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This internationally respected program focuses on a wide range of energy issues across the Western Hemisphere with the goal of enhanced public-private dialogue at the center of all of its efforts.

Jeremy Martin
Program Director
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The Institute of the Americas Energy Program works in a variety of ways to enhance public policy across the diverse roster of nations in the region. Through research, opinion essays, roundtables and conferences the Institute aims to foster a deeper understanding of the most critical energy issues facing the Western Hemisphere.

Institute events and discussions bring together government officials, industry leaders, academia and civil society to debate policy and critical issues facing individual countries and the region as a whole. For two decades, the Latin America’s energy leaders have turned to the Institute as a key player and facilitator of informed and robust energy policy discussion

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Annual Latin American Energy Conference

Known as The La Jolla Conference, this is Latin America’s most highly regarded energy policy conference. The annual forum, hosted by the Institute at its home in La Jolla, California, convenes energy ministers, company executives, bankers, civil society and others to discuss current trends, geopolitics, new projects, changes in regulations and new investment opportunities.

Country and Region-Specific Roundtables and Forums

In addition to the annual La Jolla Conference, the Institute is renowned for its country and region-specific events. Drawing on our comprehension of the region’s most vital and current energy topics and our ability to bring together senior officials from across government and industry, the Institute has developed a strong track record for serious and intense policy discussions at these conferences. The events are often closed-door sessions that encourage candid dialogue to promote sound public policies and decision-making. Over the course of the Energy Program’s two decades working on energy policy issues in the region, roundtables and forums have been hosted in almost every country and market in the hemisphere.

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Training
Training seminars for Spanish-language journalists, government officials, academics and legislative aides offer participants an opportunity to exchange ideas with leading figures in Latin American and global energy fields. Each year, the Institute organizes an intensive training workshop known as the Geopolitics of Energy. Over the course of a few days, participants receive lectures on global energy trends and outlooks, regional case studies, discussion of the intersection of politics and energy, the increased attention on alternative and renewable energy, what climate change means for Latin America and a wide range of other topics. As with all of the efforts in the energy realm, the goal is for participants to return to their countries with a deeper grasp of the intricacies of the economically and politically vital energy sector. Contact