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Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition

Monday, November 6, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (CLST)

Date & Time

Monday
Nov. 6, 2023
7:30am – 3:30pm ET

Location

Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM), Avenida Alameda Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 227, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Overview

Agenda

The Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, in partnership with the US Department of State, the US Embassy in Santiago, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, will host a full-day conference on Monday, November 6, 2023 in Santiago, Chile to highlight opportunities for greater cooperation between the United States and Chile to accelerate the global energy transition. 

The dialogue, featuring senior US and Chilean officials and private sector leaders, will address public policies to attract investment–including for critical minerals, renewable energy, green hydrogen, and clean energy technologies–and to maintain high environmental standards and empower civil society actors.

Event Co-Sponors

Introductions

Benjamin Gedan

Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD

Director, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
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María Florencia Attademo-Hirt

General Manager, Southern Cone Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank 

Keynote Speakers

Jose W. Fernandez

Jose W. Fernandez

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
Jane Nishida

Jane Nishida

Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Diego Pardow

Diego Pardow

Minister of Energy, Chile
Gloria de la Fuente

Gloria de la Fuente

Undersecretary, Foreign Affairs, Chile

Panelists

Jose W. Fernandez

Jose W. Fernandez

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
Bernadette M. Meehan

Bernadette M. Meehan

U.S. Ambassador to Chile
Gloria Lillo

Gloria Lillo

Head, Office of Just Socioecological Transition, Ministry of Environment, Chile
Patricio Hidalgo

Patricio Hidalgo

Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American Chile
Nicolás Rivera

Nicolás Rivera

Vice President, Mining Resources, Development, and Innovation, CODELCO
Sebastián Miller

Sebastián Miller

Lead Economist, Inter-American Development Bank
John Ferland

John Ferland

President, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC)
Ignacio Mehech

Ignacio Mehech

Vice President, External Affairs LATAM, & Country Manager, Chile, Albemarle
Jane Nishida

Jane Nishida

Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bárbara Saavedra

Bárbara Saavedra

Director, Wildlife Conservation Society Chile
Ezio Costa Cordella

Ezio Costa Cordella

Professor, University of Chile; Executive Director, ONG FIMA
Matías de Lorenzo

Matías de Lorenzo

Vice President, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Walmart Chile.
Alfredo Solar

Alfredo Solar

General Manager, Chile, Atlas Renewable Energy
Sebastián Benfeld

Sebastián Benfeld

Founder and President, Fundación Escazú Ahora
Ismaela Magliotto

Ismaela Magliotto

Executive Director, Uno.Cinco
Isis Riquelme

Isis Riquelme

Co-Founder and COO, Fundación Tremendas
Macarena Álvarez

Macarena Álvarez

Director, Community Affairs and Best Practices, Generadoras de Chile

Mario Larenas

Country Manager, Chile, Freeport-McMoRan

Hosted By

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

Brazil Institute

The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—aims to deepen understanding of Brazil’s complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions across all sectors.  Our mission is to provide thoughtful leadership and innovative ideas to help democracies evolve and enhance their capacity to deliver results. We achieve this by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, while serving as a hub for policymakers, scholars, and private sector leaders.   Read more

Environmental Change and Security Program

The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy.  Read more

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