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Chambers Central America Virtual Forum 2025

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Date
Thursday, 8 May 2025
10:00 AM – 11:50 AM
CST

Location
Online

About the virtual forum

Join us online for this virtual forum discuss Central America as an emerging key economic player. This event will feature panel discussions from our sponsors as well as a Chambers and Partners keynote panel hosted by our Latin America Research team.

Discover the most pressing challenges facing the legal profession and issues affecting companies operating in Central America. The event will gather general counsels, law firms, government representatives and industry experts to debate topics such as:

  • Foreign Direct Investment: Central America in the global context and the importance of Central America for its legal practices.
  • Why Central America is attractive to global investors?
  • Countries investment climate and key incentives for foreign investment linked to major investment sectors

Speakers


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Gianluigi Esposito
Gianluigi Esposito
Research Manager - Latin America
Jorge Luis Real
Jorge Luis Real
Vicepresidente Ejecutivo - Legal y Secretaría Corporativa, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLADEX)
Juan Fernando Archila Mendizábal
Juan Fernando Archila Mendizábal
Vicepresidente Jurídico y Cumplimiento, Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala – BAM
Vanessa Oquelí
Vanessa Oquelí
Managing Partner | García y Bodán Honduras

Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Introduction by Gianluigi Esposito, Research Manager - Latin America

10:05 AM - 10:10 AM

García & Bodán - Opening Message

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

Chambers keynote panel: Foreign Direct Investment: Central America in the Global Context. The Importance of Central America for its Practices. Why Central America is Attractive to Global Investors

Speakers:

  • Vanessa Oquelí, Managing Partner, García & Bodán Honduras
  • Juan Fernando Archila Mendizábal, Vicepresidente Jurídico y Cumplimiento, Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala - BAM
  • Jorge Luis Real, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo - Legal y Secretaría Corporativa, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLADEX)
  • Moderator: Gianluigi Esposito, Research Manager, Chambers & Partners
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM

García & Bodán Keynote: Country investment climate - Costa Rica and El Salvador

Speakers:

  • Oscar Torres, Managing Partner, García & Bodán El Salvador
  • Julio Vargas, Managing Partner, García & Bodán Costa Rica
  • Federico Apostolo, Director of Investment Promotion, Invest in El Salvador
  • Carolina Sánchez, Advance Manufacturing Director, PROCOMER
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Closing speech

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