In November 2024, US voters will elect the country’s next President. A decision with profound geopolitical effects in 2025 and beyond: Will the US back Ukraine or Russia? Will US-China competition become confrontation? Will it defend or turn away from Israel? Will confrontation with Iran escalate or recede? Will the energy transition continue? Will it double-down on North America competitiveness or use the 2026 sunset of the USMCA to further US protectionism? Will it declare tariff wars on countries of migration? Will it deploy US Special Forces against drug cartels? A bipartisan pair of strategic advisors -- Dan Restrepo (White House adviser to President Obama) and Juan Cruz (White House adviser to President Trump) -- are available to, together, unpack these scenarios and more to help business, investment, political, and civic leaders prepare for what comes next in the Americas and around the world.
Available Speakers:
- Dan Restrepo has spent 30 years advising public- and private-sector leaders at the intersection of policy, politics, communication, and law in the Americas, including as principal advisor for the Americas to President Obama.
- Juan Cruz is an advisor and consultant on Latin American issues for the private and public sectors helping determine risk, chart solutions, execute strategies, and resolve challenges based on his more than 30 years of experience. Cruz served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the White House, 2017-2019.
- Roberta S. Jacobson was U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and White House Coordinator for the Southwest Border. She serves on the Board of Directors of Liberty Latin America and SoundThinking.
- Ricardo Zuniga served as President Obama’s principal advisor for the Americas in the White House, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle, and U.S. Consul General in São Paulo, where he advanced U.S. commercial relations with Brazil.
- Nick Zimmerman served as Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to the UN and White House National Security Council Director for Brazil & Southern Cone Affairs. He has had leadership roles in several advisory firms such as WestExec Advisors and Macro Advisory Partners.
