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MIAMI WORLD
STRATEGIC FORUM
5th EDITION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2 DAYS
1300 PARTICIPANTS
90 SPEAKERS
ENGINEERING
THE RESILIENT ECONOMY
APRIL 13 – 14, 2015
THE BILTMORE HOTEL, MIAMI
ECONOMY | FINANCE | INFRASTRUCTURE | ART & LUXURY | ENERGY | TRADE | AGRICULTURE
SOME NOTABLE SPEAKERS OF THE IEFA THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director,
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Gerard Mestrallet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GDF SUEZ, and
Nizar Al-Adsani, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation (KPC)
Jeffrey Immelt,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
General Electric (GE)
Donald Kaberuka,
President, African
Development Bank
Group (AfDB)
Angel
Gurría,
Secretary-General,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD)
Rick Scott, Governor, State of Florida, and
Rick Perry, 47th Governor, State of Texas
Henry Kissinger, 56th Secretary of State, United
States of America
Jim Yong Kim, President,
The World Bank
Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director,
McKinsey & Company
Irina Bokova, Director General, United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN's Fareed
Zakaria GPS
Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera,
President of the Republic of
Costa Rica
THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM OF THE AMERICAS
INCREASING THE UNDERSTANDING OF PRESSING ECONOMIC ISSUES SINCE 1995
The International Economic Forum of the Americas was created to promote the role of the Americas in major
decisions and reforms related to the current global economic context. Its mission is also to facilitate agreements,
offer business opportunities and provide access to unique insights from leading specialists.
Mr. Gil Rémillard is the Founding Chairman of the International Economic Forum of the Americas, which annually
presents the Conference of Montreal, the Toronto Global Forum, and the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami.
THE WORLD STRATEGIC FORUM
The International Economic Forum of the Americas will host the 5th edition of the World Strategic Forum, which
will be held on April, 13-14 2015 at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami, under the general theme: Engineering the
Resilient Economy.
The World Strategic Forum, founded in 2011, is aimed at fostering dialogue on national and global issues. Every
year in April, the Forum attracts Heads of States, central bank governors, Fortune 500 CEOs and global thought
leaders. These leaders gather to share their views about critical financial, business, energy and international trade
issues. Over the years, the World Strategic Forum has become a strategic platform for discussions and corporate
insights into the global economy, with significant national and international media coverage. The Forum presents
opportunities for business synergies aimed at long-term partnerships in the context of changing dynamics in the
global economy.
Alejandro J. García-Padilla, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and Diane Brady, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, President, Global Foundation for Democracy and
Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE),
and Former President of the Dominican Republic, John Yearwood, World Editor, The
Miami Herald
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
MONDAY, APRIL 13 – GLOBAL ECONOMY, FINANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 – ENERGY, TRADE AND AGRICULTURE
ARCHITECTURE OF THE PROGRAM
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Private Meetings
The International Economic Forum of the Americas offers a bilateral meeting service to all speakers and VIPs.
Meetings with select business leaders, government officials, speakers and guests can be set by our team
throughout the Forum.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Working Breakfast Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Morning Plenary Session
Audience: Global CEOs, Senior Executives, Heads of International Organizations and Government Officials.
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Interactive Forums (simultaneously)
12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Audience: Global CEOs, Senior Executives, Heads of International Organizations and Government Officials.
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Afternoon Plenary Session
Audience: Global CEOs, Senior Executives, Heads of International Organizations and Government Officials.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Round Tables (simultaneously)
6:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m.
Private Dinner
NETWORKING AND PRIVATE EVENTS
CONNECTING & ENGAGING WITH THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESSES &
INSTITUTIONS
Private events and exclusive gatherings with select
business leaders, government officials, speakers and
guests are organized throughout the Forum.
zBilateral meetings, private dinners and cocktail receptions
provide unique opportunities for informal discussions
between VIP delegates, sponsors, speakers and their
delegations.
Benefits of becoming a stakeholder of the World Strategic
Forum include networking and access to new business
development perspectives.
WHAT LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE IEFA
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences
Madeleine Albright, 64th Secretary of State,
United States of America
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of the
Republic of Iceland
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor, Bank of Japan
Madeleine Albright, 64th Secretary of State,
United States of America
Jean-Claude Trichet, 2nd President,
Michelle Bachelet, President of
the Republic of Chile
European Central Bank (ECB)
“
This has become a meeting place for decision makers and people that are shaping
the future. If you want to know what is going on, you come to the Forum.
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Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This Forum has become the principal space for debate and reflections relating
to this land that goes from Northern Canada to Tierra del fuego.
Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile
I find the discussions at the Forum important to analyze and understand the global economy, in
particular Asia’s economy. It is a privilege for me to be a speaker at this event.
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor, Bank of Japan
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This is one of the foremost conferences in terms of the intellectual
capacity and the brightest minds that are thinking about the future,
that are shaping the future.
”
Abraham Reichental, President and Chief Executive Officer, 3D Systems Corporation
“
I think this opportunity for people to get together, share ideas, especially when there are people from
many countries that see the world in often different ways, to broaden their horizons is an enormously
valuable opportunity.
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences
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KEY FACTS OF THE 2014 EDITION
On April 7 - 8, 2014, the International Economic Forum of
the Americas / World Strategic Forum was held in Palm
Beach under the general theme: Shaping the Global
Agenda.
Maria Kiwana Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development, Uganda, Joseph J. Andrew, Global Chair, Dentons, Boris
Vujčić, Governor, Croatian National Bank, Julio Velarde, Governor, Central
Reserve Bank of Peru, and Carlos G. Fernandez Valdovinos, Governor,
Central Bank of Paraguay
Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States
Chamber of Commerce
This 4th edition of the World Strategic Forum was attended
by over 1,300 participants and 90 speakers among some of
the world's most influential leaders. The Forum was
organized with the support of 30 international and
national sponsors. The media coverage of the Forum was
extensive, with an estimated reach of approximately 14
million and the participation of more than 80 media
representatives from international and national media
such as: Bloomberg, The Miami Herald, Worth Magazine
and The Financial Post, among others.
Comprised of 12 sessions and 4 private events, the
program was designed to integrate the perspectives of top
experts and leading decision-makers on world economic
issues and in the presence of more than 80 organizations
which included the Organization of American States (OAS),
the World Bank Group, the World Trade Organization,
leading privates companies, and several regional
development banks.
More than 80 multilateral and bilateral meetings were
organized onsite. For its 2014 edition, the World Strategic
Forum brought together over 30 international delegations
from around the world.
Hage Geingob, President-elect of the Republic of Namibia
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
Geographic Distribution of International
Participants (%)
+1,300
NORTH
AMERICA EUROPE,
14%
(CANADA),
15%
Participants
AFRICA, 13%
ASIA, 4%
+90
LATIN
AMERICA,
52%
MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH
AFRICA, 2%
Speakers
Source : IEFA Registration 2014
+30
Participants by Type of Organization (%)
69%
International Delegations
25%
+80
Bilateral Meetings
+80
Organizations
Private
Public
4%
3%
Semipublic
NGO
Source : IEFA Registration 2014
Participants by Type of Industry (%)
Economy & Finance
19%
Gov't & Diplomatic Affairs
18%
Legal & Consulting Services
11%
Economic development
9%
Comm, Innovation & Technology
9%
Infrastructure, Engg & Transport
9%
Social & Multilateral Org.
+90
Medias
9%
Media
8%
Energy, Mining & Nat'l Resources
5%
Education & Research
2%
Other
1%
Source : IEFA Registration 2014
SNAPSHOT OF THE GROUPS REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
Economy & Finance
AXA
Bank of America
Citigroup
MasterCard
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
U.S. Trust
Wells Fargo
World Bank
Government & Multilateral Organization
African Union (AU)
European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD)
Office of the Governor of Florida
United Nations (UN)
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Energy
World Energy Council (WEC)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Legal & Consulting Services
Accenture
FTI Consulting
Dentons
GardaWorld
Holland & Knight
McKinsey & Company
Economic Development
Africa Trade Development Center (ATDC)
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Business Development Board
Enterprise Florida
Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Ex-Im Bank)
Finnish American Chamber of Commerce
(FACC)
Investe São Paulo
North American Development Bank (NADB)
Comm, Innovation, & Technology
Atlantic Broadband
Cogeco
General Electric Healthcare
IMS Health
Sanofi
Infrastructure, Engineering & Transport
Embraer
Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
Port of Miami
SNC-Lavalin
Media
Associated Press (AP)
Bloomberg
Miami Herald
National Post
Reuters News
The Atlantic
The Wall Street Journal
Worth Magazine
Energy, Mining & Nat’l Resources
American National Gas Alliance (ANGA)
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
NextEra Energy Resources (NER)
Talisman Energy
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Education & Research
Business Roundtable (BRT)
Canadian Foundation for Economic
Education (CFEE)
College of Business
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)
The Conference Board
PARTNERS OF THE 2014 EDITION
PRESENTING PARTNER
PLATINUM PARTNERS
a Cogeco company
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