REGIONAL MEETING ON ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)
Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. March  16,  2016 . Headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat, on Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Fifth Floor. Simón Bolívar Conference Room..

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30

REGISTRATION

 
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 – 12:00

SESSION I: “LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ASEAN: MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY”
Moderator: SELA 
10:00 – 11:00  Presentation of the study “Analysis of the economic relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),” by the Directorate of Studies of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA
11:00 – 11:30

Speech by representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN):

  • Speech by the representative of the Embassy of Malaysia
  • Speech by the representative of the Embassy of Vietnam
  • Speech by the representative of the Embassy of Indonesia
11:30 – 12:00 

Questions and answers

 
12:00 – 13:30

LUNCH (Buffet)

 
13:30 – 16:00

SESSION II: “ECONOMIC RELATIONS AMONG SUBREGIONAL INTEGRATION MECHANISMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ASEAN” 
Moderator: SELA

 
13:30 – 15:00

Presentations by experts and representatives of Latin American and Caribbean integration organizations

  • Pedro Delgado Hinostroza, Deputy Director of the Pacific Alliance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, on behalf of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance.
  • William Reinaldo García, Director of Economic Integration and Competitiveness, Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) on behalf of SICA.
  • Marcus Maurer de Salles, Technical Advisor, General Secretariat of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR).
  • Jean Paul Van Brackel, international official, Andean Community (CAN).
  • Jaime Albuja, Chief of Trade Promotion and Competitiveness Development (ALADI), Latin America-Asia-Pacific Observatory.
 
15:00 – 16:00

Questions and answers

 
16:00

CLOSING SESSION 

  • Speech by the Chairman of the Latin American Council
  • Speech by the representative of the Chairmanship of ASEAN 2016
  • Speech by the representative of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA