Morning

OPENING SESSION

• Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
• Belkacem Machane, Official in charge of the Regional Office and Regional Chief of Logistics and Supply of the World Food Programme (WFP) for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Nahuel Arenas, Head Deputy of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
• Walter Cotte, Regional Director for the Americas of the International Federation  for the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH AND COFFEE BREAK

SESSION I: COORDINATION AND EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CASES OF DISASTER: THE HUMANITARIAN HUB IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND VISIONS FROM RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE IN DISASTER SITUATIONS

Moderator: Ambassador Óscar Hernández Bernalette, Senior Adviser to the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

• Walter Cotte, Regional Director for the Americas of the International Federation  for the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC). El concepto del Hub Humanitario.
• Francisco Garrido, Logistics Officer of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Panama. United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (HRD) Network.
• Saskia Carusi, External Relations Officer of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Visiones de la cooperacion.
• Alejandro Santander, Director for the Emergencies and Disaster Programme for Central America of the Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO). Gestión de riesgo de desastres en Salud
• Verhonica Zamudio, Social Security Researcher of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). Propuesta para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres desde la Seguridad Social (CISS): Protocolo de Emergencias y Desastres.

GENERAL DEBATE

LUNCH

VISIT TO THE REGIONAL LOGISTICS CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (CLRAH)

Field activity. Departure from the lobby of the Wyndham Albrook Mall Hotel at 1:45. Light informal clothing recommended.

TOAST OFFERED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.  VERAGUAS ROOM, 2ND. FLOOR, WYNDHAM ALBROOK MALL

9:00 – 10:00

Moderator: José Donderis, Director of the National System of Civil Protection (SINAPROC) of the Republic of Panama

• Silvia Helden, International Officer of the Andean Committee for Disaster Prevention and Care (CAPRADE) of the Andean Community. Guía de Operación para la Asistencia Mutua frente a desastres en los Países Miembros de la Comunidad Andina. General Jorge Chávez, Director of the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) of Peru. Fortalecimiento de los mecanismos de preparación y respuesta en caso de desastres en Perú. 
• Rubén Omar Orozco, International Cooperation Director of the Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC) of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Mecanismo Regional de Asistencia Humanitaria ante Desastres del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana.
• Ambassador Óscar Hernández Bernalette, Senior Adviser to the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). Contribución del SELA a la Construcción de Alianzas Público Privadas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres. 
• Abenamar de la Cruz, Senior Executive - Northern Region, Vice-presidency for Social Development of CAF -latin american Development Bank. Gestión Integral para la Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres (GRRD).
• Alba Lagos, Analyst of Institutional Relations of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). El Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE).

10:00 – 10:30

GENERAL DEBATE 

10:30 – 10:45

COFFEE BREAK

SESSION III: PANEL DISCUSSION: STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: PERSPECTIVE OF GOVERNMENTS

Moderator: Selina Baños, Director-General for International Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama

• Alejandra Martínez, Director-General of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID
• Captain Gaston Guerrero, Naval Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Panama
• General Jorge Chávez, Director of the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) of Peru, and Alberto Hart, Adviser to the Executive Director of the Peruvian International Cooperation Agency (APCI)
• Catalina Quintero, Director of the Colombian Presidential Agency for International Cooperation (APC-Colombia). Fortalecimiento de los mecanismos de preparación y respuesta en caso de desastres en Colombia.
• Ivett Subero, Director of UN System Monitoring of the Directorate-General for Multilateral Cooperation (DIGECOOM) of Dominican Republic. Mecanismos de preparación y respuesta en la ocurrencia de desastres: Caso República Dominicana.
• Alejandro Fuente Espeja, Humanitarian Action Official of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)

12:15 – 12:45

DEBATE GENERAL

12:45 – 02:00

LUNCH

Afternoon

02:00 –03:00

SESSION IV: OPEN PANEL: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE CASES OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORS

Moderator: Ambassador Óscar Hernández Bernalette, Senior Adviser of the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

Panel I: Representatives of the private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs) involved in care and response to communities affected by natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Save The Children, CARITAS, COPA, etc.)

03:00 – 03:15

COFFEE BREAK

03:15 –04:00

SESSION V: PANEL DISCUSSION: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE CASES OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: PERSPECTIVE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Moderator: Rafael Bonilla, Coordinator of Cooperation of the Regional Logistics Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (CLRAH)

Panel II: Representatives of governmental focal points for international cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

• José Joaquín Riesen, Insurance and Reinsurance Superintendent of Panama
• Enoth Aráuz, Panama-Pacific Airport Manager
• Kendall Sánchez, Disaster and Response Team Coordinator of DHL

CLOSING SESSION

• Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)