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The Latino Law and Policy Conference is jointly sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Find the program and register at www.latinoconferenceatharvard.com
Thursday, April 23 – Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
6:00 PM
Conference Keynote Address
Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, Organization of American States
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
7:30 PM
Reception (wine and cheese served)
Malkin Penthouse
Friday, April 24 – Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
8:00-9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
Taubman Rotunda
9:00 – 10:20 AM
Panel: The Obama Administration’s Policy in Latin America
Lisa Haugaard – Executive Director, Latin American Working Group
Jairo Hernandez – Deputy Permanent Representative, Costa Rican Mission to the United Nations
Nye A
10:30 – 12:00 PM
Panel: Domestic Policy Affecting Latinos
Steve Barr – Founder, Green Dot Schools
Dr. Gabriela Lemus – Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Ali Solis – Vice President of Public Policy and Corporate Affairs, Enterprise Community Partners
Littauer - 130
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Taubman Rotunda
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Panel: Combating Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime
Jeffrey Miron – Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Antanas Mockus – Former Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia
Pamela Starr – Associate Professor, Public Diplomacy and International Relations, University of Southern California; Director, U.S.-Mexico Network
Moderator: Edward Schumacher-Matos, Founding Editor, The Wall Street Journal Americas.
Littauer - 280
2:40 – 4:00 PM
Panel: The 2009 Summit of the Americas and What it Means for Latin America
Gabriela Llobet – Director, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency
Hector Morales – U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States
Leticia Philips, Director of Government and Institutional Relations Outreach at UNICA
Littauer - 130
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy: Launch Reception
Hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served
Taubman Rotunda
Saturday, April 25 – Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
9:00-10:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
Bell Hall
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Panel: Latinos for Change: Lessons from the Obama Campaign
Patrick Hidalgo – Latino Vote Director for the Florida Obama Campaign
Carlos Odio – National Deputy Director, Latino Vote, Obama Campaign
Stephanie Valencia – National Deputy Director, Latino Vote, Obama Campaign
Andres Lopez - National Finance Committee Member and Co-Director of the Puerto Rico Obama Campaign
Bell Hall
11:30 – 12:20 PM
Lunch
Taubman Rotunda
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Nye A/B/C, Taubman Building
9:00 PM
Salsa Dance Party!
Lessons begin at 9:00 PM
Ropes Gray Room, Pound Hall
