November 12, 2019 | 6:00 pm

V Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
1330 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20024

Ticketed Event

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Roundtable Luncheon
Invitation Only

Cocktail Reception
6:00pm – 7:00pm

Dinner and Ceremony
7:00pm – 10:00pm

Dress Code
Cocktail Attire

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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 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 Cardoso, BMW 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 MezaGuatemalan 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. 

HONOREES 

National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia

Distinguished Leadership Award for Social Equity 

Cirque du Soleil

Distinguished Leadership Award for Corporate Citizenship

Alejandro Ramirez

Distinguished Leadership Award for Civic Engagement 

PRESENTERS

The Honorable Marta Lucía Ramírez

Vice President of Colombia

Wendy Kopp

CEO, Teach for All

H.E. The Right Honorable Julie Payette

Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley

Prime Minister of Barbados

MASTER OF CEREMONIES 

Vanessa Hauc

Telemundo News Anchor

Co-Chairs

Laura Chinchilla
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.

Honorary Co-Chairs

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

Members

J. Bronwyn Bateman
Maria Rosa Baquerizo
Iván Chávez
Michael Fitzgerald
L. Enrique García
José E. Gonzáles
Roberto Murray Meza
Salvador Paiz
Pierre Pettigrew
Julissa Reynoso
Roberto Russell
Arturo Sarukhan
Maria Fernanda Teixeira
María Alexandra Vélez
Joel Velasco
Priscila Vansetti

DIAMOND

   

PLATINUM

GOLD

Peter Hakim & Virginia Schofield

 

Rob Lovelace & Alicia Miñana

SILVER

 

 

 

Jeffrey Puryear

 

 

 

 

Priscila Vansetti

 

 

 

Karen Bell

 

BRONZE

BENEFACTORS

Maria Rosa Baquerizo

Starwood Retail

HIGHLIGHTS

 

VANESSA HAUC & MICHAEL SHIFTER

 

VANESSA HAUC & THOMAS SHANNON

 

LAURA CHINCHILLA & MIA AMOR MOTTLEY

 

MARTA LUCÍA RAMÍREZ & ROBERTO VÉLEZ

 

WENDY KOPP & ALEJANDRO RAMÍREZ

 

JULIE PAYETTE & DANIEL LAMARRE

 

SOL’S LEGACY TODAY

 

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