The Annual Conference of Executives (CADE or CADE Ejecutivos) is an annual event for Peruvian business leaders, politicians and academics held in order to discuss topics related to business development and public policy. It is organized by the Peruvian Institute of Business Action (IPAE).
History of the forum
1960's The Peruvian Institute of Business Action, a non-profit organization and the organizer of the CADE Ejecutivos forum, was founded in 1959.
In 1961 the first conference of executives was held in Paracas, Ica, which had the title of Greater efficiency, rise of production: Keys to economic and social progress for the country. The event bought together 73 people, including authorities, businessmen and academics.Conozca la historia de la CADE The director of CEPAL, Raúl Prebisch; the IDB representative, Robert Menapace, and the Prime Minister of Peru, Pedro Beltrán Espantoso participated in the first edition .
The second conference was held in 1962 under the title of Best Executives for a Better Peru. Peru's president, Ricardo Pérez Godoy, gave the closing speech. Since then, Peru's president, has always given the closing speech.
In October 1968, Juan Velasco Alvarado ousted President Fernando Belaúnde Terry in a military coup. In 1971, the CADE's organizing committee proposed a National Development Plan; However, the Velasquista regime began to socialize the productive apparatus of Peru.
1970's At the 1972 conference, the chairman of the organizing committee of CADE, Walter Piazza Tangüis, gave a speech in which he defended private enterprise and market freedom. Moreover, he criticized the interventionist role of the State. President Juan Velasco Alvarado, also at the table of honor, responded to Piazza saying that it was a mistake to focus on social problems from his point of view as an entrepreneur. Velasco then gave the closing speech of the conference and was applauded by businessmen close to the regime.
For 1979's CADE, the organizers invited the presidential candidates in the 1980 Peruvian general election to discuss their plans and proposals before the business community. The conference was titled Peru: problems and solutions and was attended by presidential candidates Armando Villanueva, Luis Bedoya Reyes and Fernando Belaúnde Terry. Since then, it is a tradition that each year prior to the electoral cycle candidates attend and speak at CADE.CADEs: De la mano con la historia
1980's In July 1987, President Alan García announced the nationalization of banking. The organizing committee did not invite García to the conference. They decided to hold in the city of Iquitos. President García did not return to the CADE until 2003 as leader of the opposition to the government of Alejandro Toledo.
In the 1989 conference, novelist and then candidate Mario Vargas Llosa delivered a speech , announcing reforms to address of the economic crisis and hyper inflation.
1990's In December 1991, the meeting was held in Arequipa and President Alberto Fujimori gave the closing speech, in which he criticized the salary of the senators and deputies, months before making his self-coup.Fujimori also raised the possibility of a national referendum to know if the people would agree or not to renew by thirds or by halves or that there is no re-election in Parliament. Two days later, the motion of censure against the minister Enrique Rossl Link was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, for which the minister had to resign.
In the 1993 conference, the president of the National Confederation of Private Business Institutions (CONFIEP), Jorge Picasso, proposed for the first time the presidential re-election of Fujimori.
International speakers The conference has had international guests such as presidents Ricardo Lagos, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Álvaro Uribe, Sebastián Piñera; economist Michael Fairbanks, writers and scholars as Thomas Friedman, Francis Fukuyama and Paul Kennedy; high-level authorities as Juan Luis Londoño, Cecilia María Vélez, Sebastián Edwards Figueroa; and businesspeople as Bernardo Hernández González, among others.
