Milei to meet Macron at Argentina Week in Paris

Argentine President Javier Milei is set to lead Argentina Week in Paris from Wednesday to Friday, with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the biggest item on the agenda.

Argentina Week is a series of events aimed at bringing together Argentine national and provincial officials, as well as business leaders, with executives from European companies to showcase trade and investment opportunities in Argentina.

The Argentine delegation, which arrives in the French capital on Wednesday afternoon, includes Presidency Secretary Karina Milei, Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Central Bank (BCRA) President Santiago Bausili, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, and Deregulation and State Transformation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, among others.

There are also several business leaders from Argentina accompanying the president, such as the CEO of majority state-owned Argentine energy company YPF, Horacio Marn; Globant CEO Martn Migoya; and Pan American Energy CEO Marcos Bulgheroni.

The official delegation includes the governors of Neuqun, Chaco, Chubut, Salta, Ro Negro, Mendoza, Entre Ros, Corrientes, Jujuy, San Juan, Catamarca, and Santa Cruz, as well as Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri.

Main event and meeting with Macron Milei’s schedule begins on Wednesday evening with a cocktail dinner at the Argentine Embassy, attended by Argentine Ambassador to France Ian Sielecki and French Economy Minister Roland Lescure.

Thursday will open with the main event at the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) headquarters at the Chteau de la Muette, where Milei will give the keynote speech at 10:30 a.m. Paris time (5:30 a.m. Argentine time).

The event program will feature an opening presentation on the country’s macroeconomic transformation, alongside panels covering energy, mining, agribusiness, retail, healthcare, and biotechnology. It will also include a strategic panel on the international landscape and a presentation on deregulation and structural reform in Argentina.

After that, Milei will head to the lyse Palace, where a private meeting with Macron is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. local time (1:50 p.m. Argentina time).

It will be the fifth bilateral meeting between Milei and Macron, following encounters in Paris, Buenos Aires, and Nice between 2024 and 2025.

The Argentine delegation will then attend an official reception hosted by Macron, scheduled for 8 p.m. Paris time (3 p.m. Argentine time).

Meetings for key sectors on Friday Friday’s events will focus on strategic sectors, with meetings on technology and artificial intelligence (AI) and a panel on energy, critical minerals, and the nuclear sector held in conjunction with the International Energy Agency (IEA).

That same day, energy sector specialists will meet at the IEA to present an overview of global energy markets and assess investment opportunities arising from Argentina’s new regulatory framework for the mining, nuclear, and oil and gas industries.

Participants will include Energy and Mining Secretary Daniel Gonzlez, Nuclear Affairs Secretary Federico Ramos Npoli, Energy Secretary Mara Tettamanti, as well as provincial governors and business leaders from the sector.

That same day, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will host a meeting on the trade and investment opportunities arising from the Mercosur-European Union Agreement, covering agribusiness, food security, infrastructure, global value chains, international arbitration, and the institutional conditions required to attract long-term investment.

In parallel, the Hotel Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel will host Argentina B2B Week (Seafood Edition France), a trade promotion event that connects a delegation of 15 Argentine seafood companies with key players in the French food industry.

The Friday agenda also includes a trip to the Automobile Club de France, where Milei is set to meet with Nobel Prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion and receive an award from the Paris Economic Forum.

The accolade, honoring one of “the most influential economists on the planet,” will be presented at 4 p.m. Paris time. Milei will deliver an acceptance speech before the official closing of Argentina Week at 7:30 p.m.