2009 Annual Conference - Guadalajara, México 

25th Anniversary of The Business Association of Latin American Studies 

Innovation and Wealth Creation in Latin America

April 1-3 2009
Hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Program Chair: Raúl Montalvo, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara.

Innovation is a mechanism to transform the challenges faced by many countries and regions into opportunities. The BALAS Conference discussed innovation as a source of integration, development, aggregate value, creation of new markets to generate income and wealth.