Multi-latinas (Latin American multinationals) are normally seen as large companies that initially dominated their home economies and expanded mostly in the region achieving a multi-country base. Some companies started as state-owned monopolies privatised at the end of the last century and are still linked to the state or highly regulated sectors (e.g. energy, oil and telecom). Others benefited and took advantage of the market growth and early deregulation and stabilization of their home country and the region (e.g. several Chilean retailers) or, through cross-border mergers with competitors, gaining scale and access to new markets (such as airlines). The panel will address how firms from Latin America might be taking advantage of (i) the liberalisation compared to the protectionism in other regions; and (ii) the new technologies in their efforts to globalise, notwithstanding the low level of relevant entrepreneurship and innovation in the region due to traditional economic and political uncertainty. Would such market conditions and technological revolution help Latin American small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become ‘Multilatinas’? What lessons can be learned from the past for a new generation of Multi-latinas? Session Co-Chairs Ivan Delgado Perez-Llorca, New York; Scholarship Officer, IBA Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee Cristian Eyzaguirre Carey, Santiago Speakers Juan Pablo Alvarado Vice President, Counsel & Corporate Affairs Director, Despegar.com, Buenos Aires Bruno Ferla Vice President, Institutional, Compliance and Governance & General Counsel, BRF S.A., São Paulo