III REGIONAL SEMINAR “PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS DURING DISASTERS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ENTERPRISES”
Samborondón, Ecuador. October  14 to 15, 2014 . Edificio Centro Integrado de Seguridad, Km 0,5 en route to Puntilla-Samborondón.

AGENDA

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Morning

 

8:30 – 9:00 REGISTRATION

 
9:00 – 9:30 OPENING SESSION

 
9:30 – 9:45 COFFE BREAK (Authorities leave the venue, the Board and press facilities are installed)

 
9:45 – 10:00 INTRODUCTORY SESSION
Moderator: Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

 
10:00 10:30 Presentation of the study:
Continuity of government and continuity of business and operations: Implementation guide for local governments and enterprises.
Speaker: Ana Lucía Hill Mayoral, SELA’s Consultant

 
10:30 – 11:00 GENERAL DEBATE

 
11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

 
11:30 – 13:00 SESSION I: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN PROMOTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND TO PROMOTE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS DURING DISASTERS AT THE LEVEL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ENTERPRISES
Moderator: Mr. Enrique Ponce, Zone 5 Coordinator, Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador

 
13:10 – 14:00 GENERAL DEBATE

 
14:00 –15:00 FREE TIME FOR LUNCH

 
Afternoon  
15:00 – 16:00 SESSION II: PANEL – LOCAL GOVERNMENTS VIS-À-VIS DISASTER SITUATIONS. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT AND PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
Moderator: Carlos Chávez – Asesor Político - Ecuador.

 
16:00 – 16:30 GENERAL DEBATE

 
16:30 – 17:00 COFFEE BREAK

 
17:00 – 18:00 SESSION III: PANEL–LOCAL ENTERPRISES VIS-À-VIS DISASTER SITUATIONS. CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS. PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
Moderator: Private enterprise of Ecuador

 
18:00 – 18:30 GENERAL DEBATE

 
18:30 – 19:30 Guided tour at the Integrated Security Centre (SGR-ECU 911)

 
19:30 Welcome cocktail offered by the Secretariat of Risk Management of the Republic of Ecuador. Facilities of the Integrated Security Centre.

 



Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Morning

 

9:00 – 10:15 SESSION IV:TOWARDS A SHARED METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS DURING DISASTER SITUATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: ELEMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.
Moderator: Ana Lucía Hill Mayoral, , SELA’s Consultant.

 

PANEL 1: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT .

 

OPEN CONFORMATION OF THE PANEL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

 

 

  • Luis Cáceres. Repesentante Municipal. Municipalidad de Pichincha. Ecuador.
  • Víctor Ramírez. Director de Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres y Adaptación al Cambio Climático. Minicipalidad de Santa Tecla. El Salvador.
  • Victoriano Vázquez. Director de Salubridad y Medio Ambiente. Municipalidad de Encarnación. Paraguay.
  • Georgina Martínez. Directora General de Protección Civil. Estado de Morelos. México.

 
10:15 – 10:45 GENERAL DEBATE

 
10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK

 
11:15 – 12:30 PANEL 2: LOCAL ENTERPRISES AND CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS .
Moderator: Sandra Megens Santos (MSc), External Adviser, Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador.

 

OPEN CONFORMATION OF THE PANEL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

 

  • Eng. German Gallegos Chacón – General Manager of Tecnotrust (Topic: ISOs).
  • Ms. Cecilia Rosell Grijalba, Manager of the Committee of Social Responsibility, Environment and Safety and Occupational Health of the National Society of Industries of Peru.
  • Erika Crisostomo. Gerencia de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial. CEMEX. México.
  • Diana Marcela Aguilar. Camara de Comercio de Bogotá.
  • Yolanda Fernandez. Camara de Comercio de Costa Rica.

 
12:30 – 13:30 GENERAL DEBATE

 
13:30 – 14:30 FREE TIME FOR LUNCH

 
Afternoon  
2:00 – 3:00 SESSION V: REGIONAL INITIATIVES UNDERWAY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Moderator: Raúl Salazar, Regional Adviser of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

 

 

 

    • Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Ciro Ugarte, Director of the Department of Preparedness for Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief.

 

 

 
16:00 – 16:30 GENERAL DEBATE

 
16:30 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK

 
16:45 – 17:45 SESSIÓN VI: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Moderator: Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

 

    • Presentation of the Subportal of SELA on Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Directory of Enterprises committed to Risk Management.

 

    • Main conclusions and recommendations and contributions to outline a methodology to evaluate continuity of government and business during disaster situations in Latin America and the Caribbean, at the level of local governments and enterprises.

 

    • Ana Lucía Hill Mayoral, SELA’s Consultant.

 
17:45 CLOSING SESSION
  • Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
  • Speech by Raúl Salazar, Regional Adviser of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
  • Speech by the Representative of the Secretariat of Risk Management of the Republic of Ecuador.