Company Visits

A key component of the GIE Program will be the company visits. Through these dynamic seminars, you will learn from leaders of companies in diverse industries about their experiences doing business in Latin America.

We expect you to come to each company visit fully prepared by reading the materials below and considering thoughtful questions and comments to share during the discussions.

company visits in buenos aires, Argentina

Glascorn Polo

Speaker: Francisco (Pancho) MacLoughlin, Co-Founder

Glascorn Polo is a family-owned business that offers polo experiences, ranging from polo lessons to estancia day trips, intensive polo clinics, online courses, stable management, consulting, and invitational tournaments.

Website: glascornpolo.com
Instagram:
@glascornpolo
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/glascorn-polo/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/francisco-macloughlin/

European Polo Championship

Polo University

Avenida+

Speaker: Daniel (Dano) Jejcic, CEO & Board Member

Avenida+ is a marketplace solution for financial institutions.

From product management, innovation, and data-driven follow-up to continuous improvement, Avenida+ empowers businesses at every step of their marketplace journey. In commercial management, they excel in services aimed at efficient content and value proposition management, including seller onboarding, catalog management, and digital marketing. Avenida+’s operations management services optimize marketplace workflows with a keen focus on helpdesk and seller support, shipping logistics, and returns management.

Avenida+ boasts an impressive clientele, including Banco Nación, Banco Macro, Banco Ciudad, Banco Columbia, and Sport Club.

Website: avenidamas.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/avenidamas/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/danieljejcic/

Entrepreneurial Story

Civic Compass (a unit of Civic House)

Speaker: Gastón Wright, Director

Civic Compass is the area of ​​Research and Advocacy for public policies and technology, created by Civic House. It focuses on debates about Internet regulation in Latin America (especially Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico) with a direct impact on civil society, especially where there are still information gaps or “regulatory loopholes” (legal gaps, absence of public policies, etc.).

Its goal is to strengthen the discussion about democracy and the process of citizenship digitization in Latin America, warn about legislation that is anti-democratic or has negative effects on civil society organizations, and identify the opportunities offered by digital transformation for greater social impact.

Website: civic.house/en/civic-compass
Instagram:
instagram.com/civichouselac
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/civic-compass/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/danieljejcic/

Mandatory reading of one of the following papers:

Lunfarda Travel

Speaker: Mariana Radisic Koliren, Founder

Lunfarda Travel is a sustainable and bespoke travel agency from the heart of the San Telmo neighborhood. Their unique travel boutique is located in a centennial building where you can find an ethical gift shop with artisanal souvenirs, eco-friendly gadgets and gifts made by local artists.

Lunfarda Travel’s guides are experts in Jewish Heritage, LGBTIQ+ history, Afro-Argentine heritage, and more. Their mission is to promote mutual understanding through conscious and socially just tourism.

Website: lunfardatravel.com
Instagram:
@lunfardatravel
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/lunfardatravel/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/marianaradisic/

Black History Tour

2023 IGLTA Foundation Impact Award

Proficio Investment

Speaker: Esteban Errecalde, Portfolio Manager

Proficio Investment is dedicated to investments, financial services, and economic advisory. Proficio’s partners have over 20 years of experience in the local and international financial markets.

In the Asset Management area, Proficio designs portfolios tailored to the financial and investment needs of each client, providing personalized service with constant monitoring.

In the consulting and economic and financial advisory area, Proficio Advisory meets international quality standards, supporting companies in the decision-making process based on a thorough analysis of the global and regional macroeconomic situation.

Website: proficioinvestment.com
Instagram:
@proficioinvestment
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/proficio-investment/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/esteban-errecalde-b147661b/

Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?

Argentina economic woes: Annual inflation rate reaches 211%


company visits in montevideo, Uruguay

Sol Dorado and LSQA

This company visit will be at LATU’s Technological Park, Uruguay's largest technological and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Speakers:

  • Sebastián Olaso Aguirre, General Manager, Sol Dorado

  • Ana Varsi, Associate Director - Sustainability Standards, LSQA

  • Andrea Russi, Carbon Footprint and Sustainability Expert, LSQA

Sol Dorado is a Beef Exporter of HQB (High Quality Beef) Grassfed Carbon Neutral.

They are nothing short of passionate about their premium Angus herd and equally care about nature, animal welfare, and sustainability.  Their cattle never gets hormones, antibiotics, or any animal byproducts.  They range freely and are exclusively grass-fed.  They are regularly inspected and certified by INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes), which allows Sol Dorado to label their products as “Never-Ever 3, “Bienestar Animal,” and as the first South American breeder that is “C02 neutral.”

Website: soldorado.org
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/sebastian-olaso-aguirre/

 

LSQA is the result of LATU’s association with Quality Austria. As a public limited company, its capital comes equally from LATU and Quality Austria, and it is financed by its certification and training services. 

Based on a pragmatic vision, LSQA provides the necessary guidance to meet the new requirements and trends that are reflected in the daily activity of organizations, in order to compete successfully in the global market. 

Website: lsqa.com.uy and lsqa.academy
Instagram:
@lsqa.uruguay and @lsqacademy
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/lsqa-uruguay/
Speaker’s LinkedIns:
linkedin.com/in/ana-laura-varsi-b0612917/ and linkedin.com/in/andrea-russi-a38a481a/

Zonamerica

Speaker: Martín Dovat, General Manager

With presence in Uruguay and Colombia, Zonamerica specializes in the design and creation of highly competitive business environments.

Zonamerica provides comprehensive business solutions based on world-class infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology services and offers scalability, flexibility and redundancy to tenants in diverse business environments with amenities and services for their employees.

Website: web.zonamerica.com
Instagram:
@zonamerica
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/zonamerica/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/mdovat/

About Zonamerica

Zonamerica: The Movie

Interviews at Zonamerica

Costa Oriental

Speaker: Fabiana Zeitounlian or Santiago Carriquiry, Account Managers

With over 30 years of experience, Costa Oriental is the largest logistics operator in Uruguay. It operates as a Regional Distribution Center for significant multi-national corporations, allowing them to optimize logistics costs by consolidating regional inventory for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in its facilities.

Due to its Free Trade Zone (FTZ) status, the company ensures that clients' products maintain an in-transit status while inventoried in its facilities. Import duties are not paid until products reach their final destination, providing clients with a substantial risk buffer for their regional inventory. They engage in labeling, packing, cable changes, quality control, kitting, equipment configuration, bulk-breaking, and other services.

Website: costaoriental.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/costa-oriental/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/fabiana-zeitounlian-85b7731b/ or linkedin.com/in/santiago-carriquiry-57ba25/

Costa Oriental Institutional Video

Why Uruguay?

Aeropuertos Uruguay

Speaker: Federico Cabrera, Airport Operations and CX Manager

Aeropuertos Uruguay, part of the Corporación América Airports group, is the airport network in Uruguay consisting of airports in Carrasco, Punta del Este, Carmelo, Rivera, Durazno, Salto, Melo, and Paysandú.

Their management has transformed the terminals of Carrasco (MVD) and Punta del Este (PDP) into icons for the country and a source of pride for Uruguayans. With the development of the National System of International Airports, Aeropuertos Uruguay reaffirms its commitment to the country by modernizing six new airports, extending its vision and quality management to airports in the interior as well.

Website: aeropuertosuruguay.com.uy
Instagram:
@aeropuertosuruguay
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/aeropuertos-uruguay/
Speaker’s LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/federico-cabrera-66850024/


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