Florencia Lopez Boo presented at the IDB Regional Policy Dialogue: Transforming Early Childhood Development in Latin America & Caribbean

Written By Leah de Vries

In October 2025, TIES Director Florencia Lopez Boo presented at the Inter-American Development Bank Regional Policy Dialogue: "Childhood, Innovation, Impact: Transforming Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)" in Mexico City.

- More than 100 participants, including authorities from 17 LAC countries, donors, civil society, and academics.
- Wonderful speakers and panelists such as Susan Walker, Mariano Bosch Mossi, Marta Rubio-Codina, Carolina Freire, Romina Tome, Alexandre Bagolle, Claudia Vazquez, Jorge Gaete, Filipa de Castro, Eunice Deras, Andrés Moya, among many others.
- Tremendous master lecture by James Cairns.
- And a first-class closure of the "Child Development Innovation Fund."

Not only was it motivating to discuss the challenges of Latin America in the coming years, it was also nice to catch up with the Haití and Argentina teams with whom we are working on border agendas, and to see so many dear friends and colleagues.

Congratulations to the Pablo Ibarraran team and the Inter-American Development Bank for this unique space for reflection.

Leah de Vries
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