Photographs taken at different business functions, conferences and forums

Augusto Lopez Claros made a presentation of A Second United Nations Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India on November 19, 2024. Shown on the photo are Ms. Anita Shukla, Joint Secretary, Ambassador Raj Kumar Srivastava, Dean of the Institute and Ms. Amrita Banerjee, Under Secretary at the Institute.

Augusto Lopez-Claros participated in a panel discussion at Columbia University´s School of International and Public Affairs State of the World Conference: Implementing the Pact of the Future. The panel was moderated by Jean-Marie Guehenno, former United Nations Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping and included Michele Griffin, UN Director for the Summit of the Future and Saru Duckworth, United Nations Foundation Next Generation Fellow, New York, September 25, 2024.

A Second United Nations Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation was released in New York on September 19, 2024. Augusto Lopez-Claros moderated one of three panel conversations that included Professor Andrew Strauss (to his left), Professor Patricia Nogueria Rinaldi (to his right) and sitting across Ambassador Paola Narvaez, Ambassador Martin Kimani and Professor David Passarelli. This panel focused on Updating and Upgrading Existing UN Institutions.

Ann Linde, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, with Augusto Lopez-Claros during a gathering in Berlin in July of 2024 to discuss UN Charter review with a panel of Reviewers, of which Ms. Linde is a member.

Professor Yuan T. Lee, Chemistry Nobel Laureate and director of Academia Sinica, Taiwan´s leading scientific research institute met with Augusto Lopez-Claros on June 19, 2024 to discuss a range of issues in the area of multilateralism and international cooperation.

Augusto Lopez Claros is pictured with Laura Herrick, Chief Executive Officer of the Wayfarer Foundation, during a talk he gave in Wilmette, Illinois, outside Chicago on February 16, 2024. He spoke at the Visitors’ Centre of the Baha’i House of Worship on the need to rethink our global governance architecture in the face of multiple planetary crises.

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers a keynote speech at the Global Futures Conference in New York´s Jacob Javits Center, September 20, 2023 on the subject of A Second Charter: Imagining a Renewed United Nations. The second photo shows him with former New Zealand UN Ambassador Amanda Ellis, Senior Director Global Partnerships at ASI Wrigley Global Futures, and Nudhara Yusuf and Richard Ponzio from the Stimson Center in Washington DC.

First row: Jo Leinen, Binxin Zhang, Denise Garcia, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Jody Williams, Yvette Stevens, Geeta Kingdon. Second row: Joshua Lincoln, Arthur Dahl, Margarita Konaev, Olga Tokariuk, Daniel Perell, Augusto Lopez-Claros, Georgios Kostakos. Third row: Vesselin Popovski, Jens Orback, John Miller, Andreas Bummel. This group was responsible for drafting A Second Charter: Imagining a Renewed United Nations, launched in New York on September 19, 2023, during General Assembly week.

Augusto Lopez-Claros with Sukehiro Hasegawa, President of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan, in front of the Japanese Parliament, Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2023.

Augusto Lopez-Claros meeting with several Members of the House of Representatives in the Japanese Diet (Parliament), including Seishero Eto, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan, Yoshiharu Asahawa, Shu Sakurai, Masakuni Tanimoto, Shibayama Masahiko, Kiyoshi Odawara, Yokoe Nobuyoshi, accompanied by Yasuaki Yoneyama, Special Representative for the World Bank in Japan. Also attending Sukehiro Hasegawa, President of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2023.

Panel discussion moderated by Augusto Lopez-Claros, “Rethinking Global Affairs to Confront Global Challenges,” with Jody Williams, Susana Malcorra and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, at Instituto de Empresa, one of Spain´s leading universities, on the occasion of the renaming of the School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs and with the participation (in the audience) of over 600 students, faculty and guests, January 19, 2023.

“Economic Governance in a Post-COVID World,” presentation by Augusto Lopez-Claros at the Asian Business School, Uttar Pradesh, India, November 23, 2022, to a group of 250 university students and several of their teachers.

“Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century,” presentation by Augusto Lopez-Claros, City Montessori School, Chowk Campus, Lucknow, November 18, 2022, to a group of 200 eleventh grade students and their teachers.

“Rethinking UN Reform: A World Parliamentary Assembly and Other Proposals to Remake Multilateralism,” panel discussion moderated by Augusto Lopez-Claros and with the participation of Cristina Manzano, Andreas Bummel, Waya Quiviger and Angel Alonso, at Instituto de Empresa´s School of Global Public Affairs, November 3, 2022.

