AGENDA
Monday, 5 October 2015
Morning
8:30 – 9:00
REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:30
OPENING SESSION
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- Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
- Francisco González Díaz, Director of ProMéxico
- Enrique Jacob Rocha, President of the National Institute of Entrepreneurs (INADEM) of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
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9:30 – 11:00
INTRODUCTORY SESSION
Moderator: Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SELA-SME Programme). Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
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Presentation by the National Institute of Entrepreneurs (INADEM) of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
Speaker: Alejandro González Hernández, General Coordinator of Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring of the National Institute of Entrepreneurship (INADEM) of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico. -
Presentation by ProMéxico
Speaker: Samuel Sanchez Lara, Special Projects Advisor and export. ProMéxico. Advances of Redexporta.
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11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 1:00
SESSION I: EXPORT CONSORTIUMS IN SOUTH AMERICA
Moderator: Alejandro González Hernández, General Coordinator of Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring of the National Institute of Entrepreneurship (INADEM) of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico
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- Chile: Alicia Olivares, Deputy Competitive Instruments (CORFO).
- Ecuador: Marcelo Gutierrez, Advisor to the Undersecretary of MSMEs and Handicrafts Ministry of Industry and Productivity.
- Uruguay: Alejandro Ortiz Delgado, Coordinator of the Sectoral Council for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining.
- Representative of Peru: Vice-Ministry of SMEs and Industry of the Ministry of Production (*)
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1:00 – 1:30
GENERAL DEBATE
1:30 – 2:30
FREE TIME FOR LUNCH
Afternoon
2:30 – 4:00
SESSION II: EXPORT CONSORTIUMS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM (SICA). NATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Moderator: Ivan Ornelas, Coordinator of the International Department of the National Institute of Entrepreneurship (INADEM) of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico.
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- Costa Rica: Selenia Pacheco Morera Regional Support Centre for SMEs of the Directorate General of Support to Small and Medium Enterprises (DIGEPYME) of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC).
- El Salvador: Ileana Argentina Rogel Cruz, Executive Director of the National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE) of the Ministry of Economy.
- Guatemala: Enrique Gil, Director of Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Economy.
- Dominican Republic: Paloma Corporán, Head of Supplier Development and formalization of the Deputy Minister of Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
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4:00 – 4:30
Coffee break
4:30 –5:30
GENERAL DEBATE
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Morning
9:00 – 10:00
PRESENTATION BY THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC): METHODOLOGY FOR STRENGTHENING VALUE CHAINS. CASE STUDY: VALUE CHAIN OF TOURISM AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL.
Speaker: Joaquín Salido, Deputy Economic Affairs Officer. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
10:00 – 11:30
SESSION III: EXPORT CONSORTIUMS IN THE CARIBBEAN. REGIONAL EXPERIENCES
Moderator: Representative of the Confederation of Chambers of Industry (CONCAMIN) of Mexico (*)
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- Barbados: Sonja S. Trotman, Director General of Investment and Development Corporation.
- Belize: Bleach Melanie Gideon, Division of Business and Innovation Development Service Investment and Trade (BELTRAIDE) General Manager.
- Jamaica: Douglas Webster, Director of Policy, Planning, Design and Research of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
- Representative of Trinidad and Tobago: Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development. (*)
- Edward Chin-Mook, President of Caribbean Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (CASME).
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11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 1:00
GENERAL DEBATE
1:00 – 2:30
FREE TIME FOR LUNCH
Afternoon
2:30 – 4:30
SESSION IV: BUSINESS EXPERIENCES IN EXPORT CONSORTIUMS
Moderator: Samuel Sanchez Lara, Special Projects Advisor and export. ProMéxico
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- Roberto García, President of Corporate Technology Jalisco (CTJ)
- Fernando Ruiz Huarte, Vice President of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (COMCE)
- Carlos Garcia Villasenor, Director of Support Services Coordination for the Promotion of Foreign Trade of the State of Guanajuato (COFOCE)
- Juan Pablo Cedeño Magaña, Director of External Promotion Institute for the Promotion of Foreign Trade of the State of Jalisco (JALTRADE)
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4:00 – 4:30
GENERAL DEBATE
4:30 – 5:00
SESSION V: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Moderator: Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SELA-SME Programme), and Representative of the National Institute of Entrepreneurs (INADEM) of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico.
5:00
CLOSING SESSION
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- Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
- Representative of ProMéxico
- Representative of the National Institute of Entrepreneurs (INADEM) of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico
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(*) To be confirmed.
