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| Organized by | International Economic Forum of the Americas |
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| Type | International Conference |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founded by | Nicholas Rémillard |
| Location | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Topics | |
| Next Event | April 1–2, 2019 |
| Sister Organizations | |
| Website | forum-americas |
The World Strategic Forum is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2011.
Mission
The World Strategic Forum is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to address the major governance challenges and to foster dialogues on national and global issues by bringing together heads of state, the private sector, international organizations and civil society. It also attempts to foster exchanges of information, to promote free discussion on major current economic issues and facilitate meetings between world leaders.[1]
The Forum brings together more than 1,000 people from across the globe, every year.[2]
History
The first Forum was presented in 2011 and was held in Palm Beach, Florida, until 2014. The subsequent editions, as of 2015, are held in Miami, Florida.[3]
Notable speakers
See source
- Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004-2007)
- Willem Buiter, global chief economist, Citi
- Amadou Diallo, chief executive officer, DHL Freight
- Thomas J. Donohue, president and chief executive officer, United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC)
- Jean-Louis Ekra, chairman and president, African Export-Import Bank
- Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia
- Fred Hochberg, chairman and president, Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)
- Michael Horodniceanu, president, MTA Capital Construction
- José Miguel Insulza, secretary general, Organization of American States (OAS)
- Salvador Namburete, Minister of Energy, Mozambique
- Rick Perry, governor, State of Texas, United States of America
- Robert L. Reynolds, president and chief executive officer, Putnam Investments
- Rick Scott, governor, State of Florida, United States of America
- Strobe Talbott, president, Brookings
- Julio Velarde, governor, Central Bank of Peru
Advisory Board
Chair
- Frank Holder, Berkeley Research Group (BRG)
Members
Current members of the Advisory Board of the World Strategic Forum are:
- Fabiola Brumley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Bill Johnson, Secretary of Commerce, State of Florida; Enterprise Florida
- Manuel A. Mencia, Enterprise Florida
- Gilberto Neves, Odebrecht USA
- William Talbert III, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau[4]
See also
References
- ^ http://forum-americas.org/miami/mission
- ^ Heroux Pounds, Marcia. "World Leaders head to West Palm Beach". Sun Sentinel [Palm Beach] April 2, 2014 p.1D
- ^ Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6
- ^ http://forum-americas.org/miami/advisory-board