Tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, starting at 10 a.m., the conversation Latin America under pressure: causes, realities, and solutions to insecurity, organized by the diplomatic cultural headquarters along with the Fundación Carolina, will take place in the Simón Bolívar Room of Casa América. Entry with registration here: estudiosyanalisis@fundacioncarolina.es.
The meeting will analyze the transformations of insecurity in the region from a multidimensional approach, addressing structural factors such as inequality, institutional weakness, and territorial dynamics, as well as the mutation of organized crime in contexts of transnationalization. It will also examine the interrelation between violence, youth, and social exclusion, along with the role of the media in shaping perceptions and interpretative frameworks about insecurity.
The day will bring together institutional leaders, academics, and professionals from security and journalism with the aim of fostering an informed dialogue based on evidence and comparative analysis. The seminar aims to formulate public policy responses for prevention, strengthening the rule of law, and regional cooperation, incorporating good practices and lessons learned. The program will include thematic tables and discussion spaces aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in citizen security, as well as the impact of institutional reforms in high-conflict contexts. Likewise, challenges associated with inter-agency coordination, judicial and police cooperation, and the use of technologies for crime prevention will be addressed.
After welcoming words from León de la Torre, general director of Casa de América; Érika Rodríguez Pinzón, director of the Fundación Carolina, and Eva Granados, Secretary of State for International Cooperation, the round table titled The changing insecurity in Latin America: new dynamics, will take place, featuring Javier Sagredo, director of D2 INNO-LAB; María Victoria Llorente, executive director of FIP, and Milena Patiño, Global Corporate Security at BBVA. It will be moderated by Carolina Sampó, professor of International Relations at UCM.
At 12:30 p.m., the second round table, Violence, youth, and culture of legality, will begin with Óscar Naranjo Trujillo, general (r) and former vice president of Colombia; Dolores Delgado García, coordinator prosecutor of Human Rights and Democratic Memory of the Attorney General’s Office, and Alexandre Pupo, Secretary General of OIJ. It will be moderated by Érika Rodríguez Pinzón, director of the Fundación Carolina.
After lunch, at 3:30 p.m., the table Perceptions, facts, and narratives about security, will be presented, featuring Deborah Bonello, general editor of InsightCrime; Felipe Botero, coordinator for Colombia of GI-TOC, and Catalina Gil Pinzón, Collective of Women for Transatlantic Security, moderated by Purificación Causapié, Secretary General of the Fundación Carolina.
The last round table will begin at 5 p.m. and will address Journalism, insecurity, and power in Latin America. Participants will include Javier Moreno, journalist and former director of El País, and Fernando Carrillo, vice president of PRISA. It will be moderated by Érika Rodríguez Pinzón, director of the Fundación Carolina. The event will be closed at 6:30 p.m. by Aina Calvo, Secretary of State for Security.
