Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - With projected 3.5% economic growth for 2012 and a population of 110 million – with 50% under 27 years of age – Mexico has outstanding potential and attracts impressive levels of investment. As such, the country will host the World Economic Forum on Latin America in 2012.

Scheduled to take place in Puerto Vallarta’s International Convention Center April 16-18, the forum will address the region’s political, social and economy priorities and their impact on today’s world. Development and financial resilience, food security, employment and green growth are at the top of the agenda.

The Forum will also be the stage for the 2012 Young Global Leaders Annual Meeting, to be held in Nuevo Vallarta April 14-16.

"The World Economic Forum on Latin America will be held in Mexico at an important time for the country and the region as a whole," said WEF Senior Director Marisol Argueta de Barillas. "Latin American countries continue to be an attractive destination for investment and the region demonstrates strong finances, continued economic growth and social development, despite the current global context. With this backdrop of economic strength, we are delighted to be in Puerto Vallarta to discuss the political, social and economic priorities for the region and the implication of Latin America’s role in the world."

With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the World Economic Forum on Latin America will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Under the theme "Regional Transformation in a New Global Context," leaders will shape a strategic vision for the region’s growth, gain understanding of its global potential and align stakeholders around that vision to inspire its realization.

In addition, with the participation of the energy ministers of Latin America, the second Sustainable Growth Summit will take place, and will be structured on three pillars: mobility, resources and energy. A meeting between the ministers of economy and anti-corruption officials from the G20 will take place immediately following the World Economic Forum on Latin America.