This special program brings together former heads of state and distinguised leaders to celebrate a decade of dialogue and collaboration, and our collective comitment to the principles that sustain free and open societies. The program is organized by the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA Group) with the institutional support of Miami Dade College and its Mezerhane Foundation Catedra on Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights.

Co-Chairs:
Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega
Director of the Democratic IDEA Foundation and Editor of Diario Las Américas, Nelson G. Mezerhane 

Former President Participants:
Alvaro Uribe, Colombia
José María Aznar, Spain
Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, Bolivia
Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica
Federico Franco, Paraguay
Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, Uruguay
Jamil Mahuad Witt, Ecuador
Hipólito Mejía, Dominican Republic
Andrés Pastrana, Colombia  
Berta Valle, Nicaragua

Special Guests:
María Corina Machado, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Luis Almagro, former secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS)
Dr. Asdrubal Aguiar, IDEA Group
Andrés Malamud, Universidad de Lisboa
Rosa María Payá, Cuba Decide

8 - 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Coffee Reception

9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Official Opening

Remarks by Madeleine Pumariega
Remarks by Nelson J. Mezerhane Gosen

Presentation of the 10th Presidential Dialogue
Asdrúbal Aguiar, Secretary General of the IDEA Group

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Keynote Speech
María Corina Machado (Venezuela)

9:40 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Introductory Panel: The End of Dictatorships
Moderator: Laura Chinchilla (Costa Rica)
Rosa María Paya (Cuba)
Berta Valle (Nicaragua)

10:15 .a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Thematic Conference:
The Real Domains of Globalization and Their Probable Geopolitical, Financial and Institutional Impacts

Professor Andrés Malamud (social sciences researcher)

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Panel 1
The Global Geopolitical Crisis: Possible Basis for a New Democratic Pact in Latin America

Moderator: Claudia Gurisatti, director of the international news channel NTN24
José María Aznar (Spain)
Jorge Tuto Quiroga (Bolivia)
Jamil Mahuad W. (Ecuador)
Álvaro Uribe (Colombia)

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Panel 2
Possible Threats to Freedom From Narcoterrorism

Moderator: Idania Chirinos, NTN24, Colombian National Communication Award winner
Federico Franco (Paraguay)
Hipólito Mejía (Dominican Republic)
Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay)
Andrés Pastrana (Colombia)

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM | Closing
Luis Almagro

Register

Complimentary parking is available at Garage 1, Building 7. Entrances on N.E. 5th St. and N.E. 6th St.
This event will be in English and Spanish. Translation services will be available.