THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED - Roundtable with the Argentine Ambassador
HE Maria Belén Bogado, Ambassador of Argentine Republic to New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 5:10pm for 5:30pm - 7:15pm with catering provided
Wellington
TBA Wellington
Argentina: New Opportunities in Trade, Investment and Economic Reform
The NZIIA Wellington Branch in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina to New Zealand invites members to express their interest in attending an upcoming roundtable on the latest developments, opportunities, and outlook for Argentina's economic reform process.
Argentina is a leading exporter of key commodities such as soybeans, corn, lemons, lithium, and beef. It is the home to the world’s second-largest unconventional gas field and the fourth-largest shale oil deposit. It also accounts for over 705,000 square kilometers of high-potential mining areas, with more than 250 early-stage projects underway.
Argentina aims to become a key player in global energy markets. Its oil and gas sector is growing rapidly, with a strong focus on LNG production for export- driven by the new foreign investment framework called RIGI (Incentive Regime for Large Investments). At the same time, Argentina has major potential for renewable energy: solar power in the northwest, wind energy in Patagonia, and geothermal resources.
Registration: by Expression of Interest (EOI) below including a short explanation why you would like to attend.
SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HERE
Terms and conditions
- Expressions of interest should include a brief note why you are interested in attending this roundtable. Please click on the link above OR email nziia.wgtn.membership@gmail.com with "Expression for Argentina Roundtable" in the subject header together with your name, phone number and reason why you would like to attend this roundtable.
- Places are limited due to capacity. This event is for NZIIA Wellington Branch members or Wellington student members only.
- Please note, successful applicants will receive a confirmation email by 15 August 2025.
- Embassy security protocols will apply with further information sent to confirmed registrants.
- NZIIA Code of Conduct applies and the Institute expects a high standard of behaviour from members. This event will be run under Chatham House rules. https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule.
Biography- Ambassador María Belén Bogado
Ambassador Maria Belén Bogado is an Argentine career diplomat. She is Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in New Zealand since February 2021.
She served as Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic from 2019 to 2020, in charge of technical cooperation in bilateral and multilateral fields.
She was also Chair of the Intergovernmental Council of the Ibero-American Programme for the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation (Programa Iberoamericano para el Fortalecimiento de la Cooperación Sur-Sur, PIFCCS). The initiative aims to the exchange of experiences among countries, taking into account the contexts and priorities established in their public policies.
Ambassador Bogado has served also as Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Multilateral Economic Relations from 2016 to 2019. She was responsible of a technical team in charge of multilateral economic negotiations at WTO, FAO, UNIDO, WIPO and UNCTAD, among other multilateral trade agencies.
Abroad, she served from 2006 to 2015 at the Argentine Embassy to the Kingdom of Spain. Since 2011 she was Deputy Head of Mission at the aforementioned Embassy.
She began her diplomatic career in 2003 in the Directorate of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.
She has a Master's degree in International Relations from the Complutense University of Madrid and a degree in International Relations from the National University of Rosario.
Ambassador Bogado is married and has two children with her wife.
Contact the Wellington branch
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nziia.wgtn.membership@gmail.comArgentina: New Opportunities in Trade, Investment and Economic Reform
The NZIIA Wellington Branch in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina to New Zealand invites members to express their interest in attending an upcoming roundtable on the latest developments, opportunities, and outlook for Argentina's economic reform process.
Argentina is a leading exporter of key commodities such as soybeans, corn, lemons, lithium, and beef. It is the home to the world’s second-largest unconventional gas field and the fourth-largest shale oil deposit. It also accounts for over 705,000 square kilometers of high-potential mining areas, with more than 250 early-stage projects underway.
Argentina aims to become a key player in global energy markets. Its oil and gas sector is growing rapidly, with a strong focus on LNG production for export- driven by the new foreign investment framework called RIGI (Incentive Regime for Large Investments). At the same time, Argentina has major potential for renewable energy: solar power in the northwest, wind energy in Patagonia, and geothermal resources.
Registration: by Expression of Interest (EOI) below including a short explanation why you would like to attend.
SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HERE
Terms and conditions
- Expressions of interest should include a brief note why you are interested in attending this roundtable. Please click on the link above OR email nziia.wgtn.membership@gmail.com with "Expression for Argentina Roundtable" in the subject header together with your name, phone number and reason why you would like to attend this roundtable.
- Places are limited due to capacity. This event is for NZIIA Wellington Branch members or Wellington student members only.
- Please note, successful applicants will receive a confirmation email by 15 August 2025.
- Embassy security protocols will apply with further information sent to confirmed registrants.
- NZIIA Code of Conduct applies and the Institute expects a high standard of behaviour from members. This event will be run under Chatham House rules. https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule.
Biography- Ambassador María Belén Bogado
Ambassador Maria Belén Bogado is an Argentine career diplomat. She is Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in New Zealand since February 2021.
She served as Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic from 2019 to 2020, in charge of technical cooperation in bilateral and multilateral fields.
She was also Chair of the Intergovernmental Council of the Ibero-American Programme for the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation (Programa Iberoamericano para el Fortalecimiento de la Cooperación Sur-Sur, PIFCCS). The initiative aims to the exchange of experiences among countries, taking into account the contexts and priorities established in their public policies.
Ambassador Bogado has served also as Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Multilateral Economic Relations from 2016 to 2019. She was responsible of a technical team in charge of multilateral economic negotiations at WTO, FAO, UNIDO, WIPO and UNCTAD, among other multilateral trade agencies.
Abroad, she served from 2006 to 2015 at the Argentine Embassy to the Kingdom of Spain. Since 2011 she was Deputy Head of Mission at the aforementioned Embassy.
She began her diplomatic career in 2003 in the Directorate of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.
She has a Master's degree in International Relations from the Complutense University of Madrid and a degree in International Relations from the National University of Rosario.
Ambassador Bogado is married and has two children with her wife.
Membership
NZIIA membership is open to anyone interested in understanding the importance of global affairs to the political and economic well-being of New Zealand.