Latin America's strategic role in the global landscape: Navigating change

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

9:00 am – 12:45 pm BST
AKD Partners London
Rua 160 Aldersgate Street
EC1A 4HT
London, United Kingdom
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Join AKD Partners Partners on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 in London for an engaging event that delves into Latin America's dynamic and evolving influence on the global stage.

At AKD Partners we bring the world closer, providing seamless counsel across all our geographies, leveraging the power of our international platform to provide clients with pragmatic, actionable solutions to their most pressing challenges.

We look forward to welcoming Partners and clients from across the US, Latin America, and Europe for a series of insightful and thought-provoking panel discussions.

Agenda

9:00 am: Registration and coffee

9:30 am: Welcome and opening remarks

• Ruth Hoy, London Managing Partner, AKD Partners
  
• Rick Chesley, Global Managing Partner, AKD Partners

9:45 am: Geopolitical panel, “Navigating Uncertainty: Latin America's position and new opportunities in the global world order”

• H.E. Professor Ximena Fuentes, Chilean Ambassador to the UK
• Jeremy Browne, CEO, Canning House 
• Pablo Casado, Founder and Managing Partner, Hyperion Fund
• Ignacio E. Sanchez, Chair, National Security and Global Trade, AKD Partners
• Moderated by Vincent Keaveny CBE, Former Lord Mayor of the City of London and Senior Adviser, AKD Partners

10:30 am: Financial services panel, “Funding key markets in Latin America”

• Adrián García-Aranyos, President, Thune Eureka
  
• Xabi Valdecantos, Chief Product Officer, AstroPay
• Tom Duff Gordon, VP International Policy, Coinbase
• Sophie Lessar, Partner, AKD Partners
• Moderated by Francisco Cerezo, Chair, US-Latin America practice, AKD Partners

11:35 am: Energy transition panel, "Financing the energy transition and preparing for COP30"

• Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (Ret'd), The Cohen Group
• Robert da Silva Ashley, Partner and Head, Energy and Natural Resources, Americas, AKD Partners
• Moderated by Natasha Luther-Jones, International Head of Sustainability and ESG, Global Co-Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Sector, AKD Partners

12:25 pm: Fireside discussion

• General (Ret'd) Sir Tim Radford KCB, DSO, OBE, The Cohen Group
• Vincent Keaveny CBE, Former Lord Mayor of the City of London and Senior Adviser, AKD Partners

12:45 pm: Networking over lunch

2:00 pm: Event concludes

For more information: 
Please email Michelle Martinez de la Nuez with questions.