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June 3-4, 2026
Washington, DC
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The Americas Forward Forum is presented by Global Americans, Foreign Policy Magazine, and the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.
About the Americas Forward Forum
The Americas Forward Forum is Washington, DC’s premier convening on U.S.-Latin America relations, presented by Global Americans, Foreign Policy Magazine, and The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. Policymakers, business leaders, and civil society voices from across the Western Hemisphere will come together for two days of substantive conversations, learning opportunities, and real decision making in closed-door, invitation-only strategy sessions and public events.
This is where the hemisphere’s most consequential conversations happen.
Public Events
Learn about and register for the free public events taking place as part of the Americas Forward Forum.
Agenda
Program details are subject to change.
June 3, 2026
Latin America's Middle-Income Economies & U.S. Economic Convergence
Ministerial Breakfast
U.S.–LAC Middle-Income Convergence
A closed, off-the-record working breakfast bringing together governments from middle income countries and senior U.S. government alongside a delegation of private sector and Global Americans affiliates.
Strategic Luncheon
Hemispheric Investment Priorities: A Ministerial Conversation
A private, off-the-record luncheon featuring a working conversation on hemispheric investment priorities, bilateral frameworks, and the economic agenda advanced throughout the morning.
Private Congressional Engagement
Legislative Convergence & Investment Frameworks: A Dialogue with Congress
Co-hosted by senior members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the session is organized around three principal themes: Nearshoring & Manufacturing Competitiveness, AI & Digital Economy, and Energy & Critical Minerals Transition.
Public Event
The Digital Convergence Agenda: AI, Infrastructure & Strategic Investment
A public discussion on how artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and sovereign data frameworks can accelerate economic growth across Latin America.
Speakers include:
The Hon. Marco Riquelme, Minister of Industry & Commerce, Paraguay
María Waleska Álvarez, CEO, NAP del Caribe
Diogo Brunacci, Senior Director of Government Affairs Latin America, Oracle
Alexandra Chaffin, Head of Trade Policy and Competitiveness for the Americas, EU, and Emerging Markets, Google
Amparo Mercader, Former Partner, PWC; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Reception
Americas Forward Evening Reception
The signature moment of the Americas Forward Forum. Ministers, diaspora business leaders, U.S. government officials, the Global Americans Board of Directors, and strategic press come together for an evening reception marking the culmination of the first day of the Forum.
June 4, 2026
The Great Reset: U.S.–Venezuela Relations in a Post-Maduro Era
Private Panel I
The Diaspora as a Strategic Actor in the Future of U.S.-Venezuela Relations
Venezuela’s reconstruction cannot happen without Venezuelans. With 8.4 million living abroad, disproportionately credentialed and connected, the diaspora is the most immediate and underutilized asset for recovery. The session will feature perspectives on how to maximize the impact of the diaspora to advance the transition.
Private Panel II
Venezuela’s Resource Opening: Oil, Minerals & the Capital Imperative
The session will cover what governance conditions and institutional credibility must exist before capital commits with confidence, and what a credible political transition means for making those conditions durable.
Private Panel III
Beyond Oil: Sequencing Venezuela’s Essential Economy
The conversation will focus on three layers: getting goods, medicine, and capital flowing to a population that cannot wait; building the rule of law and contract enforcement that anchors long-term investment; and the harder question of what happens to multilateral engagement and business confidence if institutional momentum stalls.
Private Working Luncheon
Venezuela’s New Chapter: Building the Institutional Architecture for Recovery
This working luncheon brings together the actors who build institutions — ministers from the region, the OAS, democracy and governance organizations, and private sector leaders — for a practical conversation: What will each actor in the room do in the next 12 months, and how can they coordinate so the outcome is greater than the sum of its parts?
Public Panel
Venezuela 2040: A Vision for Bilateral Reconstruction
A high-level public conversation co-hosted with Foreign Policy Magazine. A curated reflection on the future of U.S.–Venezuela relations, focused on the White House’s view, Congressional expectations, and the country’s new investment frontier.
Speakers include:
The Hon. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Former Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
The Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Former Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Angel Cardenas, General Manager, Infrastructure for Development, CAF
Alex Cranberg, Chairman, Aspect Holdings
Tony Frangie, Director, Ecosistema
Diana Marrero, Chief Partnership Officer, Foreign Policy Magazine
Veronica Ruiz del Vizo, CEO, Working on Solutions
Alberto Vollmer, CEO, Santa Teresa
Closing Reception
Post-event networking reception. An opportunity to continue conversations between private session participants and public event guests.
Speakers, Panelists, and Participants
How to Attend
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