VI Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala

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Gala Awards Dinner
To be held outdoors
September 28, 2021
6:00pm – 9:30pm

Dress Code
Cocktail Attire

Virtual High-Level Roundtable
Invitation Only
October 14, 2021
11:00am – 12:30pm

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The Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala celebrates individuals and organizations committed to advancing democratic governance, social equity, and prosperity in the Western Hemisphere. The annual event brings together top world leaders whose exceptional contributions have been instrumental in addressing the most pressing challenges facing our region. Previous honorees or program participants include Cirque du Soleil, Daniel Servitje, Chairman and CEO of Grupo Bimbo, Nobel Laureate and President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, former President of the Government of Spain Felipe González, former President of Brazil Fernando Henrique CardosoBMW Group, President of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America Enrique García, US Senator Tim Kaine, President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno, Salvadoran entrepreneur Roberto Murray Meza, Guatemalan creator of CAPTCHA and Duolingo Luis von Ahn, journalist Lydia Cacho, and former World Bank President Robert Zoellick. More than 300 dignitaries attend each year. Find more details on past galas here.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

SAMANTHA POWER

Administrator, US Agency for International Development (USAID)

HONOREES

FELICIANO REYNA

Founder and Executive President, Acción Solidaria

Distinguished Leadership for the Americas Award for Humanitarian Service 

BLANCA TREVIÑO

CEO, Softtek

Distinguished Leadership for the Americas Award for Civic Engagement

PRESENTERS

AMBASSADOR JULISSA REYNOSO

Former US Ambassador to Uruguay, Dialogue Member

US REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MEEKS

New York’s 5th District

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

PATI JINICH

Chef, Author and Host of Pati’s Mexican Table

 

Co-Chairs

Laura Chinchilla
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.

Honorary Co-Chairs

Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Carla A. Hills
Ricardo Lagos
Enrique Iglesias
Ernesto Zedillo

Members

Maria Rosa Baquerizo
J. Bronwyn Bateman
Enrique García
José Gonzáles
Salvador Paiz
Roberto Russell
Arturo Sarukhan
Maria Fernanda Teixeira
Paula Uribe
Priscila Vansetti
Maria Alexandra Velez

DIAMOND

PLATINUM

 

Chevron logo
Pepsico logo

GOLD

Arnold and Porter logo

 

Logo for Hills & Co

Logo for Fundacion Mario Lopez Estrada

 

Logo for Jamaica National Group

 

 

 

 

PETER HAKIM & VIRGINIA SCHOFIELD

ROB LOVELACE & ALICIA MIÑANA

 

 

SILVER

KAREN BELL

 

Mclarty logo

 

logo for Colombian Coffee Growers Federation

 

JEFFREY PURYEAR

BENEFACTORS

MARIA ROSA BAQUERIZO

 

BRONWYN BATEMAN

 

PRISCILA VANSETTI

VI Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala

The Inter-American Dialogue Education Program

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