Inspiring Latin America – your next business destination
Time: 25th April 2024 at 15.30 – 18.30 o’clock
Venue: Finland Chamber of Commerce, Alvar Aallon katu 5 C, 00100 Helsinki
Registration at latest on 23rd April 2024 HERE.
Latin America and the Caribbean have enormous untapped economic potential. Green transition, digitalization and education are the most common sectors of interest, but Latin America can offer much more. Join us and explore the opportunities and what are the finance possibilities in Latin America, meet with the representatives of the Embassies of the Latin American countries based in Helsinki to deepen your knowledge of the countries and their business cultures and opportunities and enjoy tasting the products of the region.
The event is organized by the Finland Chamber of Commerce, the Finnish-Latin American Business Council, Business Finland and the Embassies of the Latin American countries based in Helsinki.
15.30
Welcoming of the participants
15.35
Opening of the event
Ms. Kirsi Seppäläinen, Chair, Finnish-Latin American Business Council
15.40
Overview of business opportunities in Latin America
Ms. Heidi Virta, Senior Director, Head of Latin America, Business Finland (online)
15.55
IDB and SMEs
Ms. Fazia Pusterla, Representative for the Office in Europe of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group based in Madrid (online)
16.05
Finnvera plc. financing opportunities for companies in Latin America
Mr. Mika Relander, Senior Adviser, Country Risks & Origination, Finnvera plc.
Financing opportunities for companies in Latin America
Mr. Julian Blom, Global Gateway Project Lead, Finnpartnership
Impact investing in the digital landscape in Latin America
Mr. Fabian Cisar – Investment Manager in the Digital Infrastructure & Solutions team at Finnfund
16.35
Networking and meeting with the representatives of the Embassies of the Latin
American countries based in Helsinki – with Latin American wines and delicacies
18.30
End of the event
WELCOME.
Finland Chamber of Commerce
Finnish Latin American Business Council
Business Finland
Embassy of the Argentine Republic
Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Embassy of the Republic of Chile
Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
Embassy of the Republic of Cuba
Embassy of the United Mexican States
Embassy of the Republic of Peru
Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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