South American Business Forum


The South American Business Forum, also known as 'SABF', is an annual conference that takes place at the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The forum aims, through dialogue and the interaction between current leaders and future leaders, to make a contribution to the sustainable development of South America and the world.
The South American Business Forum was founded in 2005, and has been organized annually since then by students of the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires. The event gathers 100 university students from all around the world and 40 prominent international leaders from the academical, financial, political and social spheres.

Mission

The South American Business Forum purpose is to bring together the most talented students in the region with top business leaders under the same topic: corporate ethics and sustainable development. Dialogue and debate between leaders of today and leaders of tomorrow will permit an invaluable exchange of perspectives of the World.
The Forum's ideal is to promote the values which leaders must pursuit in order to contribute to the World's sustainable development. The SABF team strongly believes that this event will be a unique opportunity to make a direct contribution to South America.

SABF editions

Past editions

In the SABF's past seven editions, more than a thousand students from over 62 different nationalities have participated. Students from universities such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, London School of Economics and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, among others have participated of the forum. Doug Casey, Viktor Klima, Nabeel Goheer,, Félix Luna, Alexander Laszlo and Guy Sorman are amongst the prominent leaders who have taken part of the event.
14th Edition
"The Power Paradox" August 3-5, 2018
13th Edition
"Chasing a Shared Purpose" August 3-5, 2017
12th Edition
"A Conversation Across Borders" August 5-7, 2016
11th Edition
"The Challenge of Inclusion" August 6-8, 2015
10th Edition
"The Age of Collaboration" August 7–9, 2014
9th Edition
"Rethinking the Rules of the Game" August 8–10, 2013
8th Edition
“Global Objectives, Collaborative Actions” August 3–05, 2012
7th Edition
“Facing Exponential Times” August 5–07, 2011
6th Edition
“Boosting Our Actions In the new Decade“ August 6–08, 2010
5th Edition
“New Paradigms, New Challenges” August 7–09, 2009
4th Edition
“Empowering Agents of Changes” August 8–10, 2008
3rd Edition
“Positioning Strategies for Sustainable Development” August 3–05, 2007
2nd Edition
“Politics and Social Responsibility in a Globalized World” August 4–06, 2006
1st Edition
“The Challenges of New Leaders: Values, Technology and Innovation“ August 12–14, 2005