CAF Conference Latin America and the Caribbean: a region of solutions
The CAF Conference Latin America and the Caribbean: A Region of Global Solutions is an international gathering driven by CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean - that aims to create a space for dialogue and exchange of ideas to shape the future of the region.
Event date:
February 01, 2024
Online
Despite experiencing solid economic growth in the first decade of the 21st century, Latin America and the Caribbean face persistent challenges: a productivity gap compared to more developed economies, disproportionate vulnerability to climate change, and the provision of basic services to improve the quality of life for the entire population.
Despite the diversity of strategies and economic policies implemented in the region, the results are far from enabling us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. In this context, our region requires a fresh perspective and innovative solutions to achieve a better quality of life for everyone.
The thematic and sectoral focuses of the conference reflect the crucial challenges facing the region. From economic conditions to digital transformation, including the regional integration of the Caribbean, the green agenda, and climate change, this conference will address fundamental issues for the sustainable and inclusive development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Furthermore, the event aims to identify challenges and propose regional solutions to pressing global issues, relying on allies from the public and private sectors as well as civil society. Thus, the conference seeks to become a reference platform for debate and the generation of effective solutions in the region.
Date: February 1, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m.
*The event will be streamed on this same microsite.
Agenda
Conference "A Region of Global Solutions"
February 01, 2024
Opening
Speakers:
Caroline Schmitt
Journalist
Welcoming remarks
Speakers:
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Janaina Tewaney Mencomo
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama
Remarks by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
Keynote address "Poverty Reduction and the Economics of Economic Development"
Introduction by Ernesto Schargrodsky, Director of Socioeconomic Research, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Esther Duflo
2019 Nobel Prize in Economics
Presentation "Reflections on the development agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean"
Speakers:
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo
Vice President for the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Panel discussion "Latin America and the Caribbean in the global environment"
Moderator: Lorena Arroyo Valles, Director of América Futura of El País
Speakers:
Stephanie Valencia
President and Co-Founder Equis Institute
Alejandro Werner
Director of the Institute of the Americas, Georgetown
Michelle Muschett
Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNDP
Oscar Gamboa
Former Minister Counselor of the Colombian Embassy in the U.S.A.
Discussion Panel "A look at our economies in 2024"
Moderator: Yandira Nuñez, Deputy Editorial Director of Forbes
Speakers:
Marcela Meléndez
Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank)
Adriana Arreaza
Head of the Knowledge Department, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-
Simón Cueva Armijos
Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Ecuador
Break
Conference "Biodiversity as a source of innovation and productive development in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Introduction by Alicia Montalvo, Manager of Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity of CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Amir Lebdioui
Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Talk "The great conservation challenges"
Moderator: Alicia Montalvo, Manager of Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Aurelio Ramos
Audubon Americas
Marcela Fernández
Founder Cumbres Blancas
Talk "The challenges of the gender agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Moderator: Ana Baiardi, Manager of Gender, Inclusion and Diversity of CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Julieta Martínez
Activist and founder of the Tremendas Platform, Chile.
Andrea de la Piedra
CEO Aequales Latinamerica
Luz Haro
Executive Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Rural Women - REDLAC
Talk "Bringing the Caribbean and Latin America closer together"
Introduces Stacy Richards-Kennedy, Regional Manager for the Caribbean CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Hilary Beckles
Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies
Break
Conference "Panama as a tourist destination"
Moderator: Oscar Rueda, Director of Sustainable Tourism CAF
Speakers:
Denise Guillén Zúñiga
Minister of Tourism of Panama
Panel discussion Private sector: an ally for the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean"
Moderator: Samya Paiva, CAF Risk Manager
Speakers:
Sergio Londoño
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability for Coca-Cola Latin America
Gonzalo Uriarte
President AB Chile
Gabriela Bertol
Sustainability Manager Santander (Brazil)
Discussion Panel "Visions of AI in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Moderator: Manuel Fernandez, El Mercurio Journalist
Speakers:
Alejandra Lagunes
Senator Mexico
Alberto “Tito” Arciniega
President for Microsoft Latin America
Presentation on Integration Routes
Moderator: Tony Silveira, Manager of Physical Infrastructure and Digital Transformation of CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Speakers:
Pedro Silva Barros
Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
Vanessa Carvalho dos Santos
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Development of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Break
Panel discussion "The role of public companies in sustainable development"
Moderator: Ángel Cárdenas, Manager of Urban Development, Water and Creative Economies, CAF
Speakers:
Ilya Espino de Marotta
Panama Canal Deputy Administrator
Julio Castiglioni
President Metro de Sao Paulo
Josefina Montenegro
Director of the Chilean National Copper Corporation (CODELCO)
Talk "Energy, an engine for the region's development?"
Moderator: Fernando Cubillos, CAF New Business Manager.
Speakers:
Andrés Rebolledo Smitmans
Secretary General, OLADE
Devon Gardner
Head of Technical Programs, CCREEE
Talk "Infrastructure for the Future"
Moderator: Claudia Flores, Portfolio Management Manager, CAF
Speakers:
Bosco Marti
Executive Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at Aleatica
Juan Andrés Fonataine
Economist, former Minister of Economy and former Minister of Public Works of Chile
Mark Lópes
President Partnership for Central America
Elections 2024 in the United States and their impact on Latin America and the Caribbean
Speakers:
Dan Restrepo
Partner, Dinámica Américas
