Moderated by Matthew Bishop, U.S. Business Editor, The Economist

Starting off with his family’s modest chain of electronics and furniture stores and a knack for thinking outside the herd, Mexico's swashbuckling tycoon Ricardo Salinas has built one of the more formidable business conglomerates in Latin America—one that provides banking services to the millions at the bottom of the economic pyramid and competes with entrenched TV and telecom monopolies. As he continues to expand his business empire beyond Mexico's borders, Salinas has become increasingly concerned about isolationism (and ignorance of Mexico) in the United States and the fragility of the rule of law across Latin America. Salinas visits Zócalo to offer his thoughts on business, philanthropy, liberty in the hemisphere, the future of Mexico, and prospects for a more meaningful North American partnership.

The Paley Center for Media
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New York, NY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011, 7:30 PM

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