AGENDA

MARTES, 22 DE OCTUBRE DE 2013

8:30 AM Registration of Participants
9:00 AM Opening Ceremony / Welcome Address
  • Antonio Leone Durante, SELA-SMEs
  • Representative of BELTRAIDE or Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9:30 AM The Challenge of Belizean Agricultural SME’s. Government Policies for Export Promotion of SME’s
  • Newly Exporting Company (John Carr – Banana Bank)
  • Near Export Ready (Kahlil - Caribbean Premier Products of Belize)
10:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:45 AM Business Vision on the Constraints and Challenges in the Process of Export of Agricultural Products
  • Representative from Private Sector
11:30 PM Vision of Regional Agencies and Internationalization Strategies of Agricultural SME’s – Challenges and Opportunities
  • IICA Representative in Belize – Ibrahim Muhammad
12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM Associativity for Enterprise Integration. Support Mechanisms for the Promotion of SME networks and Shaping SME Export Clusters
  • Carlos Lopez Cerdán, Consultant UNIDO-Mexico
2:30 PM Questions and Answers - Participants
3:00 PM Closing Remarks
  • Representative of MFA or BELTRAIDE

MIERCOLES, 23 DE OCTUBRE DE 2013

8:30 AM Registration of Participants
9:00 AM The Role of Export Clusters in Rural Development, Territorial Marketing and Promotion of Agricultural SME’s Internationally
  • Carlos Lopez Cerdán, Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO-Mexico)
10:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:00 AM Open Panel Discussion – Experiences from Agricultural SME Exporters in Latin America:
  • Expert from Guatemala
  • Expert from El Salvador
  • Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) of Belize
12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM Workshop Training for Officials and Business Individuals for the Conformation of Exports in Agriculture
Case Studies by Group
3:00 PM Presentation of Case. General Discussion
3:30 PM Way Forward – Beltraide Representative
4:00 PM Closing Remarks
  • Representative of MFA or BELTRAIDE