IV Regional Meeting VUCE-Agenda-IV Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting on International Trade Single Windows: Public policies and intersectorality for a globalized, logistic and sustainable foreign trade

IV LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGIONAL MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE SINGLE WINDOWS: PUBLIC POLICIES AND INTERSECTORALITY FOR A GLOBALIZED, LOGISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE FOREIGN TRADE

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Antigua, Guatemala. October 30 to 31, 2012

AGENDA

TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012

MORNING 8:00 – 12:30
08:00 - 9:00	REGISTRATION
9:00	OPENING CEREMONY Address by Saadia Sanchez Vegas in the name of the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System, Ambassador José Rivera Banuet. Address by the Chairman of the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), Mr. Francisco Menéndez. Address by the Director of Services to the Exporter, Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), Mr. Fernando Herrera. Address by the Vice minister of Sanitary Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Guatemala, Mr. José Sebastian Marcucci. Address by Director of the National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM) of the Republic of Guatemala, Mr. Jaime Diaz.
9:20 – 9:30	Presentation of the objectives, working dynamics and agenda of the “4th. Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting on Foreign Trade Single Windows: Logistics chain for a globalized and sustainable foreign trade”. Saadia Sanchez Vegas, Senior Consultant, Permanent Secretariat, Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). Topic 1: The role of public policies in Foreign Trade Single Windows and the Logistics Chain: Pending realities and challenges. Moderator: Saadia Sanchez Vegas, Senior Consultant, SELA Permanent Secretariat. Keynote Conference: “ITSW-PSW Integration: The critical link of the Port Logistics Chain”. Luis Ascencio, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
10:30 – 11:00	General debate
11:00 – 11:20	COFFEE BREAK
	“Integrated policies for infrastructure, transport and logistics: Challenges for a more competitive and sustainable development”. Gabriel Perez-Salas, Associated Official of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure Services Unit, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC).
12:00 – 12:30	General debate
12:30 – 14:00	FREE TIME FOR LUNCH
AFTERNOON 14:00 -18:30
	Topic 2 - Management of information flows in logistics and supply chains: Challenges for simplifying procedures and regional interoperability. Moderator: Mayra Alfaro de Moran, Senior Operations Officer, IFC Advisory Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. International Finance Corporation (IFC) / World Bank. Keynote Conference “e-Regulations Programme. Towards simplification, harmonization and automation of the processes and Foreign Trade procedures: the paperless vision within the regional context”. Nelson Pérez and Claudia Cáceres, Experts – e-Regulations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). “Interoperability experiences in the region in the area of Digital Origin Certification: Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the Andean Community”. Ángela Ospina, Sub-Director of Design and Administration of Operations, Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia.
15:15 – 15:45	General debate
15:45- 16:00	COFFEE BREAK
	Topic 3 - Foreign Trade Single Windows in Latin America and the Caribbean. Towards regional interoperability. Perspective of Regional Technical Cooperation. Moderator: Juan Carlos Elorza, Principal Executive / Public Policies and Competitiveness Division, CAF-Latin American development bank.
16:00 – 18:30	Final Report: Results of the Project on Interoperability and Harmonization of International Trade Single Windows within the Framework of the Latin American Pacific Arch, Technical Cooperation Agreement between CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and SELA. Gloria Cañas, Consultant / Saadia Sánchez Vegas, Permanent Secretariat of SELA. “Status and Progress of the Proposal for Evaluation and Support of National Single Windows in Mesoamerica and Design of a Model for Regional Interoperability”. Maria L. Ortiz, Expert Trade Consultant, Trade and Investment Unit, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). “Regional Project on Trade Facilitation in Central America.” Mayra Alfaro de Moran, Senior Operations Officer, IFC Advisory Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. International Finance Corporation (IFC) / World Bank.
17:30 – 18:00	General debate
19:00	Welcome cocktail

WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012

MORNING 08:30 – 12:30
	Topic 4 - International Trade Single Windows in Latin America and the Caribbean and their interoperability. Progress, lessons learned and proposals. Moderator: Gabriel Perez-Salas, Associated Official of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure Services Unit, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC).
8:30 – 10:45	“Towards a Central American Single Window or towards interoperability and interconnection among National Single Windows in Central America? A needed debate”. Fernando Herrera, Executive Director, AGEXPORT. “Current situation and relevant progress of the Guatemala’s Single Window: increasing interoperability”. Fernando Herrera, Director of Services to the Exporter, AGEXPORT, Guatemala. “Emergence of a country’s institutional framework for the creation of International Trade Single Windows – An experience in El Salvador”. Jose Cornelio Deras, Head of the Imports and Exports Department of the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador. “Honduras’ Foreign Trade Single Window Project”. Bertha Bustillo, Chief of Center of Exports (CENTREX), Productive Sectors General Division. “Achievements of the Integrated Electronic Single Window for Exports and Logistic Operations of Panama. Contributions from SELA-CAF Regional Technical Cooperation and the IDB. Alicia Jimenez, General Director of Services to Foreign Trade, Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MICI).
10:30 – 10:45	General debate
10:45 – 11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 13:00	Moderator: Jaime Diaz, Director of the National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM) of Guatemala. “Mexico’s Single Windows: National interoperability and management of intersectoral change”. Francisco Javier Anaya, Director of Development Programmes. General Direction of Foreign Trade, Secretariat of Economy of Mexico. “The logistic ITSW and the public-private intersectoral relations: New developments of the International Trade Single Window of Colombia”. Angela Ospina, Subdirector of Design and Operations Administration, Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia. “New developments of the International Trade Single Window of Peru. Elements for discussion on Andean interoperability”. Francisco Ruiz, Director of Trade Facilitation of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR).
12:30 – 13:00	General debate
13:00 – 14:30	FREE TIME FOR LUNCH
AFTERNOON 14:30 – 18:00	Topic IV - International Trade Single Windows in Latin America and the Caribbean and their interoperability. Progress, lessons learned and proposals . Moderator: William Rodriguez, Origin, Trade Defence, Tariff Policy, Andean Entrepreneurial Advisory Council, Andean Community Secretariat (CAN). “Achievements and lessons learned: Brazil’s International Trade Single Window and it is interoperability in the logistic chain”. Adriana de Azevedo Silva, Technical Advisor – Foreign Trade Annalist, Technical Group on Trade Facilitation (GTFAC), Chamber of Foreign Trade of Brazil (CAMEX). “New achievements and pending challenges of the Foreign Trade Single Window of Uruguay”. Lorena Veiga, Technical Coordinator, Foreign Trade Single Window (VUCE – Ventanilla Única de Comercio Exterior), Uruguay.
15:30 – 16:30	General debate
16:00 – 16:15	COFFEE BREAK
	Closing conference “Intersectorality and competitiveness: A strategic vision”. Juan Carlos Paiz. Presidential Commissioner and General Coordinator of Investments and Competitiveness of the PRONACOM Guatemala’s national program.
17:00 – 17:30	General debate
17:30 – 18:00	Conclusions and Recommendations.
18:00	Closing ceremony

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