Join the Atlantic Council on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (EDT) for a public, virtual discussion on how Venezuela can build an equitable and efficient national vaccination plan and the importance of doing so. This discussion will also mark the first public event featuring members of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center’s Venezuela Working Group (VWG), which brings together Venezuelans and international practitioners to advance democratic stability.
How can the US and the international community help Venezuela with its vaccination efforts? Why should such assistance be a priority even with Maduro in power? What role can civil society organizations play to ensure a more effective implementation of a national vaccination plan in Venezuela?
Speakers
Updates on Venezuela’s COVID-19 Humanitarian Situation
Dr. Julio Castro
Infectious Disease Advisor
Interim Government of Venezuela;
Head of Venezuela’s Mesa Técnica for COVID-19 Vaccination
Ricardo Cusanno
President
Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FEDECAMARAS)
Dr. Ciro Ugarte
Director, Health Emergencies
Pan American Health Organization
Policy and Politics of Venezuela’s National Vaccination Plan
Members of the Atlantic Council’s Venezuela Working Group will provide perspectives on Venezuela’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Carrie Filipetti
Executive Director,
Vandenberg Coalition;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela
US Department of State
Leopoldo Martínez
Founder and CEO,
Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas;
Former Deputy
Venezuela National Assembly
Miguel Pizarro
Presidential Commissioner to the United Nations and Humanitarian Aid
Interim Government of Venezuela
Moderators
Domingo Sadurni
Assistant Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
Diego Area
Associate Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
Welcome Remarks
Jason Marczak
Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
The event will be held in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.