Morning

8:30 – 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:30

OPENING SESSION

• Virginia Cartaya, Director of the Studies and Proposals Unit and Official in charge of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
• Welmer Ramos. Minister of Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) of Costa Rica.

9:30 – 10:15

SESSION I. PRESENTATION OF UPDATE STUDY ON THE INDEX OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SMEs IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Moderator: Geannina Dinarte Romero. Viceminister/ Director a.i. of General Direction of Small and Medium Enterprises (DIGEPYME), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), of Costa Rica 

Speaker: Eduardo Piña. Analyst of the Studies and Proposals Unit of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) 

Questions and answers

10:15 – 11:00

SESSION II. OECD: UPDATING THE METHODOLOGY OF THE INDEX OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SMEs

Moderator: Geannina Dinarte Romero. Viceminister/ Director a.i. of General Direction of Small and Medium Enterprises (DIGEPYME), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), of Costa Rica.

10:15 – 10:45

Speaker: Antonio Fanelli. Senior Adviser of the Secretariat of Global Relations. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Anna Wiersma. Policy Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, Strategic Partnerships and New Initiatives of the Secretariat of Global Relations. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Questions and answers

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15

SESSION III. CURRENT STATUS OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SMEs AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INDEX FOR THEIR EVALUATION

Moderator: Eduardo Piña. Analyst of the Studies and Proposals Unit of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

11:15 – 11:35

• Geannina Dinarte Romero. Viceminister/ Director a.i. of General Direction of Small and Medium Enterprises (DIGEPYME), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), of Costa Rica.

• Pilar Llaneza. Representative of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay. National Direction of Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (DINAPYME).

• Alicia Olivares. Deputy Manager of Competitive Instruments, Production Development Corporation of Chile (CORFO).

Free time for lunch

2:00 – 5:00

SESSION III (continuation): CURRENT STATUS OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SMEs AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INDEX FOR THEIR EVALUATION

Moderator: Eduardo Piña. Analyst of the Studies and Proposals Unit of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)   

• Marco Dini. Economic Affairs Officer of the Division of Production and Management. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Alejandro González. General Coordinator of Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring, Secretariat of Economy of Mexico. National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM).

• Ileana Rogel. National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises of El Salvador (CONAMYPE).

Coffee break

• Carolina Castro. Deputy Secretary of Secretary of entrepreneurs and SMEs. Ministry of Production of Argentina.

• Jennifer Contreras. General Director of the Policy and Regulations Unit. Ministry of Production, Vice-Ministry for Medium and Small Enterprises and Industry of Peru.

• Hugh Johnson. President of Small Business Association of Jamaica on behalf of CASME.

Questions and answers

4:35 – 5:00

CLOSING SESSION

• Speech by Virginia Cartaya, Director of the Studies and Proposals Unit and Official in charge of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
• Geannina Dinarte Romero. Viceminister/ Director a.i. of General Direction of Small and Medium Enterprises (DIGEPYME), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), of Costa Rica.