The Canning Agenda
10 Years On Conference
In 2010 the British government launched the Canning Agenda, announcing its intention to re-engage with Latin America.
Ten years on, on 10 November, this event presented a review of progress, establishing how successful the agenda has been to date, and identified what needs to be done to accelerate the progress of a revitalised relationship between Latin America and the UK.
With support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Read the event summary here
Speakers & panels
Introduction
Lord Mountevans
Honorary President, Canning House
Keynote speeches
Lord Hague of Richmond
Former British Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party Leader (via video)
Mark Menzies MP
The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Latin America
Session 1
Reviewing the Agenda
Chair: Victor Bulmer-Thomas CMG OBE
Academic, Canning House Honorary Vice-President
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB)
Jeremy Browne
Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Canning House Honorary Vice-President
Joanna Crellin CMG
Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, Canning House Trustee
Thomas Mills
Lecturer in Diplomatic and International History, Lancaster University
Session 2
The future of the Canning Agenda
Chair: Michael Stott
Latin America editor, Financial Times
Baroness Hooper CMG
PM’s Trade Envoy to Panama, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica; Honorary Vice-President, Canning House; Honorary President of the APPG for Latin America
Enrique García
Economist, Honorary Vice-President Canning House, Former CEO of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America
HE Ambassador Corin Robertson
British Ambassador to Mexico
Julie T Katzman
Former Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Inter-American Development Bank
Maria Atkinson
Government Affairs Manager, De La Rue
Closing Address
Ranil Jayawardena MP
Minister for International Trade
Words from GRULA
HE Ambassador Iván Romero Martínez
Dean of GRULA and Ambassador of Honduras to the UK