AmCham, in collaboration with the U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, PROINVEX and the Embassy of Panama in the United States, invited prominent Panamanian business leaders to take part in its executive mission to Washington, D.C.

The purpose of this mission was to create networking opportunities between companies and government leaders of both countries.

The activities carried out included:

• Visit to AES Corporation Headquarters (including a presentation on the corporation)
• Visit to the Inter-American Development Bank
• Visit to the OAS (including a presentation on the organization)
• Meeting at the Embassy of Panama in Washington, D.C.
• Panama Invest-PROINVEX Forum

Panama Invest was the main event of this mission, where participants enjoyed a substantial agenda that included topics on Panama such as:

• Special Economic Areas and Incentive Laws, and Private Sector Outlook
• Infrastructure Investment Plan
• Energy Sector
• “The trade relationship between the United States and Panama”

On behalf of the Government of Panama, senior officials attended, such as the Minister of Commerce and Industries, Melitón Arrocha; the Director General of SEMs, Jonathan Diaz; Leo González of the Panama Pacifico Agency; Ramon Arosemena, Minister of Labor; Victor Urrutia, Secretary of Energy, and Marisela González of Proinvex. Some of the business leaders who were present on the mission are Miguel Bolinaga of AES Panama and Juliette Passer of Panamanagement Law Firm, among others.