This free conference will address Latin America's challenges for succeeding in the new global environment.

Topics will include how Latin America is responding to the economic crisis; the burgeoning energy sector;

business models that thrive best in the region; and the newest trends in entrepreneurship and venture capital.

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.  CLICK HERE: http://www.mitsloanlatinconference.com/xii/register.php

Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop per Child, is the slated keynote speaker.

Currently on leave from MIT, Negroponte was co-founder and director of the MIT Media Laboratory.

He has provided startup funds for more than 40 companies including Zagats, Wired Magazine, and Skype.
 

Panelists will include, among others:

·        Edemir Pinto, chairman of the Brazilian Stock Exchange

·        Marcos Troyjo, CEO of CBM and former Brazilian Ambassador to the UN

·        Wilmer Ruperti, chairman and CEO of Maroil Trading

·        Guilherme Loureiro, CEO of Unilever Mexico

·        Gesner Oliveira, a partner of Tendencias-Economic Consulting

·        Frederico Renzo Grayeb, vice president of Novo Nordisk, Latin America

Registration Fee after the first 400 registrants:
Students - $ 35.00
Professionals - $ 85.00

Address: 10-250 Auditorium (under MIT's iconic Dome), 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
For more information, please visit: www.mitsloanlatinconference.com