An impressive natural setting and the select Llao Llao hotel in Bariloche are
the setting for the annual meeting between the most prominent businessmen in the country and some of the leaders of the political arena
.
This year, the electoral race slipped into an agenda in which the motto is to think about the long term of the country.
More than 150 businessmen
gathered in the Rio Negro city to participate in a closed-door meeting where they discussed hand in hand with the main opposition candidates.
The event, which started yesterday and will last until Wednesday, has as main speakers the candidates of Together for Change, Patricia Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
The candidate for Libertad Alianza, Javier Milei, also captures a lot of the attention of businessmen and women.
The great unknown is the representatives of the ruling party
: the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo Wado de Pedro, the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa and even President Alberto Fernández had been summoned.
The first two declined the invitation, while the presence of the president, scheduled for the closing lunch this Wednesday,
has not yet been fully confirmed by the Presidency.
Through the corridors of the emblematic hotel it was commented in a low voice that, although the hand in hand with the politicians was
a "good hook"
this year to attract an audience that grows edition by edition, there was more interest from the officials of have
a space for dialogue behind closed doors
with the people who represent the greatest fortunes in the country, rather than the businessmen themselves.
The opening dinner was headed by the president of the PRO, Patricia Bullrich, who traveled accompanied by her main economic adviser, Luciano Laspina from Rosario.
Bullrich arrived in Bariloche with some delay and the businessmen had to postpone the schedule of the planned meal
.
For the meeting, which took place with secrecy, the candidate was expected to make a brief introduction and be open to questions from businessmen.
The Juntos por el Cambio inmate was in the crosshairs of the country's businessmen and women.
There was expectation for Javier Milei's proposals, just after the leader of the Libertad Alianza, said that he is open to going to an internship with Bullrich, although outside of JXC.
Milei will have lunch on the second day of the Forum, a few days after being applauded by the businessmen who are part of the Argentine Rural Society.
Also for the closing of Wednesday it is expected that the meal will be headed by the Buenos Aires Head of Government, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta.
Beyond the political situation, the Forum's agenda includes other voices, such as that of the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Ricardo Lorenzetti, whose presence aims to "highlight
the importance of institutionality in the path of development"
, as explained by the organization.
“We have verified that the meeting and dialogue model is the most effective for generating social impact.
Initiatives such as potenci(a)rgentina, Argentina Debate, the Argentine Observatory for Education and many other propositional transformation projects for our country have emerged from the Forum's experience.
Only a meeting of opposites allows us to learn and move in the right direction
”, said Eduardo Elsztain, president of IRSA and “house owner” of the Forum.
This meeting has been held annually for 12 years at the initiative of the businessman, owner with the Sutton family of the exclusive hotel.
It emerged as a meeting point between the entrepreneurs who were part of the Endeavor Foundation, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary, - among which were Marcos Galperin, creator and CEO of Mercado Libre and the founders of Globant Martín, Migoya and Guibert Englebienne. ;
and the children of the most important companies in the country, gathered in the GAM group (Group for a Better Argentina).
The most recognized participants include founders and owners of the most varied Argentine companies such as Agustin Otero Monsegur, director of San Miguel, Carlos Miguens, of Patagonia Gold, Carolina Castro, president of Industrias Guidi and one of the first women to join the UIA.
The board of founders of the forum is completed by the president of IRSA, Eduardo Elsztain;
the CEO of La Anónima, Federico Braun, the founders of Globant Martín Migoya and Guibert Englebienne Also with Karina Román, president of Puerto Asís Investments;
Endeavor founder Luciano Nicora;
Galperin, and the director of private mail Andreani, Veronica Andreani.w
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