Past events

Following the closest run presidential contest in Peru's history which saw Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of the Peruanos Por el Kambio party defeat Keiko Fujimori by 50,1%-49,9% - fewer than 40,000 votes, we are delighted to welcome British Ambassador to Peru, HE Anwar Choudhury, to give a briefing on the Peruvian political, economic and business milieu facing the new president.

Juan Carlos Cassinelli, Minister of International Trade will lead a high-level investment forum organized by PROECUADOR. This event is designed for those specifically interested in investing in the country and hearing more about incentives for multisectoral projects.

Brazil's tumultuous year has continued; an impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff began in late 2015 and last month reached a critical moment with Vice-President Michel Temer taking over as acting president. Chairman of Canning House, Peter Collecott, will chair the talk and we are delighted to welcome the following speakers: Professor Leslie Bethell, Visiting Professor at KCL, Emeritus Professor at UCL, and Emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford; Professor Anthony Pereira, Director of the Brazil Institute, KCL; and Len Pannett, Consultant at Visagio.

Canning House is delighted to welcome Dr Guillaume Long, the Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility to deliver a lecture on “The response of the Latin American Left to Regional Challenges: Lessons from Ecuador.” On March 03, 2016, Guillaume Long was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador.