Latin America 2014: Top quotes of the day

Tomas Hirst

The World Economic Forum on Latin America 2014 is taking place in Panama City, Panama from April 1-3. The Forum is focused on the region’s efforts in maintaining its economic growth, boosting the diversification of its economies, increase its productivity, fuel competitiveness, enhance trade and invest in human capital.

Technology should be in the hands of everyone, everywhere.

Laercio Marques de Albuquerque, President and General Manager, CA Technologies in Educating for Tomorrow

Regional integration is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Enrique García Rodríguez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America in Strategic Investment

The best social policy is to have a good economic policy.

Otto Perez Molina, President of Guatemala in Opening Pathways for Shared Progress

There is no greater wealth to society than its youth.

Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica in Investing in Human Capital

You need to continue to learn throughout life.

Monica Flores, Regional Managing Director, ManpowerGroup in Investing in Human Capital

We can never forget to teach people to be better human beings.

Prabhat Hajela, Provost, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Educating for Tomorrow

If you are not part of politics, someone else is going to step in.

Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama in Opening Pathways for Shared Progress

You can catch up on the highlights from World Economic Forum on Latin America in Panama City in more detail by browsing our programme here.

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