Note: This event will be conducted entirely in Spanish.
Latin America sits at the center of the global energy transition. As the world’s second-largest copper producer and a key potential supplier of lithium and rare earths, Peru is uniquely positioned to supply high-demand inputs for electric vehicles and renewable energy. To explore how the region can balance market opportunities with pressing social and environmental priorities, the Stimson Center and the Universidad del Pacífico will convene a high-level conference in Lima bringing together experts from government, civil society, and the private sector.
This event is made possible by partnership with the Universidad del Pacífico and with support from:
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- Arequipa Nexus Institute
- Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)
- Latin America Sustainability Initiative, University of Oklahoma
- First Quantum Minerals
- Asociación Peruana de Energías Renovables (SPR)
- Atlas Renewable Energy
- Instituto de Naturaleza, Tierra y Energía, Pontificia Católica Universidad del Perú)
- VRA
Opening Remarks
Carlos Casas Tragodara, Director, Center for Studies on Mining & Sustainability (CEMS), Universidad del Pacífico
Rossana Polastri, Director of the Graduate Program in Public Management, Universidad del Pacífico
Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD, Senior Fellow & Director, Stimson Center Latin America Program
Keynote Remarks
Manuel Glave Testino, PhD, Senior Researcher, GRADE
The Honorable Guillermo Shinno Huamaní, Minister of Energy & Mines, Republic of Peru
Panel 1: Growing Demand for Copper and Critical Minerals: Sustainability and Development in Latin America
Jorge Benavides, Country Manager for Peru, First Quantum Minerals
Alfredo Bertrand, General Manager for Andes & Caribbean, Epiroc
Ángela Grossheim, Director, Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía
José Carlos Orihuela, PhD, Pontificia Católica Universidad del Perú
Carlos Casas Tragodara, Director, CEMS, Universidad del Pacífico (Moderator)
Panel 2: The Future of Renewable Energy in the Americas: Global Investment and Public Policy
The Honorable Patricia Iturregui, Senator, Republic of Peru
Francisco Ísmodes, Director & General Manager, Peruvian Renewable Energy Association
Juan Miguel Morales, Deputy General Manager, Atlas Renewable Energy, Chile
Víctor Maqque, PhD, Managing Director, Latin America Sustainability Initiative, University of Oklahoma
Closing Remarks
Joanna Kámiche Zegarra, PhD, Director, Center for Research, Universidad del Pacífico