Conferences EditionDateVenueSlogan / Main themeChair of the Organizing Committee1 September 14–18, 1961Hotel Paracas, ParacasGreater efficiency, rise of production: Keys to economic and social progressCarlos Mariotti2 September 20–24, 1962Hotel Paracas, ParacasBest Executives for a Better PeruCarlos Mariotti3August 29 – September 2, 1963ParacasThe dynamism of political structuresCarlos Mariotti4September 30 – October 3, 1965ParacasThe economic society of the national capital marketRodolfo Beek5 October 6–9, 1966ParacasCompanies in the national developmentRodolfo Beek6September 28 – October 1, 1967ParacasPeru in 1975Rodolfo Beek7 November 21–24, 1968ParacasInfrastructure as a means of national and regional integrationFederico Costa y Laurent8 October 23–26, 1969ParacasPeru facing the challenge of integration: critical areas and prioritiesFederico Costa y Laurent9 November 13–15, 1970ParacasPeru: new industrial societySamuel Drassinower10 November 18–21, 1971ParacasNational Development PlanLuis Paredes Stagnaro11 November 16–19, 1972ParacasEmployment: a priority factor for socio-economic developmentWalter Piazza Tangüis12November 1973ParacasPresent and perspectives of Andean integrationLuis Paredes Stagnaro13 November 14–17, 1974ParacasCompanies and revolutionPedro Reiser14 October 16–19, 1975TrujilloThe company and social promotionTeresa Pareja Liñán15 November 18–21, 1976Hotel de Turistas, ArequipaEconomic recovery: national challengeDaniel Rodríguez Hoyle16 November 17–20, 1977CuscoBusiness action for decentralized developmentGonzalo Raffo Uzátegui17 November 16–19, 1978ParacasPeru in the 80sFelipe Ortiz de Zevallos18 November 25–28, 1979TacnaPeru: problems and solutionsAlberto Sacio León19 November 27–30, 1980ParacasProduction and employment 1980–1985Bernardo Rehder Remy20 November 11–14, 1982Hotel de Turistas, Selva Alegre, ArequipaGoals and strategies for a national development planJuan Álvaro Lira Villanueva21 November 17–20, 1983IcaEconomic improvement: challenge for allJuan Antonio Aguirre Roca22 November 21–24, 1984Hotel Crillón, LimaBusiness consensus for a national development planAlberto Sacio León23 November 21–24, 1985Hotel Las Dunas, IcaThe challenge of changeFelipe Ortiz de Zevallos24 November 13–16, 1986HuarazProduction: commitment of the present timeÓscar Espinosa Bedoya25 November 26–29, 1987IquitosPeru: crisis and futureJuan Incháustegui Vargas26 November 18–20, 1988LimaPeru 2021, let's build its futureAlfredo Novoa Peña27November 30 – December 2, 1989Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, LimaFoundations for developmentOswaldo Sandoval Aguirre28 November 22–25, 1990Hotel Las Dunas, IcaThe possible Peru: challenge and opportunitiesFrancisco Secada Paredes29November 28 – December 1, 1991ArequipaCorporate responsibility in the national developmentGuillermo Van Oordt30 December 3–6, 1992Hotel Las Dunas, IcaPeace and social welfare: let's assume responsibilitiesJosé Chlimper Ackerman31 November 2–5, 1993ArequipaProposals for a consensus for PeruCarlos Morelli Zavala32 December 1–4, 1994Hotel Las Dunas, IcaProductive employment: everyone's responsibilityGonzalo Galdós33 November 1–4, 1995CuscoPeru company: towards a society for growthOscar Rivera Rivera34 December 5–8, 1996ArequipaPeru 21st century: proposals for a shared visionDrago Kisic Wagner35 December 4–7, 1997Hotel Las Dunas, IcaCommitments of a shared vision, agenda to 2001Alfredo Romero Vega36 November 6–8, 1998Universidad de Piura, PiuraChallenges of the present and strategies of the futureFrancisco Gonzales García37 January 20–23, 2000Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, Lima21st Century: Proposals for a progressing PeruBaldo Kresalja38 January 24–27, 2001Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, LimaPeru: In what country do we want to live?Susana Eléspuru39 November 10–12, 2001Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, ChiclayoCompeting: a joint effort for the prosperity of allRaúl Otero40 November 28–30, 2002Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, LimaCompeting to win: the unpostponable challengeCarmen Rosa Graham41 November 19–21, 2003Hotel Las Dunas, IcaInstitutionality: clear rules for investmentRafael Fernández Stoll42 October 21–23, 2004Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, TrujilloIntegration to the world: the response to unemploymentEduardo Razzetto43 December 1–3, 2005Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, LimaClear rules to govern: Let us choose the future of Peru together José Chueca44November 30 – December 2, 2006ArequipaInclusion and development for allBen Schneider Shpilberg45November 29 – December 1, 2007Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, TrujilloAll we need to be a fair and prosperous countryDiego de la Torre46 October 30–31, 2008Hotel El Pueblo, Santa Clara, LimaThe reform of the private sectorFernando Zavala Lombardi47 November 19–21, 2009Hotel Libertador, ArequipaOur future, our opportunityÓscar Rivera48 November 11–13, 2010Urubamba, CuscoCompetitiveness: towards prosperity for allJulio Luque49 December 1–3, 2011CuscoInnovation: Let us accelerate the transformation of PeruCarlos Heeren50November 29 – December 1, 2012Centro de Convenciones Cerro Juli, ArequipaBusiness leaders, commitment to PeruLuis Torres Marisca51 November 27–29, 2013ParacasOur commitment is to turn words into achievementsRicardo Briceño52 November 12–14, 2014ParacasLet's make Peru a first world countryPablo de la Flor53 December 2–4, 2015ParacasPeru needs changes to continue growingElena Conterno54November 30 – December 2, 2016ParacasChallenge 2021: the opportunity is nowAlfredo Torres55November 29 – December 1, 2017ParacasOne Peru, no more separate stringsDrago Kisic Wagner56 November 28–30, 2018ParacasBusiness leadership for a modern PeruGonzalo Aguirre
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