Thursday, 8 October 2015

9:30 – 10:00
OPENING SESSION

• • • Speech by the Chairman of the Latin American Council

    •  Speech by the Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA

10:00 – 11:00
SESSION I: “THE BRICS GROUP IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND ITS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RELATIONS WITH LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN”
Moderator:  Permanent Secretariat of SELA 

• • • Presentation of the study “Analysis of economic and financial relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and the BRICS” by Ms Vera Thorstensen, SELA’s Consultant, Professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in Brazil

11:00 – 11:20
Coffee break 

11:20 – 13:00
Debate

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch buffet

14:00 – 15:45
SESSION II: “THE NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE BRICS: IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND OPPORTUNITIES IT PRESENTS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN”
Moderator: Permanent Secretariat of SELA

14:00 – 14:30
Presentation by Ms Vera Thorstensen, SELA’s Consultant, Professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in Brazil 

14:30 – 15:45

• • • Justin Ram, Director of Economics, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

    • Manuel Torres, Head of Project Development, Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)

15:45 – 16:45
Debate

16:45 – 17:00
CLOSING SESSION

• • • Chairman of the Latin American Council

    •  Speech by the Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA