Overview
- The 61st IDEA Colloquium will run October 15–17 in Mar del Plata under the theme “Juega Argentina,” centered on boosting national competitiveness.
- Senior officials are slated to participate, with Economy Minister Luis Caputo speaking remotely from Washington during the IMF meetings and Federico Sturzenegger, Sandra Pettovello and Julio Cordero scheduled on site.
- President Javier Milei was invited to deliver the closing address, though his attendance remains unconfirmed.
- Organizers say governors from different political blocs will appear in two panels, with specific names and timing yet to be disclosed.
- The agenda features innovation, taxation, institutional trust, employment and education, with international voices such as Manuel Muñiz Vila, Valentín de Miguel and Paul Graves, plus a virtual interview with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, as business groups push to cut distorting taxes and deregulate.