The Biennial of the Americas, in collaboration with the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade, the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity Office, and Governor Jared Polis, invites you to participate in the 2026 Americas Summit in Panama City from April 21 to 25. This summit will be an immersive exploration of Panama’s dynamic culture and economy, featuring interactions with senior Panamanian officials and business leaders. Delegates will engage in site visits, panel discussions, receptions, tours, and networking opportunities with top government and business figures, startup innovators, entrepreneurs, and contemporary artists.
GLOBAL TRADE & CONNECTIVITY
Museo del Canal Interoceanico/ April 23rd at 9:00 am
Panama's geographic advantage has always been its most powerful economic asset. This panel brings together trade lawyers, institutional leaders, and commerce officials from Panama and Colorado to examine how infrastructure investment, regulatory modernization, and cross-border trade policy are keeping Panama at the center of hemispheric commerce. The conversation will address the Canal drought's economic lessons, the expansion of free trade zones, the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and where Colorado's export sectors in aerospace, energy technology, agriculture, and advanced manufacturing see their strongest entry points into Panama and the broader Latin American market.
Ilya Espino de Marotta, Deputy Director, Panama Canal Authority
Laura Siegel Rabinowitz, Shareholder and Chair of the International Trade Practice, Greenberg Traurig
Niurka Montero, General Manager, DELL, President, AmCham Panama
Daniel Peterson, Vice President, SCAP / Hacienda La Esmeralda