Key Discussion Points:
COVID-19
Shape of the economic recovery
Market Outlook
Risks
Opportunities

Alberto Bernal, Chief EM and Global Strategist

Alberto J. Bernal-León is Chief EM and Global Strategist at XP Investments. Previously he was Head of Research and partner at Bulltick, LLC, MD of Emerging Fixed Income Research at Bear Stearns Inc. in New York City, and Head of Latin America Economic Research at IDEAglobal Inc., also in New York City. Mr. Bernal is a frequent contributor to major newswires, local press in Latin America, prominent world newspapers, and is a frequent contributor on financial television networks. He has also been invited to participate as a panelist on a series of official, economic, and academic events around the world. Mr. Bernal was named the most accurate economist of Colombia in 2006 by Revista Dinero, one of the top five future economists of Colombia by the newspaper La República, one of the future top 40 executives under 40 years by the Latin American publication Revista Poder, one of the top ten regional minds by the IADB, and one of 100 Latin America leaders under 40 by the Revista Gerente. He is a research scholar for Columbia University’s Chazen Institute and holds a Master’s Degree in Macroeconomics from Germany’s Kiel Institute of World Economics. He received his Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of New Orleans. Mr. Bernal is a columnist for LatinTrade Magazine, El Mercurio, and the Colombian business newspaper La Republica. Mr. Bernal is also an Adjunct Professor of the Business School of the University of Miami. In late 2018 Mr. Bernal was invited to be part of a group of five local and international pundits which will be part of the financial markets reform commission, one that will present the Colombian government with a blueprint on how to improve the efficiency of the local debt and equity markets.

XP Investments US, LLC d/b/a XP Investments, a FINRA member, is affiliated with XP Investimentos, servicing institutional clients from around the world with their equities, fixed income and derivatives business needs in international markets. XP Investments also has a Private Wealth Management team servicing private clients from around the world with their needs in international markets. XP Investments’ Private Wealth Management team in Miami strives at planning and structuring each client’s investment portfolio in a personalized, open architecture model. We strive at working closely with our clients, taking into consideration not only their return objectives and risk tolerance, but also their life cycle, current situation and needs for adjustments. XP Investments’ Institutional Desks in New York and Miami service two types of flows: Non Latin American institutions trading Brazilian and Latin American markets (North-South); and Brazilian and Latin American institutions trading international markets (South-North). XP Investments offers institutional investors in the U.S.: - The capability to trade Brazilian local markets through XP Investimentos. - The capability to trade other Latam markets including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. - Corporate-access meetings with both public and non-public Brazilian, companies, industry consultants, and regulators. - Customized market commentary from the largest trader of Brazilian equities and options on the Bovespa. XP offers to institutional investors in Latam an extensive expertise in international markets, in addition to knowledge of current demands and interests from Latin American institutions on equities, fixed income, futures and derivatives.