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Welcome to the Babson Latin America Business Club!

Our club is for all Babson MBA students who have an interest in doing business and developing relationships in Latin America. The club encourages an understanding of the Latin culture and promotes networking activities. We're also hosting the first ever "Latin America Entrepreneurship Forum" at Babson College on April 26th, 2009.

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    Apr
    29

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    On behalf of Babson College and the Latin America Forum Committee, we thank you for participating and making the first Latin America Entrepreneurship Forum a great success.


    A very special thank-you to the speakers, moderators and panelists for expressing their helpful perspectives and contributing to this regional forum. The views expressed were insightful, the debates productive, and we know we have all learned valuable knowledge about entrepreneurial opportunities in Latin America.


    We want also to congratulate again our Rocket Pitch winners and wish them the best of luck in implementing their ventures. The winners were:


    1. Yo Reciclo – Hector Elizondo
    2. PayFacile – Marc Saint Clair
    3. New Venture Development – Luis Soto


    Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, without whom we would be unable to create this event:


    • The William .F. Glavin Center for Global Management
    • The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
    • Babson Career Center for Development
    • The Student Government Association
    • The Graduate Student Council
    • Pneus Levorin
    • Office of Campus Life


    We hope next generations will maintain this initiative in the years to come. We really hope you have enjoyed the event and we look forward to seeing you in other events organized by Babson College.



    Best Regards,


    The Latin American Entrepreneurship Forum Committee

    Feb
    24

    Latin Pub Night this Thursday

    Posted In: Events by Bernardo Sosa

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    Feb
    18

    Come taste some real chocolate and support an Ecuadorian entrepreneur and his company Kallari Chocolate.

    WHEN:  Wednesday, February 25th, 6:00 p.m.

    WHERE:  Olin 120

    Join Enrique Cerda from the Kallari Assocation, an indigenous collective in the Equadorian Amazon, who will share his experiences using social entrepreneurship for economic empowerment and indigenous rights.

    RSVP at mhuerta@babson.edu

    More on: www.kallarichocolate.com

    Jan
    27

    The Economist Conferences’ Latin America Private Equity Forum is the ideal venue to see how and where there is opportunity for limited partners and PE investors in the current climate. Discuss these and other trends with your peers from the investor and fund management community, as well as government and NGO officials.

    When: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:00 AM – Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:00 PM

    Where: Coconut Grove, Florida

    Standard fee: US $1,995 per person

    Official Website

    Dec
    8

    The saying goes:
    “If the U.S. sneezed, Latin America got a cold”
    Will this time be different? Some argue it will…

     
    Please join Tomas Flores for a chat on the Impact of the Financial Crisis in Latin America.
    Where: Olin Auditorium
    When: Thursday, December 11th at 9:00 am
     
    Tomas Flores is the Director of the Economics Program at the Freedom and Development Institute in Santiago, Chile.  He is a specialist in macroeconomics and economic politics, and has written several macroeconomics studies.  
    Mr. Flores has a Master of arts in Economics from the UCLA and a B.S. in Commercial Engineering.

    Sponsored by the Babson Latin America Business Club