Morning

OPENING SESSION 

High-level representatives of the member countries of the Pacific Alliance, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as those of the organizations involved in the implementation of the IPPALC, shared their experience and offered a strategic overview on the priorities for development in the region and the central role of policies for MSMEs. 

• Jonathan Ríos Morales, Director-General for Business Development of the Ministry of Production of Peru
• Diana Sayuri Bayona Matsuda (Spanish), Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru
• José Antonio Ardavín (Spanish), Head of the Latin American and Caribbean Unit, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Manuel Malaret, Director, Representative of CAF-development bank of Latin America in Peru
• Ambassador Javier Paulinich (Spanish), Permanent Secretary of SELA 

Participation of the representatives of the countries involved in the IPPALC Project: 

• Gastón Ostrowiecki, Director of Financing for SMEs, Ministry of Production and Labour of Argentina
• Saúl Pineda Hoyos, Vice-Minister of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia
• Abel Benítez, Coordinator of the Division of Smaller-size Enterprises, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile
• Roberto Estévez (Spanish), Undersecretary for SMEs and Crafts of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fishing of Ecuador
• Ivana Fernández Stohanzlova, Deputy Director-General, National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM)
• Rafael Mendive, Director of MIEM-Dinapyme of Uruguay
• Domingo García Pérez, Co-Director of the Foundation for the Strategic Analysis and Development of the SME (FAEDPYME)

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH AND COFFEE BREAK

CONTEXT AND IMPORTANCE OF MSME INDEX (Spanish) 

Representatives of the organizations involved in the IPPALC provided a brief description of the background of the project, its methodology and global results for the region. 

• Silvia Hernández, Analyst of the Direction for Integration and Cooperation of SELA
• José Antonio Ardavín, Head of the Latin American and Caribbean Unit, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Juan Carlos Elorza, Director of the Private Sector Technical Analysis and Assessment of CAF-development bank of Latin America

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH THE MEDIA 

In this session, national and international media had the opportunity to ask their questions to the representatives of countries and organizations involved in the implementation of the IPPALC.

12:30 – 13:30 

FREE TIME FOR LUNCH

Afternoon

13:30 – 14:30

SESSION I: Institutional framework and business environment 
(Spanish)

Moderator: Juan Carlos Elorza, Director of the Private Sector Technical Analysis and Assessment of CAF-development bank of Latin America 

Representatives of OECD presented the results of the IPPALC for its dimensions 1 and 2, which are focused on the institutional framework for policies aimed at SMEs and the measures to strengthen the legal and regulatory environment. This was followed by a question-and-answer session.

• Jorge Gálvez, Economist; and Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Sandra Acero, SME Director of Colombia - National Coordinator of the IPPALC in Colombia. Keynote speaker for Institutional framework (Dimension # 1 of the report)
• Roberto Estévez, Undersecretary for SMEs and Crafts of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fishing of Ecuador - National Coordinator of the IPPALC in Ecuador. Keynote speaker for Business environment (Dimension # 2)
• Open debate

14:30 – 15:30 

SESSION II: Access to finance and business development services (Spanish)

Moderator: Francisco Martínez, Co-Director of the Foundation for the Strategic Analysis and Development of the SME (FAEDPYME)

Representatives of CAF and OECD presented the results of the IPPALC for its dimensions 3 and 4, which are focused on access to finance and business development services for MSMEs and entrepreneurs. This was followed by a question-and-answer session.

• Adolfo Castejón, Chief Executive of the Productive and Financial Development Directorate of CAF-development bank of Latin America
• Jorge Gálvez, Economist, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Mariano Perrino, Adviser to the Directorate of Financing for SMEs, Ministry of Production and Labour of Argentina. Keynote speaker for Access to finance (Dimension # 3 of the report)
• Manuel López Bugueño, Adviser, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile - National Coordinator of the IPPALC in Chile. Keynote speaker for Business development services (Dimension # 4)
• Open debate

15:30 – 15:45

COFFEE BREAK

15:45 – 16:45 

SESSION III: Support to innovation and promotion of productive transformation (Spanish)

Moderator: Sergio Rodríguez Soria, Executive Director of the Technology Institute for Production of the Ministry of Production of Peru 

Representatives of OECD presented the results of the IPPALC for its dimensions 5 and 6, which are focused on promotion of innovation and productive transformation. This was followed by a question-and-answer session. 

• Jorge Gálvez, Economist; and Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Iván Ornelas, International Area Coordinator, National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM) of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico - National Coordinator of the IPPALC in Mexico. Keynote speaker for Support to innovation (Dimension # 5 of the report)
• Álvaro Ons, Secretary, Secretariat of Productive Transformation of Uruguay. Keynote speaker for Productive transformation (Dimension # 6)
• Open debate

16:45 – 17:15

SESSION IV: Access to markets and internationalisation (Spanish)

Moderator: Jonathan Ríos Morales, Director-General for Business Development of the Ministry of Production of Peru 

Representatives of OECD presented the results of the IPPALC for its dimension 7, which is focused on the internationalisation of MSMEs. This was followed by a question-and-answer session. 

• Anna Wiersma, Analyst of Policies for Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Óscar Malca Guaylupo, Assistant Dean of International Business of the University of the Pacific-Peru. Keynote speaker for Access to market and internationalisation (Dimension # 7)
• Open debate

CLOSING SESSION 

• José Antonio Ardavín, Head of the Latin American and Caribbean Unit, OECD Global Relations Secretariat
• Juan Carlos Elorza, Director of the Private Sector Technical Analysis and Assessment of CAF-development bank of Latin America
• Óscar Miguel Graham Yamahuchi, Vice-Minister of MSE and Industry of the Ministry of Production of Peru
• Óscar Miguel Graham Yamahuchi (Spanish), Permanent Secretary of SELA