Augusto Lopez-Claros visited Internat Solling in Holzminden (Lower Saxony), Germany (his old school), to speak to high school students, October 6, 2022

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivered a keynote presentation on “A New Model of Leadership for a Troubled World,” during the Annual Meeting of the European Petro Chemical Association, Berlin, Germany, October 5, 2022. He also moderated a panel on “The Next Generation Leader: Driving Changes, Building the Future,” with the participation of Lada Kurelec, Luisa Boaretto, Nicole Brausch, and Santiago Garcia, senior officials at EPCA member companies and, in the case of Santiago Garcia, founding partner of Future for Work Institute (#EPCA56 and the ©Photo by olivierpirard.com)

Augusto Lopez-Claros spoke on International Economic and Social Implications of the War in Ukraine, at the Regional Parliament of Aragon, Spain. The session was chaired by the President of the Parliament, Javier Sada Beltran, and introduced by Professor Natividad Fernandez Sola.

“Transform Governance to Stay Within Planetary Boundaries”, panel discussion moderated by Ambassador Amanda Ellis, with the participation of Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former president of the UN 73rd General Assembly, Maja Groff, Naoki Ishii, Director, Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo and Augusto Lopez-Claros.

“Global Environmental Governance: Ethical Foundations and Practical Proposals in an Age of Interdependence,” in association with Stockholm+50, Baha’i International Community and Global Governance Forum, sponsored and moderated by Swedish Parliamentarians Anders Osterberg and Mattias Vepsa and with the participation of Augusto Lopez-Claros, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Maja Groff, Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen and Peter Aburi, Stockholm, June 1, 2022.

Augusto Lopez-Claros with Hans Corell Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations from March 1994 to March 2004, in Stockholm, Sweden, December 2, 2021.

Augusto Lopez-Claros speaks at the Swedish Parliament on December 1, 2021 on A Vision of Democracy for the 21st Century, on the 100th anniversary of Swedish democracy, Stockholm, Sweden.

Augusto Lopez-Claros participated in a Virtual Dialogue with former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General Martin Chungong, moderated by Foreign Policy Managing Editor Ravi Agrawal. The conversation was centered on the theme Global Lessons for a More Resilient Future and covered a range of issues in the aftermath of COVID-19, including questions of social protection, women’s economic and political empowerment, climate change and United Nations reform.

Augusto Lopez-Claros spoke on “The Role of Global Institutions When Democracy is Under Siege” at the William & Mary Law School, in Williamsburg, Virginia, on September 13, 2019.

Also speaking at the conference were Zachary Elkins (Co-Director of the Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas) , Sanford Levinson (Centennial Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School), Louis Aucoin (Professor of Practice, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University), David Law (Chair in Public Law, University of Hong Kong), Christie Warren (Director, Center for Comparative Legal Studies, William & Mary Law School) and Marian Ahumada (Professor of Constitutional Law, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid). Also shown in the picture (next to Augusto) is professor Steve Hanson, Vice Provost and Director of the Reves Center for International Affairs.

Arthur Dahl, Maja Groff and Augusto Lopez-Claros participated in the Paris Peace Forum.

Augusto Lopez-Claros participated in a debate at the Stimson Center in Washington DC on October 11, 2018, co-sponsored by Sweden’s Global Challenges Foundation. The theme of the debate was: “Tweaks or Transformation? New Models and Strategies for Tackling Global Challenges.” Other speakers included: Tarun Chhabra, fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution; Megan Roberts, Deputy Director at the United Nations Foundation; Richard Ponzio, Director of the Stimson Center’s Just Security 2020 Program; Kate Sullivan, Head of Partnerships at the Global Challenges Foundation; and Brett Schaefer, Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs at the Heritage Foundation.

At the New Shape Forum (NSF), convened by the Global Challenges Foundation in Stockholm on 27-29 May, Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur Dahl and Maja Groff were awarded the New Shape Prize for their proposal “Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century.” The Foundation considered several thousand proposals submitted from 122 countries, from think-tanks, universities, civil society organizations and individuals. The Prize was intended to stimulate original thinking on the development of new global governance mechanisms and institutions, needed to confront a range of emerging global problems which cannot be solved outside of a framework of enhanced international cooperation. The link below will take the reader to the full proposal. A longer paper (with the same title) is included in the Papers page of this website.

