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The Group of Fifty (G50) is composed of a select group of business leaders who head some of the most successful and modern enterprises in the Americas. It is a not-for-profit, apolitical initiative founded by Dr. Moisés Naím in 1993 under the auspices of the oldest think tank in the United States, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Purpose

The G50 seeks to promote more openness between business leaders and to create economic and social progress in the region. G50 members come together regularly to exchange experiences and new ideas in response to the new imperatives caused by on-going economic and political developments in the Western Hemisphere and in the rest of the world.

Objective

To build a network of influential business leaders in Latin America that meets in a private annual forum that offers unbiased business intelligence beyond the bottom line. The program combines off-the-record, small group interactions with world-class experts and round-table conversations in an atmosphere of shared learning toward this purpose.

Participating members agree that our annual gatherings stimulate far-reaching and imaginative thinking, while enabling them to return home with practical tools to contend with their most immediate challenges and to identify and seize emerging opportunities.

G50 Members are:

  • Highly regarded, both in their own countries and internationally, and represent a wide range of sectors, political views and professional experiences.
  • Executives who hold positions of great responsibility – attained through individual merit – in companies important to the region.
  • Individuals who are recognized for their intellectual achievement and moral integrity by important national and international media outlets, academic institutions, and prominent business forums.
  • Entrepreneurs who understand that in addition to generating profits, their business strategies must also be directed at correcting some of the social ailments and inequalities of the hemisphere.
  • Leaders who currently occupy or have occupied key government positions and remain committed to the development of their communities and their country as a whole.

Besides contributing a nominal fee in annual dues, the only membership requirement is to remain in good standing and attend the G50 forum at least once every two years.