Events

Upcoming Events

Civic Circle Fellowship Informational Session

Monday, Dec. 15, 2025
3:00 – 4:00 pm

Virtual; Zoom

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2025 Past Events

Fall 2025

Launch of “12 Mitos sobre Cuba: Del relato al dato”

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025
6:00 pm

Salón Dorado
Ministry of Culture
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Powering Puerto Rico’s Future: Infrastructure, Investment & Opportunity

A Conversation with The Hon. Jenniffer González, Governor of Puerto Rico

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm

Tamiami Hall
Room 121
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199

Launch of the Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis 2025

Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
9:00 – 11:00 am

StartUp 3rd Floor
MARC Building
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199

America Business Forum

The World Meets in America

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 & Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Kaseya Center
601 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

Leadership with Purpose: The Role of the First Lady

A Conversation with Casey DeSantis, First Lady of Florida

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
3:00 – 4:00 pm 

Graham Center Ballrooms
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199

A Conversation and Lunch with H.R.H. Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume, Prince of Luxembourg

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025
12:30 pm 

Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

A Conversation with H.E. Xavier Espot Zamora, Head of Government of Andorra

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Algonquin Hotel Times Square
59 W 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

A Conversation & Breakfast with H.E. Yamandú Orsi, President of Uruguay

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
8:00 am – 9:30 am

The University Club of New York
1 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

A Conversation & Dinner with H.E. Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic

Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

Meeting with His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco

Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

A Conversation & Dinner with H.E. Iván Duque, Former President of Colombia

Monday, Sept. 22, 2025
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

A Conversation & Lunch with H.E. Dina Boluarte, President of Peru

Monday, Sept. 22, 2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

Launch of the Index of Bureaucracy 2025

Presentation and Country Cases Panel Discussion

Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

MARC 335
Management & Advanced Research Center
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199

Strengthening the Transatlantic Partnership: A New Path Forward

A Conversation with the Fall 2025 Senior Leadership Fellows

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm

MARC Pavilion
Management & Advanced Research Center
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199

Spring 2025

Forum of International Think Tanks

Thursday, June 12, 2025
2:00 – 5:45 pm

Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Friday, June 13, 2025
9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Brickell Miami

Saturday, June 14, 2025
9:15 am – 2:00 pm

Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Cuba’s Medical Missions and
U.S. Anti-Trafficking Enforcement

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm

Florida International University in Washington, D.C.
601 Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

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Champion of Freedom Dinner & Celebration

Friday, May 9, 2025
7:00 pm – Reception
8:30 pm – Dinner & Special Awards
10:00 pm – Music & Dancing

Trump National Doral Miami
4400 NW 87th Ave, Miami, FL 33178

Champion of Freedom Dinner & Celebration

Friday, May 9, 2025
7:00 pm – Reception
8:30 pm – Dinner & Special Awards
10:00 pm – Music & Dancing

Trump National Doral Miami
4400 NW 87th Ave, Miami, FL 33178

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Leadership in Latin America: The Case of Costa Rica

Friday, May 9, 2025
12:30 – 1:30 pm


Student Academic Success Center
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

3rd Latin Consumer Summit

Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:30 am – 5:15 pm

Friday, May 9, 2025
9:00 am – 1:15 pm


Student Academic Success Center
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

What Does America First Mean for Latin America?

Thursday, April 17, 2025
9:00 – 11:00 am


Florida International University in Washington, D.C.
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Suite 103
Washington, D.C. 20001

The White House Through the Years: An Insider’s Perspective

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
1:00 – 2:30 pm

PC 521
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

GovTech: Building Trust Through Digital Government

Friday, April 11, 2025
2:00 – 4:00 pm


MARC Pavilion
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Madrid Unleashed: A Magnet for Foreign Investment

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
4:30 – 6:00 pm


Frost Museum #105 (Multipurpose Room)
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Discover the Capitaf Colloquium Experience

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Management and Advanced Research Center (MARC) 331
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Democracy, Free Markets, and the New American Era

A Conversation with the Spring 2025 Senior Leadership Fellows

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm

Management and Advanced Research Center (MARC) 290
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

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Launch of the Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis in Colombia

Thursday, February 6, 2025
4:30 pm

Calle 100 #8A-55
World Trade Center – Torre C – Oficina 1001
Bogotá, Colombia

Launch of the Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis in Colombia

Thursday, February 6, 2025
4:30 pm

Calle 100 #8A-55
World Trade Center – Torre C – Oficina 1001
Bogotá, Colombia

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Launch of the Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Management and Advanced Research Center (MARC) 290
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

Launch of the Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Management and Advanced Research Center (MARC) 290
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

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America’s Freedom Presidential
Inaugural Ball

Friday, January 17, 2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Congressional Country Club
Bethesda, MD

America’s Freedom Presidential Inaugural Ball

Friday, January 17, 2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Congressional Country Club
Bethesda, MD

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