Ahead of the curve: Why the EU and US risk falling behind China in Latin America
As Beijing’s investment approach to Latin America focuses on industries of strategic importance, the EU and US will need to contend with growing Chinese competition
Experts & Staff
Ángel Melguizo
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Economic growth, digital regulation, public policy, Latin America
Languages
Spanish, French and English (fluent), Portuguese (conversational)
Biography
Angel Melguizo is visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in Colombia and Spain. He is an economist and specialises in public policy, economic growth, and digital regulation. He is founder and partner of Argia, a consulting firm on green tech and economics. He is also a regional advisor for UNESCO on artificial intelligence and ethics in Latin America, non-resident senior fellow of the Asia and Latin America programme at the InterAmerican Dialogue, and director for the Americas of asw_Replica – a big data and analytics startup. He holds several other advisory roles in economics, digital regulation, and corporate responsibility.
Melguizo has more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, including as vice-president for external and regulatory affairs at AT&T VRIO Latin America and senior advisor at the economic bureau of the Spanish prime minister. He has participated in the reform of telecommunications and digital policy in countries across Latin America.
Melguizo holds a PhD in economics from the Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Digital diplomacy: How to unlock the Global Gateway’s potential in Latin America and the Caribbean
If the Global Gateway is to compete with the Belt and Road Initiative, it must go big, green, digital, and ethical. And it can prove it in Latin America