8:30-8:45am, Introduction
Phil Heymann, Harvard University
8:45–10:45am, Panel 1: Drug Policy in Latin America
Bruce Bagley, University of Miami; Francisco Thoumi, Independent Consultant; Jonathan Caulkins, Carnegie Mellon University; Chappell H. Lawson, MIT
Moderator: CAF representative (TBC)
11:00am-1:00pm, Panel 2: Drug-related violence: the cases of Colombia and Mexico         
Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Institute; Eduardo Guerrero, Lantia Consultores; Ana Maria Salazar, National/Public Security Expert; Pascual Restrepo, MIT
Moderator: Phil Heymann, Harvard University
2:30-4:00pm, Keynote
Introduction: Maria Teresa Ronderos, Editorial Advisor at Colombia’s Semana and DRCLAS Visiting Scholar
Keynote: Mark Kleiman, UCLA; General Oscar Naranjo, Director, Colombian National Police
4:20-5:30pm, Book presentation: Antidrug Policies in Colombia
Presentation: Daniel Mejia and Carlos Caballero, Universidad de los Andes
Comments: Daniel Ortega, CAF; Rafael di Tella, Harvard University
6:00pm, Closing


This conference will explore several issues regarding the effectiveness, costs and collateral effects of anti-drug policies recently implemented in Latin America, emphasizing particularly on the experiences of Colombia and Mexico.

This conference is sponsored by the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), and organized by DRCLAS and the Universidad de los Andes, with the support of the Colombian Consulate in Boston.

This event is part of the Colombia Week at Harvard.

This event is free and open to the public.