IV Forum: Youth and Democracy in the Americas
What’s the Future of Democracy in the Americas Post Covid- 19?
Florida International University
11200 SW 8 Street
Graham Center, Room 243
Miami, Florida 33199
Date: September 21, 2021
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Event Presenter: Cecilia Navas – Founder and President Y&D.
What’s the Future of Democracy in the Americas Post Covid- 19?
AGENDA
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8:30am- 9:00am
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Registration |
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9:00am- 9:30am |
Welcome Remarks Cecilia Navas – Founder and President Y&D |
| Luis Guillermo Solis – Director of the Kimberly Green Latin America | |
| Caribbean Center (LACC) at FIU, Former President of Costa Rica | |
| 9:30am-10:00am | Keynote Address |
| Moderator: Cecilia Navas Y&D – President |
Armando Ibarra – Miami Young Republicans.
Ana María Ibañez Londono – Inter American Development Bank
10:00am- 11:00am Activism, Advocacy, Youth Action
Moderator: Bryan Scudero – Member of Y&D
Jose Portes – Delegation of Y&D – Ecuador
Carlos Paredes – Delegation of Y&D – Nicaragua
Adrian Rico – Delegation of Y&D – Bolivia
Marcos Velazco – Y&D Ambassador – Venezuela
Felix Llerena – Y&D Ambassador – Cuba
Jack Maguire – Y&D Ambassador, USA
Carlos Bado – Y&D Ambassador, Paraguay
Jemerias Lezcano – Delegation of Y&D – Paraguay
11:00am- 11:30am Keynote Address
Moderator: Cecilia Navas – Y&D President
Carlos Sanchez Berzain – InterAmerican Institute for Democracy
11:30am- 12:00pm Elections in the Americas 2021
Moderator: Edgar Simón Rodríguez – Member of Y&D.
Antonio Marval –Supreme Court Legitime of Venezuela in the Exile.
Domingo Salgado – Supreme Court Legitime of Venezuela in the Exile.
12:00pm- 12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30pm- 1:30pm What’s the Future of Democracy in the Americas Post Covid- 19?
Fireside Chat with Special Guest Speakers
Presentator: Cecilia Navas – Y&D President
Iliana Lavastida – Director of Diario Las Américas.
Lenin Moreno – Former President of Ecuador.
1:30pm- 2:00pm Closing Remarks
Jairo Rivera- President of United Human Rights Foundation.
Ian Larez Chacin – President – FIU College Republican