The region’s financial sector is being reshaped by innovation and new market demands, opening opportunities to expand access to capital, deepen local markets, and improve the speed and security of cross-border transactions.

This session will focus on how financial services can drive competitiveness and formalization, highlighting trends such as cross-border payments, open banking, and digital assets. Panelists will also examine partnerships between banks and fintechs, the role of capital markets, and how regulatory cooperation and data practices can strengthen investment and long-term resilience.

Latin America and the Caribbean play a central role in global food supply, producing enough to feed 1.3 billion people and accounting for nearly 40% of world net food exports. Yet natural shocks, market disruptions, and infrastructure gaps continue to limit the region’s full economic potential.

This session will focus on how innovation, technology, and investment can increase productivity and strengthen agribusiness. Panelists will explore opportunities to expand capacity, improve logistics and water management, and reduce losses across the value chain, while highlighting how stronger public-private collaboration and technology transfer can drive efficiency, competitiveness, and long-term growth in the region’s food sector.

A skilled and adaptable workforce is essential for driving long-term economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness. As industries evolve and disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence and digital assets, are increasingly adopted, there is a growing need for workforce development and training programs that help individuals upskill and reskill, while ensuring businesses have access to the talent required to thrive.

This session will explore how companies can invest in training programs to build critical skills, partner with governments to strengthen competency-based education and training systems, and leverage digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, to expand workforce capabilities. Panelists will also discuss strategies to enhance productivity, support economic competitiveness, and prepare the labor market for emerging opportunities across the Americas.

Private sector-led growth depends not only on financial resources but also on a secure, transparent, and efficient environment that reduces risks and builds investor confidence. This session will explore how governments and businesses can strengthen the foundations that support private investment and long-term growth, including institutional capacity, regulatory clarity, workforce skills, and infrastructure readiness.

Panelists will discuss strategies to protect and modernize regional supply chains, lower operational costs, and enhance competitiveness, creating conditions for businesses to expand, generate employment, and drive economic growth across the region.

Tourism in the Americas is a key driver of economic growth, job creation, and regional development, supporting millions of businesses from SMEs to multinationals and contributing significantly to GDP. Expanding and modernizing the tourism industry offers opportunities to attract foreign investment, boost local employment, and strengthen competitiveness across the region.

This session will examine how governments and the private sector can work together to position the Americas as a world-class tourism destination. Panelists will discuss strategies to improve infrastructure, adopt digital technologies to enhance the traveler experience, streamline regulations, promote innovation in services and marketing, strengthen travel safety, and leverage tourism value chains to maximize economic impact across the region.

As global trade patterns shift, countries across the Americas have an opportunity to strengthen their role in regional and global production networks. With strategic locations and growing infrastructure investments, the region can optimize freight transport, reduce costs, and enhance competitiveness.

This session will explore how businesses and governments can modernize logistics, expand infrastructure including ports, intermodal terminals, industrial parks, free trade zones, roads, and railways, and improve trade facilitation. Panelists will also discuss how digitalization, streamlined customs procedures, and targeted policy collaboration can build more reliable, secure, and efficient supply chains throughout the hemisphere.

Access to critical minerals and reliable energy supplies are strategic drivers for the Americas’ role in the global economy. With abundant reserves of lithium, copper, and rare earth elements, natural resources for large-scale energy projects, and a growing network of trade and investment partners, the region offers a stable and strategically important source of essential inputs for emerging technologies and global markets.

This session will examine how countries across the hemisphere can manage and leverage their resources to attract investment, strengthen energy and mineral security, and support long-term national and regional competitiveness. Panelists will also discuss the role of transparent governance, infrastructure readiness, and targeted regional coordination in aligning economic opportunities with strategic priorities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, and the Americas are well positioned to harness its potential for innovation and economic expansion. With a strong foundation in technology, research, and entrepreneurship, the region can develop AI solutions that drive productivity and create new opportunities for businesses and workers.

This session will explore how AI can be leveraged to boost competitiveness, foster technological leadership, and support business growth across the Americas. Panelists will discuss strategies to ensure secure and responsible AI deployment, while highlighting the region’s potential to lead in developing standards and best practices that promote innovation and technological excellence.