no better than my esteemed friend, hector schamis, to share his ideas on argentina, including the imprints, looking not only at the present juncture, but also the future. before we begin the -- mr. sh schamis' lecture, i want to welcome a very good friend, an old friend of mine, and one of the founders of hudson. professor mike senior, who resides in israel. he comes to visit us once in a while. thank you, max. i also need to express our thanks to dr. john walters, vice president of our organization, who has been such a great supporter and a great friend to us. and, of course, we thank very much rachel cox, our director of public affairs. and my assistant -- what was her name? lao. well, without any further ado, i turn the podium to dr. schamis. >> thank you. all right. well, thank you kindly for inviting me, for your kind words and for your friendship over the years. every time i've been here, it was rewarding and extremely motivating. and provocative discussion. and today i was invited to discuss my own country. which is, you know, a double challenge. it's nice and motivating. but at the

thank you. [ applause ] >>> next, hector schamis on agalar argentina future. the hudson insurance stutitute forum earlier this month. >> good afternoon. it's a great pleasure to welcome you to our conference in agalar argentina this afternoon. for any student orr