Cuban Economy: The Current Situation and Way Forward

Please join us for a panel discussion focused on the “Cuban Economy: The Current Situation and Way Forward.”

Remarks by:
Carmelo Mesa, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Speakers:
– Margaret Crahan, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Cuba Program at the Institute of, Latin American Studies at Columbia University
– Marcell Felipe, President, Inspire America Foundation
– Ernesto Hernandez-Cata, Director of The Foundry, Inc.; Former Associate Director, International Monetary Fund
– Ricardo V. Lago, Former official of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and World Bank
– Silvia Pedraza, Professor of Sociology and American Culture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and President of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE)
– Jan Svejnar, Director, Center on Global Economic Governance and Professor, Columbia University (Moderator)

Welcome by Ambassador Martin Palous, Director of the Václav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy, Florida International University (FIU) & Zdeněk Beránek, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic

This event will feature a discussion of the Initiative for Democratic and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) for Cuba, which is dedicated to the research, exploration and dissemination of alternatives for Cuba’s future as it transitions toward a more democratic system. The aim of this project is to engage the U.S., the international community and Cuban dissidents in an on-going dialogue about the possibilities for Cuba’s future and provide scholarly research on both Cuban Studies and on the unique current historical position of Cuba, as it stands poised to move toward a transition in its governance systems.

No RSVP required.