo, Fellow for Latin American Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
• Mr. Iñigo Guevara, Associate Director, Aerospace & Defense, IHS Markit; former Director of Analysis, Office of the National Security Council, Office of the President of Mexico
• Dr. Monica Serrano, Research Professor, Colegio de Mexico
• Dr. Francisco González (moderator), Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Latin American Politics, Johns Hopkins SAIS