The event followed the format of a Regional Meeting, thus complying with the explicit mandate of the Latin American Council of SELA, as adopted during its XXXVIII Regular Meeting in October 2012.

Consequently, participants invited to the meeting included representatives of the Member States of SELA, their embassies in Brazil, and subregional and regional cooperation and integration organizations in the region.

Invitations were extended to the Secretariats of Inter-Governmental Organizations of the region, namely the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Andean Community (CAN), the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR), the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), as well as the Executive Secretariats of ECLAC, CAF-development bank of Latin America, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). In addition, IPEA could also suggest the participation of other organizations and institutions deemed to be relevant.