Webinars

After the first round of Brazil's 2022 presidential election saw no candidate achieve the 50% threshold for victory, a run-off between Jair Bolsonaro and Luis Inácio Lula da Silva was scheduled to take place on 30 October. In this webinar, Canning House and an expert panel analysed the first-round results, and considered what had changed in the race for the presidency.

In our latest Canning Conversation, Christopher Garnett discussed cryptocurrencies in Latin America – including their varied uses, levels of regulation and adoption, and concerns over their sustainability – with a group of experts.

On 21 June, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Peru, the Peru Support Group, CAFOD and Canning House presented a briefing on the impact of mining on environmental and human rights in Espinar, Peru, delivered by Esmeralda Larota and Karem Luque, human rights defenders from Espinar itself.

The second round of Colombia’s 2022 general election took place on 19 June. On 21 June, Canning House presented an update in which a panel of experts discussed what the results could mean for the country going forward.

On 15 June, Canning House, Google and DIT’s Global Entrepreneurs Programme hosted a joint event hearing from Latin American entrepreneurs on their experiences in the UK.

On Monday 23 May, HE Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay, delivered the 23rd Canning Lecture, entitled Uruguay, a Reliable Gateway to South America – Opportunities in Green Finance.