AMERICAS SOCIETY INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: AMERICAS SOCIETY IS THE PREMIER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, DEBATE, AND DIALOGUE IN THE AMERICAS. ESTABLISHED BY DAVID ROCKEFELLER IN 1965, THE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES CONFRONTING LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE REGION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP. AMERICAS SOCIETY FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS CULTURAL AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS. THE SOCIETY'S VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS CREATE A SPACE FOR INTERACTION AND ENHANCED APPRECIATION FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED CULTURAL FIGURES BY PRESENTING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS FROM ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE TO U.S. AUDIENCES. PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS ENGAGE OPINION LEADERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN POSITIVE DIALOGUE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND FORMULATE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AMERICAS TODAY.

AMERICAS SOCIETY IS AN EDUCATIONAL FORUM WHICH PRESENTS PROGRAMS IN ITS PUBLIC POLICY AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTS.

PUBLIC POLICY -AMERICAS SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING EDUCATION AND DEBATE ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN THE HEMISPHERE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, WORKING GROUPS, REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH, AND HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS WITH POLICYMAKERS, SCHOLARS, MEDIA, COMMUNITY GROUPS, PHILANTHROPISTS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS. AMERICAS SOCIETY IDENTIFIES EMERGING POLICY CHALLENGES AND PRODUCES, PUBLISHES, AND DISSEMINATES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AS A BASIS FOR DEBATE AND DIALOGUE WITH RELEVANT POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE MEDIA. AS THE LEADING FORUM FOR HEMISPHERE-WIDE DEBATE, THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS ENGAGE OPINION LEADERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN POSITIVE DIALOGUE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO SHARE IDEAS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FORMULATE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AMERICAS TODAY.AMERICAS QUARTERLY (AQ) IS AN AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO POLITICS, BUSINESS, AND CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS. AQ HAS AN INFLUENTIAL, AGENDA-SETTING AUDIENCE AND A PRINT CIRCULATION OF 15,000. READERS INCLUDE CEOS, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THOUGHT LEADERS, AS WELL AS A GENERAL AUDIENCE INTERESTED IN THE AMERICAS. LAUNCHED IN 2007 AND BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, AQ IS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUBLICATION OF AMERICAS SOCIETY/COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, WHICH FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO DIALOGUE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.IN 2019, AQ ISSUES INCLUDED: A SPECIAL REPORT ON PIRACY (ISSUE 1); CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA 2.0 (ISSUE 2); FALLING APART? (ISSUE 3); AND THE INVISIBLE CRISIS (ISSUE 4). ISSUE 1 EXAMINED HOW LATIN AMERICA'S TOLERANCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT NOT ONLY LEADS TO ECONOMIC LOSSES, IT ALSO FINANCES ORGANIZED CRIME. A LAUNCH EVENT IN NEW YORK BROUGHT POLICY AND FINANCE EXPERTS TO PREVIEW PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR'S AGENDA FOR HIS PROMISED FOURTH TRANSFORMATION FOR MEXICO. ISSUE 2 LOOKED AT HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LATIN AMERICA AND CHINA HAS EVOLVED BEYOND THE TRADE IN COMMODITIES. THE LAUNCH OF ISSUE 2 TOOK PLACE AT A PANEL DISCUSSION EVENT IN NEW YORK WHERE CONTRIBUTORS AND EXPERTS DISCUSSED THE NUANCED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA. ISSUE 3 EXAMINED HOW LATIN AMERICA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE IS LOSING ITS MOMENTUM AND HOW TO SAVE IT. THE LAUNCH EVENT WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE MIAMI OFFICE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA TODAY WITH AN EXPERT PANEL INCLUDING SUSAN CLANCY OF INCAE BUSINESS SCHOOL; GEERT ALBERS, PARTNER AT CONTROL RISKS; AND ROBERTO SIMON, POLITICS EDITOR OF AQ. ISSUE 4 EXPLORED THE GROWTH OF FRESHWATER CONSUMPTION; INCREASING RISKS FACING WATERSHEDS; AND CLIMATE CHANGES; AS WELL AS THE RISING PRESSURE GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND CORPORATIONS ARE FACING TO ACT, MAKING THE ISSUE IS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WATER GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA. A LAUNCH EVENT HELD IN NEW YORK HOSTED EXPERTS IN WATER SECURITY DISCUSSING REALISTIC AND MULTIFACETED SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE LATIN AMERICA'S WATER CRISIS. AMERICAS QUARTERLY'S WEBSITE, AQ ONLINE (WWW.AMERICASQUARTERLY.ORG) PROVIDES EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FROM AROUND LATIN AMERICA.SINCE 2007, THE AS/COA CUBA WORKING GROUP (CWG) HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF A CHANGING U.S.