The summit will take place from March 9 to 12 and aims to consolidate Argentina's new economic architecture
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In a move with strong political and economic implications, President Javier Milei invited 10 governors to accompany him on his next trip to the United States to take part in "Argentina Week", an event that will take place in the city of New York between March 9 and 12 with the explicit goal of attracting investment to the country.
The invitation was formally issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Pablo Quirno, and the Argentine Embassy to the White House, led by Alec Oxenford, who are organizing the planned activities on U.S. soil. According to the information gathered, the invited governors are Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Ignacio Torres (Chubut), Marcelo Orrego (San Juan), Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz), Rolando Figueroa (Neuquén), Raúl Jalil (Catamarca), Carlos Sadir (Jujuy) and Gustavo Sáenz (Salta). Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos) and Osvaldo Jaldo (Tucumán) were also invited.
Los gobernantes convocados.
Frigerio declined the invitation because he recently returned from an extensive tour of the United States — also in search of investment —, while Jaldo cited scheduling conflicts in his province. Most of the leaders who did confirm their attendance will travel on their own and not as part of the official delegation, although they will take part in all the activities alongside the President. "We are going on our own, but there we are going to take part in all the activities alongside the President," one of the invitees explained.
The official delegation will also include the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei; the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni; the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger; the Minister of Health, Mario Lugones; the Minister of Economy, Luis "Toto" Caputo; and the President of the Central Bank, Santiago Bausili.
Among the first to arrive in New York will be Marcelo Orrego and Claudio Vidal, who will travel directly from Canada after taking part, between March 1 and 4, in Toronto, in the summit of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), one of the most important mining gatherings in the world, which brings together more than 27,000 people from 127 countries.
"Argentina Week" will feature the presence of more than 30 CEOs from leading companies and executives from the international financial system, including representatives from JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, AmCham, AS/COA and the US Argentina Business Council. The scale of the event reflects the renewed interest of global capital in a country that, under libertarian leadership, has decided to abandon chronic interventionism and commit to clear rules and openness.
Javier Milei y Niall Ferguson
Among the business leaders who will take part as panelists and speakers are Horacio Marín (YPF), Marcos Bulgheroni (PAE), Miguel Galuccio (Vista), Alejandro Bulgheroni (PAE), Marcelo Mindlin (Pampa), Alejandro Elsztain (Cresud), Pierpaolo Barbieri (Ualá), Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Hernán Kazah, Leandro Sigman (Insud), Facundo Gómez Minujin (JP Morgan), Ariel Szarfstein (Mercado Libre), Martín Migoya (Globant), Martín Varsavsky, Juan Parma (Banco Macro), Gustavo Manríquez (Supervielle), Diego Rivas (Galicia) and Juan Farinati (Bayer).
The program will begin on Monday, March 9 at the Consulate General and Promotion Center of the Argentine Republic in New York. Starting at 7:00 p.m., Manuel Adorni will welcome the attendees.
On Tuesday the 10th, the agenda will move to the JPMorgan Chase Tower, in the heart of Manhattan. The formal opening will be led by Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, who will introduce Javier Milei, responsible for the day's first keynote address.
During that day, participants will address key issues for the bilateral relationship: strategic investment, geopolitical context and the role of the Argentine economy on the global stage. In the morning, Pablo Quirno will present on strategic investment opportunities between Argentina and the United States in the new geopolitical environment. In addition, there will be a conversation on geopolitics led by Niall Ferguson, moderated by Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder and CEO of Ualá.
After a networking lunch, the afternoon will include a dialogue with Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, followed by the participation of Jim Fitterling (Dow) and Lorenzo Simonelli (Baker Hughes), who will share perspectives on Argentina's strategic moment as a business destination.
The institutional closing on Tuesday will be led by Ambassador Oxenford, while in the evening, at the Citibank headquarters, there will be a networking event led by Federico Sturzenegger.
On Wednesday, March 11, the activity will continue at Bank of America (Two Bryant Park Pavilion), with sessions led by an executive of the host institution and Minister Caputo. The economics and capital markets block will include a dialogue between the head of the Palacio de Hacienda and Santiago Bausili, moderated by executives from JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.
The activities will conclude with a recognition ceremony for representatives of the Argentine and U.S. private sectors and with special mentions for the "RIGI Champions," which will be presented by Caputo at the Microsoft Times Square headquarters.
