Feeling the heat: A fireside chat on navigating cartel and designated foreign terrorist organization risk for companies operating in Latin America
Please join us for a multidisciplinary discussion of the challenges of managing cartel/FTO exposure in cross-border commercial activities.
Risk Advisory Group will host an exclusive event in Washington, DC on November 13 launching our new interactive cartel heat map — a beneficial tool providing visual insights into designated FTOs operating across Latin America.
The evening will include an engaging conversation with regional and international experts, followed by a drinks reception.
Our featured guest experts include:
- Santiago Acosta Álvarez, Counsel at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez in Mexico City – Santiago is a leading Mexican lawyer specializing in criminal law and cartel prosecution and a former Director of Financial Crime Investigations in Mexico’s Federal Tax Attorney’s Office.
- Fabyola En Rodrigues, Head of Demarest Advogados’ white collar crime and criminal defense practice in São Paulo – Fabyola is a prominent Brazilian criminal lawyer focused on anti-money laundering and organized crime.
- Doug Farah, President of IBI Consultants – Doug is a transnational organized crime expert and former investigative journalist who advises the US government and businesses on criminal-terrorist activity across Latin America.
- David Parkin, Deputy Director of Intelligence and Analysis – David is a senior US Department of Homeland Security official who oversees counter-transnational organized crime programs.
Moderator: Alyssa Misner, Head of Risk Advisory Group’s Washington, DC Office
This event brings together professionals from government, law enforcement, academia, and the private sector to discuss the shifting landscape of organized crime in Latin America — and how our new interactive tool can inform risk mitigation strategies for companies and organizations.
Agenda:
Doors open: 4:00pm
Discussion: 4:30 – 6:00pm
Drinks reception: 6:00 – 8:00pm