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivered two keynote presentations at the Australian Finance and Banking Conference in Sydney, during the period December 12-14. On December 13 he spoke on “The Problems with Rising Income Inequality” and on December 14 the title of his lecture was: “Dangerous Disparities: The Global Crisis of Gender Inequality.” He was also interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Augusto Lopez-Claros attended the Women Political Leaders Annual Global Summit in Reykjavik and participated in a panel discussion on November 30 on economic and legal dimensions of gender inequality. In the photo are shown Linabelle Ruth Villarica, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Philippines, Chiara Corazza, Managing Director of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, and Hagar Hajjar Chemali, CEO of Greenwich Media Strategies and the panel’s moderator. Senator Rose Conway-Walsh from the Republic of Ireland (not shown) also participated in the discussion.

Augusto Lopez-Claros speaks at the Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economics and Society on “Improving the Business Environment: An International Perspective”, Jerusalem, Israel, June 20, 2017. Also shown with Governor of the Central Bank of Israel, Karnit Flug.

Augusto Lopez-Claros speaks to the Gender Committee of the European Parliament in Brussels on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2017, during a session titled: “Women’s Economic Empowerment and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.” Also pictured are Mr. Jordi Sole, member of the European Parliament and chair of the session and Ms Alia El-Yassir, from UN-Women.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros speaks on “Promoting Private Sector Development in the World and the Doing Business Indicators” at an event hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 19, 2017. His presentation was followed by a panel discussion with the participation of: John Ecklund, managing director of the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum; Leif Johansson, chairman of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA); Lena Sellgren, chief economist of Business Sweden; and MP Jennie Nilsson, chairman of the Committee of Industry and Trade.

Augusto Lopez Claros delivers two keynote presentations at the Australian Finance and Banking Conference in Sydney on December 14 and 15, 2016. In addition to presenting the main results of the Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All report on December14, he also delivered a keynote dinner speech to conference participants on December 15 where he spoke about the human rights, economic, ethical and security dimensions of gender inequality.

Augusto Lopez-Claros addresses the XXXII General Assembly of the Latin American Parliament on the topic of
“Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals While Reducing Inequalities in and Among Countries”, Panama City, December 2, 2016.

Augusto Lopez Claros participates in an Open Forum hosted by Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallstrom at the Rosenbad Conference Center in Stockholm discussing how to make full human rights for women a reality by 2025. Also participating in the panel was Dr. Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, 4 October 2016.

Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist and Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director, Global Indicators Group, at the World Bank.

Augusto Lopez-Claros gave a keynote presentation at the World Business Dialogue in Cologne, Germany, on March 18, 2016 titled “Interdependence, Cooperation and the Emergence of Global Institutions.” He also participated in a panel debate on “Doing Good by Doing Business” that included Dr. Thomas Pogge, professor of philosophy and international affairs at Yale University; Liam Condon, member of the management board for Bayer AG; and Gurnek Bains, chairman of YSC.

Augusto Lopez-Claros participates in the conference “The Power of Legislation for Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development” organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women on March 15, 2016, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in the chamber of the Economic and Social Council. Joining him in the session “The Status of Discriminatory Laws Worldwide” are Yoko Hayashi, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; Beatrice Duncan, Justice and Constitutional Advisor, Leadership and Governance, UN Women; and Yasmeen Hassan, Global Executive Director, Equality Now.

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivering two keynote addresses at the 28th Australian Finance and Banking Conference in Sydney, organized by the Business School of the University of New South Wales and its Institute of Global Finance. On December 16, 2015 he presented the latest findings of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency. On December 17 he spoke on Economic Dimensions of Gender Inequality, while presenting the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 Report.

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, Kaushik Basu, World Bank Chief Economist and Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of the Global Indicators Group during the inaugural session of the 2015 Migration and the Development Agenda conference hosted in Washington DC by the World Bank and the European Union Luxembourg Presidency of the EU, December 9, 2015.

Augusto Lopez-Claros makes a presentation of the main results of the World Bank’s report “Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency” to the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament, Brussels, November 6, 2014.

Augusto Lopez-Claros with Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, Minister of Economic Affairs of Bhutan, at the outset of the Better Business Summit 2014: Competitiveness Through Collaboration, held in Thimplu, Bhutan, 26-28 March 2014. Augusto made 3 presentations during the Summit in sessions focused on “Making Business Easy”, “Women in Business” and “Accelerating Entrepreneurship.” He also held a workshop on Bhutan’s Doing Business indicators with senior government officials.

Augusto Lopez-Claros presenting the World Bank report “Sweden’s Business Climate: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs through Improved Regulations” at the Swedish Ministry of Finance in Stockholm on March 10. 2014. Also speaking at the event were (from left to right), Professor Magnus Henrekson, Finance Minister Anders Borg, and Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf.

