SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP TO VALIDATE THE RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC POLICY INDEX FOR MSMES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (IPPALC): PACIFIC ALLIANCE, ARGENTINA, ECUADOR AND URUGUAY
Bogotá, Colombia. July  16 to 17, 2018 . Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, located in Edificio Palma Real, carrera 13 # 28-01, 9th floor.

AGENDA

Monday, 16 July 2018

Morning

 

8:30 - 9:00

REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:15

OPENING SESSION

  • Sandra Acero, Director of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia.

  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
9:15 – 9:45

INTRODUCTORY SESSION 

This session will present the status of the methodology and process of the IPPALC project and will explain the purpose of this validation workshop.

9:15 – 9:25

Overview of and updates on the IPPALC: Pacific Alliance and selected countries in South America

  • Antonio Fanelli, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, OECD
  • Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD
9:25 – 9:35

Review of the scoring methodology

  • Jorge Gálvez Méndez, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD
9:35 – 9:45

Discussion

9:45 – 11:00

SESSION I: DIMENSION 1 – Institutional framework 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

9:45 – 10:05

Speaker: Antonio Fanelli, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, OECD

10:05 – 10:55

Discussion 

10:55 – 11:00

Conclusions

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30

SESSION II: DIMENSION 2 – Operational environment / simplification of procedures 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

11:10 - 11:30

Speaker: Antonio Fanelli, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, OECD

11:30 – 12:00

Discussion and Conclusions 

12:00 – 2:00

LUNCH

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:15

SESSION III: DIMENSION 3 – Access to finance 

Moderator: Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

2:00 - 2:20

Speaker: Rebeca Vidal, Chief Executive,  Officer of Productive and Financial Development Department, CAF-development bank of Latin America 

2:20 – 3:10

Discussion

3:10 – 3:15

Conclusions

3:15 – 3:30

Coffee break

3:30 – 4:40

SESSION IV: DIMENSION 4 - MSMEs development services and public procurement 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

3:30 – 3:50

Speaker: Jorge Gálvez Méndez, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD

3:50 – 4:40

Discussion

4:40 – 4:50

Conclusions

 

 

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Morning

 

9:00 – 9:30

SUMMARY OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE REGIONAL VALIDATION WORKSHOP                      

  • Antonio Fanelli, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, OECD
  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

9:30 – 10:45 

SESSION V: DIMENSION 5 - Innovation and technology 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

9:30 - 9:50

Speaker: Jorge Gálvez Méndez, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD

9:50 – 10:40

Discussion

10:40 – 10:45

Conclusions

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15

SESSION VI: DIMENSION 6 – Productive transformation 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). 

11:00 – 11:20

Speaker: Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD

11:20 – 12:10

Discussion

12:10 – 12:15

Conclusions

12:15 – 2:00

LUNCH

Afternoon

 

2:00 – 3:00

SESSION VII: DIMENSION 7 – Access to market and internationalization of MSMEs 

ModeratorEduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

2:00 – 2:20

Speaker: Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD

2:20 – 3:00

Discussion and Conclusions

3:00 – 3:15

Coffee break

3:15 – 3:45

SUMMARY OF THE WORKSHOP AND NEXT STEPS

3:15 – 3:25

Summary of the Workshop: Antonio Fanelli, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, OECD

3:25 – 3:35

Next steps

  • Jorge Gálvez Méndez, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD
  • Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, Global Relations, OECD
  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

3:35 – 3:45

Questions and answers

3:45 - 4:00

CLOSING SESSION 

  • Sandra Acero, Director of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia.
  • Rebeca Vidal, Chief Executive,  Officer of Productive and Financial Development Department, CAF-development bank of Latin America.
  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).