Fitch Latin America Sovereign Hotspots: Emerging Markets 2009 Outlook Conference - Today

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings is hosting the annual Sovereign Hotspots: Emerging Markets 2009 Outlook Conference today, January 27th, in New York, addressing global and Latin America sovereign prospects. Registration for the conference begins at 8:15 a.m. with opening remarks at 9:00 a.m.

The conference will begin with a global overview by Brian Coulton, Senior Managing Director and Head of Fitch's Global Economics' group, followed by in-depth presentations on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Christopher Sabatini, the Council of the Americas' Senior Director for Policy, will provide a special political overview of the Latin American region.

Fitch Sovereign Hotspots: Emerging Markets 2009 Outlook will be held at The Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61 Street on the corner of Fifth Avenue, New York.

The conference is a free event and members of the press are invited. Seats are limited and pre-registration is required. For details on how to register, please contact Frank Laurents at [e-mail] or [phone] or visit www.fitchratings.com.

AGENDA

8:15AM - 8:45AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45AM - 9:05AM Welcoming Remarks and Global Overview - Brian Coulton, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Economics

9:05AM - 9:25AM Latin America Overview - Shelly Shetty, Senior Director

9:25AM - 9:40AM Political Overview - Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director for Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

9:40AM - 9:50AM Chile - Casey Reckman, Associate Director

9:50AM - 10:10AM Mexico - Shelly Shetty, Senior Director

10:10AM - 10:25AM Break

10:25AM - 10:45AM Peru - Theresa Paiz Fredel, Senior Director

10:45 AM - 11:05AM Brazil - Shelly Shetty, Senior Director

11:05AM - 11:15AM Colombia - Erich Arispe, Director

11:15AM - 11:40AM Central America - Theresa Paiz Fredel, Senior Director (overview and Panama); Casey Reckman, Associate Director (El Salvador and Costa Rica)

11:40AM - 12:00PM Argentina/Venezuela/Ecuador - Erich Arispe, Director

12:00PM - 12:20PM EMEA Overview - Brian Coulton, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Economics

12:20PM - 12:30PM Q&A, Wrap-up and Closing Remarks - Brian Coulton, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Economics

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