Augusto Lopez-Claros spoke on the topic, “Europe after the Crisis: Long-Term Challenges,” at a conference at the Harvard Business School, on 2 March 2014, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The other speaker was Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, former Prime Minister of Poland and presently Chairman of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister of Poland. Marco Magnani, Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, moderated the discussion.

Presentation and interview on findings of the Doing Business Report 2014, at the Room for Discussion session, University of Amsterdam, on 5 December 2013. In the photo bottom, with interviewers Yannick Déjean and Donald Kreiken.

Presentation on Bridging the Gap: The Gender Impact of the Rule of Law and Its Application, Women for Women Conference 2013, a joint conference by Women for Women International and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, 27 September 2013.

Launch of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Report 2014, at Marlborough House, London, September 24, 2013.

Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of Global Indicators & Analysis, spoke at “Women and Financial Inclusion: Where Do We Stand?” at the World Bank, Preston Auditorium, on 21 April 2013.

Speakers at the Financial Times Global Business Leaders Day, London, England,8 August 2012. The panel discussed the topic: The Economic Outlook: Finding Opportunity in Today’s Changing Economic Environment. Left to right: Richard Portes, Professor of Economics, London Business School and President, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Julian Callow, Managing Director, Head of International Economics, Barclays Capital; Harry Samuel, CEO, Europe, Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets; Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director, Global Indicators and Analysis, The World Bank and International Finance Corporation; Moderated by Chris Giles, Economics Editor, Financial Times.

Augusto Lopez-Claros, Financial Times Global Business Leaders Day panelist. Financial Times, in partnership with the Government of Canada, brought together in London on 8 August 2012 international business leaders, senior economists and government officials to discuss the global economic outlook, with a focus on the opportunities, challenges and prospects for investment.

Augusto Lopez-Claros gives keynote presentation, Competitiveness, Innovation and the Future of Latin America, at the Pan American Surety Association XXII General Assembly, Beijing, China, May 24, 2010.
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In photos above: fellow speakers share a light-hearted moment; Lopez-Claros addressing the General Assembly.

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers keynote speech, Partnering with the Private Sector to Meet the Challenges Posed by the Global Economic Crisis, at Microsoft’s Public Sector Leaders Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico City, 29 April 2010.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros speaks at the International Finance Corporation Euro Finance Week Conference, “Moving from Crisis to Growth: Restructuring Global Markets”, 19 November 2009, Frankfurt, Germany.

Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers the keynote presentation, “Innovation and Competitiveness Against the Background of the Global Financial Crisis”, at the 5th Competitiveness Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2009.

Augusto Lopez-Claros gives the keynote presentation, “Redefining Value for Society”, at the Social Responsibility Forum: Redesigning Capitalism and the Business Case for Sustainability, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain, on 7 November 2009.

Augusto Lopez-Claros at the European Business School Symposium in Frankfurt, Germany, September 19, 2009, discusses economic reforms necessary to address the consequences of climate change. Fellow panellists included Professor Dr. Kurt Lauk, Member of the European Parliament and President of the Economic Council of the Christian Democratic Party, Dr. Sven Hansen, Chief Investment Officer with Good Energies, Dr Ulrich Schroder, Chairman of the Managing Board of KfW, and Dr. John Brenninkmeijer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, NYCON Energy.