-CUBA RELATIONSHIP. CWG SERVES AS BOTH A DISCREET BRIDGE BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA, AND AS A REPOSITORY OF POLICY KNOWLEDGE ON BILATERAL RELATIONS. THE GROUP NAVIGATES CUBA'S CHANGING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND U.S. TIES, AND HELPS BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND AREAS FOR COLLABORATION. IN 2019, THE AS/COA CWG ORGANIZED PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCE CALLS RELATED TO THE PERSPECTIVES OF CUBAN ENTREPRENEURS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN TODAY'S CUBA. SPEAKERS INCLUDED THE HEAD OF GOOGLE CUBA BRETT PERLMUTTER. THROUGH ITS SIGNATURE LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES, AMERICAS SOCIETY CO-HOSTED AND CONTINUED TO OFFER AN UNPARALLELED PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCHANGES WHERE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND INVESTORS DISCUSSED SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING THE REGION. HELD IN BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA, BRASILIA, GUAYAQUIL, LIMA, MEXICO CITY, AND SANTIAGO, OUR 2019 CONFERENCES INCLUDED KEYNOTE REMARKS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS INCLUDING, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH, EXAMINING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FORECASTS, ENCOURAGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRADE, MAKING GROWTH MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE, ATTRACTING NEW INVESTMENT AND CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATING POTENTIAL FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT. PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT THE SERIES' GATHERINGS INCLUDED PRESIDENTS, MINISTERS, GOVERNORS, SECRETARIES, AMBASSADORS, SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS, CEOS, AND LEADING ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS. AMONG THE TOP OFFICIALS FEATURED AT OUR LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES WERE ECUADOR'S VICE PRESIDENT OTTO SONNENHOLZNER, MEXICO'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MARCELO EBRARD, CHILE'S FINANCE MINISTER FELIPE LARRAIN, COLOMBIA'S FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER AND POLICICAL ANALYST FERNANDO CEPEDA, BRAZIL'S MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SECURITY SERGIO MORO, ARGENTINA'S MAYOR OF BUENOS AIRES HORACIO RODRIGUEZ LARRETA, AND PERU'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS GUSTAVO MEZA-CUADRA. THE CONFERENCES CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENTS IN EACH CITY; OUR SEVEN PUBLIC CONFERENCES AND TEN PRIVATE MEETINGS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 2,700 ATTENDEES AND RECEIVED OVER 31,000 LIVE VIEWS VIA WEBCASTING.IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PUBLIC LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES, AMERICAS SOCIETY ORGANIZED AND CO-HOSTED A NUMBER OF INVITATION-ONLY ELITE EVENTS TO CONVENE OUR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE MEMBERS, BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS WITH SENIOR HEMISPHERIC OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOR INTIMATE, OFF-THE-RECORD PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN IDEAL SETTING FOR OUR MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS TO ENGAGE WITH INVITED GUESTS ON CRITICAL HEMISPHERIC ISSUES AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.AS PART OF OUR PRESIDENTS OF THE AMERICAS SERIES, THE AMERICAS SOCIETY CO-HOSTED PROGRAMS FOR LATIN AMERICANHEADS OF STATE AT OUR U.S. OFFICES AND IN CITIES ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIALOGUE ON THEIR COUNTRIES' INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CURRENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2019, WE HOSTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS WITH THE HEADS OF STATE OF CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, PANAMA, PERU, AND SPAIN.ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, AMERICAS SOCIETY CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S HEMISPHERIC NETWORK, AN INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO STAY IN THE WORKFORCE AND REACH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE NETWORK LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2012 AT A NEW YORK WORKSHOP FEATURING THEN-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN WOMEN MICHELLE BACHELET AND FORMER FIRST LADY OF MEXICO MARGARITA ZAVALA. BUILDING ON THAT SUCCESS, THE NETWORK HAS HOSTED A SERIES OF EVENTS IN TEN CITIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS. THE 2019 MIAMI WHN CONFERENCE FEATURED DYNAMIC REMARKS FROM SPEAKERS PATRICIA MENENDEZ-CAMBO, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL AT SOFTBANK GROUP INTERNATIONAL; ANDREA GROBOCOPATEL, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF FLOR FOUNDATION; AND PAULA BELLIZIA, THEN-VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING AND OPERATIONS FOR MICROSOFT LATIN AMERICA AND CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BURGER KING DO BRASIL. THE ANNUAL NEW YORK CONFERENCE FEATURED PANELS ON STRATEGIES WOMEN CAN IMPLEMENT TO ACHIEVE GOALS IN THE WORKPLACE, AS WELL AS HOW TO MANAGE STRESS IN THE AGE OF THE HUSTLE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED ARPITA MAZUMDAR, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR US REGIONAL SALES AT GOLDMAN SACHS AND KATIA BOUAZZA, HEAD OF LATIN AMERICA, GLOBAL BANKING FOR HSBC. IN MEXICO CITY, THE WHN PROGRAM INCLUDED REMARKS FROM LUZ MARIA DE LA MORA, VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE; VANESSA RUBIO, SENATOR IN THE MEXICAN CONGRESS; AND MONICA ASPE BERNAL, VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR AT&T MEXICO. THE CONFERENCE ALSO FEATURED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON SUPPORTING WOMEN IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS AND MAKING THE WORKPLACE WORK FOR DUAL-CAREER COUPLES.

VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM -THE SOCIETY'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM BOASTS THE LONGEST-STANDING PRIVATE SPACE IN THE UNITED STATES DEDICATED TO EXHIBITING AND PROMOTING ART FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA. IT HAS ACHIEVED A UNIQUE AND RENOWNED LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE FIELD, PRODUCING BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTS THREE EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY, EACH ACCOMPANIED BY A SERIES OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FEATURING OUTSTANDING ARTISTS, CURATORS, CRITICS AND SCHOLARS. VISUAL ARTS PRODUCES EXHIBITION CATALOGUES AS WELL AS SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS.IN 2019, AMERICAS SOCIETY'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS AND 20 PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN THE WINTER, THE SOCIETY PRESENTED THE EXHIBITION VICTORIA CABEZAS AND PRISCILLA MONGE: GIVE ME WHAT YOU ASK FOR, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME THE WORK CREATED BY TWO COSTA RICAN ARTISTS FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS. BOTH ARTISTS INVESTIGATED THEIR OWN SUBJECTIVITY IN RELATION TO SOCIAL-POLITICAL ECONOMIES, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND GENDER ROLES AND STEREOTYPES. PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH BOTH ARTISTS. THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED POSITIVE REVIEWS IN THE NEW YORKER, HYPERALLERGIC, AND ARTISHOCK. IN THE SPRING, THE PROGRAM OPENED THE EXHIBITION WALLS OF AIR: THE BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT THE 16TH VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE. THE EXHIBITION, ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR THE BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT THE 16TH VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE IN MAY 2018, SHOWCASED LARGE-SCALE MAPS THAT WOVE TOGETHER A NARRATIVE OF ISSUES AFFECTING BRAZIL AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS. IT INCLUDED A PANEL WITH THE EXHIBITION'S GUEST CURATORS AND MODERATED BY MOMA'S CHIEF CURATOR OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. FOLHA DE S. PAULO, EFE, AND THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER WERE AMONG THE PUBLICATIONS THAT REVIEWED WALLS OF AIR. IN FALL 2019, ALICE MICELI: PROJETO CHERNOBYL OPENED AT AMERICAS SOCIETY. THE EXHIBITION FEATURED A SERIES OF 30 RADIOGRAPHS CREATED WITH A METHOD OF IMAGE MAKING TO DOCUMENT THE ENDURING EFFECTS OF THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT EXPLOSION. PROGRAMS INCLUDED AN ARTIST TALK WITH ALICE MICELI; THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED PRAISE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, ATLAS OBSCURA, AND BOMB MAGAZINE.

MUSIC PROGRAM -MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS CONTINUES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT MUSIC, PAST AND PRESENT, PRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE HEMISPHERE. ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PERFORMERS FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA ARE PRESENTED TO AUDIENCES, OFTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME.IN 2019, THE METLIFE FOUNDATION MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED 16 EVENTS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES THROUGH ONGOING COLLABORATIONS WITH THE INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE DEL TEATRO COLON (ISATC), NEW YORK GUITAR SEMINAR AT MANNES, AND GOTHAM EARLY MUSIC SCENE.SEASON HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LEE BROUWER'S GUITAR DUET, EL LIBRO DE LOS SERES IMAGINARIOS; THE PREMIERE OF A NEW AUDIOVISUAL WORK BY CANADIAN COMPOSER DAVID ADAMCYK PERFORMED BY TALEA ENSEMBLE; NEW WORKS FROM GREGORIO URIBE BIG BAND; THE NEW YORK DEBUT OF THE EYBLER QUARTET; CUBA'S TOP EMERGING ARTIST, CIMAFUNK, MAKING HIS FIRST STOP IN HIS U.S. DEBUT; TWO CONCERTS BY MOMENTA QUARTET AS PART OF THE FIFTH EDITION OF THEIR ANNUAL FESTIVAL; AND THE POPULAR ANNUAL EVENING OF OPERA FAVORITES SUNG BY THE WINNERS OF THE 12TH CONCURSO ALEJANDRO CORDERO FOR VOICE STUDENTS AT THE ISATC. MERIDIONALIS, AMERICAS SOCIETY'S CHORAL ENSEMBLE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR SEBASTIAN ZUBIETA, GAVE THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF CLAUDE VIVIER'S OPERA KOPERNIKUS.MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS PROGRAMS WERE FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPERA WIRE, NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS, AMONG OTHER PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PROGRAMS ALSO RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF VIEWS ON AMERICAS SOCIETY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, AND REACHED NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM.

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