The Group of Fifty (''Grupo de los Cincuenta'', or G-50) is a non-profit
pro-businessinitiative based in
Washington, D.C.
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, USA, whose primary goal is to foster open dialogue among members of the business community in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
to promote economic development and social progress in the region.
The Group of Fifty (G50) is composed of a select group of executives who lead some of the most successful and influential private business enterprises in the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
across a wide variety of industrial sectors. The idea for the organization was first conceptualized by
Moisés Naím
Moisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 2013, the British magazine '' Prospect'' listed Naím as one of the world's leading thinke ...
in 1993 under the auspices of the oldest foreign policy
think-tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental org ...
in the United States, the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington D.C. with operations in Europe, South and East Asia, and the Middle East as well as the United States. Founded in ...
. It is a non-profit organization that has no partisan, ideological, religious, or commercial affiliations. G50 members meet regularly to address changes as they appear in different sectors and markets, to hear from their peers in other countries about alternative business strategies, and to compare experiences and exchange ideas about the future of the hemisphere, its economies and its politics. With a twenty-year track-record of in-depth dialogue at the highest levels, the G50 has evolved into one of the top gatherings of owners and CEO’s of Latin America’s most important companies.
In 2011, the Group of Fifty launched the Millennium Leaders (ML50) to incorporate an emerging generation of young business leaders and entrepreneurs under 40 years of age.
External links
G50 Official website
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
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