#  Challenges and Opportunities in Argentina 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 14, 2026** 

 06:30PM - 08:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University. 20 Western Ave, Boston MA 02134.**  



 

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**RAP Symposium at Harvard and MIT: Dialogue with Students**

**The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies** (DRCLAS) is facilitating a dialogue between students from **HBS, HKS, GSD** and other professional schools at **Harvard and MIT,** and leaders from the political and entrepreneurial sectors in **Argentina.**

The panel will reflect on the current state of the country, and challenges and opportunities for the future in the areas of democracy, development, and artificial intelligence.

*Free and open to the public.*

*This event is presented in collaboration with the Red de Acción Política (RAP) and the Harvard Argentine Student Society (HASS).*



 

##  Opening Remarks 

 



 ### Sol Carbonell

Speaker

Executive Director, Harvard University- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS)



 

   ![sol Carbonell](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Carbonell_Headshot_9_26_2023.jpg?h=3d6af204&itok=s_vT5GLx) 

 

 

 

 ### Alan Clutterbuck 

Speaker

CEO, RAP Civil Association



 

   ![Alan Clutterbuck](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/20171207025134d2427178d6c0f6e9d90c4d0588000fda.jpg?h=80e02f9e&itok=P0-qv5ke) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

##  Featured Speakers 

 



 ### Fernanda Ávila

Political Speakers

National Deputy for Catamarca, Justicialist Party (PJ)



 

   ![Fernanda](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Fernanda_Avila.png?h=4f993ba6&itok=z6vt2QHd) 

 

 

 

 ### Luis Petri

Political Speakers

National Deputy for Mendoza, La Libertad Avanza (LLA)



 

   ![Luis](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Luis_Petri_in_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?h=6c617bce&itok=jHE9e4qC) 

 

 

 

 ### Pamela Verasay

Political Speakers

National Deputy for Mendoza, Radical Civic Union (UCR)



 

   ![Pamela](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/20251203160321_verasay-x.jpg?itok=O1TPUvPC) 

 

 

 

 ### Martín Yeza

Political Speakers

National Deputy for Buenos Aires, Republican Proposal (PRO)



 

   ![Martin](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/martin-yeza-1837204.jpg?h=f1e3ee97&itok=YmDywdo-) 

 

 

 

 ### Diego Álvarez-Demalde

Entrepreneurial Speakers

Partner, Sophia Capital S.A.



 

   ![Diego](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-31%20202828.jpg?h=74e0b106&itok=Or7JAYnj) 

 

 

 

 ### Juan Pablo Bagó

Entrepreneurial Speakers

Director, Grupo Empresarial Bagó S.A.; President of RAP Civil Association



 

   ![Juan Pablo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/l.jpg?h=d7aa7a8e&itok=DTC17mOM) 

 

 

 

 ### Anna Cohen

Entrepreneurial Speakers

President & Managing Partner, Cohen S.A.



 

   ![Ana](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/captura_de_pantalla_2019-05-28_a_las_15.38.57.png?h=0fac9aff&itok=saIqH_SQ) 

 

 

 

 ### Martín Rappallini

Entrepreneurial Speakers

President, Alberdi Desarrollos S.A.; President of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA)



 

   ![Martin](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/6811425248aff.jpg?h=e78b6605&itok=C8Ae-rTS) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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- [ Andes & Southern Cone ](/programs-initiatives/andes-southern-cone)
 
 

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