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Patricio Navia is a Master Teacher of Global Cultures in Liberal Studies and adjunct assistant professor in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University. He is also a researcher and Associate Professor at the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales at Universidad Diego Portales in Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in Politics from New York University, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Political Sciences and Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton, New School University, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Chile and NYU Buenos Aires, and a visiting fellow at the University of Miami.
 

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Dr. Morales is a founding partner of the Chilean law firm Morales & Besa. His law practice concentrates in Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law, Project Finance and Banking Law. He advises investment banks, securities firms and a variety of domestic and multinational companies in all kinds of domestic and cross-border transactions. Before starting his firm in 1990 he practiced with White & Case LLP in New York (1987 and 1988). Dr. Morales graduated from the Universidad de Chile Law School. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United States and has an LL.M. degree from the University of Chicago.

Day: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Time: 12:30 to 2:00 P.M.
Location: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, 28th floor, 450 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Refreshments: Sandwiches, salads and sodas
Price: $35.00 for members, $45.00 for non-members
Reservations: NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. on Monday June 11th . Please fax the
Reservation form below to (212)758-8598 or telephone us at (212)317-1959. Mail check and form to the Chamber office at Suite 4019 at 866 United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017. Reservations are required.
Cancellations: Must be confirmed by fax by 10:00 a.m. Monday June 11th or you will be responsible for the full amount.
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The LatinFinance 6th Andean Finance & Investment Forum
June 26^th-27^th 2012; Santiago, Chile

www.latinfinance.com/andeanchile

The Andean region has become the rising star in Latin America led by the development of the local capital markets and strong performance by companies across all sectors. The challenges and the solutions to financing this growth will be examined by prominent corporate issuers and local and international institutional investors at the forum, a high level invitation-only summit with interactive panel discussions and debates complemented by private 1-1 meetings for participating delegates. The LatinFinance 6th Andean Finance & Investment Forum will cover all key segments of Andean financial markets including the following:

• Corporate Debt
• Intra-Regional M&A
• The New Equity Capital Markets of Chile, Peru & Colombia
• Project/Infrastructure Finance
• Mining and Energy
• Solutions for Financial Institutions

LatinFinance 6º Foro Andino de Finanzas e Inversión
 26-27 junio 2012; Santiago de Chile

La región andina se ha convertido en la estrella en alza en América Latina por el desarrollo de los mercados de capitales locales y el fuerte desempeño de las empresas en todos los sectores. El LatinFinance 6to Foro Andino de Finanzas e Inversión reúne a líderes corporativos, de inversión, gubernamentales y financieros de alto nivel para que se actualicen sobre las oportunidades en el mercado. Este evento cuenta con más de 300 ejecutivos de las compañías más grandes de la región, fondos de inversión y gobiernos que participan en presentaciones, reuniones 1-1, networking y discusiones acerca de la dirección que está tomando el mercado financiero dentro de la región andina incluyendo lo siguiente:

• Deuda Corporativa
• Fusiones y Adquisiciones Intra-Regionales
• Los Nuevos Mercados de Acciones de Capital de Chile, Perú y Colombia
• Proyecto / Financiación de Infraestructuras
• Minas y Energía
• Soluciones para Instituciones Financieras

Important information:

• Pricing information
  • $1,295 (full price)
  • $971.25 (NACC affiliate discounted price)
• Contact person
  • Silvana Maldonado, smaldonado@latinfinance.com Phone: 1.305.428.6279 Fax: 1.305.416.5286