LAIF 2013 Programme

Latin American Investment Forum 2013
The Guildhall, London
Thursday 14th March 2013 – 8.30 to 16.00

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8.30 – 9.00	Registration, Tea and Coffee
9.00 – 9.05	Introduction by Master of Ceremonies: Mario González, Co-Director, LATIA
9.05 – 9.15	Opening remarks: Alderman Roger Gifford, Lord Mayor of the City of London
9.15 – 9.45	Keynote Address: Rt Hon William Hague, MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign & Commonwealth Office
9.45 – 10.45	Discussion Panel: Political and Economic Perspectives on Latin America Moderator: Martin Sandbu, Economics Editorial Writer, Financial Times
	Jolita Butkeviciene, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, EuropeAid, European Commission Christian Daude, Head of the Latin American Unit, OECD Irene Mía, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, The Economist Intelligence Unit Daniel Titelman, Director of the Financing for Development Division, ECLAC
10.45 – 11.00	Networking Break
11.00 – 12.00	Discussion Panel: Practical Experience in the Latin American Markets Moderator: Hugh Elliott, Head of Government Relations, Anglo American
	Eduardo Bozo, Director - Energy, ACTIS Colin Stewart, Managing Director UK, Air Europa Rt Hon. Brian Wilson, Chairman, Havana Energy
12.00 – 12.15	Networking Break
12.15 – 13.15	Sector Discussions
Stream 1:	Energy and Extractive Industries: Prospects for the Latin American Region Moderator: Michael George Kuczynski, Official Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics, Pembroke College, Cambridge.
	Matías Mori, Executive Vice-president, Foreign Investment Committee, Chile Hector Rodríguez, Investment Promotion Director, PROINVERSION, Peru Francisco Salazar, President, Energy Regulatory Commission, Mexico
Stream 2:	The Infrastructure Sector in Latin America: New Projects, Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Marcial Echenique Holzmann, Business Development Representative for Latin America, Mott McDonald
	Mayra Arosemena, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Panama Alejandro Sinibaldi, Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, Guatemala Harley Rodriguez Tellez, Vice-Minister for Public Investment and External Financing, Bolivia
Stream 3:	New Investment Trends in Latin America: Innovation, Advanced Technologies,High-Tech, Manufacturing & Services Moderator:Gonzalo de Castro, Senior Executive-Europe, CAF
	Ambassador Diego Aulestia, European Regional Trade and Investment Coordinator, Ecuador Jorge Martín Machado, Deputy Director, Cuban Center for Genetics Engineering and Biotechnology Isabel K Adler, Chief Innovation Officer, MJV Technology and Innovation, Brazil Santiago Fernandez, Co-Founder & Director, Starcrop Limited, Investors in Colombia
13.15 – 14.15	Networking Reception
13.15 – 16.00	Business-to-Business Meetings
Business-to-Business (B2B): continuous opportunity to book b2b with prospective contacts Countries exhibition continuous throughout the day

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