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Latin America: Navigating Opportunity and Risk in a Time of Geopolitical Change

  • REDD
  • 1 min read

July 15, 2026
3:30 PM Registration | 4:00 PM Panel Discussions | 5:30 PM Reception
Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019

Join REDD and Fitch Ratings for a timely discussion on the key themes shaping Latin America sovereign and corporate credit.

The session will examine how the geopolitical shock from the Iran war is affecting the region through higher oil prices, weaker global growth, rising inflation, and more volatile external financing conditions, while highlighting why sovereign and corporate risks remain uneven across countries and sectors.

Speakers will explore sovereign resilience, fiscal and debt challenges, political and macroeconomic trends, and country-specific vulnerabilities, alongside corporate topics including funding and refinancing pressures, financial flexibility, sector stress, debt structures, restructurings, and event-driven credit opportunities. With perspectives spanning both broad regional trends and special situations, this discussion will provide valuable insight into where risks are intensifying, where resilience is holding, and what these developments could mean for Latin America’s credit outlook.

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Agenda

3:30 PM Registration & Networking

4:00 PM Opening Remarks

4:05 PM Latin America Sovereigns: Testing Resilience in a Fragmented World

  • Moderator: Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
  • Panelists: 
  • Steven Bodzin, Deputy Managing Editor, REDD Intelligence-ISI
  • Claudia Castro, Portfolio Manager and Director of Fixed Income Research, Invesco
  • Janet He, Head of EM Sovereign Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • Lucas Martin, Head of Latin American Fixed Income Strategy, Bank of America Securities

4:50 PM Latin America Corporates: Navigating Uneven Risks

  • Moderator: Maria Fernanda Blaser, Deputy Managing Editor,  REDD Intelligence
  • Panelists:
  • Alejandro Garcia, Managing Director, Banks, Fitch Ratings
  • Belinda Hill, Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Manager, Gramercy
  • Saverio Minervini, Managing Director, Corporates, Fitch Ratings
  • Christina Ronac, Head, Emerging Markets Credit Research
  • Jonathan Schwartz, Portfolio Manager, BlackRock

5:35 PM Reception

7:00 PM Event Close