Colombians participated in a runoff Presidential election on Sunday, 21 June.
The choice was between two candidates who offered different futures for Colombia: Iván Cepeda and Abelardo 'the Tiger' de la Espriella. By the time of this webinar, the latter, a right-wing outsider, was on the verge of triumphing.
This webinar, hosted directly after the second round of the election, analysed the possible futures offered by each candidate and discussed the likely economic outcomes under the new President.
Watch the ful recording on this page.
Dr Johanna Amaya-Panche is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics at Liverpool John Moores University, where she also leads the MA in International Relations. Her research focuses on peace processes, security, and inclusion, with a particular regional expertise in Latin America. She has published widely on peacebuilding, international cooperation, and the role of external actors in conflict-affected settings.
Néstor Castañeda is an Associate Professor of Latin American Political Economy and Director of the UCL Institute of the Americas. His research focuses on the politics of inequality and redistribution in developing economies, with a particular emphasis on improving taxation systems to make them more efficient and equitable. He also investigates the factors contributing to the persistence of inequality in Latin America.
Laura Lizarazo is an Associate Director for the Andean region in Control Risks’ Global Risk Analysis practice, based in Bogotá. She provides strategic advisory and consultancy services on political, regulatory, economic, social and security risks in Colombia, Ecuador and French Guiana for clients in the energy, mining, infrastructure and automotive industries, among others.
Diego Pereira is JP Morgan's Chief Economist for South America. He has spent the past 15 years at JP Morgan, specialising in FX strategy, emerging markets, and macro-finance. He has a PhD in Economics and Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra,
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