Gustavo Cisneros, chairman and chief executive officer of the Cisneros Group of Companies, will speak at New York University on Tues., Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. in NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East). The Cisneros Group is one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, technology, and consumer products organizations in the world.
The address is part of NYU’s “Voices of Latin American Leaders,” a series of in-depth discussions with prominent Latin Americans on issues facing the Americas and the world that began in 2004. Moderated by Jorge Castañeda, a Distinguished Global Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at NYU and the former foreign minister of Mexico, the series probes economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Latin America’s relations with the U.S. and the world community. “Voices of Latin American Leaders” is free and open to the public; on-line registration is required. Please visit www.nyu.edu/voices for registration information. For press inquiries only, please contact James Devitt at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
Previous participants in the “Voices of Latin American Leaders” series include Carlos Slim, owner and privatizer of Telmex; Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico; and Peru’s famous writer and poet Mario Vargas Llosa.
- WHO: Gustavo Cisneros, chairman and chief executive officer of the Cisneros Group of Companies, and Jorge Castañeda, Distinguished Global Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at NYU and the former foreign minister of Mexico
- WHAT: “Voices of Latin American Leaders” series
- WHEN: Tues, Dec. 6, 11 a.m.
- WHERE: NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East at Washington Place) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]