On April 16, 2026, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a private conversation on Colombia’s upcoming presidential election with Sergio Guzmán, founder of Colombia Risk Analysis, moderated by Amb. Brian A. Nichols, former assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs and member of the Dialogue’s board of directors.
Lílian Cintra de Melo holds a PhD in Law from the University of São Paulo, with a visiting period at Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP).
Lila Abed, directora del Programa México, participó en el podcast “Broojula” con Ana Paula Ordorica, y conversó sobre cómo se han reordenando prioridades, alianzas, y estrategias dentro y fuera de Estados Unidos bajo la actual administración.
China is not leaving, […] U.S. efforts are likely to focus on areas that intersect with national security interests rather than attempting to displace China’s
Francisco Meré is founder and chief executive officer of Blooms, where he leads the company’s work on cross-border trade solutions for Latin American exporters.
John Beckham is managing director of the North American Development Bank, where he leads the institution’s work to support infrastructure and sustainable development in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Noe Garcia is managing partner at Forward Global, where he leads the firm’s government relations practice.
Join the Brazil Program at the Inter-American Dialogue and Alandar for a webinar on April 29, at 10:00 AM ET, bringing together policymakers, experts, and private sector representatives to discuss the evolving digital governance landscape and its implications for Brazil and beyond.
Sampaio is a seasoned corporate affairs and public policy professional with experience in public policy development, sustainability, multi stakeholder alliances, issues management, and public-private partnerships across several business segments and multilateral organizations.
Veronica Deviá is a journalist from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and a social scientist from the University of São Paulo (USP), with a master’s degree in international relations from USP and a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Mason fellow and a scholarship recipient of the Claudio Haddad Family Fund Foundation.
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