John Assaraf, CEO, OneCoach; Augusto Lopez-Claros; Dr. Kim Hak-Su, Chairman, Asian Economic Community Foundation; Professor Masahito Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute; and Angus Whitley, Bloomberg News, discuss the economic outlook for Asia, the future of the dollar, and the prospects for a strengthening of Asian economic integration against the background of the global financial crisis. Asian World Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18-19 May 2009.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers keynote speech, Institutions, Education, Governance and the Role of Technology as Drivers of Innovation, at Microsoft’s Government Leaders Forum, Washington, DC, 25 March 2009.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros discusses what a new Bretton Woods Conference would mean for the world’s financial system at the James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford, 29 January 2009.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros guest speaker at the James Martin 21st Century School.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers keynote address: “Future Prospects for Developing Markets” at the Emerging Markets Summit 2008: “A New Economic Reality for Global Businesses” organized by The Economist London, 24 September 2008.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros addresses the Danica Pensions Client Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 28 October 2008, on the theme of: “The Global Economic Situation: Risks and Opportunities for the Business Community.”
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Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers keynote address: “The EU Needs a New Business Model” at the 19th Annual European Business School Symposium, Frankfurt, Germany, 19 September 2008.
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Professor Dr. Wolfgang Gerke, EBS; Dr. Reint Gropp, professor of Financial Economics and Taxation, EBS; Augusto Lopez-Claros; and Dietrich Becker, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners, discuss developments and prospects for global financial markets during the 19th Annual European Business School Symposium, Frankfurt, Germany, 19 September 2008.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros delivers keynote speech, Innovation for Social and Economic Development, at Microsoft’s Government Leaders Forum, Miami, Florida, 3 April 2008.
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Professor Raghuram Rajan, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund and Augusto Lopez-Claros, during Troika’s Russia Forum 2008 press conference, Moscow, January 30.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros interviewed on Russian television, discussing the short-term outlook for the global economy, Moscow, Russian Federation, January 30, 2008.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros presents the main findings of DARA’s The Humanitarian Response Index 2007: Measuring Commitment to Best Practice report, during its official launch in London.
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Responding to a question during the public launch of The Humanitarian Response Index 2007at the Royal Society of Arts, London, 29 November 2007.
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Panelists Augusto Lopez-Claros, Pierre Schori, Kofi Annan, Silvia Hidalgo, and Matthew Taylor (not shown) during the launch of The Humanitarian Response Index 2007 in London, 29 November 2007.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros discusses aspects of The Humanitarian Response Index 2007 at its official launch. Other panelists are Pierre Schori, former Minister of Development
Cooperation for Sweden and Director General, FRIDE; Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and President of the Global Humanitarian Forum; Silvia Hidalgo, Director of DARA; and Matthew Taylor, Director, Royal Society of Arts.
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In front of the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, winter 2007.
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Young-Rok Cheong, Chair, The Korea China Economic Forum and Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University; Augusto Lopez-Claros; and Fan Gang, Director, National Economic Research Institute – China Reform Foundation, during the Mirae Asset Securities Investment Forum 2007, Seoul, Korea – Insight on Global Change.
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Jung-Ho Rhee, Head of Research, Mirae Asset Securities; Augusto Lopez-Claros; Fan Gang, Director, National Economic Research Institute; Young-Rok Cheong, The Korea – China Economic Forum, at the Mirae Asset Securities Investment Forum 2007.
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Speaking at the 18th European Business School Symposium, Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2007, on the relevance for the rest of the world of the EU’s model of economic and political integration.

With former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, in Moscow, during a meeting to discuss Russian economic policy and related transition issues.

Appeared as a keynote speaker at the Israel Business Conference 2006, held in Tel Aviv on 9-11 December.
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Together with co-authors of the Chilean chapter of the “Global Information Technology Report 2006”, directors of Fundación País Digital Carlos Álvarez, Senator Alejandro Foxley, Constanza Capdevila, Senator Fernando Flores.(not pictured, Andrés Navarro)
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Presenting the results of the Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007, Geneva, Switzerland.
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China Business Summit, Beijing.
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Discussion with Cherie Booth, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, at the launch of the Global Gender Gap Report. Marlborough House, London, 16 May 2005.
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During a visit to Brussels, 14 April 2005, to deliver The Aurelio Peccei Lecture, The Club of Rome, Belgium Academy of Sciences.
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India Economic Summit, New Delhi, 2005, Opening Plenary Session moderated by BBC’s Nik Gowing. Augusto Lopez-Claros presents a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian economy.
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Chilean President Ricardo Lagos meets with Augusto Lopez-Claros and Sylvie Naville, Associate Director of the World Economic Forum for Latin America, following seminar presentation “Chile: The Next Stage of Development”.
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Speaking, with Harvard professor Michael Porter, at the World Economic Forum launch of the Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005.
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Moderating a session at the World Economic Summit on The Lisbon Agenda in Warsaw, Poland, April 2004. Participating on the panel are (left to right): Elizabeth Padmore, Partner and Director, Policy and Corporate Affairs, Accenture, United Kingdom; Augusto Lopez-Claros; Leszek Balcerowicz, Governor of the National Bank of Poland; Larens Jan Brinkhorst, Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands; and (not shown) Leif Pagrotsky, Minister of Trade and Industry of Sweden.
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Discussing a point with Larens Jan Brinkhorst, Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, during the World Economic Summit in Warsaw, Poland, April 2004.
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Keynote lecture, “Argentina, Brazil, the International Monetary Fund and the Future of the International Financial System,” Central Bank of Bolivia, September, 2002.
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Augusto Lopez-Claros introduced world-renowned astronomer, educator, author, and pioneer in exobiology Dr. Carl Sagan before an audience of over 400 IMF staff members. During the meeting, Dr. Sagan noted the risks to the environment associated with global warming.
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